Bakers and flour confectioners Pay Data UK — 2024

Bakers and flour confectioners roles in the UK earn a median of £22,625 per year, equivalent to £12.83 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 8.0% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £16,946 to £34,179 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Bakers and flour confectioners roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Bakers and flour confectioners

Bakers and flour confectioners prepare and bake dough, pastry and cake mixtures and make and finish flour confectionary products by hand.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• weighs ingredients according to recipe
• mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency
• rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns
• fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes
• bakes bread, pastry and cakes
• makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job or by apprenticeship. Apprenticeships and traineeships leading to NVQs/SVQs or equivalent qualifications at levels 2 and 3 are available.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.