Other skilled trades, other Pay Data UK — 2024

Other skilled trades, other roles in the UK earn a median of £30,677 per year, equivalent to £15.04 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 18.3% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £26,018 to £46,088 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 Other skilled trades, other roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Other skilled trades, other

Job holders in this unit group engrave jewellery and stoneware, make artificial hairpieces, charge fireworks and munitions with explosive material, make lampshades, wickerwork, toys, dolls, models, candles, artificial flowers, other fancy goods, make patterns for moulds for metal castings, make and tune musical instruments, craft precious metals and stones, and perform other hand craft occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 544: Other skilled trades.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• uses hand or machine tools to engrave letters, patterns and other designs on jewellery and stoneware
• constructs and covers wire frames for lampshades
• makes wigs, beards and other artificial hairpieces from human hair or synthetic materials
• interweaves canes of willow, withy, bamboo, rattan or similar material to make baskets and other pieces of wickerwork
• charges fireworks, cartridges and other munitions with explosive material
• makes children’s toys, dolls, models, candles, artificial flowers and other fancy goods
• makes, maintains and adapts surgical and orthopaedic appliances
• makes patterns for moulds, fits metal castings, pours plaster, fills plaster mould with resin and smooths surface
• makes musical instruments, makes and assembles parts for musical instruments, and tunes to improve pitch, tone and volume
• makes and repairs jewellery and decorative precious metal ware, sets, cuts and polishes gemstones and makes master patterns for articles of jewellery

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically via apprenticeship or through specialised courses. NVQs/SVQs are available in some areas.

Related Occupations

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