Construction operatives, other Pay Data UK — 2024

Construction operatives, other roles in the UK earn a median of £28,369 per year, equivalent to £14.34 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 7.3% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £22,687 to £40,536 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 Construction operatives, other roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Construction operatives, other

Job holders in this unit group operate insulating equipment, fix plasterboard to ceilings and walls, help construct, maintain, repair and demolish buildings and clean and resurface eroded stonework, lay, join and examine pipe sections for drainage, gas, water or similar piping systems, install lighting systems in roads, domestic and commercial settings and carry out a variety of other construction operative tasks not elsewhere classified in minor group 815: Construction operatives.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• fills machine with insulating mixture, positions hose, drills access hole and fills cavities or coats surfaces to prevent loss or absorption of heat and provide fire protections
• cuts, shapes and fits wood, lays bricks and tiles, cleans exterior surfaces of buildings and resurfaces eroded stone or brickwork, and performs other tasks in the construction, alteration, repair and demolition of buildings
• selects appropriate asbestos, clay, concrete, plastic or metal pipe sections and lowers them into prepared trenches using hoisting equipment
• joints pipe by sealing with rubber, cement, lead, etc., connects piping to manholes and attaches pipe junctions as required
• tests joints with electronic test equipment or by filling piping with water, smoke or compressed air
• installs electrical lighting in streets, homes and business/manufacturing settings

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in Building and Construction at levels 1, 2 and 3 and apprenticeships in some areas are available.

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