How much does a bricklayer earn in the UK?
Advertised bricklaying pay currently averages £41.3k a year across 1,892 live UK job listings — full breakdown by region, day rate and official benchmark below.
Bricklaying
Average UK pay
£41.3k
from 1,892 job listings
ONS official median £33.0k· 2025, employees
CIJC agreed £16.40/hr· from 20 Jul 2026
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Where the money lands
Annual salary spread across 291 listings that advertised a salary
Bricklaying pay — league table
1N. Ireland£60,000
2London£47,934
3East of England£44,450
4South East£43,713
5Scotland£42,853
6North East£41,232
7South West£40,804
8East Midlands£40,389
9West Midlands£39,130
10Yorkshire£38,606
11North West£36,484
12Wales£36,268
Mean advertised salary by region · thousands of listings · via Adzuna
Employed
£41.3k
a year, salary
Going subbie
£55.2k
gross · £240/day
The £240/day is our estimate of a typical subbie day rate, not a feed figure. Subbie total is gross at that rate, 5 days × 46 weeks — before holiday, sick, pension and quiet weeks. More per day, less safety net.