How much does a dry liner earn in the UK?
Advertised drylining pay currently averages £53.4k a year across 243 live UK job listings — full breakdown by region, day rate and official benchmark below.
Average UK pay
£53.4k
from 243 job listings
ONS official median £34.0k· 2025, employees
CIJC agreed £16.40/hr· from 20 Jul 2026
Where the money lands
Annual salary spread across 211 listings that advertised a salary
Drylining pay — league table
Mean advertised salary by region · thousands of listings · via Adzuna
Employed
£53.4k
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.