How much does a electrician earn in the UK?
Advertised electrical pay currently averages £48.9k a year across 47,217 live UK job listings — full breakdown by region, day rate and official benchmark below.
Electrical
Average UK pay
£48.9k
from 47,217 job listings
ONS official median £39.6k· 2025, employees
JIB agreed £18.38–£22.70/hr· from 5 Jan 2026
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Where the money lands
Annual salary spread across 27,245 listings that advertised a salary
Electrical pay — league table
1London£54,952
2East of England£48,956
3North West£48,491
4South East£48,056
5Wales£47,856
6South West£47,678
7Scotland£47,422
8West Midlands£47,209
9East Midlands£47,046
10Yorkshire£46,874
11North East£46,462
12N. Ireland£46,457
Mean advertised salary by region · thousands of listings · via Adzuna
Employed
£48.9k
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.