How much does a groundworker earn in the UK?
Advertised groundworks pay currently averages £55.2k a year across 2,528 live UK job listings — full breakdown by region, day rate and official benchmark below.
Groundworks
Average UK pay
£55.2k
from 2,528 job listings
ONS official median £37.9k· 2025, employees
CIJC agreed £13.18/hr· from 20 Jul 2026
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Where the money lands
Annual salary spread across 1,833 listings that advertised a salary
Groundworks pay — league table
1London£65,715
2East of England£57,608
3East Midlands£57,453
4West Midlands£55,453
5Wales£55,277
6South West£54,395
7South East£53,608
8Yorkshire£52,460
9North West£51,145
10Scotland£48,636
11North East£44,251
Mean advertised salary by region · thousands of listings · via Adzuna
Employed
£55.2k
a year, salary
Going subbie
£41.4k
gross · £180/day
The £180/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.