How much does a labourer earn in the UK?
Advertised labouring pay currently averages £46.5k a year across 10,424 live UK job listings — full breakdown by region, day rate and official benchmark below.
Labouring
Average UK pay
£46.5k
from 10,424 job listings
ONS official median £28.6k· 2025, employees
CIJC agreed £13.18/hr· from 20 Jul 2026
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Where the money lands
Annual salary spread across 6,858 listings that advertised a salary
Labouring pay — league table
1London£53,953
2N. Ireland£51,404
3North East£48,032
4North West£46,495
5East of England£46,115
6West Midlands£44,717
7Scotland£44,687
8South East£44,626
9South West£43,757
10Yorkshire£43,582
11Wales£43,259
12East Midlands£42,177
Mean advertised salary by region · thousands of listings · via Adzuna
Employed
£46.5k
a year, salary
Going subbie
£32.2k
gross · £140/day
The £140/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.