How much does a scaffolder earn in the UK?
Advertised scaffolding pay currently averages £44.2k a year across 1,303 live UK job listings — full breakdown by region, day rate and official benchmark below.
Scaffolding
Average UK pay
£44.2k
from 1,303 job listings
ONS official median £41.5k· 2025, employees
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Where the money lands
Annual salary spread across 617 listings that advertised a salary
Scaffolding pay — league table
1North East£50,618
2London£50,381
3West Midlands£45,443
4East Midlands£44,267
5North West£43,359
6East of England£43,115
7South West£42,086
8Scotland£41,142
9Yorkshire£40,937
10South East£39,215
Mean advertised salary by region · thousands of listings · via Adzuna
Employed
£44.2k
a year, salary
Going subbie
£50.6k
gross · £220/day
The £220/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.