Hudson Contract delivers the most accurate indications of pay trends across the construction industry, using payroll data for over 2,200 construction companies and over 125,000 freelance builders to publish the average pay for the full spectrum of 17 different trades across five regions.
It’s been a poor month for freelance builders in the North-West, with earnings down by more than four per cent on three months ago. Curiously enough, the same pattern emerged this time last year, when rates increased or remained stable everywhere except in the North-West.
Elsewhere, earnings are unchanged this month in the South-East, and up by 1.6% – 2.8% in the North-East, Midlands and South-West.
This month’s winners
Shopfitters in the North-East: +21%
Scaffolders in the North-East: +17%
Roofers in the Midlands: +15%
This month’s losers – all in the North-West
Insulation: -18%
Steel and Timber Frame Erectors: -17%
Surfacing Contractors: -13%
North East
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £609.92 £574.81 6.11%
Civil Engineering £651.91 £622.79 4.68%
Demolition £438.15 £406.08 7.90%
Electrical £708.59 £774.27 -8.48%
Equipment & Operator hire
£673.81 £650.29 3.62%
Fit out by specialist trades
£635.78 £722.33 -11.98%
General Construction £626.18 £602.42 3.94%
Insulation £628.14 £625.68 0.39%
Joinery £663.99 £672.40 -1.25%
Mechanical £689.57 £613.82 12.34%
Plastering £757.35 £682.08 11.04%
Plumbing £617.98 £688.19 -10.20%
Roofing £557.07 £556.31 0.14%
Scaffolding £523.66 £446.52 17.28%
Shopfitting £607.23 £500.75 21.26%
Steel & Timber frame erect
£593.06 £663.95 -10.68%
Surfacing contractors £549.01 £561.52 -2.23%
Average £619.49 £609.66 1.61%
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North West
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £546.94 £516.70 5.85%
Civil Engineering £603.37 £590.39 2.20%
Demolition £724.21 £731.34 -0.97%
Electrical £694.79 £743.88 -6.60%
Equipment & Operator hire £671.29 £715.57 -6.19%
Fit out by specialist trades £614.51 £607.87 1.09%
General Construction £623.03 £639.56 -2.58%
Insulation £760.74 £925.80 -17.83%
Joinery £675.79 £685.51 -1.42%
Mechanical £442.52 £453.59 -2.44%
Plastering £587.61 £512.12 14.74%
Plumbing £542.14 £615.87 -11.97%
Roofing £696.69 £698.51 -0.26%
Scaffolding £478.67 £466.86 2.53%
Shopfitting £900.49 £916.24 -1.72%
Steel & Timber frame erect £576.77 £692.20 -16.68%
Surfacing contractors £593.03 £683.63 -13.25%
Average £631.33 £658.57 -4.14%
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Midlands
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £530.13 £554.18 -4.34%
Civil Engineering £699.54 £701.88 -0.33%
Demolition £710.32 £685.94 3.55%
Electrical £651.71 £669.00 -2.58%
Equipment & Operator hire £608.28 £592.41 2.68%
Fit out by specialist trades £666.17 £657.37 1.34%
General Construction £665.16 £688.83 -3.44%
Insulation £689.66 £710.23 -2.90%
Joinery £676.86 £683.29 -0.94%
Mechanical £750.76 £723.30 3.80%
Plastering £672.91 £611.21 10.09%
Plumbing £766.20 £810.60 -5.48%
Roofing £647.11 £561.10 15.33%
Scaffolding £583.08 £580.24 0.49%
Shopfitting £689.97 £729.29 -5.39%
Steel & Timber frame erect £784.60 £723.56 8.44%
Surfacing contractors £826.89 £731.23 13.08%
Average £683.49 £671.39 1.80%
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South East
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £608.82 £584.34 4.19%
Civil Engineering £678.60 £663.85 2.22%
Demolition £539.85 £566.04 -4.63%
Electrical £816.10 £839.70 -2.81%
Equipment & Operator hire £830.86 £829.14 0.21%
Fit out by specialist trades £693.34 £698.64 -0.76%
General Construction £661.78 £655.77 0.92%
Insulation £811.96 £747.29 8.65%
Joinery £747.55 £775.92 -3.66%
Mechanical £728.23 £727.96 0.04%
Plastering £570.73 £601.39 -5.10%
Plumbing £786.04 £812.72 -3.28%
Roofing £632.32 £594.33 6.39%
Scaffolding £661.03 £659.96 0.16%
Shopfitting £848.69 £829.01 2.37%
Steel & Timber frame erect £542.73 £566.74 -4.24%
Surfacing contractors £654.36 £659.44 -0.77%
Average £694.88 £694.84 0.01%
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South West
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £531.83 £505.21 5.27%
Civil Engineering £599.03 £603.18 -0.69%
Demolition £642.71 £591.98 8.57%
Electrical £612.44 £616.66 -0.68%
Equipment & Operator hire £533.43 £563.01 -5.25%
Fit out by specialist trades £727.77 £746.64 -2.53%
General Construction £644.07 £598.94 7.53%
Insulation £631.17 £624.98 0.99%
Joinery £521.14 £496.46 4.97%
Mechanical £682.36 £626.15 8.98%
Plastering £568.22 £560.96 1.29%
Plumbing £657.32 £599.92 9.57%
Roofing £589.13 £520.08 13.28%
Scaffolding £562.56 £578.88 -2.82%
Shopfitting £996.49 £991.31 0.52%
Steel & Timber frame erect £709.32 £716.79 -1.04%
Surfacing contractors £569.91 £537.11 6.11%
Average £634.05 £616.37 2.87%
It’s been a poor month for freelance builders in the North-West, with earnings down by more than four per cent on three months ago. Curiously enough, the same pattern emerged this time last year, when rates increased or remained stable everywhere except in the North-West.
Elsewhere, earnings are unchanged this month in the South-East, and up by 1.6% – 2.8% in the North-East, Midlands and South-West.
This month’s winners
Shopfitters in the North-East: +21%
Scaffolders in the North-East: +17%
Roofers in the Midlands: +15%
This month’s losers – all in the North-West
Insulation: -18%
Steel and Timber Frame Erectors: -17%
Surfacing Contractors: -13%
North East
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £609.92 £574.81 6.11%
Civil Engineering £651.91 £622.79 4.68%
Demolition £438.15 £406.08 7.90%
Electrical £708.59 £774.27 -8.48%
Equipment & Operator hire
£673.81 £650.29 3.62%
Fit out by specialist trades
£635.78 £722.33 -11.98%
General Construction £626.18 £602.42 3.94%
Insulation £628.14 £625.68 0.39%
Joinery £663.99 £672.40 -1.25%
Mechanical £689.57 £613.82 12.34%
Plastering £757.35 £682.08 11.04%
Plumbing £617.98 £688.19 -10.20%
Roofing £557.07 £556.31 0.14%
Scaffolding £523.66 £446.52 17.28%
Shopfitting £607.23 £500.75 21.26%
Steel & Timber frame erect
£593.06 £663.95 -10.68%
Surfacing contractors £549.01 £561.52 -2.23%
Average £619.49 £609.66 1.61%
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North West
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £546.94 £516.70 5.85%
Civil Engineering £603.37 £590.39 2.20%
Demolition £724.21 £731.34 -0.97%
Electrical £694.79 £743.88 -6.60%
Equipment & Operator hire £671.29 £715.57 -6.19%
Fit out by specialist trades £614.51 £607.87 1.09%
General Construction £623.03 £639.56 -2.58%
Insulation £760.74 £925.80 -17.83%
Joinery £675.79 £685.51 -1.42%
Mechanical £442.52 £453.59 -2.44%
Plastering £587.61 £512.12 14.74%
Plumbing £542.14 £615.87 -11.97%
Roofing £696.69 £698.51 -0.26%
Scaffolding £478.67 £466.86 2.53%
Shopfitting £900.49 £916.24 -1.72%
Steel & Timber frame erect £576.77 £692.20 -16.68%
Surfacing contractors £593.03 £683.63 -13.25%
Average £631.33 £658.57 -4.14%
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Midlands
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £530.13 £554.18 -4.34%
Civil Engineering £699.54 £701.88 -0.33%
Demolition £710.32 £685.94 3.55%
Electrical £651.71 £669.00 -2.58%
Equipment & Operator hire £608.28 £592.41 2.68%
Fit out by specialist trades £666.17 £657.37 1.34%
General Construction £665.16 £688.83 -3.44%
Insulation £689.66 £710.23 -2.90%
Joinery £676.86 £683.29 -0.94%
Mechanical £750.76 £723.30 3.80%
Plastering £672.91 £611.21 10.09%
Plumbing £766.20 £810.60 -5.48%
Roofing £647.11 £561.10 15.33%
Scaffolding £583.08 £580.24 0.49%
Shopfitting £689.97 £729.29 -5.39%
Steel & Timber frame erect £784.60 £723.56 8.44%
Surfacing contractors £826.89 £731.23 13.08%
Average £683.49 £671.39 1.80%
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South East
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £608.82 £584.34 4.19%
Civil Engineering £678.60 £663.85 2.22%
Demolition £539.85 £566.04 -4.63%
Electrical £816.10 £839.70 -2.81%
Equipment & Operator hire £830.86 £829.14 0.21%
Fit out by specialist trades £693.34 £698.64 -0.76%
General Construction £661.78 £655.77 0.92%
Insulation £811.96 £747.29 8.65%
Joinery £747.55 £775.92 -3.66%
Mechanical £728.23 £727.96 0.04%
Plastering £570.73 £601.39 -5.10%
Plumbing £786.04 £812.72 -3.28%
Roofing £632.32 £594.33 6.39%
Scaffolding £661.03 £659.96 0.16%
Shopfitting £848.69 £829.01 2.37%
Steel & Timber frame erect £542.73 £566.74 -4.24%
Surfacing contractors £654.36 £659.44 -0.77%
Average £694.88 £694.84 0.01%
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South West
Last Month 3 months ago % shift o/12 wks
Bricklaying £531.83 £505.21 5.27%
Civil Engineering £599.03 £603.18 -0.69%
Demolition £642.71 £591.98 8.57%
Electrical £612.44 £616.66 -0.68%
Equipment & Operator hire £533.43 £563.01 -5.25%
Fit out by specialist trades £727.77 £746.64 -2.53%
General Construction £644.07 £598.94 7.53%
Insulation £631.17 £624.98 0.99%
Joinery £521.14 £496.46 4.97%
Mechanical £682.36 £626.15 8.98%
Plastering £568.22 £560.96 1.29%
Plumbing £657.32 £599.92 9.57%
Roofing £589.13 £520.08 13.28%
Scaffolding £562.56 £578.88 -2.82%
Shopfitting £996.49 £991.31 0.52%
Steel & Timber frame erect £709.32 £716.79 -1.04%
Surfacing contractors £569.91 £537.11 6.11%
Average £634.05 £616.37 2.87%
