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Sub-contractor Pay Trends January 2019
Hudson Contract delivers the most accurate indications of pay trends across the construction industry, using payroll data for over 2,200 construction companies to publish the average pay for a spectrum of 17 different trades now split across ten regions.
The average self-employed construction worker earned £829 a week in January – down sharply from December’s high of £932. Appearances, however, can be deceptive, with year-on-year earnings up by 6.27% and well above inflation.
“On the face of it, a drop of £103 per week in January earnings compared to December could be seen as disappointing” Hudson Contract Managing Director Ian Anfield comments. “But in fact, it’s nothing more than a predictable seasonal trend.”
National Weekly Average Earnings January 2019: £829
Region | January 2019 Average | Change from December 2018 |
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North East | £717.00 | -20.92% |
North West | £761.00 | -12.35% |
Yorkshire & Humber | £781.00 | -11.52% |
East Midlands | £850.00 | -8.47% |
West Midlands | £854.00 | -19.79% |
Wales | £786.00 | -5.60% |
East of England | £883.00 | -9.51% |
London | £847.00 | -9.80% |
South East | £835.00 | -8.50% |
South West | £735.00 | -15.92% |
January Winners
- Steel & Timber Frame Erection: +5.92%
The only trade whose earnings have increased
January Losers:
- Shop Fitters: -19.92%
But weekly earnings still top £1,000
- Surfacing Contractors: -17.67%
A short-term dip as pothole season approaches
- Specialist Trades: -16.32%
Quiet January in seven of Hudson Contract’s ten regions
“And whilst the commentators are blaming everything on the Brexit deadlock for a drop in activity (including the Construction Purchasing Managers in their IHS Markit/CIPS UK survey), they are only partly correct. As it stands at the moment, our clients – the SMEs of the industry – are far more concerned about the fallout from Carillion and fears that other big names in construction will follow suit, dragging down smaller firms with them.”
“As for January, short working weeks, time off and to a certain extent weather are all factors that come into play for construction at the start of the year,” Ian Anfield explains. “Hudson Contract’s unique CIS payroll processing figures indicate that whilst the traditional across-the-board Christmas shutdown happens less than it used to, many clients and their sub-contractors take the opportunity to enjoy a well-earned break and it takes until the end of January for everyone to get back into full swing. I’m confident the earnings and activity pendulum will swing back the other way next month, and our clients remain upbeat about the year ahead.”
Hudson Contract’s ‘Window on the Construction Industry’ gives you hard figures and data that is not available from any other source, with pay averages that reflect the amounts paid by a sample number of businesses – large and small – to specific trades during January 2019.
To access Hudson Contract’s Construction Pay Trends index, please
North East
NORTH EAST | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
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CIVIL ENGINEERING | £844 | £838 | £962 | £785 |
ELECTRICAL | £774 | £834 | £847 | £801 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £627 | £587 | £683 | £619 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £779 | £773 | £863 | £710 |
INSULATION | £743 | £713 | £805 | £708 |
PLASTERING | £659 | £615 | £634 | £624 |
ROOFING | £980 | £1,177 | £1,133 | £746 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £478 | £427 | £446 | £431 |
SHOP FITTING | £623 | £674 | £700 | £643 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £740 | £726 | £809 | £640 |
North West
NORTH WEST | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
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BRICKLAYING | £802 | £836 | £792 | £753 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £780 | £782 | £816 | £732 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £846 | £812 | £845 | £761 |
ELECTRICAL | £905 | £911 | £941 | £821 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £753 | £748 | £779 | £897 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £787 | £803 | £840 | £785 |
INSULATION | £1,111 | £1,383 | £1,333 | £1,043 |
JOINERY | £1,170 | £1,205 | £1,219 | £952 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,142 | £1,200 | £1,223 | £978 |
PLASTERING | £606 | £690 | £796 | £670 |
PLUMBING | £808 | £826 | £937 | £793 |
ROOFING | £847 | £847 | £889 | £844 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £567 | £617 | £676 | £542 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,210 | £1,163 | £1,333 | £958 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £834 | £891 | £880 | £882 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £708 | £705 | £732 | £705 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £780 | £827 | £897 | £729 |
Yorkshire & Humber
YORKSHIRE & HUMBER | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
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BRICKLAYING | £784 | £752 | £756 | £670 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £813 | £831 | £860 | £777 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £580 | £605 | £634 | £569 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,029 | £947 | £941 | £938 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £947 | £882 | £893 | £823 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £844 | £839 | £855 | £775 |
JOINERY | £907 | £790 | £765 | £841 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £942 | £950 | £1,029 | £889 |
PLASTERING | £808 | £808 | £910 | £820 |
PLUMBING | £640 | £661 | £775 | £629 |
ROOFING | £687 | £673 | £660 | £661 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £597 | £621 | £579 | £567 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,372 | £1,363 | £1,366 | £1,170 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £967 | £1,007 | £1,021 | £825 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £969 | £920 | £803 | £943 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £957 | £888 | £926 | £811 |
East Midlands
EAST MIDLANDS | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
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CIVIL ENGINEERING | £834 | £849 | £861 | £790 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £790 | £822 | £817 | £736 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,047 | £1,072 | £1,061 | £882 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £1,058 | £716 | £773 | £978 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £1,037 | £1,055 | £1,031 | £936 |
INSULATION | £978 | £864 | £813 | £817 |
JOINERY | £790 | £865 | £853 | £890 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,509 | £1,524 | £1,833 | £1,459 |
PLASTERING | £689 | £687 | £754 | £685 |
PLUMBING | £965 | £994 | £1,015 | £1,078 |
ROOFING | £992 | £947 | £895 | £885 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £790 | £820 | £814 | £788 |
SHOP FITTING | £909 | £1,040 | £841 | £887 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £830 | £842 | £849 | £868 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £873 | £643 | £654 | £1,246 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £904 | £907 | £916 | £796 |
West Midlands
WEST MIDLANDS | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
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BRICKLAYING | £936 | £939 | £899 | £769 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £981 | £981 | £1,051 | £866 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £612 | £612 | £790 | £594 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,149 | £1,202 | £1,305 | £1,096 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £866 | £892 | £858 | £809 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £876 | £912 | £930 | £831 |
INSULATION | £866 | £826 | £940 | £750 |
JOINERY | £1,221 | £1,205 | £1,065 | £993 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,505 | £1,261 | £1,163 | £1,294 |
PLASTERING | £730 | £703 | £718 | £676 |
PLUMBING | £1,226 | £1,207 | £1,053 | £1,017 |
ROOFING | £620 | £604 | £633 | £546 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £727 | £651 | £654 | £646 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,178 | £1,289 | £968 | £1,053 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £947 | £953 | £982 | £680 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £819 | £838 | £851 | £703 |
Wales
WALES | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £790 | £801 | £780 | £748 |
ELECTRICAL | £954 | £930 | £1,038 | £824 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £1,303 | £1,346 | £1,157 | £1,298 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £888 | £861 | £863 | £845 |
JOINERY | £496 | £1,699 | ||
PLASTERING | £1,298 | £1,170 | £1,284 | £1,203 |
PLUMBING | £866 | £892 | £1,109 | £820 |
ROOFING | £455 | £517 | £459 | £452 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £784 | £716 | £648 | £757 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £805 | £788 | £963 | £805 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £851 | £730 | £779 | £843 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £1,336 | £1,281 | £1,146 | £888 |
East of England
EAST OF ENGLAND | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRICKLAYING | £802 | £806 | £808 | £757 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £918 | £935 | £934 | £884 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £738 | £743 | £752 | £724 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,283 | £1,306 | £1,281 | £1,117 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £961 | £903 | £956 | £918 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £953 | £954 | £969 | £888 |
INSULATION | £1,043 | £1,060 | £1,042 | £938 |
JOINERY | £1,263 | £1,309 | £1,091 | £1,134 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,052 | £1,054 | £1,100 | £986 |
PLASTERING | £862 | £914 | £995 | £818 |
PLUMBING | £1,387 | £1,404 | £1,356 | £1,186 |
ROOFING | £791 | £733 | £781 | £725 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £890 | £894 | £969 | £813 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,464 | £1,309 | £1,409 | £965 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £874 | £872 | £897 | £832 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £745 | £761 | £724 | £638 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £752 | £756 | £749 | £669 |
London
LONDON | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRICKLAYING | £774 | £739 | £771 | £670 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £813 | £836 | £854 | £801 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £1,569 | £588 | £656 | |
ELECTRICAL | £1,061 | £1,102 | £1,058 | £987 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £753 | £750 | £731 | £718 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £993 | £975 | £1,012 | £890 |
INSULATION | £1,069 | £881 | £876 | £780 |
JOINERY | £1,075 | £1,087 | £1,231 | £909 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,338 | £1,066 | £1,269 | £1,058 |
PLASTERING | £1,051 | £1,180 | £1,244 | £994 |
PLUMBING | £1,017 | £1,029 | £968 | £902 |
ROOFING | £719 | £721 | £717 | £918 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £1,067 | £1,169 | £1,140 | £1,097 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,013 | £1,113 | £1,306 | £944 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £1,117 | £1,129 | £1,142 | £955 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £697 | £694 | £700 | £853 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £663 | £719 | £593 | £500 |
South East
SOUTH EAST | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRICKLAYING | £827 | £788 | £788 | £725 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £830 | £818 | £836 | £770 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £1,282 | £1,262 | £1,124 | £1,013 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,218 | £1,242 | £1,109 | £1,082 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £866 | £843 | £887 | £791 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £887 | £872 | £873 | £827 |
INSULATION | £957 | £957 | £1,473 | £1,131 |
JOINERY | £1,021 | £952 | £1,025 | £892 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,038 | £1,024 | £1,162 | £1,071 |
PLASTERING | £832 | £892 | £819 | £769 |
PLUMBING | £1,134 | £1,135 | £1,159 | £1,059 |
ROOFING | £801 | £801 | £834 | £735 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £866 | £830 | £854 | £752 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,271 | £1,268 | £1,388 | £1,183 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £820 | £791 | £816 | £787 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £778 | £746 | £798 | £680 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £864 | £947 | £1,031 | £796 |
South West
SOUTH WEST | Oct-18 | Nov-18 | Dec-18 | Jan-19 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRICKLAYING | £863 | £1,477 | £600 | £1,318 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £726 | £761 | £804 | £673 |
ELECTRICAL | £693 | £706 | £788 | £753 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £780 | £763 | £1,028 | £737 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £909 | £878 | £957 | £770 |
INSULATION | £1,227 | £1,524 | £1,417 | £1,313 |
JOINERY | £1,048 | £1,117 | £1,066 | £991 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £740 | £622 | £689 | £616 |
PLASTERING | £846 | £747 | £753 | £741 |
PLUMBING | £1,290 | £1,309 | £1,489 | £1,461 |
ROOFING | £862 | £825 | £799 | £805 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £746 | £648 | £817 | £927 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £639 | £653 | £630 |