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Sub-contractor Pay Trends June 2018
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.
Over the years, June has always been a consolidation month for freelance builders – and this time round is no exception. Earnings are broadly speaking static, with marginal increases and decreases everywhere except in the West Midlands and South-East, which have ‘bucked the trend’ with more significant hikes in earnings.
“In national terms, earnings are up by a slender £8 a week,” says Hudson Contract Managing Director Ian Anfield. “June was the first month this year with neither a bank holiday nor poor weather to affect the output and it’s good to see last month’s earnings bounce-back of almost four per cent has been sustained.”
National Weekly Average Earnings June 2018: £854
Region | June 2018 Average | Change from May 2018 |
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North East | £777.00 | +1.29% |
North West | £754.00 | +0.53% |
Yorkshire & Humber | £802.00 | -0.75% |
East Midlands | £850.00 | -0.94% |
West Midlands | £915.00 | +2.08% |
Wales | £778.00 | +1.29% |
East of England | £907.00 | -0.22% |
London | £850.00 | +0.71% |
South East | £872.00 | +3.10% |
South West | £772.00 | -1.30% |
This month’s winning trades:
- Demolition & Wrecking: +5.17%
Up for the second successive month
- Bricklaying: +3.77%
Up overall, despite losses in the West Midlands and South West
- Electrical: +1.85%
Surge seen in the North East
And the losers:
- Steel & Timber Frame Erection: -4.97%
Last month’s gains wiped out
- Equipment & Operator Hire: -1.52%
Down – but only by £13 per week
- Mechanical & Engineering: -1.24%
Weekly earnings still top £1,000
Also bouncing back this month from its winter slump is the latest nationwide IHS Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI survey. Growth has soared to a seven-month high, with June becoming the strongest month for construction this year.
New orders have risen at the fastest pace since May 2017, job creation has been the fastest in a year and June saw the largest upturn in buying construction materials for two-and-a-half years.
Ian Anfield adds: “The data suggests much of the early-year weakness was caused by the ‘Beast from the East’ rather than anything more sinister. Given the increase in temperatures this month, which has caused a few roads to melt, maybe some of Britain’s surfacing contractors will be doing particularly well!”
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 June 2018.
To access Hudson Contract’s Construction Pay Trends index, please
North East
NORTH EAST | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
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CIVIL ENGINEERING | £768 | £790 | £814 | £801 |
ELECTRICAL | £548 | £601 | £536 | £639 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £516 | £555 | £533 | £546 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £685 | £672 | £787 | £776 |
INSULATION | £754 | £671 | £693 | £662 |
PLASTERING | £648 | £596 | £702 | £734 |
ROOFING | £887 | £1,110 | £1,028 | £1,067 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £382 | £406 | £417 | £447 |
SHOP FITTING | £707 | £677 | £658 | £778 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £545 | £517 | £523 | £632 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £576 | £612 | £955 | £1,087 |
North West
NORTH WEST | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
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BRICKLAYING | £661 | £688 | £697 | £711 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £700 | £689 | £718 | £735 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £787 | £644 | £744 | £727 |
ELECTRICAL | £841 | £771 | £792 | £857 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £719 | £672 | £757 | £740 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £786 | £726 | £782 | £758 |
INSULATION | £902 | £808 | £1,270 | £1,111 |
JOINERY | £753 | £773 | £803 | £839 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,453 | £1,212 | £1,228 | £1,183 |
PLASTERING | £626 | £581 | £555 | £566 |
PLUMBING | £730 | £695 | £722 | £709 |
ROOFING | £734 | £782 | £805 | £745 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £567 | £550 | £609 | £600 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,065 | £949 | £1,111 | £1,028 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £835 | £784 | £780 | £844 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £686 | £794 | £629 | £600 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £686 | £641 | £663 | £707 |
Yorkshire & Humber
YORKSHIRE & HUMBER | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
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BRICKLAYING | £674 | £689 | £721 | £674 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £696 | £742 | £761 | £766 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £428 | £421 | £470 | £526 |
ELECTRICAL | £876 | £813 | £837 | £810 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £822 | £927 | £988 | £931 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £754 | £744 | £783 | £784 |
JOINERY | £797 | £681 | £727 | £772 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £894 | £942 | £938 | £880 |
PLASTERING | £715 | £713 | £729 | £741 |
PLUMBING | £648 | £613 | £573 | £594 |
ROOFING | £681 | £702 | £698 | £673 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £494 | £557 | £519 | £564 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,290 | £1,334 | £1,408 | £1,421 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £901 | £942 | £973 | £948 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £920 | £1,010 | £1,078 | £884 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £813 | £781 | £810 | £844 |
East Midlands
EAST MIDLANDS | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £754 | £750 | £770 | £781 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £724 | £699 | £744 | £731 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,057 | £1,008 | £1,019 | £1,045 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £1,025 | £828 | £858 | £859 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £1,021 | £950 | £994 | £959 |
INSULATION | £733 | £723 | £812 | £750 |
JOINERY | £749 | £821 | £780 | £805 |
PLASTERING | £647 | £656 | £618 | £737 |
PLUMBING | £933 | £929 | £1,073 | £1,055 |
ROOFING | £756 | £837 | £879 | £867 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £781 | £784 | £814 | £820 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,028 | £1,104 | £1,125 | £1,173 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £799 | £772 | £842 | £793 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £883 | £896 | £1,120 | £999 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £810 | £781 | £824 | £821 |
West Midlands
WEST MIDLANDS | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
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BRICKLAYING | £377 | £421 | £422 | £351 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £886 | £873 | £905 | £923 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £636 | £556 | £600 | £669 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,183 | £1,120 | £1,135 | £1,162 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £827 | £809 | £829 | £827 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £841 | £804 | £808 | £853 |
INSULATION | £762 | £672 | £778 | £786 |
JOINERY | £1,240 | £1,109 | £1,163 | £1,154 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,682 | £1,438 | £1,554 | £1,489 |
PLASTERING | £592 | £738 | £637 | £667 |
PLUMBING | £1,195 | £1,171 | £1,248 | £1,187 |
ROOFING | £568 | £584 | £514 | £541 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £1,050 | £955 | £1,091 | £833 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,545 | £1,317 | £1,226 | £1,310 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £876 | £913 | £936 | £891 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £789 | £787 | £765 | £765 |
Wales
WALES | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £718 | £692 | £720 | £729 |
ELECTRICAL | £688 | £985 | £948 | £852 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £1,253 | £1,312 | £1,276 | £1,257 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £890 | £803 | £878 | £917 |
JOINERY | £520 | £530 | £415 | £422 |
PLASTERING | £1,180 | £1,110 | £960 | £1,140 |
PLUMBING | £787 | £752 | £818 | £816 |
ROOFING | £506 | £443 | £410 | £413 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £677 | £670 | £678 | £710 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £799 | £695 | £729 | £724 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £708 | £735 | £652 | £571 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £1,218 | £1,097 | £1,031 | £1,104 |
East of England
EAST OF ENGLAND | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
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BRICKLAYING | £748 | £685 | £750 | £777 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £802 | £790 | £842 | £858 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £667 | £651 | £662 | £661 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,349 | £1,242 | £1,361 | £1,315 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £894 | £937 | £954 | £938 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £869 | £858 | £924 | £898 |
INSULATION | £1,244 | £1,113 | £912 | £911 |
JOINERY | £1,273 | £1,051 | £1,252 | £1,159 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,126 | £996 | £1,144 | £1,167 |
PLASTERING | £878 | £917 | £824 | £856 |
PLUMBING | £1,296 | £1,207 | £1,246 | £1,251 |
ROOFING | £712 | £728 | £702 | £753 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £802 | £805 | £825 | £842 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,343 | £1,117 | £1,279 | £1,283 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £885 | £800 | £844 | £833 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £771 | £686 | £734 | £685 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £644 | £655 | £680 | £696 |
London
LONDON | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRICKLAYING | £724 | £745 | £740 | £752 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £748 | £732 | £770 | £785 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £791 | £1,012 | £1,033 | £596 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,031 | £1,049 | £970 | £999 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £750 | £857 | £826 | £875 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £909 | £889 | £897 | £899 |
INSULATION | £1,006 | £995 | £824 | £1,005 |
JOINERY | £1,109 | £1,042 | £1,110 | £1,027 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,180 | £1,116 | £1,301 | £1,249 |
PLASTERING | £1,408 | £1,378 | £1,458 | £1,423 |
PLUMBING | £1,060 | £989 | £957 | £938 |
ROOFING | £715 | £719 | £765 | £773 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £1,058 | £1,065 | £1,137 | £1,111 |
SHOP FITTING | £774 | £872 | £865 | £810 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £1,020 | £957 | £989 | £1,044 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £670 | £578 | £649 | £655 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £460 | £425 | £450 | £480 |
South East
SOUTH EAST | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRICKLAYING | £708 | £682 | £729 | £792 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £720 | £715 | £742 | £759 |
DEMOLITION & WRECKING | £1,113 | £1,099 | £1,154 | £1,209 |
ELECTRICAL | £1,243 | £1,143 | £1,138 | £1,235 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £848 | £749 | £758 | £789 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £797 | £774 | £823 | £824 |
INSULATION | £845 | £713 | £838 | £963 |
JOINERY | £988 | £956 | £1,006 | £1,048 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £1,101 | £1,150 | £1,060 | £1,126 |
PLASTERING | £664 | £773 | £773 | £804 |
PLUMBING | £1,036 | £999 | £991 | £1,048 |
ROOFING | £692 | £674 | £710 | £739 |
SCAFFOLDING & LIFTING | £743 | £768 | £805 | £803 |
SHOP FITTING | £1,211 | £1,205 | £1,198 | £1,222 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £781 | £723 | £826 | £791 |
STEEL & TIMBER FRAME ERECTION | £730 | £721 | £743 | £780 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £729 | £750 | £791 | £756 |
South West
SOUTH WEST | Mar-18 | Apr-18 | May-18 | Jun-18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRICKLAYING | £1,417 | £1,552 | £1,574 | £1,169 |
CIVIL ENGINEERING | £652 | £649 | £677 | £663 |
ELECTRICAL | £764 | £754 | £736 | £697 |
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR HIRE | £485 | £530 | £553 | £755 |
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | £791 | £830 | £904 | £878 |
INSULATION | £1,279 | £1,215 | £1,231 | £1,334 |
JOINERY | £1,059 | £1,074 | £1,058 | £1,089 |
MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING | £631 | £589 | £635 | £634 |
PLASTERING | £743 | £741 | £875 | £647 |
PLUMBING | £1,044 | £1,133 | £1,177 | £1,270 |
ROOFING | £802 | £785 | £760 | £811 |
SPECIALIST TRADES | £1,024 | £1,052 | £858 | £807 |
SURFACING CONTRACTORS | £631 | £574 | £602 | £618 |