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UK salary report · 2026

Construction Worker Salary in East

Official ONS earnings for East.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — East

£34,330

gross, per year

Mean

£36,518

What most construction workers actually earn

Half of construction workers in East earn between £29,008 and £43,000. Earning above £43,000 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Construction and Building Trades” group in East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of construction workers earn less than this.

10th
£21,708
20th
£27,423
25th
£29,008
30th
£30,548
40th
£32,815
50th
£34,504
60th
£37,157
70th
£40,455
75th
£43,000
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Construction and building trades n.e.c.
SOC 2020 code
5319
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “construction worker” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Construction and building trades n.e.c.”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Construction Worker salary FAQs

What is the average Construction Worker salary in East?

The median is £34,330 a year and the mean is £36,518, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Construction Worker salary?

Half of construction workers earn between £29,008 and £43,000. Anything above £43,000 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.

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