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UK salary report · 2026

Electrician Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber

Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 10,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber

£41,620

gross, per year

▲ 9.7% change on the previous year

Mean

£41,339

Jobs measured

10,000

What most electricians actually earn

Half of electricians in Yorkshire and The Humber earn between £32,110 and £48,897. Earning above £48,897 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 “Electrical and Electronic Trades” group in Yorkshire and The Humber.

The full pay range

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

20th
£27,190
25th
£32,110
30th
£32,914
40th
£37,161
50th
£39,396
60th
£42,123
70th
£46,190
75th
£48,897
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How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for electrician pay

2nd

of 10 GB regions with a published figure

South East tops the table on £42,431 and Wales sits at the bottom on £34,719. Yorkshire and The Humber is £811 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Electricians and electrical fitters
SOC 2020 code
5241
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

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.

Electrician salary FAQs

What is the average Electrician salary in Yorkshire and The Humber?

The median is £41,620 a year and the mean is £41,339, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Electrician salary?

Half of electricians earn between £32,110 and £48,897. Anything above £48,897 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, covering 10,000 jobs in this occupation.

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