Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers salary in the UK (2025/26)
ONS ASHE 2025
£30,328
£30,328
Mean salary
£33,342
Employment patterns
- 78% of Furniture makers work full-time
- 50% are self-employed
- 95.9% of employees have permanent contracts
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey (APS218), 2025
Skilled Worker visa minimum
£33,400
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for furniture makers and other craft woodworkers at £35,325 — 16% above the UK median. North West is lowest at £19,635. Use the table below for the full regional breakdown.
Salary by UK region
| Region | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | £35,325 | £36,888 | +16% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £34,985 | £32,579 | +15% |
| East of England | £34,304 | £36,322 | +13% |
| South West | £34,198 | £36,630 | +13% |
| South East | £25,078 | £24,719 | -17% |
| West Midlands | £24,331 | £25,777 | -20% |
| East Midlands | £23,524 | £22,104 | -22% |
| Scotland | £21,188 | £21,625 | -30% |
| Wales | £20,723 | £23,075 | -32% |
| North West | £19,635 | £23,562 | -35% |
London
£35,325
Mean £36,888
Yorkshire and the Humber
£34,985
Mean £32,579
East of England
£34,304
Mean £36,322
South West
£34,198
Mean £36,630
South East
£25,078
Mean £24,719
West Midlands
£24,331
Mean £25,777
East Midlands
£23,524
Mean £22,104
Scotland
£21,188
Mean £21,625
Wales
£20,723
Mean £23,075
North West
£19,635
Mean £23,562
Sorted highest median to lowest. ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to £30,328. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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