Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£37,035
Employment patterns
- 84% of Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders work full-time
- 39% are self-employed
- 100.0% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations pay in the UK
The typical metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations in the UK earns a median salary of £37,035 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £39,106. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations actually takes home.
Employment patterns shape these numbers too: Around 39% of Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders are self-employed, well above most occupations, so the employee pay above will not capture earnings for those working for themselves.
Where you work changes the picture: metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations pay ranges from £14,728 in West Midlands up to £38,506 in Yorkshire and the Humber, a difference of £23,778 (161%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations pay in Yorkshire and the Humber or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
Yorkshire and the Humber is the highest-paying region for metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations at £38,506 — 4% above the UK median. West Midlands is lowest at £14,728.
UK median £37,035
| Region | Median payUK median £37,035 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £38,506 | £38,506 | £39,455 | +4% |
| North West | £33,927 | £33,927 | £36,082 | -8% |
| East of England | £33,893 | £33,893 | £37,302 | -8% |
| North East | £30,356 | £30,356 | £30,742 | -18% |
| Scotland | £30,136 | £30,136 | £32,621 | -19% |
| South East | £27,786 | £27,786 | £28,353 | -25% |
| East Midlands | £21,266 | £21,266 | £23,984 | -43% |
| South West | £14,809 | £14,809 | £15,108 | -60% |
| West Midlands | £14,728 | £14,728 | £15,279 | -60% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber £38,506 | £38,506Mean £39,455 | +4% |
| North West £33,927 | £33,927Mean £36,082 | -8% |
| East of England £33,893 | £33,893Mean £37,302 | -8% |
| North East £30,356 | £30,356Mean £30,742 | -18% |
| Scotland £30,136 | £30,136Mean £32,621 | -19% |
| South East £27,786 | £27,786Mean £28,353 | -25% |
| East Midlands £21,266 | £21,266Mean £23,984 | -43% |
| South West £14,809 | £14,809Mean £15,108 | -60% |
| West Midlands £14,728 | £14,728Mean £15,279 | -60% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£37,035); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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UK median annual pay for metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations by year (ONS ASHE).
Median salary
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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