Sheet metal workers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£31,920
Understanding Sheet metal workers pay in the UK
The typical sheet metal workers in the UK earns a median salary of £31,920 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 £33,749. 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 sheet metal workers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: sheet metal workers pay ranges from £19,221 in Wales up to £32,251 in East Midlands, a difference of £13,030 (68%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see sheet metal workers pay in East Midlands or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
East Midlands is the highest-paying region for sheet metal workers at £32,251 — 1% above the UK median. Wales is lowest at £19,221.
UK median £31,920
| Region | Median payUK median £31,920 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | £32,251 | £32,251 | £34,616 | +1% |
| West Midlands | £31,994 | £31,994 | £31,846 | ±0% |
| East of England | £31,282 | £31,282 | £34,843 | -2% |
| Scotland | £29,938 | £29,938 | £32,718 | -6% |
| North East | £28,152 | £28,152 | £31,964 | -12% |
| South West | £26,949 | £26,949 | £28,360 | -16% |
| North West | £26,863 | £26,863 | £29,944 | -16% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £25,990 | £25,990 | £29,591 | -19% |
| London | £21,941 | £21,941 | £24,785 | -31% |
| South East | £20,240 | £20,240 | £26,508 | -37% |
| Wales | £19,221 | £19,221 | £20,974 | -40% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands £32,251 | £32,251Mean £34,616 | +1% |
| West Midlands £31,994 | £31,994Mean £31,846 | ±0% |
| East of England £31,282 | £31,282Mean £34,843 | -2% |
| Scotland £29,938 | £29,938Mean £32,718 | -6% |
| North East £28,152 | £28,152Mean £31,964 | -12% |
| South West £26,949 | £26,949Mean £28,360 | -16% |
| North West £26,863 | £26,863Mean £29,944 | -16% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £25,990 | £25,990Mean £29,591 | -19% |
| London £21,941 | £21,941Mean £24,785 | -31% |
| South East £20,240 | £20,240Mean £26,508 | -37% |
| Wales £19,221 | £19,221Mean £20,974 | -40% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£31,920); ‘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 sheet metal workers by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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