Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians in the UK is £37,458 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,541 a month.
Pay range for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
This is the ONS occupation group "Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians" (SOC 2020 code 5231). ONS figures for 2025 show that one in ten earn less than £24,685, a quarter earn less than £30,000, half earn less than £37,458, a quarter earn more than £44,594 and one in ten earn more than £52,670.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,685 | £2,057 | £21,293 | £1,774 |
| 25th percentile | £30,000 | £2,500 | £25,120 | £2,093 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £37,458 | £3,122 | £30,489 | £2,541 |
| 75th percentile | £44,594 | £3,716 | £35,627 | £2,969 |
| 90th percentile | £52,670 | £4,389 | £41,106 | £3,426 |
Take-home at England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates. ONS rates the median for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians as precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 2.4%. ONS estimates about 92,000 full-time employee jobs in this occupation. ONS says job counts like this are indicative only.
Where vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians rank
The median for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians ranks 162nd of 362 occupations on this site, in the upper half, and 16th of 52 in skilled trades occupations. It is £1,581 (4.0%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians rose 5.5%, more than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Customer service managers (£37,535), Teachers of English as a foreign language (£37,514), Managers in storage and warehousing (£37,470), Buyers and procurement officers (£37,306), Building and civil engineering technicians (£37,229) and Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations (£37,058).
How spread out pay is
The 90th percentile (£52,670) is 2.1 times the 10th (£24,685). That is a narrower spread than for all UK full-time jobs, where it is 3.2 times. The middle half of full-time vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians earn between £30,000 and £44,594, a gap of £14,594, or 39.0% of the median. That is £10,153 narrower than the £24,747 gap for all UK jobs, and the 100th widest of the 223 jobs where ONS published both figures, in the upper half of the list.
The mean for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £38,213, which is £755 (2.0%) higher than the median. When the mean is above the median, a smaller number of higher salaries are pulling the average up. For all UK full-time jobs the mean is 24.3% above the median, so the gap for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians is smaller.
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians and related jobs
Among these 6 jobs in the same ONS minor group, this one has the 3rd highest median. The highest median among them is £64,322 (rail and rolling stock builders and repairers) and the lowest £33,896 (boat and ship builders and repairers).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers | 5236 | £64,322 | £3,989 |
| Aircraft maintenance and related trades | 5234 | £45,779 | £3,040 |
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 5231 | £37,458 | £2,541 |
| Vehicle body builders and repairers | 5232 | £34,999 | £2,393 |
| Vehicle paint technicians | 5233 | £34,531 | £2,365 |
| Boat and ship builders and repairers | 5235 | £33,896 | £2,327 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians take home about £2,541 a month, against £2,636 on the UK median for all jobs. Scotland has its own income tax bands, so take-home pay on the same salary is different there.
| Group | Median a year | Take-home a month | Take-home a month in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | £37,458 | £2,541 | £2,537 |
| All full-time employee jobs, UK | £39,039 | £2,636 | £2,631 |
Related pages
All jobs in the Skilled trades occupations table, average salary by area, the take home pay calculator, salary to hourly calculator and pay rise calculator.
How this is worked out
Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025 provisional, SOC 2020 unit group 5231. Take-home: 2026/27 rates, tax code 1257L, no pension or student loan. How to read these figures.
Sources
- ASHE Table 14: earnings by occupation (4-digit SOC), 2025 provisional (ONS)
- ASHE Table 7: earnings by place of work, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (ONS)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- Scottish Income Tax (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked on 12 October 2026. ONS plans to publish its next ASHE figures on 22 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
On the median full-time salary of £37,458, take-home pay is about £2,541 a month (£30,489 a year) after 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance, with tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan. In Scotland, where income tax is different, it is about £2,537 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that one in ten earn less than £24,685, a quarter earn less than £30,000, half earn less than £37,458, a quarter earn more than £44,594 and one in ten earn more than £52,670.
No. The median for vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians is £37,458, which is £1,581 (4.0%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks 162nd of 362 occupations on this site.