Process, Plant and Machine Operatives — UK Pay Data

Salaries in the Process, Plant and Machine Operatives group range from £25,000 to £57,500 per year across 25 occupations, based on official ONS ASHE data. The highest-paying role is Energy plant operatives at a median of £57,500/year. Click any occupation below to see regional breakdowns, year-on-year pay trends, and hourly rates.

Occupation Median Annual Pay Year-on-Year
Energy plant operatives £57,500 +1.8%
Rail construction and maintenance operatives £46,000 +1.1%
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers £43,000 +1.2%
Road construction operatives £41,500 +1.2%
Water and sewerage plant operatives £41,000 +1.2%
Production, factory and assembly supervisors £39,000 +1.3%
Mining and quarry workers and related operatives £38,000 +1.3%
Routine inspectors and testers £36,000 +1.4%
Chemical and related process operatives £35,500 +1.4%
Metal making and treating process operatives £35,000 +0.0%
Metal working machine operatives £34,500 +0.0%
Process operatives, other £34,000 +0.0%
Construction operatives, other £34,000 +1.5%
Plastics process operatives £32,500 +1.6%
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) £31,500 +1.6%
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters £31,500 +0.0%
Printing machine assistants £31,000 +0.0%
Weighers, graders and sorters £30,500 +0.0%
Paper and wood machine operatives £30,000 +1.7%
Plant and machine operatives, other £30,000 +1.7%
Assemblers and routine operatives, other £29,500 +1.7%
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives £29,000 +1.8%
Textile process operatives £29,000 +1.8%
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) £28,000 +0.0%
Sewing machinists £25,000 +0.0%

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