Horticultural trades Pay Data UK — 2025

Horticultural trades roles in the UK earn a median of £26,356 per year, equivalent to £13.67 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 5.0% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £22,166 to £33,844 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Horticultural trades roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Horticultural trades

Horticultural trades workers intensively cultivate vegetables, plants, fruit, shrubs, trees and flowers in greenhouses, market gardens, nurseries and orchards.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• prepares soil in field, bed or pot by hand or machine
• mixes soil, composts, fertilisers and/or organic matter and spreads fertiliser and manure
• sows seeds and bulbs and transplants seedlings
• propagates plants by taking cuttings and by grafting and budding, applies weed-killer, fungicide and insecticide to control pests and diseases
• prunes and thins trees and shrubs
• supports trees by staking and wiring

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. NVQs/SVQs in Horticulture are available at levels 1, 2 and 3. Relevant apprenticeships and professional qualifications from the Royal Horticultural Society are also available.

Related Occupations

Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.