Printers Pay Data UK — 2025

Printers roles in the UK earn a median of £32,516 per year, equivalent to £16.20 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 2.3% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £22,396 to £45,255 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 Printers roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Printers

Printers set up and operate various small offset printing presses and digital printing processes.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• positions form or plate on machine, checks alignments and sets press
• mixes and loads inks and solvents, loads paper and regulates during print run
• prints and examines proof copies and adjusts press as necessary
• starts or directs start of printing run and monitors machine to ensure that printing proceeds smoothly
• pours colour into machine or directly on to screen and positions screen over item
• operates squeegee by hand or machine to press colour through screen
• dips wooden pattern block into colour tray and lays different colours on top of, and adjacent to, others to form the required pattern
• produces, transfers and outputs digital print images
• maintains, adjusts, repairs and cleans machine
• keeps production records

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically received on-the-job. Traineeships and apprenticeships in Machine Printing are available at NVQ/SVQ levels 2 and 3.

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