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Construction Labourer career guide

Construction Labourer jobs in the UK

Live construction labourer roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

1663 live construction labourer roles

HAYS

Labourer

Fort William

£14/hr

Our client based in Fort William, require a labourer 14.24 per hour PAYE. You will help maintain clean and safe public spaces across the local area.

Construction Permanent
24 minutes ago Apply on WhatJobs
HAYS

Labourer

East Kilbride

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You'll be working with a well-established main contractor on a major new-build schools project in East Kilbride.

Construction Contract
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HAYS

Labourer

Hamilton

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You'll be working with a well-established main contractor on a new-build schools project in Hamilton.

Construction Contract
24 minutes ago Apply on WhatJobs
Cddft

Labour Ward Coordinator

North East

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This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, ambitious,and experienced midwife to join our Labour Ward Co-ordinator team at theUniversity…

Admin, Secretarial & PA
2 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
PSR Solutions

Labourer

Lincolnshire

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PSR Solutions are recruiting for labourers to work on a construction site in Lincoln.

Construction Contract
2 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
Link-Force LTD

Labourer

CB3

£15/hr

Link-Force Ltd is currently seeking a reliable and hardworking Labourer for an ongoing project in the Cambridge CB3 area.

Construction
2 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
Skilled Careers

Labourer

Godalming

£14.24 - £17 per hour

We are looking for a reliable and hard-working labourer to join our team. Work is available immediately on active sites in the Dunsfold area.

Construction
2 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
Grundon

Labourer

Wallingford

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Are you looking for an exciting opportunity where your skills will shine and your ideas will shape the future?

Construction Permanent
1 day ago Apply on WhatJobs
Route1

Labourer

Penrith

£13/hr

We are currently looking for reliable and hardworking Labourers with a valid CSCS card for immediate starts in Penrith, working on roadworks and…

Construction
1 day ago Apply on WhatJobs
GreenThumb

Temporary Labourer

Chichester, West Sussex

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This role involves working alongside one of our qualified Lawn Operatives on customer's lawns to help with the process of scarification, aeration…

Construction
1 day ago Apply on WhatJobs

Construction Labourer salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
South West
22 live adverts		 £29,784 – £35,360 (£34,595 · 25th–75th pct)
East of England
40 live adverts		 £28,000 – £34,512 (£30,926 · 25th–75th pct)
Wales (indicative)
6 live adverts		 £28,000 – £34,320 (midpoint £30,545)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range		 £26,000 – £34,000 (midpoint £30,000)
South East (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range		 £25,000 – £31,000 (midpoint £28,000)
Northern Ireland (indicative)
5 live adverts		 £27,000 – £39,780 (midpoint £27,258)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range		 £24,000 – £30,000 (midpoint £27,000)
Midlands (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range		 £23,000 – £29,000 (midpoint £26,000)
North West (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range		 £23,000 – £29,000 (midpoint £26,000)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range		 £23,000 – £28,000 (midpoint £25,500)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. A CSCS green card (with the CITB health, safety and environment test behind it) is the near-universal site-entry requirement. Extra tickets move pay quickly: a dumper or roller ticket, an SSSTS, or confined-space training each step a labourer toward skilled rates.
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FAQs

What does a construction labourer earn?

Indicatively £23,000–£34,000 full-time equivalent; London sites and long weeks push real earnings higher.

Do I need a CSCS card to labour on site?

In practice yes. The CSCS green labourer card is the standard entry requirement on managed sites.

How does a labourer move up the pay scale?

Add tickets: dumper/roller (CPCS/NPORS), SSSTS, or a trade NVQ started through site experience.

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