Construction Labourer career guide

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

1728 live construction labourer roles

Production Labourer

Tyne and Wear

£13/hr

E3 Recruitment is looking to recruit a Production Labourer to join a well-established leading manufacturing business at its facility in the Birtley…

Manufacturing & Production
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Labourer

Carmarthenshire

£15/hr

BMSL Group are currently looking for a Construction Labourer with a CSCS card for a project in Llanelli.

Construction
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Labourer

Oxfordshire

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PSR Solutions are currently recruiting for a labourer to work on a brand new residential site.

Construction Contract
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Labourer

Portsmouth

£15–£17/hr

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors.

Construction Contract
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Caravan Labourer

East Riding of Yorkshire

£13/hr

We are currently recruiting for a General Labourer to join a busy caravan manufacturing site based in East Hull.

Construction Contract
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Labourer

Ipswich

£15–£18/hr

Jark Cambridge require a CSCS labourer for an immediate start in Lakenheath.

Construction Contract
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Labourer

Nottinghamshire

£17/hr

Our client, a leading multidisciplinary main contractor specializing in construction and civil engineering projects across the UK, is currently…

Construction
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Skilled Labourer

Westacott

£15.00 Per Hour

Servara Ltd are pleased to be partnering with a well established contractor to recruit a Skilled Labourer for a 3 month temporary project based in…

Construction
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Labourer

Eastbourne

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Join a dynamic construction team where your reliability and work ethic will make a real difference to project success.

Construction
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General Labourer

£20/hr

We are looking for reliable and hardworking General Labourers to join our team on a 45-week construction project at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye.

Construction Contract
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Labourer

Suffolk

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PSR Solutions are recruiting for labourers to work on a construction site in Newmarket, on behalf of our client who has a nationwide presence.

Construction Contract
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Cscs Labourer

East Lothian

£18/hr

Force Recruitment are currently seeking an experienced Civils General Operative to join a large Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) construction…

Construction Contract
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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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