Painter & Decorator jobs in the UK

Live painter & decorator roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

637 live painter & decorator roles

CSCS Painter

Lincoln

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Construction
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Painter

Grays

£14.50 per hour

To prepare, paint and finish access equipment and components to a high standard, ensuring a durable, professional appearance and protection of all…

Construction
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Painter

Newark, Nottinghamshire

£19–£20/hr

Join a well-established social housing contractor on a temp-to-perm contract as a Painter , working across social housing properties in Newark.

Construction Contract
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Painter

Worcester

£170/day

Were looking for an experienced Painter to carry out painting in occcupied social housing propetiesacross Worcester and Hereford.

Construction Contract
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Painter

Purfleet

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£14.50 per hour Purpose To prepare, paint and finish access equipment and components to a high standard, ensuring a durable, professional appearance…

Construction
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Painter

Redditch

£170 per day

Were looking for an experienced Painter to carry out painting in occcupied social housing propeties across Worcester and Hereford.

Construction
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Aircraft Painter

Kidlington

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My client in Oxfordshire is hiring for a dedicated on-site Aircraft Painter to help keep aircraft looking their best-safely, accurately, and to…

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Painter & Decorator salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£32,000 – £42,000 (midpoint £37,000)
South West
32 live adverts
£35,287 – £42,120 (£35,287 · 25th–75th pct)
Wales (indicative)
6 live adverts
£32,142 – £52,520 (midpoint £34,463)
East of England
37 live adverts
£33,472 – £41,600 (£34,384 · 25th–75th pct)
Northern Ireland (indicative)
5 live adverts
£29,350 – £39,841 (midpoint £34,304)
South East (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£30,000 – £38,000 (midpoint £34,000)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£28,000 – £36,000 (midpoint £32,000)
Midlands (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£28,000 – £35,000 (midpoint £31,500)
North West (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£28,000 – £35,000 (midpoint £31,500)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£27,000 – £34,000 (midpoint £30,500)

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 card and NVQ are the standard expectation on commercial sites; spray-finishing capability and high-spec residential work carry the premium. As with the other finishing trades, price work frequently out-earns the employed band.
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FAQs

What does a painter and decorator earn?

Indicatively £27,000–£42,000 employed; spray specialists and London high-spec work sit at the top, and price work can exceed it.

Do painters need a CSCS card?

For commercial and new-build sites, yes. A CSCS card (with an NVQ behind it) is the standard site-entry expectation.

What lifts a decorator's pay?

Airless/HVLP spray skills, high-end residential finishes, and reliable speed on programme-driven sites.

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