Painter & Decorator jobs in the UK

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

661 live painter & decorator roles

Vehicle Painter

Almondsbury

£50,000–£80,000

Our client is seeking a skilled and experienced Paint Sprayer / Paint Technician / Car Sprayer / Automotive Sprayer / Car Painter.

Engineering
1 week ago Apply on WhatJobs

General Decorative Arts Valuer

London

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About Sotheby's Established in 1744, Sotheby’s promotes access and ownership of exceptional art and luxury objects through auctions, private sales…

Property, Facilities & Estate Agency
1 week ago Apply on WhatJobs

Vehicle Painter

Crawley

£53,000

Our client is seeking a skilled and experiencedPaint Sprayer / Paint Technician / Car Sprayer / Automotive Sprayer / Car Painter .

Motoring & Automotive
1 week ago Apply on WhatJobs

Aircraft Painter

Oxford

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About AHUK… Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter…

Travel, Aviation & Leisure Permanent
1 week ago Apply on WhatJobs

Painter

Stoke on Trent

£160/day

Enjoy a long-term, self-employed opportunity earning £170 per day, working for an established contractor delivering works on the Stoke-on-Trent City…

Construction
1 week ago Apply on WhatJobs

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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