How this figure was built. Based on 66 live advertised salaries for this role and region, 6 of which were the source's own estimate rather than an advertised figure.

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. Coded welders (certified to standards such as ASME IX or ISO 9606, and 6G pipe positions) sit well above uncoded rates, and CSWIP inspection qualifications open a separate, higher-paid path. Overtime is a structural part of earnings in most fabrication shops; contract coded work pays materially above permanent.

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