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Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations Salary (UK)
A Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £37,058. Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 5212, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median UK salary for a Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations is £37,058 gross per year. This is a real ONS estimate for full-time employees, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
How Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations pay ranks in the UK
National rank
#166
of 359 ONS occupations
vs UK average
−£1,965
below the £39,023 occupation mean
Out-earns
54%
of UK occupations
At £37,058, a Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations ranks #166 of 359 occupations ONS publishes a full-time median for — below by £1,965 the £39,023 average and the £35,863 midpoint occupation. Rank and averages are plain arithmetic over the published ONS ASHE medians — nothing is modelled.
Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations pay distribution (UK)
| Statistic | Gross annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
| 25th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
| Median (50th percentile) | £37,058 |
| Mean (average) | £40,114 |
| 75th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
| 90th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.
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Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations salary by UK region
| Region | Median (annual) | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £38,506 | +£1,448 |
| East | £33,893 | −£3,165 |
Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.
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Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations salary — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations earn in the UK?
- The median gross annual pay for a Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations (SOC 2020 code 5212) in the UK is £37,058, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). ONS suppressed the percentile range for this occupation under its disclosure-control rules, so only the median is published.
- Is the Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations salary figure real or estimated?
- It is a real published ONS estimate — the median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. No number on this page is modelled, interpolated, or mixed with survey panels. Cells that ONS suppressed for reliability are omitted, never guessed.
- Is a Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations salary above the UK average?
- A Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations earns a median of £37,058, which is below by £1,965 the £39,023 average (mean) across all 359 occupations ONS publishes a full-time median for (midpoint occupation: £35,863). That out-earns roughly 54% of UK occupations. These are plain averages of the ONS ASHE medians — no figure is modelled.
- Where does Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations pay rank among UK occupations?
- It ranks #166 of 359 occupations by median gross annual pay (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 165 occupations pay more and 193 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published medians; occupations ONS suppressed are not counted.
- Where does a Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations earn the most in the UK?
- Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £38,506 in Yorkshire and The Humber. Regional medians for 2 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.
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Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.