Annual Salary
£18,000 to £42,000
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Electricians fit, service and repair electric machines, equipment and wires.
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: on call; as customers demand
There will be
4.1% fewer Electrician jobs in 2027.
Depending on the type of electrician you are, you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work on a construction site, at a client's business, at a client's home or on the streets.
Your working environment may be cramped and at height.
You can get into this job through:
A college course can give you some of the technical knowledge and practical skills you'll need to become an electrician. You'll still need practical experience in the workplace to become fully qualified.
Doing a course may help you get an apprenticeship or trainee position.
Relevant courses include:
You'll usually need:
You can do an installation and maintenance electrician advanced apprenticeship or domestic electrician advanced apprenticeship.
You can also train to become an electrician through an apprenticeship in the armed forces.
You'll usually need:
If you've worked as an electrician for 5 years or more and do not have a level 3 qualification, you may be able to get your experience recognised through the Experienced Worker Assessment.
You may be able to get a job as an electrician if you've got experience and relevant qualifications from a related career, for example building services or electrical engineering.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about professional and industry bodies for electricians from Electrical Careers.
You can find out more about becoming an electrician from:Electrical Careers; Go Construct
With experience, you could:become an electrical design engineer; become a site or project manager; set up your own business; train apprentices or teach in further education
You can find out more about becoming an electrician from Electrical Careers and Go Construct.
For other roles linked to Electrician, employers such as SSE have roles as an Electrical Power Engineer and Craft Apprenticeships: Linesperson, Electrical Fitter, Electrical Jointer, Electrical Engineering.
Electricians are needed to install and EV charging points for electric vehicles, and to install and service smart meters, heat pumps and solar panels (PV) to help make the move to low carbon transport and buildings in the West of England.
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For more information on the different routes you can take to get into working as an electrician, take a look at the 'Routes into this job' section above and visit Electrical Careers to learn more about Electrician Plus.
Click here for an explanation of the different course and apprenticeship levels.
For more local employment opportunities see the 'Live job vacancies by region' section above.
You'll need: