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Kitchen and bathroom fitter

Kitchen and bathroom fitters install kitchens and bathroom suites in homes and businesses.

Annual Salary

£24,000 to £45,000

Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)

Working hours

40 to 45 a week

You could work: evenings / weekends; away from home

1.1%
Future employment

There will be 1.1% fewer Kitchen and bathroom fitter jobs in 2027.

Day to day tasks

As a kitchen and bathroom fitter, you could:

  • measure and set out work areas, following design plans
  • mark the location of pipes and cables
  • rip out and dispose of old units and suites safely
  • install new units, kitchen appliances and bathroom suites
  • tile walls and lay flooring
  • work closely with other tradespeople, like electricians and plumbers

Working environment

You could work at a client's home, at a client's business or on a construction site.

Your working environment may be dusty and physically demanding.

You can get into this job through:

  • a college course
  • an apprenticeship
  • applying directly
College

You could take a college course, which would give you some of the skills needed to start as a trainee in this job.

Courses include:

  • construction skills
  • carpentry and joinery
  • plumbing studies
  • fitted interiors (construction)
  • kitchen and bathroom installation skills

Apprenticeship

You could apply to do a Fitted Interiors Installer Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship to get into this job.

Apprenticeships in joinery, wall and floor tiling, or plumbing may also be acceptable.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for an intermediate apprenticeship
For more information
  • equivalent entry requirements|https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels
  • guide to apprenticeships|https://www.gov.uk/apprenticeships-guide
Direct application

You can apply for jobs if you've got experience and qualifications in a related construction trade like joinery, plumbing, tiling or plastering.

More information

Career tips

You may need to travel to other parts of the country for some jobs, especially on commercial and industrial contracts.

Further information

You'll find more details about careers in kitchen fitting and bathroom fitting from Go Construct.

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You could find work with building companies, design agencies, kitchen and bathroom manufacturers and retailers. You could also set up your own business.

In a larger company, you might become a:site supervisor; project manager; estimator; trainer; business development manager; area sales co-ordinator

You could also move into shop fitting, or train in computer-aided design (CAD) and work in kitchen and bathroom design.

Skills required and how your skills match up

What skills are required?

You'll need:

  • knowledge of building and construction
  • to be thorough and pay attention to detail
  • knowledge of maths
  • the ability to work well with others
  • the ability to work well with your hands
  • physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
  • to be flexible and open to change
  • design skills and knowledge
  • to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
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