How much do carpenters and joiners in London get paid?

Carpenters and joiners in London earn

£12.00-24.63 per hour

Based on 44 employee reviews

Carpenter or joiner salaries can range between £12.00-24.63 per hour in the London area. This data is based on quiz results from 44 employees who live in and around London.

What do top employers pay carpenters and joiners?

Who are the top carpenter or joiner employers?

  1. JAD Joinery
    8.0
  2. Sovereign Housing Association
    7.8
  3. Kier
    7.8

Who are the worst carpenter or joiner employers?

  1. Carpenters Group
    6.4
  2. Persimmon
    6.5
  3. Mears
    6.8

How are people paid?

68%
by the hour
32%
an annual salary

Based on 44 employees

What contracts are people on?

23% report having zero hours contracts.
7% report having part time contracts. (16-35 hours)
70% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 30 employees

What do carpenters and joiners do?

Carpenters and joiners have the job of making wooden things.

This includes furniture, floorboards, doors and other types of fittings.

You might work in a workshop, on a construction site or in a client’s home/business.

Carpenters can also work on sets for theatre, TV and film.

Other names for carpenters and joiners are:

  • Bench joiners

This type of job might involve:

  • Following plans and instructions
  • Ordering building materials
  • Repairing and replacing damaged wood
  • Using specialist equipment and power tools to cut wood with
  • Fitting, assembling and installing kitchens, shop interiors, staircases, window frames and/or roof timbers
  • Working at heights

You may have to work in the evenings or over weekends.

If you want to apply for a carpenter or joiner job, you might need the following:

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