How much do electricians in Leeds get paid?

Electricians in Leeds earn

£8.98-18.76 per hour

Based on 34 employee reviews

Electrician salaries can range between £8.98-18.76 per hour in the Leeds area. This data is based on quiz results from 34 employees who live in and around Leeds.

What do top employers pay electricians?

Who are the top electrician employers?

  1. SSE
    8.4
  2. Babcock
    8.1
  3. FES Group
    8.0

Who are the worst electrician employers?

  1. Clarkson Evans
    5.2
  2. Sodexo
    5.7
  3. Wysepower
    5.8

How are people paid?

76%
by the hour
24%
an annual salary

Based on 34 employees

What contracts are people on?

Full time 96% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 52 employees

What do electricians do?

Electricians have the job of testing, installing and repairing electrical systems.

These can be lighting, security, power and fire systems.

There are different types of electricians. These include:

  • Installation engineers/ technicians. These are electricians that install electrical systems
  • Maintenance electricians/ technicians. These are electricians that repair and make sure electrical systems keep working.

Other names for electricians also include:

  • Electrical engineers
  • Electrical technicians
  • Electrical fitters
  • Electrotechnical panel builders
  • Machine repair and rewind electricians
  • Highway systems electricians
  • Sparks or sparkies

What you do in this type of job depends on what type of area you work in. Some jobs include:

  • Testing and installing wiring, circuits, machines and other electrical systems
  • Fixing and maintaining electrical systems
  • Making sure street lighting and electrical signs are working properly
  • Making sure electrical motors and transformers are working properly
  • Making and installing electrical control panels

You may have to work in a business, in a client’s home or outdoors during all types of weather.

You also might be called out early in the morning, late in the evening, over the weekend or on bank holidays.

If you want to apply for an electrician job, you might need the following:

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