Welder pay in Birmingham August 2026

How much do welders in Birmingham get paid?

welders in Birmingham earn

£10.50-16.38 per hour

Based on 31 employee reviews

welder salaries can range between £10.50-16.38 per hour in the Birmingham area. This data is based on quiz results from 31 employees who live in and around Birmingham.

What do top employers pay welders?

Rolls-Royce
£16.77-31.70
See more about Rolls-Royce pay
BAE Systems
£12.89-30.91
See more about BAE Systems pay
Caterpillar
£11.24-21.07
See more about Caterpillar pay

Who are the top welder employers?

  1. Rolls-Royce
    9.1
  2. BAE Systems
    8.8
  3. Caterpillar
    8.5

Who are the worst welder employers?

  1. Ifor Williams Trailers
    4.1
  2. Maine Group
    4.4
  3. Fablink
    5.3

Recent welder Jobs in Birmingham

  1. Spot Welder at TaskMaster Resources posted yesterday
  2. Mig/Tig/Fab Welder at The Best Connection posted 4 days ago
  3. MIG Welder/Fabricator at The Best Connection posted yesterday
  4. Welder / Fabricator at Finning posted 4 days ago
  5. Welder Fabricator Apprentice at SARIA posted 4 days ago
  6. Welder - High View at Bilfinger posted 5 days ago
See all welder jobs in the Birmingham area

How are people paid?

By the hour 97% of people report they get paid by the hour.

Based on 31 employees

What contracts are people on?

Full time 97% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 30 employees

welder pay in other places

  1. Welder pay in Liverpool
  2. Welder pay in Sheffield
  3. Welder pay in London
  4. Welder pay in Newcastle
  5. Welder pay in Manchester
  6. Welder pay in Bradford
  7. Welder pay in Leeds
  8. Welder pay in Nottingham
  9. Welder pay in Portsmouth

Other jobs

  1. Customer service assistant pay in Birmingham
  2. Park marshal pay in Birmingham
  3. Head of housekeeping pay in Birmingham
  4. PCV driver pay in Birmingham
  5. Sale pay in Birmingham
  6. Social worker pay in Birmingham
  7. Port operative pay in Birmingham
  8. Nursery chef pay in Birmingham
  9. Retail manager pay in Birmingham
  10. Pensions administrator pay in Birmingham

What do welders do?

Fabricators and welders have the job of using metal to make new structures or fix things.

You may work on construction sites or on oil rigs.

Other names for fabricators and welders are:

  • Welder fabricators
  • Pipe welders
  • MIG welders
  • TIG welders
  • Arc welders

This type of job might involve:

  • Using specialist equipment to cut, shape and fix metal
  • Following engineering plans
  • Putting up and taking down metal structures
  • Testing that metal has been welded correctly
  • Using metal to fix machines
  • Helping build bridges and other metal structures
  • Using specialist computer programmes

You may have to work at height and in all types of weather.

If you want to apply for a fabricator or welder job, you might need the following:

You may be expected to have previous manufacturing or trade experience.

See more