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Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers

SOC 2020 5246

Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers maintain, service and repair domestic appliances, office machinery and electricity plant machinery, appliances and wiring.

Also calledRepairerMechanicService manService fitterMachine inspectorMaintenance manand 54 more titles
Typical full-time pay£41,7002025 Provisional
People in the job43,000across the UK
Demand for workersElevated
New adverts a month2,000↑ 8.7%on last year · 93rd of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers earn between £36,200 and £50,300 a year.

What full-time electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers earn, 2025
£41,700 typical£30,800lowest 10%£36,20025%£52,600top 20%n/ptop 10%
Middle half (£36,200–£50,300)n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less than£30,800
Lowest 20% earn less than£34,900
25%£36,200
Median£41,700
75%£50,300
Top 20% earn more than£52,600
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £41,700
London!£51,900
Wales!£46,100
East Midlands£45,100
South West!£42,700
South East£41,600
Scotland!£41,100
East of England£40,300
North West!£40,300
Yorkshire and The Humber£39,400
West Midlands!£39,300
North East!£38,600
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, £41,700
London£51,900 (small sample)
Wales£46,100 (small sample)
East Midlands£45,100
South West£42,700 (small sample)
South East£41,600
Scotland£41,100 (small sample)
East of England£40,300
North West£40,300 (small sample)
Yorkshire and The Humber£39,400
West Midlands£39,300 (small sample)
North East£38,600 (small sample)
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £37,200
  • 2024 £39,700
  • 2025 Provisional£41,700
↑ 12% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 2,000 jobs for electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as elevated.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (3 in all)
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Aug 20262,563
Jul 20262,185
Jun 20261,442
May 20261,648
Apr 20262,459
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20261,741
Jan 20262,138
Dec 20251,186
Nov 20252,156
Oct 20251,982
Sept 20251,954
Aug 20251,989
Jul 2025Not published
Jun 2025Not published
May 20252,184
Apr 20251,645
Mar 20252,134
Feb 20252,162
Jan 20252,070
Dec 20241,071
Nov 20241,448
Oct 20241,778
Sept 20242,049
Aug 20241,983
Jul 20242,052
Jun 20241,914
May 20242,513
Apr 20242,463
Mar 20242,063
Feb 20242,211
Jan 20242,841
Dec 20231,730
Nov 20232,448
Oct 20232,199
Sept 20232,244
Aug 20232,302
Jul 20232,384
Jun 20233,140
May 20232,778
Apr 20232,529
Mar 20233,269
Feb 20233,302
Jan 20233,840
Dec 20223,181
Nov 20223,710
Oct 20223,770
Sept 20223,543
Aug 20223,969
Jul 20224,076
Jun 20223,732
May 20223,721
Apr 20223,305
Mar 20224,139
Feb 20223,702
Jan 20223,862
Dec 20213,563
Nov 20213,024
Oct 20213,154
Sept 20213,144
Aug 20212,910
Jul 20213,590
Jun 20213,270
May 20213,819
Apr 20213,743
Mar 20214,017
Feb 20212,602
Jan 20212,714
Dec 20202,142
Nov 20202,441
Oct 20202,403
Sept 20202,175
Aug 20202,104
Jul 20201,977
Jun 20201,762
May 20201,351
Apr 20202,060
Mar 20203,144
Feb 20203,438
Jan 20203,179
Dec 20192,560
Nov 20193,005
Oct 20193,173
Sept 20193,198
Aug 20192,906
Jul 20194,178
Jun 20194,154
May 20193,482
Apr 20192,433
Mar 20192,917
Feb 20192,944
Jan 20193,350
Dec 20181,983
Nov 20182,727
Oct 20182,794
Sept 20182,866
Aug 20182,603
Jul 20182,722
Jun 20182,615
May 20182,795
Apr 20182,458
Mar 20182,686
Feb 20182,801
Jan 20183,496
Dec 20172,261
Nov 20172,915
Oct 20172,663
Sept 20172,499
Aug 20172,472
Jul 20172,446
Jun 20173,181
May 20173,101
Apr 20173,062
Mar 20173,749
Feb 20172,962
Jan 20173,763
Is there a shortage of electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers?
Elevated

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment.

  • Visas grantedAbove usual
  • Online job advertsWell above usual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsUsual
  • Hours workedUsual
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
51%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for electrical and electronic trades, which includes electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London667
Manchester147
Birmingham138
Leeds123
Bristol, City of117
Glasgow City83
Sheffield77
Nottingham65
Gloucester64
Milton Keynes61
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
WomenToo few in the survey to give a reliable figure
Age of electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
n/p
18%!
21%!
28%!
19%!
6.8%!
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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16–24Not published
25–3418% (small sample)
35–4421% (small sample)
45–5428% (small sample)
55–6419% (small sample)
65+6.8% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent!17%
Higher education below degree!11%
A levels or equivalent37%
GCSEs or equivalent!23%
Other qualifications!8.6%
No qualifications!2.8%
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Degree or equivalent17% (small sample)
Higher education below degree11% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent37%
GCSEs or equivalent23% (small sample)
Other qualifications8.6% (small sample)
No qualifications2.8% (small sample)

Main employers: repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment (5.9%), repair of electrical equipment (4.7%), engineering activities and related technical consultancy (4.4%), repair of machinery (4.3%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
17%
as their highest qualification
Most common qualification
A levels or equivalent
held by 37%
Apprenticeships
1
from level 2
Apprenticeships take
18 months
typically

Apprenticeships

1 for this job

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The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • examines drawings, specifications and wiring diagrams to determine the method and sequence of operations
  • maintains and repairs electricity plant machinery, domestic appliances, office machinery and other electrical assembly and replaces worn parts and faulty wiring
  • diagnoses faults using test equipment and investigates their causes
  • writes reports on maintenance work and implements systems to ensure all equipment is properly maintained
  • responds to call outs for unplanned/emergency repair work, both for domestic clients and in industrial settings

Skills

  • operate soldering equipment
  • troubleshoot
  • wear appropriate protective gear
  • maintain electrical equipment
  • apply soldering techniques
  • repair battery components
  • apply health and safety standards
  • install electrical and electronic equipment
  • perform test run
  • read standard blueprints
  • replace defect components
  • use technical documentation
  • write records for repairs
  • fasten components

Knowledge

  • electricity
  • electronics
  • mechanics
  • electrical wiring plans
  • battery components
  • battery chemistry
  • battery fluids

Suits people who like

  • Practical, hands-on work
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades, a group of 23 jobs that includes electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↓ 6.5%about 72,000 fewer jobs
Workers needed by 2035338,000including people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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