What does a mechanical & fabrication lecturer earn in the UK?

The median is £52.78 an hour, with the middle half between £48.79 and £55.68. Based on 100+ placements Dovetail & Slate made in the last 24 months.

What does a lecturer in mechanical & fabrication earn?

The median is £39,201 a year, with most between £36,434 and £41,189, from 50+ placements.

What does an assessor in mechanical & fabrication earn?

The median is £35,167 a year, with most between £33,337 and £37,539, from 5+ placements.

Where in the UK does mechanical & fabrication pay most?

Of the 4 regions we hold enough placements for, South West pays most at £41,263 a year and Yorkshire & the Humber least at £37,500.

Where do these mechanical & fabrication pay figures come from?

They come from placements Dovetail & Slate actually made in the last 24 months, not advertised figures and not a survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate an employer pays the agency, which includes the worker's pay, on-costs and margin. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate. A group is only published where at least five placements sit behind it, and sample sizes are shown as bands rather than exact counts.

Salary Guide

Mechanical & Fabrication pay

a mechanical & fabrication lecturer typically earns £52.78 an hour, based on placements we made in the last 24 months.

Lecturer

Permanent salary

£39,201 a year

Most land between £36,434 and £41,189

50+ placements · updated 24 August 2026

Hourly charge rate

£52.78 an hour

Most land between £48.79 and £55.68

100+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

Daily charge rate

£407.93 a day

Most land between £382.78 and £410.85

10+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

Assessor

Permanent salary

£35,167 a year

Most land between £33,337 and £37,539

5+ placements · updated 24 August 2026

Hourly charge rate

£52.83 an hour

Most land between £49.86 and £59.41

10+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

By region

Lecturer · Permanent salary. Regions with fewer than five placements are not listed.

Region	Lower quartile	Median	Upper quartile	Placements
North West	£35,945	£38,014	£42,477	10+
Yorkshire & the Humber	£35,407	£37,500	£40,795	5+
West Midlands	£32,368	£39,500	£40,202	5+
South West	£40,247	£41,263	£42,646	5+

Where these come from

Placements we made, not a salary survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate: what an employer pays us, with the worker's pay, on-costs and our margin inside it. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate: the employer pays the person directly and a separate fee to us. Region comes from the client's own location, and we publish nothing, nationally or regionally, where we hold fewer than five placements. Permanent salaries cover full-time roles only.

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