Electricians are in high demand, their salaries rising

Not only because of pandemics is the shortage of skilled tradeworkers more apparent in the UK. The main problem is, that every year there is more experienced electricians retiring, than those who join the field. Therefore, in the upcoming years it might be a serious problem to find an electrician for your project.

With more houses to be build and industrial projects to be lounched the demand for skilled tradeworkers is continuously growing. Approximately one quarter of all job vacancies in the UK is in skilled trades, with largest shortage in London. With introduction of smart technologies and systems, which require professional installation, is the demand growing still.

Demand means money

All this results in rapid growth of salaries of electricians as well as other skilled workers. Current average income of an electrician per year being £36,495 (according to Adzuna), with higher numbers for London and South East, where annual income can exceed £45,000. Electrician business owners even have the potential to reach six-figure annual income.

Employment possibilities

For start it is definitely more secure to take a job within a company, yet for established electricians it might be more profitable to work as a self-employed contractor. As electricians are needed in both industrial and commercial sector, there shouldn’t be a problem to find suitable position for anyone.
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