Average Pay for Roofers in England and Wales Falls This Year

AVERAGE national weekly pay for roofers has fallen this year from its peak of £937 in December 2024 to £847.

The figures represent the average weekly pay across all age groups, according to the latest data from Hudson Contract.

Average Pay for Roofers by Age and Region

However, the 9.6% decrease is not the same across all age ranges of roofers or the same in geographical regions.

In the under 25-years-old age group, national average weekly pay has decreased from its recent peak in December 2024, to £642 in April 2025.

Meanwhile, in the highest paid age group of 35-49-year-olds, a similar decrease was seen, from December 2024’s £985 to April 2025’s £915 per week.

In the regions, for the under 25’s, the highest paying location was London, at £857, followed by the South West at £844. The lowest paying area was Yorkshire and the Humber, paying £498 per week, followed by the North West at £601 and South West at £629.

For the highest paid age group of 35-49-year-olds in the regions, London leads again, paying an average of £1099 per week, followed by the South West at £1033. The lowest paying region for this age bracket is Wales at £592, followed by the North West at £784.

The data for roofers comes as Hudson Contract released data for self-employed tradespeople across the industry.

Industry Tradespeople Trend

Despite an Easter dip, self-employed tradespeople earned an average of £999 per week during April, an increase of 5.5% compared with the same month last year.

Despite this annual growth, their earnings fell by 6.5% month on month, reflecting time off during the Easter holidays and in keeping with annual trends.

Commenting, Hudon Contract MD, Ian Anfield, said: “As time goes on, more homegrown tradespeople retire, long-term EU workers go home and can’t be replaced and skilled operatives who held CSCS cards under grandfather rights are banned from sites. All these factors push up demand and maintain rates for those who are still working.”

Hudson Contract data and analysis is based on weekly payments to self-employed tradespeople made on behalf of thousands of construction SMEs.

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