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Hello. I have a question here. What are the salary rates for a average mechanic working in the UK ? In week or months.
 

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From my own friends and acquaintances (in northwest England), there is quite a variation so hard to say an average. Depends on whether independant or dealer, company size, even brand of vehicle. Everyone qualified earns over £20k, some mid-30s k.

A service manager I know that working at a "premium" brand dealership earns nearly £50k. Even many years back he earned over £35k at a Porsche dealership as mechanic/technician, but he was very good.

I have heard but it's unconfirmed, that wages/salaries are actually becoming lower than they were for some mechanics jobs due to the economic position, either through necessity or employers taking advantage of it as a "dividend".
 

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From my own friends and acquaintances (in northwest England), there is quite a variation so hard to say an average. Depends on whether independant or dealer, company size, even brand of vehicle. Everyone qualified earns over £20k, some mid-30s k.

A service manager I know that working at a "premium" brand dealership earns nearly £50k. Even many years back he earned over £35k at a Porsche dealership as mechanic/technician, but he was very good.

I have heard but it's unconfirmed, that wages/salaries are actually becoming lower than they were for some mechanics jobs due to the economic position, either through necessity or employers taking advantage of it as a "dividend".



I would have said that your post is about as accurate as you could get
 

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hi there.

exceptionally talented and experienced senior mechanic and diagnostic expert working for a small independant garage :D - £12.50 p/h.

said modest and easy going individual is going it alone some time soon, unless LSD feels like enlightening his boss first to help him value the companies only technical guy??
 

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hi there.

exceptionally talented and experienced senior mechanic and diagnostic expert working for a small independant garage :D - £12.50 p/h.

said modest and easy going individual is going it alone some time soon, unless LSD feels like enlightening his boss first to help him value the companies only technical guy??

I think that this guy you speak of will do well:D
 

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this is part of why I lost heart with the job. we had 2 be ever quicker and rush jobs for less cash. I was only on £6 per hour, rushing (and messing up at times) jobx so my boss made a mint! ps soz about typing and shorthand but dads web crashed and im logged on via my phone!
 

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this is part of why I lost heart with the job. we had 2 be ever quicker and rush jobs for less cash. I was only on £6 per hour, rushing (and messing up at times) jobx so my boss made a mint! ps soz about typing and shorthand but dads web crashed and im logged on via my phone!

Good to see you are still putting in effort on the forum even while working on your car.:lol::lol::lol:
 

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In a downturn where there are going to be people willing to work for less, just to get a job, employers are going to take advantage of that.

My game has seen rates drop by 10-20% and the firm I working for at the moment has just reduced a number of freelancer's rates abritrarily by 10%. I was up against some who were allegedly charging less than 2/3 of my already reduced rate when I went for this role. Fortunately for me, they weren't good enough and I still got it, but it is cut throat out there.

I know of solicitors who are working for less than mechanics now and one who is working for nothing!
 
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From my own friends and acquaintances (in northwest England), there is quite a variation so hard to say an average. Depends on whether independant or dealer, company size, even brand of vehicle. Everyone qualified earns over £20k, some mid-30s k.

A service manager I know that working at a "premium" brand dealership earns nearly £50k. Even many years back he earned over £35k at a Porsche dealership as mechanic/technician, but he was very good.

I have heard but it's unconfirmed, that wages/salaries are actually becoming lower than they were for some mechanics jobs due to the economic position, either through necessity or employers taking advantage of it as a "dividend".

Alright. Thank you all for the replies and informations !! I was planning to go further studies in UK ;)
 

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said modest and easy going individual is going it alone some time soon, unless LSD feels like enlightening his boss first to help him value the companies only technical guy??

I'd help if I could, but nobody listens to me anymore...
 

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