Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters in the UK earned a median £30,500 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 22% less than the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
It is in the lowest-paid third of the 382 occupations (115th from the bottom).
Median full-time pay: women £12.83 an hour, men £13.90 an hour.
Paid hours are long: a full-time median of 44 a week including overtime, against 37.5 across all jobs.
ASHE counts roughly 15,000 employee jobs, 100% full-time.
Since 2021 the median has risen 34.4% (from £22,699), faster than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 12,600 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | £500.90 | £12.21 | – | £480.20* | £12.21 |
| 20th percentile | £26,637 | £555.20 | £12.63 | £26,595 | £537.50 | £12.61 |
| 25th percentile | £26,932 | £559.60 | £12.93 | £26,900 | £555.70 | £12.92 |
| 30th percentile | £27,970 | £569.20 | £13.11 | £27,717 | £567.30 | £13.11 |
| 40th percentile | £28,974 | £585.20 | £13.50 | £28,816 | £582.00 | £13.45 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £30,500 | £599.10 | £13.86 | £30,429 | £594.10 | £13.80 |
| 60th percentile | £34,172 | £648.50 | £14.70 | £33,880 | £626.50 | £14.57 |
| 70th percentile | £36,205 | £685.20 | £15.34 | £36,114 | £681.20 | £15.33 |
| 75th percentile | – | £708.40 | £15.58 | – | £704.50 | £15.59 |
| 80th percentile | – | £743.80* | £16.00* | – | £739.50* | £16.00 |
| Mean | £32,412 | £638.00 | £14.46 | £32,056 | £621.50 | £14.46 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, annual median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £22,699 | £450.10 | £10.34 | £22,515 | £435.10 | 18 |
| 2022 revised | £26,155 | £521.30 | £12.00 | £26,014 | £502.40 | 14* |
| 2023 revised | £28,555 | £507.20 | £11.91 | £26,503 | £487.90 | 11* |
| 2024 revised | £29,681 | £565.80 | £13.21 | £29,028 | £558.90 | 13* |
| 2025 provisional | £30,500 | £599.10 | £13.86 | £30,429 | £594.10 | 15* |
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters by region
UK: 12,600 (± 4,400), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters do
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters fit, repair and adjust tyres, exhausts and windscreens on cars, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, including fast-fit service and replacement activities. (ONS SOC 2020, 8145)
Also covers: tyre and exhaust fitter, tyre fitter, tyre technician, windscreen fitter, automotive glazier, garage hand, garage worker, glass fitter, screen fitter, towbar fitter, tyre worker, vehicle glazier, windscreen technician, exhaust fitter (vehicles), fast fit technician, glazing technician (vehicles), tyre maintenance fitter and window fixer (vehicles) (20 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Carries out inspection and assesses the nature and extent of repair necessary
- Removes wheel, exhaust or windscreen using semi-automatic machinery or hand and power tools
- Separates tyre from wheel and fits replacement tyre using automatic machine or by using a wheel stand and hand tools
- Inflates tyre to correct pressure, refits wheel to axle and balances wheel using balancing machine
- Replaces faulty parts of exhaust and refits exhaust or windscreen to vehicle
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job, or through training programmes within larger companies. NVQs/SVQs in vehicle maintenance (service replacement) are available at levels 1 and 2.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026