Apprenticeship pay: 2007 survey of earnings by sector

The key aims of the 2007 Survey of Apprenticeship Pay were: what wages are apprentices being paid at the moment; how apprentices' pay varies by age and industry sector; and how these factors compare with the baseline survey undertaken in spring 2005. Key findings include: (1) The average net pay per week for an apprentice in 2007 was UKP170. Although this is substantially above the UKP137 recorded in the 2005 survey, much of the increase is due to the differing respondent profiles between the two surveys. Analysis suggests that, on a comparable basis, pay increased in line with inflation between 2005 and 2007; (2) Average net pay per week had increased since 2005 across all industry sectors. However, pay varied greatly across industry sectors, the lowest paying sector being Hairdressing (UKP109), the highest paying sector being Electrotechnical (UKP210). This mirrored the 2005 finding; and (3)Those on a Level 2 Apprenticeship earned an average of UKP159 compared with an average of UKP179 earned by those on a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship. The difference in pay by apprenticeship level narrowed in 2007 (from a 26 per cent difference to an 11 per cent difference).

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