Bricklayer day rates in South West
South West England · 2026
£240–£400
per day, ex VAT
£30–£50
per hour
level with
vs UK average
A bricklayer working in South West typically charges £240–£400 a day (£30–£50 an hour), ex VAT — right on the UK average. Broadly the national average, with two markets in one: steady town-and-city work, plus coastal renovation demand from second homes and holiday lets that pays a premium in season.
On new-build sites bricklayers are usually paid per thousand bricks laid, but domestic work — garden walls, extensions, repairs — runs on day rates. Persistent shortages of experienced bricklayers have kept this trade's rates climbing faster than most.
What moves a bricklayer's rate
- 01Price-per-thousand-bricks is a common alternative to the day rate on volume work
- 02Gang rates — a 2+1 gang (two bricklayers and a labourer) prices as a unit
- 03Facing brickwork and detailing versus blockwork
- 04Winter slowdowns when frost stops mortar work
South West vs everywhere else
| London | £325–£540 |
| South East | £275–£460 |
| East of England | £250–£420 |
| South West | £240–£400 |
| Scotland | £235–£390 |
| West Midlands | £230–£385 |
| North West | £225–£375 |
| East Midlands | £220–£370 |
| Yorkshire | £215–£360 |
| Wales | £215–£355 |
| North East | £205–£340 |
| Northern Ireland | £195–£330 |
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Indicative ranges compiled from public cost guides, reviewed July 2026. Ex VAT. A guide, not a quote, and not financial advice.