Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 2 is the most recognised.
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Live listings typically advertise £25 to £26 an hour. See the full Scaffolder salary guide.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
Qualifications employers recognise (Level 2)
Any of these strengthens your application.
- BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Construction Occupations L22 courses
Where this can take you
With experience and further training, you could become: an advanced scaffolder, supervising a scaffolding team, a scaffolding designer, creating plans for scaffolding teams to follow, a site safety inspector, carrying out safety checks and investigating incidents and a contracts co-ordinator, working with clients and managing projects. You might also move into more general construction management or set up your own scaffolding business.