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| Wage agreement summary | |||
| The following table summarises the wage agreements currently in force for the principal wage-fixing bodies within the construction industry | |||
| Operatives | Agreement body | Current basic hourly rate | Effective since |
| Builders and civil engineering operatives | Construction Industry Joint Council | Craft rate: £9/hour | 27 June 2005 |
| Building & Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) | Advanced craft: £9.25/hour | 13 June 2005 | |
| Plumbers | The Joint Industry Board for Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services in England and Wales | Advanced plumber: £11.20/hour | 2 January 2006 |
| Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry | Advanced plumber: £11.16/hour | 5 June 2006 | |
| H&V operatives | Joint Conciliation Committee of the Heating, Ventilating and Domestic Engineering Industry | Craftsman: £10/hour | 3 October 2005 |
| The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry | Approved electrician: £11.98/hour | 9 January 2006 | |
| Electricians | Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry | Approved electrician: £11.98/hour | 9 January 2006 |
| BATJIC new wage rates | ||
| Rate per 39-hour week | Rate per hour | |
| Craft operatives (S/NVQ3) | £377.13 | £9.67 |
| Craft operatives (S/NVQ2) | £324.48 | £8.32 |
| Adult general operative | £277.68 | £7.12 |
| CIJC new wage rates | ||
| Rate per 39-hour week | Rate per hour | |
| Craft rate | £363.48 | £9.32 |
| Skill rate 1 | £346.32 | £8.88 |
| Skill rate 2 | £333.45 | £8.55 |
| Skill rate 3 | £312.00 | £8.00 |
| Skill rate 4 | £294.45 | £7.55 |
| General operative | £273.39 | £7.01 |