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Executive summary
 Median gross weekly pay (including overtime) April 2007% change over April 2006
Electricians, electrical fitters£506+3.6
Steel erectors£487+16.9
Bricklayers£414-2.3
Roofers£383+0.3
Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers£487+2.9
Carpenters and joiners£428+2.3
Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters£378+12.5
Plasterers£398+3.3
Floorers and wall tilers£357-8.1
Painters and decorators£396+5.2
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers£600+12.8
Road construction operatives£384-3.2
Rail construction and maintenance operatives£541+12.4
Crane drivers£541+15.0
Elementary construction occupations (labourers)£335+2.7
The highest risers were:
 % change
Cladding and covering: lead +38.9
Piling: steel+12.8
Windows and doors: softwood+11.1
Glazing+10.8
Softwood carcassing and structural members+10.3
Among those that registered a fall were: 
Cladding and covering: zinc-7.3
Finishes: rigid tiles and terrazzo work-2.3
Windows and doors: aluminium-2.2