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Windscreen fitter

Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters — SOC 2020 8145

Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters fit, repair and adjust tyres, exhausts and windscreens on cars, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, including fast-fit service and replacement activities.

Also calledVehicle glazing technicianWindscreen repairerFast fit technicianMotor vehicle fitterVehicle glazierTyre fitterand 16 more titles
Typical full-time pay£30,5002025 Provisional
People in the job13,000across the UK
Demand for workersElevated
New adverts a month616↑ 16%on last year · 244th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
What full-time windscreen fitters earn, 2025
£30,500 typical£26,600lowest 20%n/ptop 10%
n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less thanNot published
Lowest 20% earn less than£26,600
25%£26,900
Median£30,500
75%Not published
Top 20% earn more thanNot published
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £30,500
Wales!£35,100
East Midlands!£34,800
East of England!£34,800
South West!£30,300
South East!£29,200
North West!£27,500
North EastNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
LondonNot published by ONS–
ScotlandNot published by ONS–
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, £30,500
Wales£35,100 (small sample)
East Midlands£34,800 (small sample)
East of England£34,800 (small sample)
South West£30,300 (small sample)
South East£29,200 (small sample)
North West£27,500 (small sample)
North EastNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
LondonNot published by ONS
ScotlandNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £28,600
  • 2024 £29,700
  • 2025 Provisional£30,500
↑ 6.8% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 616 jobs for windscreen fitters are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as elevated.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 2026551
Jul 2026639
Jun 2026588
May 2026620
Apr 2026657
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 2026809
Jan 2026860
Dec 2025295
Nov 2025618
Oct 2025540
Sept 2025598
Aug 2025587
Jul 2025622
Jun 2025582
May 2025603
Apr 2025472
Mar 2025632
Feb 2025579
Jan 2025492
Dec 2024261
Nov 2024484
Oct 2024622
Sept 2024556
Aug 2024608
Jul 2024661
Jun 2024662
May 2024626
Apr 2024529
Mar 2024362
Feb 2024295
Jan 2024527
Dec 2023227
Nov 2023264
Oct 2023299
Sept 2023216
Aug 2023435
Jul 2023395
Jun 2023755
May 2023649
Apr 2023519
Mar 2023612
Feb 2023567
Jan 2023667
Dec 2022580
Nov 2022495
Oct 2022687
Sept 2022438
Aug 2022482
Jul 2022473
Jun 2022455
May 2022600
Apr 2022421
Mar 2022583
Feb 2022463
Jan 2022522
Dec 2021411
Nov 2021567
Oct 2021463
Sept 2021453
Aug 2021367
Jul 2021547
Jun 2021392
May 2021293
Apr 2021269
Mar 2021346
Feb 2021186
Jan 2021176
Dec 2020194
Nov 2020219
Oct 2020347
Sept 2020349
Aug 2020287
Jul 2020201
Jun 2020181
May 2020100
Apr 2020106
Mar 2020213
Feb 2020374
Jan 2020266
Dec 2019175
Nov 2019246
Oct 2019279
Sept 2019286
Aug 2019238
Jul 2019269
Jun 2019252
May 2019269
Apr 2019236
Mar 2019194
Feb 2019256
Jan 2019294
Dec 2018235
Nov 2018334
Oct 2018404
Sept 2018388
Aug 2018351
Jul 2018363
Jun 2018371
May 2018390
Apr 2018273
Mar 2018355
Feb 2018318
Jan 2018300
Dec 2017295
Nov 2017292
Oct 2017387
Sept 2017340
Aug 2017351
Jul 2017372
Jun 2017393
May 2017423
Apr 2017366
Mar 2017487
Feb 2017327
Jan 2017313
Is there a shortage of windscreen fitters?
Elevated

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment; in 2024 it was not high.

  • Visas grantedUsual
  • Online job advertsUsual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsUsual
  • Hours workedWell above usual
Note: uncertainty in change in hourly wage.
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
54%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for assemblers and routine operatives, which includes windscreen fitters. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London133
Bristol, City of27
Birmingham24
Manchester24
West Northamptonshire23
Leeds22
Glasgow City21
Somerset21
Buckinghamshire21
Wakefield20
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where windscreen fitters are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of windscreen fitters
15%!
46%!
n/p
n/p
n/p
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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16–2415% (small sample)
25–3446% (small sample)
35–44Not published
45–54Not published
55–64Not published
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent–
Not published
A levels or equivalent!17%
GCSEs or equivalent!38%
Other qualifications–
Not published
No qualifications!23%
!Small sample: treat with caution
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Degree or equivalentNot published
A levels or equivalent17% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalent38% (small sample)
Other qualificationsNot published
No qualifications23% (small sample)

Main employers: maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (53%), retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (29%).

How to get in

Most common qualification
GCSEs or equivalent
held by 38%
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

Routes in

Windscreen fitter

You can get into this job through:

College

You could do a college course in a subject like vehicle accident repair, which may help when looking for work.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

Apprenticeship

You could apply to do an Automotive Glazing Technician Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths, for an advanced apprenticeship

Apply directly

There are no set entry requirements when applying directly for vacancies, but experience in the motor trade as a mechanic or body repairer would be helpful.

What you’ll need

  • have a full driving licence

Registration and professional bodies

Career tips

You may be given a company car or van if you're employed directly by a windscreen repair firm. You'll need your own vehicle if you work for yourself.

Further information

You can find out more about careers in the motor industry from the Institute of the Motor Industry.

Routes in are from the National Careers Service job profile for windscreen fitter. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Fast fit technician

You can get into this job through:

College

You could take a college course to get some of the skills needed for this job.

Courses include:

  • vehicle fitting principles
  • specialist tyre fitting competence
  • vehicle technology
  • vehicle maintenance
Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

Apprenticeship

You could apply for an Autocare Technician Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship.

This can take up to 3 years to complete.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for an intermediate apprenticeship

Apply directly

You can apply for jobs as a fast fit technician if you've got qualifications and experience in motor mechanics.

You'll find vacancies in fast fit centres, garages and dealerships.

Registration and professional bodies

Professional and industry bodies

You could join the Institute of the Motor Industry for training and to make industry contacts.

You can find out more about careers in the motor industry from the Institute of the Motor Industry.

Routes in are from the National Careers Service job profile for fast fit technician. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • carries out inspection and assesses the nature and extent of repair necessary
  • removes wheel, exhaust or windscreen using semi-automatic machinery or hand and power tools
  • separates tyre from wheel and fits replacement tyre using automatic machine or by using a wheel stand and hand tools
  • inflates tyre to correct pressure, refits wheel to axle and balances wheel using balancing machine
  • replaces faulty parts of exhaust and refits exhaust or windscreen to vehicle

Skills

  • drive vehicles
  • maintain vehicle records
  • maintain work area cleanliness
  • perform manual work autonomously
  • perform technical tasks with great care
  • ensure customer focus
  • apply health and safety standards
  • follow given instructions
  • provide customer information related to repairs
  • use automotive diagnostic equipment
  • issue sales invoices
  • perform minor vehicle repairs
  • adapt to new technology used in cars
  • carry out measurements of parts

Knowledge

  • mechanics
  • car controls
  • electrical wiring plans
  • types of vehicles
  • vehicle electrical systems
  • automotive diagnostic equipment
  • engine components
  • teamwork principles

Suits people who like

  • Practical, hands-on work
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for process, plant, machine and construction operatives, a group of 25 jobs that includes windscreen fitters.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 19%about 142,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 2035496,000including people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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