No. There are no fixed rates for any employment and skill - apart from
possibly in local government, etc. But few councils have staff in this
sort of area anymore - they use contractors.

I've managed to find that an unskilled 'adult general operative' is
paid £6.42/hr minimum, and a 'skilled craftsman' is paid £8.38
minimum. Plus mileage, OT etc.

But what typically would an employed skilled bricklayer be paid, and
what would it be if self employed ???

I'm trying to do a comparison with say a architecural designer, who
can start at £25000

Is there anywhere I can get a list of comparable wages for different
construction jobs, be it on site or in the office ??.


If self employed you can try and charge what you want. But may not get any
work. Market forces. Nothing to do with immigrants. Just supply and demand.

Certainly there is a high immigrant workforce around here that is
willing to work for minimum wage, which appears to be keeping general
wages on the low side.


I'd suggest you tell your son to research the market. And decide what
skills he's likely to learn properly. A skilled workman will always be in
demand - if good at his job. But only in short term areas of shortage a
license to print money.