Cleaning Operative
PPM Recruitment
£12.71 an hour
ApplyCleaner Required - DA17. Job Duties - General cleaning, sweeping, mopping, wiping desks, emptying bins. all teh cleaning duties..
Cleaning Operative Jobs
Over 40 jobs across the UK
Cleaning Operative
Dynamic Resourcing
£12.71 an hour
ApplyRole: Bus Cleaner. Rate of Pay: £12.71 per Hour. Location: Walsall. We are looking for a number of Cleaners to work for one of..
Industrial Cleaning Operative
Acorn by Synergie
£15.50 an hour
ApplyIndustrial Cleaning Operative | Industrial Cleaner | Site Services Operative. £15.50 per hour | Monday to Friday | Flexible..
Cleaning Operative / Retail Cleaner (Dunbar)
Blue Arrow
£13.10 an hour
ApplyRetail Cleaner (ASDA Dunbar. Retail Cleaner - ASDA Dunbar Dunbar (EH42 1LE) £13.10 per hour ⏰ 20 Hours Per Week ..
Cleaning Operative / Retail Cleaner (Tranent)
Blue Arrow
£13.10 an hour
ApplyRetail Cleaner (ASDA Tranent. Retail Cleaner - ASDA Tranent Tranent (EH33 1LP) £13.10 per hour ⏰ 20 Hours Per Week..
School cleaning operative
PPM Recruitment
£12.71 an hour
ApplySchool Cleaners - Oxford - OX4. We are looking for cleaning operatives at a school in Oxford. The duties are general cleaning..
Clearance & Cleaning Operative - Fire and Flood Damage
UK Staffing Group Limited
£25,000 a year
ApplyWe're recruiting for a permanent Property Clearance & Cleaning Operative to join an established business working across fire and..
Hygiene Operatives / Cleaning operatives
Hawkes Resourcing Group
£16.50 – £17.50 an hour
ApplyHygiene Operative: £16.54 per hour – Umbrella PAYE. Team Leader / Driver: From £17.50 per hour – Umbrella PAYE. Hours:..
Cleaning Operative
Global Recruitment Services Ltd
£14.80 an hour
ApplyWe are currently looking for Cleaners to work with one of our clients in the Chester area. The client is a well-established and..
Void Cleaning Operative
RG Setsquare
£14.24 an hour
ApplyVoid Cleaning Operative. £14.24 per hour. Essex. Our client is looking for reliable Cleaning Operatives to join our busy Voids..
Heathrow Airport - Cleaning Operative
Contact 4 Support Services
£14.85 an hour
ApplyWe are looking for a Hygiene Operative to provide excellent service standards for the delivery of routine planned and periodic..
DBS School cleaning operatives
PPM Recruitment
£12.71 an hour
ApplySchool Cleaners - Birmingham - B74. We are looking for cleaning operatives at schools in Birmingham. The duties are general..
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What does a Cleaning Operative do?
Cleaning Operatives carry out general cleaning duties across commercial and industrial sites, often as part of a contracted team. The role typically involves vacuuming, mopping, sanitising washrooms and waste removal. No formal qualifications are required; reliability and DBS clearance are common requests.
By Louisa Lowe, Editor — Careers & WorkplaceHow much does a Cleaning Operative earn in the UK?
A Cleaning Operative in the UK typically earns £25,000 to £29,000 a year, with a median of £27,000, based on 36 vacancies sampled on 15 October 2026. The median is about £2,250 a month or £13.85 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. These are advertised salaries; the exact figure depends on experience, employer and location.
£25,000 – £29,000
Typical annual salary range
Based on 36 UK vacancies sampled on 15 October 2026 (25th–75th percentile)
£27,000
Median pay
Per year
Over 40
Live vacancies
UK-wide right now
Of 42 Cleaning Operative jobs sampled on 15 October 2026, 18 are permanent, 16 temporary, 6 contract and 2 part time.
Salary range computed from UK Cleaning Operative listings sampled on 15 October 2026. Outliers excluded (25th–75th percentile of advertised salaries). Hourly, weekly and daily rates are annualised to a 37.5-hour week.
Cleaning Operative salary: how it compares with similar jobs
Top cities for Cleaning Operative jobs
Questions about Cleaning Operative jobs
How many Cleaning Operative jobs are there in the UK?
There are currently over 40 live Cleaning Operative vacancies listed on YourJobs.co.uk. Listings refresh throughout the day, so the number changes constantly.
Where in the UK are Cleaning Operative jobs hiring most?
In the vacancies sampled on 15 October 2026, the places with the most Cleaning Operative jobs were Leicester, Hastings, Northampton, Exeter, Bracknell.