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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,566,594 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,515,74396.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,7242.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)17,1271.09 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 30,127 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 130,550 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent29,149126,312
Contract9774,237

The busiest month for new permanent Engineering Jobs in the UK is March, whilst the quietest month is June.

The busiest month for new contract Engineering Jobs is April, and the quietest month is also June.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Engineering Jobs

Permanent Engineering Jobs

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

28,658

Up 84.6% vs last year

Average salary

£47,750.00

Down 3.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

688

Up 76.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£465.00

Up 0.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

259

Up 31.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£550.00

Up 13.9% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Engineering Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
April 202628,658
March 202635,326
February 202621,677
January 202623,557
December 20258,604
November 20258,382
October 202514,145
September 202526,074
August 202512,043
July 202510,940
June 20256,270
May 20256,753

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head Of Engineering39£96,945.00
Engineering & Development Engineer455£92,635.00
Development Engineer488£90,710.00
Principal Software Engineer118£90,115.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£76,515.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer337£71,940.00
Lead Engineer1,314£71,760.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer77£69,040.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer87£69,040.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Application Engineer52£67,530.00
Reliability Engineer59£67,165.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Senior Operations Manager35£65,055.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager38£64,890.00
Lead Electrical Engineer161£64,730.00
Engineering Manager2,032£64,360.00
Solutions Engineer65£64,235.00
Applications Engineer45£64,180.00
Software Test Engineer42£63,545.00
Principal Engineer3,883£63,475.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Technical Authority540£62,405.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Electrical Engineering Manager722£61,140.00
Infrastructure Engineer335£60,840.00
Electronic Engineering869£60,575.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer913£60,205.00
Systems Engineer4,410£60,005.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£60,000.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,482£59,675.00
Senior Engineer3,731£59,600.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,774£58,955.00
Engineering Project Manager87£58,615.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
Oil & Gas74£57,990.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Mechanical Project Manager66£57,300.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Human Factors153£56,695.00
Safety Engineer1,384£56,690.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Gas Manager15£56,250.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Technical Management1,228£55,605.00
Human Factors Consultant6£55,500.00
Chartered Engineer23£55,450.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Senior Structural Engineer269£54,725.00
Senior Systems Engineer743£54,725.00
Planning Engineer29£54,345.00
Product Safety Engineer193£54,075.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Principal Consultant211£53,970.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,434£53,405.00
Chemical Engineer17£53,210.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Engineering Integration Engineer205£53,035.00
Structural Engineer1,378£52,905.00
Structural Engineering1,296£52,720.00
Production Engineering1,456£52,665.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer694£52,530.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer676£52,465.00
Senior Electrical Engineer640£52,365.00
Civil Engineering1,864£52,330.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Civil Engineer1,898£52,310.00
Project Engineer652£52,265.00
Production Engineer1,427£52,240.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer567£52,055.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
Quality Lead69£51,900.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Technical Specialist173£51,610.00
Mechanical Engineer4,646£51,485.00
Estimates Engineer50£51,365.00
Engineering Estimator55£51,345.00
BMS Engineering Engineer102£51,265.00
Electrical Engineering6,413£51,210.00
Process Improvement670£51,200.00
Hydraulic Engineer81£51,160.00
Electrical Engineer6,071£51,150.00
Controls Engineer485£51,025.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer6,444£50,965.00
Electrical Engineering6,196£50,940.00
Engineering Estimator59£50,930.00
Research Engineer18£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
Process Engineer324£50,655.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,825£50,650.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Engineering Supervisor96£50,340.00
Plc Engineer24£50,165.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Validation Engineer9£50,065.00
Electrical Project Manager41£50,025.00
Assistant Engineering Manager40£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Mechanical Engineering4,662£49,985.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Engineering Engineering59,206£49,765.00
Electrical Shift Engineer45£49,700.00
Mechanical Supervisor49£49,425.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Test Engineer287£49,365.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,421£49,125.00
Cost Engineer39£49,110.00
Fire Engineer425£48,910.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Installation Manager82£48,830.00
Diagnostic Engineer12£48,750.00
Electrical Site Supervisor15£48,750.00
Electrical Systems1,870£48,650.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,163£48,600.00
Shift Engineer340£48,515.00
Instrumentation Engineer238£48,300.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Highway Engineer39£48,080.00
Energy2,289£48,075.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,092£47,950.00
Earthworks47£47,850.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer124£47,710.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer1,007£47,690.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Electrical Supervisor188£47,285.00
Aerospace819£47,225.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Gas Installer91£47,100.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Technical Engineer517£47,045.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,848£46,915.00
Commercial Engineer618£46,715.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Biomedical Engineering12£46,415.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Technical Sales1,126£46,330.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Tekla Draughtsman2£46,250.00
Service Manager3,425£46,120.00
Commissioning Engineer461£45,905.00
Pump Engineer170£45,845.00
Maintenance Engineering5,108£45,835.00
Maintenance Engineer4,843£45,790.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Refrigeration Engineer357£45,045.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer19£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Supplier Quality Engineer23£44,820.00
Tekla38£44,785.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Gas Service Engineer60£44,555.00
Drainage574£44,525.00
Facade Engineer6£44,375.00
Lift Engineer78£44,355.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer561£44,310.00
Environmental Engineering129£44,145.00
Quality Engineering541£44,010.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Multi Skilled Technician42£43,975.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,905.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Commercial Catering Engineer75£43,745.00
Electrical Service Engineer231£43,665.00
Smart Meter Engineer61£43,655.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,272£43,485.00
Industrial Engineering225£43,220.00
Gas Engineer1,347£43,120.00
Engineering Surveyor76£43,045.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Electrical Project Engineer9£43,000.00
Contract Engineering Manager7£42,875.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Mobile Plant Fitter121£42,490.00
Gas Installation Engineer55£42,460.00
Lead Electrician11£42,350.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Electrical Installer955£42,310.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Drainage Engineer124£41,875.00
Plant Operative48£41,855.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer109£41,845.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer9£41,825.00
Energy Consultant92£41,700.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Inspection Engineer39£41,510.00
Plant Fitter396£41,345.00
Plant Engineer160£41,270.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Mechanical Technician876£41,210.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Fabricator1,031£41,140.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Operations Support Manager29£40,940.00
Dual Fuel Engineer43£40,905.00
Electrical Installations Engineer13£40,875.00
Marine Engineering64£40,705.00
Technical Training144£40,675.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Construction Engineering33£40,635.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Calibration Engineer38£40,575.00
AutoCAD371£40,535.00
Maintenance Technician961£40,520.00
Acoustic Consultant194£40,500.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Service Engineer4,381£40,495.00
Fabrication1,070£40,475.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Hydraulic Modeller11£40,415.00
Installation Engineer587£40,415.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Engine Calibration Engineer44£40,365.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer22£40,305.00
Contract Engineer15£40,300.00
Contract Engineering Engineer15£40,300.00
Alarm Engineer208£40,200.00
Engineering Technician171£40,115.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer4£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Draughtsman20£39,970.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Tooling Engineer58£39,735.00
Cad Engineering Engineer83£39,585.00
Electrical Technician241£39,585.00
Contract Service Engineer4£39,500.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
CAD Engineer76£39,410.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Engineering Trainer28£39,135.00
Plant Mechanic64£39,125.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
Toolmaker89£38,875.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer34£38,700.00
Plater2£38,650.00
CAD Engineering84£38,595.00
Structural Technician65£38,530.00
CAD1,024£38,480.00
IT Field Engineer2,084£38,350.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Mechanical Fitter564£38,150.00
Water Treatment220£38,100.00
Solar PV Installer45£38,075.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Field Service Engineer2,317£37,815.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Multi Skilled Operator80£37,715.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Repair Technician234£37,365.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineer181£37,150.00
Plant Technician202£37,140.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Workshop Engineer112£37,060.00
Junior Engineering Engineer186£37,035.00
White Goods Engineer177£36,970.00
Machinist449£36,920.00
TIG Welder20£36,790.00
Fabricator Welder57£36,785.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
Forklift Engineer178£36,210.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer7£36,125.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
Field Service Technician73£35,630.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Technical Support Engineer8£35,375.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
Welder218£35,220.00
Sound Engineer2£35,100.00
Water Treatment Engineer39£35,005.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Service Technician1,389£34,780.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Geo Environmental Engineer43£34,465.00
Engineering Geologist31£34,420.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Electrical Fitter80£34,195.00
Test Technician62£33,950.00
Installation Technician41£33,930.00
Engineering Graduate21£33,885.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Graduate Engineer19£33,530.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer19£33,530.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
Electronic Technician103£32,845.00
CAD Technician249£32,830.00
Electronics Technician113£32,805.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Calibration Technician21£32,060.00
Quality Inspection17£32,005.00
Brake Press Operative2£32,000.00
Brake Press Operator3£32,000.00
MIG Welder43£32,000.00
Engineering Assessor7£31,865.00
Process Technician12£31,450.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Electrical Assembly82£30,285.00
Trainee Engineer137£30,120.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer1£30,000.00
Machine Setter5£29,750.00
Junior CAD Technician4£29,125.00
Wiring Technician2£28,600.00
Printer Engineer1£27,500.00
Energy Advisor4£27,150.00
Sign Maker10£26,290.00
Cable Assembler2£26,250.00
Plant Installer6£26,000.00
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00