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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,678,061 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,622,88296.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)36,7392.19 %
Contract (Outside IR35)18,4401.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 32,270 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 139,838 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent31,208135,239
Contract1,0614,598

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

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


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Engineering Jobs

Permanent Engineering Jobs

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

29,294

Up 52.7% vs last year

Average salary

£47,135.00

Down 3.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

419

Down 18.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£510.00

Up 2.3% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

144

Down 38.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£505.00

Up 0.7% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Engineering Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
October 202629,294
September 202626,931
August 20269,269
July 202614,821
June 202614,808
May 202624,007
April 202628,658
March 202635,326
February 202621,677
January 202623,557
December 20258,604
November 20258,382

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head Of Engineering38£103,570.00
Principal Software Engineer40£97,515.00
Site Reliability Engineer28£78,700.00
Engineering & Development Engineer371£73,500.00
Development Engineer389£72,870.00
Research Engineer22£69,825.00
EICA Engineer5£69,750.00
Reliability Engineer78£69,160.00
Chief Engineer98£68,550.00
Chief Engineering Engineer98£68,550.00
Senior Network Engineer20£68,540.00
Lead Engineer1,375£68,185.00
Associate Structural Engineer24£67,085.00
Fleet Engineering Manager7£66,625.00
Senior Operations Manager64£65,935.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer25£65,475.00
Principal Engineer3,202£65,040.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager53£65,015.00
Tendering Engineer1£65,000.00
Engineering Project Manager129£64,655.00
Lead Electrical Engineer239£64,290.00
Chartered Engineer31£63,715.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer103£62,650.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer110£62,650.00
Planning Engineer54£62,520.00
Junior Software Engineer2£62,500.00
Engineering Manager2,149£62,375.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£61,875.00
Deployment Engineer4£61,375.00
Electrical Engineering Manager528£60,115.00
Software Test Engineer23£60,035.00
Mechanical Project Engineer4£60,000.00
Technology Analyst11£60,000.00
Principal Consultant159£59,890.00
Application Engineer81£59,660.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer375£59,420.00
Infrastructure Engineer405£59,390.00
Solutions Engineer260£59,280.00
Nuclear Engineer146£59,235.00
Mechanical Project Manager74£59,090.00
Senior Engineer3,818£58,620.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer11£58,125.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,407£58,100.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,912£57,985.00
Systems Engineer4,274£57,985.00
Safety Engineer1,239£57,865.00
Marine Manager8£57,500.00
Fleet Engineer19£57,330.00
Energy Engineer44£57,255.00
Chartered Structural Engineer10£56,875.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer1,073£56,860.00
Senior Process Engineer7£56,815.00
Human Factors179£56,765.00
Electronic Engineering1,054£56,615.00
Oil & Gas78£56,065.00
Technical Management1,444£56,020.00
Stress Engineer3£56,000.00
Quality Lead165£55,890.00
Human Factors Consultant6£55,500.00
Combustion Engineer4£55,440.00
Energy Manager80£55,420.00
Engineering Integration Engineer172£55,375.00
Product Safety Engineer177£55,255.00
Senior Structural Engineer275£55,025.00
Technical Authority589£54,945.00
Applications Engineer52£54,345.00
Engineering Operations Manager5£54,125.00
Civil Engineer2,738£54,105.00
Project Engineer1,084£54,035.00
Civil Engineering2,693£54,015.00
Aftersales Engineer3£54,000.00
Electrical Site Manager43£53,915.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer584£53,865.00
Mechatronics27£53,750.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer615£53,715.00
Senior Systems Engineer870£53,685.00
Gas Manager43£53,370.00
Earthworks79£53,260.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer39£52,995.00
Validation Engineer15£52,930.00
Structural Engineer1,240£52,650.00
Electrical Project Engineer6£52,585.00
Gas Contract Manager4£52,500.00
Mathematical Modelling2£52,500.00
Test Operator2£52,500.00
Structural Engineering1,202£52,455.00
Field Service Manager5£52,375.00
E I Estimator2£52,000.00
Process Engineer443£51,940.00
Robotics Engineer11£51,900.00
Composite Engineer6£51,875.00
Engineering Supervisor153£51,840.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,786£51,780.00
Production Engineering1,752£51,755.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer14£51,650.00
Process Improvement1,493£51,605.00
Senior Electrical Engineer760£51,605.00
Production Engineer1,908£51,580.00
Controls Project Engineer9£51,565.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer744£51,525.00
Control System Engineer100£51,480.00
Plc Engineer37£51,415.00
Electrical Shift Engineer79£51,250.00
Controls Engineer594£51,075.00
BMS Engineering Engineer140£50,800.00
Electrical Project Manager37£50,800.00
Mechatronics Engineer26£50,760.00
Cost Engineer19£50,525.00
Shift Engineer464£50,405.00
Electrical Engineering7,145£50,270.00
Construction Engineering149£50,235.00
Electrical Engineer7,095£50,110.00
E I Supervisor5£50,100.00
Assistant Engineering Manager51£50,000.00
Facade Engineer10£50,000.00
Electrical Engineering7,350£49,905.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer7,153£49,885.00
Senior Electrician4£49,850.00
Rail Engineering18£49,815.00
Chiller Engineer24£49,770.00
Aerospace1,021£49,730.00
Installation Manager124£49,695.00
Mechanical Engineer4,704£49,660.00
Estimates Engineer77£49,630.00
Engineering Engineering66,505£49,600.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,997£49,550.00
Test Engineer298£49,550.00
Engineering Estimator83£49,475.00
Mechanical Supervisor66£49,430.00
Instrumentation Engineer265£49,380.00
Hydraulic Engineer66£49,360.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,589£49,355.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,920£49,315.00
Engineering Estimator73£49,190.00
Mechanical Engineering4,958£49,100.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,676£48,950.00
Electrical Site Supervisor25£48,880.00
Smart Meter Installer79£48,810.00
Electrical Test Engineer58£48,750.00
Energy2,840£48,645.00
Biomedical Engineering34£48,595.00
Compliance Engineer22£48,590.00
Civil Structural Engineer19£48,545.00
Electrical Supervisor357£48,475.00
Technical Engineer931£48,275.00
Service Manager4,328£48,260.00
Electrical Team Leader26£48,175.00
Highway Engineer58£48,175.00
Meter Installer86£48,145.00
Test Automation Engineer5£48,125.00
Senior Project Engineer21£48,000.00
Electrical Systems1,828£47,955.00
Power Generation69£47,715.00
Commercial Engineer728£47,705.00
Section Engineer13£47,565.00
Diagnostic Engineer4£47,500.00
Medical Field Service Engineer63£47,455.00
Maintenance Engineering6,077£47,340.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer1,100£47,275.00
Technical Specialist145£47,265.00
Commissioning Engineer565£47,250.00
Process Safety Engineer400£47,250.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Maintenance Engineer5,905£47,065.00
Energy Assessor2£47,000.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer235£46,865.00
Manufacturing Engineering2,579£46,700.00
Engineering Surveyor49£46,505.00
Boiler Engineer8£46,360.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer69£46,325.00
Technical Sales1,460£46,315.00
Chemical Engineer15£46,250.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Sustainable Engineer2£46,250.00
Commercial Catering Engineer51£46,080.00
Hydraulic Modeller18£45,895.00
Tekla Draughtsman4£45,625.00
Electrical Service Engineer333£45,600.00
Gas Supervisor51£45,545.00
Drainage643£45,320.00
Supplier Quality Engineer20£45,320.00
Breakdown Engineer64£45,310.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£45,155.00
Fire Engineer622£45,060.00
Food Engineering3£45,000.00
Renewable Heating Engineer3£45,000.00
Rolling Stock Engineer9£45,000.00
Energy Consultant89£44,985.00
Refrigeration Engineer334£44,975.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer771£44,950.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,639£44,905.00
Pipeline Manager12£44,815.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Assistant Engineer98£44,530.00
Multi Skilled Technician111£44,515.00
Quality Engineering868£44,355.00
Lift Engineer136£44,320.00
Quality Assurance Engineer44£44,265.00
Smart Meter Engineer89£44,260.00
Mobile Plant Fitter131£44,240.00
Building Management Systems27£44,200.00
PCB Engineering Engineer8£44,165.00
Geotechnical Engineer42£43,965.00
Geotechnical Engineering42£43,965.00
Pump Engineer175£43,940.00
Drainage Engineer115£43,930.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Gas Service Engineer139£43,440.00
Civils Supervisor67£43,390.00
Civil Supervisor71£43,390.00
Electrical Engineering Technician4£43,375.00
Gas Engineer1,916£43,375.00
CCTV Engineer17£43,340.00
Marine Engineering86£43,255.00
Gas Repair Engineer17£43,250.00
Tekla34£43,210.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer188£43,165.00
Assistant Operations Manager4£43,140.00
Pipefitter11£43,095.00
Industrial Engineering365£43,050.00
Draughtsman30£43,000.00
Lead Electrician10£42,885.00
Bridge Engineer5£42,875.00
Contract Engineering Manager7£42,875.00
Utilities Manager39£42,825.00
Plant Fitter405£42,725.00
Plant Engineer242£42,595.00
Electrical Installer1,667£42,450.00
Installations Supervisor12£42,310.00
Gas Installation Engineer61£42,280.00
Plant Mechanic77£42,060.00
Acoustic Consultant173£42,040.00
Electrical Day Technician2£42,000.00
Rolling Stock65£41,995.00
Fabricator1,442£41,900.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Technical Training229£41,790.00
Fabrication1,337£41,785.00
Electrical Production Engineer16£41,625.00
Instrument Technician28£41,615.00
Mechanical Technician964£41,550.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer96£41,545.00
Gas Installer96£41,490.00
Electrical Installations Engineer60£41,485.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer17£41,440.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£41,250.00
CAD Modeller2£41,250.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Solidworks Engineer2£41,250.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer2£41,250.00
AutoCAD397£41,155.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Installation Engineer676£41,125.00
Mechanical Electrical Technician12£40,985.00
Plant Operative129£40,955.00
Service Engineer5,556£40,765.00
Inspection Engineer53£40,745.00
Maintenance Technician1,068£40,745.00
Tooling Engineer146£40,740.00
Solar PV Installer86£40,730.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer43£40,620.00
Plant Service Engineer17£40,605.00
Electrical Engineer Surveyor6£40,500.00
Structural Technician72£40,295.00
Dual Fuel Engineer27£40,215.00
Contract Engineer19£40,200.00
Contract Engineering Engineer19£40,200.00
Shipbuilding4£40,025.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer6£40,000.00
Materials Engineer4£40,000.00
Gate Engineer8£39,915.00
Technical Support Engineer43£39,885.00
Alarm Engineer250£39,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer38£39,725.00
Plant Technician40£39,705.00
Operations Support Manager26£39,670.00
Engineering Trainer41£39,660.00
Gas Technician6£39,640.00
Gas Safe Engineer6£39,625.00
Toolmaker140£39,545.00
Revit MEP Technician12£39,530.00
Contract Service Engineer4£39,500.00
Autocad Technician17£39,085.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
White Goods Engineer90£38,695.00
Calibration Engineer38£38,690.00
Engine Calibration Engineer38£38,690.00
CAD1,096£38,470.00
Electronic Manufacturer95£38,455.00
Plater4£38,300.00
Electrical Technician483£38,195.00
Repair Technician263£38,140.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Engineering Technician227£37,995.00
Environmental Engineering131£37,945.00
Mechanical Fitter688£37,850.00
Automotive Engineering15£37,800.00
Machinist761£37,650.00
Field Service Engineer2,703£37,570.00
Junior Engineer318£37,560.00
Fabricator Welder64£37,495.00
Water Treatment260£37,495.00
Junior Engineering Engineer269£37,480.00
Workshop Engineer196£37,470.00
CAD Engineer96£37,415.00
Operation Technician15£37,365.00
Drainage Operative5£37,315.00
Forklift Engineer223£37,280.00
Resident Engineer20£37,275.00
Multi Skilled Operator150£37,190.00
Cad Engineering Engineer96£37,165.00
CAD Engineering96£37,135.00
TIG Welder55£37,075.00
Tool Hire Fitter2£37,000.00
Water Treatment Engineer71£36,915.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer2£36,750.00
IT Field Engineer2,719£36,745.00
AV Installation Engineer21£36,405.00
Welder298£36,370.00
Electrical Inspector5£36,000.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Service Technician1,500£35,470.00
Industrial Door Engineer21£35,415.00
Geo Environmental Engineer69£35,405.00
Operations Technician16£35,250.00
Electrical Fitter101£35,140.00
Sound Engineer3£35,100.00
Process Technician14£35,090.00
MIG Welder26£34,980.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer21£34,950.00
Sheet Metal Worker15£34,570.00
CAD Technician250£34,425.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,315.00
Fabrication Technician7£34,290.00
Electronic Technician123£34,245.00
Field Service Technician125£34,100.00
Electronics Technician123£33,955.00
Engineering Geologist55£33,890.00
Metal Worker19£33,850.00
Geology Engineer9£33,750.00
Wiring Technician4£33,615.00
Test Technician89£33,340.00
Brake Press Operative21£33,330.00
Graduate Engineer30£33,320.00
Brake Press Operator19£33,275.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
Plumbing Assessor1£33,200.00
Engineering Graduate25£33,195.00
Installation Technician64£32,860.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer28£32,855.00
Calibration Technician23£32,675.00
Laser Operator3£32,515.00
Welding Inspector2£32,500.00
Quality Inspection71£32,395.00
Panel Wireman4£32,375.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Electrical Assembly202£32,200.00
Machine Setter8£31,875.00
Sign Maker10£31,710.00
Tool Setter3£31,500.00
Acoustic Engineer2£31,000.00
Acoustic Engineering Engineer2£31,000.00
Acoustics Engineer2£31,000.00
Engineering Assessor2£30,850.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Trainee Engineer144£29,945.00
Cable Assembler17£29,775.00
Junior CAD Technician5£29,565.00
Surface Mount4£28,625.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer13£28,515.00
Appliance Engineer1£28,500.00
Engineering Field Technician2£28,250.00
Skilled Machinist2£28,000.00
Energy Advisor25£27,685.00
Printer Engineer1£27,500.00
Plant Installer6£26,000.00