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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK


Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,331,371 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,288,82396.80 %
Contract (Inside IR35)28,1412.11 %
Contract (Outside IR35)14,4071.08 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 25,603 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 110,948 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent24,784107,402
Contract8183,545

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

The busiest month for new contract Engineering Jobs is May, and the quietest month is December.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Engineering Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs


Last 12 Month Total Listed Engineering Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
March 202511,723
February 20258,416
January 202517,294
December 202411,148
November 202431,019
October 202443,421
September 202410,661
August 202413,062
July 20249,022
June 20248,553
May 202414,746
April 202423,233

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Development Engineer1,349£96,940.00
Engineering & Development Engineer1,328£96,785.00
Site Reliability Engineer229£93,985.00
Energy Analyst6£90,000.00
Head Of Engineering29£85,240.00
Reliability Engineer380£82,115.00
Lead Engineer1,159£80,050.00
Chief Engineer4£73,750.00
Chief Engineering Engineer4£73,750.00
Principal Software Engineer89£72,640.00
Cisco Network Engineer5£69,875.00
Research Engineer4£69,225.00
E I Estimator4£67,500.00
Engineering Manager1,585£67,225.00
Associate Structural Engineer27£65,070.00
Sustainable Engineer3£64,375.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer53£64,085.00
Senior Network Engineer71£62,530.00
Senior Operations Manager41£62,440.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager21£62,210.00
Senior Engineering Engineer4,282£61,530.00
Senior Engineer4,208£61,475.00
Facade Engineer7£61,085.00
Oil & Gas47£60,965.00
Principal Engineer2,853£60,490.00
Engineering Operations Manager2£60,000.00
Pipeline Engineer4£60,000.00
Chartered Engineer17£59,690.00
Lead Electrical Engineer46£59,315.00
Engineering Project Manager133£59,105.00
Test Automation Engineer4£58,750.00
Infrastructure Engineer876£58,075.00
Nuclear Engineer508£57,720.00
Electrical Engineering Manager51£57,125.00
Technical Management1,009£56,570.00
Senior Systems Engineer568£56,180.00
Safety Engineer1,247£56,150.00
Senior Process Engineer26£56,150.00
Quality Lead26£55,645.00
Mechanical Project Manager64£55,595.00
Controls Engineer433£55,195.00
Mathematical Modelling75£55,000.00
Solutions Engineer224£54,770.00
Electrical Project Engineer27£54,665.00
Control System Engineer50£54,200.00
Engineering Integration Engineer410£53,895.00
Project Engineer807£53,775.00
Electronic Engineering586£53,750.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer586£53,750.00
Civil Engineer896£53,675.00
Civil Engineering885£53,575.00
Product Safety Engineer971£53,150.00
Engineering Estimator14£53,090.00
Engineering Estimator14£53,090.00
Estimates Engineer14£53,090.00
Process Improvement361£53,085.00
Thermal Engineer92£53,000.00
Systems Engineer3,762£52,955.00
Systems Engineering Engineer3,707£52,925.00
Software Test Engineer56£52,620.00
Chemical Engineer20£52,525.00
Boiler Manager8£52,500.00
Electrical Project Manager53£52,500.00
Metrology Specialist4£52,500.00
Energy Manager228£52,460.00
Chartered Structural Engineer6£52,065.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer6£52,065.00
Fluid Systems Engineer188£52,000.00
BMS Engineering Engineer48£51,970.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer427£51,470.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer451£51,400.00
Technical Specialist70£51,320.00
Field Service Manager6£51,250.00
Senior Structural Engineer97£50,985.00
Technical Authority262£50,835.00
Plc Engineer19£50,800.00
Energy Engineer26£50,265.00
Rail Engineering8£50,090.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£50,000.00
Structured Cabling4£50,000.00
Electrical Site Manager39£49,940.00
Principal Consultant68£49,900.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer960£49,825.00
Senior Electrical Engineer935£49,735.00
Test Engineer220£49,615.00
Civil Structural Engineer14£49,525.00
Structural Engineer793£49,420.00
Structural Engineering802£49,400.00
Instrumentation Engineer64£49,295.00
Human Factors2£49,250.00
Quality Assurance Engineer9£49,250.00
Production Engineer1,666£49,065.00
Configuration Engineer379£49,005.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,686£48,985.00
Production Engineering1,661£48,950.00
Engineering Supervisor40£48,945.00
Engineering Engineering59,008£48,905.00
Process Engineer298£48,890.00
PCB Engineering Engineer2£48,750.00
Quality Engineering523£48,665.00
Controls Project Engineer2£48,500.00
Bridge Engineer40£48,285.00
Welding Engineer12£48,125.00
Validation Engineer18£48,020.00
Robotics Engineer18£47,740.00
Service Manager3,406£47,610.00
Gas Manager62£47,590.00
Mechanical Project Engineer7£47,585.00
Building Physics Engineer4£47,500.00
Energy Supervisor1£47,500.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer417£47,495.00
Application Engineer130£47,385.00
Geotechnical Engineer16£47,050.00
Combustion Engineer6£46,915.00
Applications Engineer133£46,885.00
Manufacturing Engineering790£46,815.00
Mechanical Engineer2,668£46,800.00
Geotechnical Engineering14£46,750.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer2,627£46,710.00
Mechanical Engineering2,628£46,600.00
Building Management Systems20£46,550.00
Senior Project Engineer4£46,375.00
Electrical Service Engineer370£46,270.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer526£46,265.00
Boiler Engineer59£46,240.00
Cost Engineer9£46,225.00
Assistant Engineering Manager3£46,000.00
Electrical Team Leader43£45,940.00
Electrical Engineering6,198£45,840.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer6£45,835.00
Electrical Engineering6,212£45,800.00
Electrical Supervisor316£45,715.00
Electrical Engineer6,294£45,705.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer6,300£45,705.00
Medical Field Service Engineer52£45,665.00
Commissioning Engineer1,079£45,520.00
Gas Safe Engineer2£45,500.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance591£45,455.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,289£45,430.00
Meter Installer54£45,050.00
Junior Software Engineer44£45,035.00
Highway Engineer38£45,030.00
Fleet Engineer4£45,000.00
Research & Development Engineer2£45,000.00
Senior Electrician11£45,000.00
Aerospace363£44,985.00
Shift Engineer481£44,940.00
Engineering Surveyor23£44,900.00
Network Support Engineer7£44,750.00
Construction Engineering56£44,545.00
Smart Meter Installer52£44,375.00
Planning Engineer38£44,350.00
Electrical Test Engineer21£44,290.00
Section Engineer8£44,250.00
Technical Engineer325£44,250.00
Electrical Systems924£44,170.00
Commercial Engineer996£44,160.00
Electrical Shift Engineer153£44,110.00
Biomedical Engineering16£44,100.00
Fire Engineer256£44,095.00
Audio Visual Engineer8£43,875.00
Energy3,604£43,825.00
Inspection Engineer91£43,820.00
Power Generation59£43,765.00
Gas Installation Engineer32£43,755.00
Rolling Stock8£43,725.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer846£43,715.00
Tekla22£43,650.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer45£43,625.00
Gas Engineer3,617£43,545.00
Instrument Technician34£43,390.00
Drainage214£43,125.00
Drainage Engineer90£43,080.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer103£42,930.00
CAD Engineer100£42,895.00
CAD Engineering100£42,895.00
Cad Engineering Engineer100£42,895.00
Structural Technician25£42,850.00
Lift Engineer231£42,800.00
Train Maintainer5£42,775.00
Compliance Engineer6£42,690.00
Gas Supervisor48£42,505.00
Driller2£42,500.00
Installation Manager23£42,395.00
Technical Sales769£42,345.00
Gas Heating Engineer13£42,340.00
Renewable Heating Engineer3£42,325.00
Supplier Quality Engineer14£42,290.00
Electrical Site Supervisor14£42,280.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer202£42,260.00
Dual Fuel Engineer361£42,240.00
Plant Engineer110£42,155.00
Mechanical Supervisor18£42,150.00
Breakdown Engineer258£42,105.00
Gas Installer75£42,060.00
Maintenance Engineer4,819£42,000.00
Energy Consultant95£41,905.00
Installation Engineer271£41,880.00
Chiller Engineer7£41,875.00
Dual Fuel Meter Installer45£41,875.00
Refrigeration Engineer120£41,875.00
Maintenance Engineering4,846£41,835.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer214£41,765.00
Welding Inspector2£41,750.00
Gas Service Engineer129£41,685.00
Diagnostic Engineer51£41,620.00
Service Engineer5,830£41,615.00
Commercial Catering Engineer160£41,495.00
Electrical Technician772£41,400.00
Plant Service Engineer11£41,375.00
Marine Engineering543£41,230.00
Operations Support Manager5£41,225.00
Utilities Manager8£41,040.00
Electronic Manufacturer29£40,975.00
Authorised Engineer5£40,750.00
Authorising Engineer5£40,750.00
Water Treatment164£40,705.00
Lead Electrician8£40,590.00
Pump Engineer87£40,545.00
Industrial Engineering104£40,505.00
Contract Engineer11£40,290.00
Contract Engineering Engineer11£40,290.00
Smart Meter Engineer615£40,250.00
Hydraulic Modeller10£40,210.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer43£40,135.00
Boiler Installation Engineer1£40,000.00
Valve Technician4£40,000.00
Mechanical Electrical Technician12£39,950.00
Technical Support Engineer44£39,810.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,763£39,660.00
Gas Repair Engineer37£39,640.00
Solar PV Installer19£39,590.00
Tooling Engineer21£39,535.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer70£39,315.00
Environmental Engineering58£39,235.00
Industrial Gas Engineer6£39,000.00
Powered Access Engineer2£38,750.00
Assistant Engineer49£38,690.00
Electrical Inspector15£38,685.00
Installations Supervisor14£38,650.00
Mechanical Technician432£38,605.00
Draughtsman28£38,600.00
Plant Fitter399£38,510.00
Mobile Plant Fitter90£38,495.00
IT Field Engineer2,248£38,470.00
Plant Operative60£38,425.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer158£38,355.00
Electrical Installations Engineer39£38,260.00
Engineering Technician103£38,195.00
Automotive Engineering15£38,115.00
Plant Technician5£38,025.00
Technical Training47£38,005.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,000.00
Materials Engineer14£37,980.00
Alarm Engineer101£37,710.00
Field Service Engineer1,772£37,710.00
AutoCAD209£37,565.00
Assistant Operations Manager19£37,550.00
Electrical Installer809£37,550.00
Calibration Engineer214£37,535.00
Engine Calibration Engineer210£37,535.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer19£37,360.00
Commissioning Lead3£37,250.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer4£37,250.00
Domestic Energy Assessor43£37,250.00
Engineering Trainer14£37,235.00
Maintenance Technician780£37,235.00
Fabrication511£37,085.00
Industrial Door Engineer16£37,040.00
Fabricator520£37,030.00
Meter Technician98£36,950.00
Toolmaker44£36,850.00
CAD770£36,820.00
Acoustic Consultant140£36,805.00
Repair Technician115£36,545.00
Sheet Metal Worker114£36,515.00
Welder516£36,480.00
Metal Worker141£36,395.00
Gate Engineer4£36,250.00
NDT Inspector2£36,250.00
Mechanical Fitter137£36,145.00
Multi Skilled Technician73£36,000.00
Structural CAD Technician5£35,950.00
Energy Assessor155£35,945.00
Operations Technician10£35,915.00
Operation Technician10£35,915.00
Forklift Engineer107£35,845.00
E I Supervisor2£35,750.00
Mechatronics5£35,750.00
Pipefitter68£35,740.00
Electrical Fitter77£35,635.00
Geo Environmental Engineer21£35,275.00
CCTV Engineer7£35,190.00
Hydraulic Engineer24£35,140.00
AV Installation Engineer10£35,125.00
NOC Engineer16£34,930.00
Plater2£34,575.00
Plant Mechanic2£34,250.00
Engineering Graduate81£34,095.00
Graduate Engineer81£34,095.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer81£34,095.00
Water Treatment Engineer40£33,940.00
Environmental Officer11£33,815.00
Appliance Engineer38£33,795.00
Machinist498£33,695.00
Field Service Technician36£33,585.00
Workshop Engineer126£33,545.00
Junior Engineering Engineer235£33,410.00
Quality Inspection3£33,375.00
Junior Engineer237£33,360.00
Fabricator Welder30£33,315.00
White Goods Engineer207£33,095.00
Civil Engineering Technician2£33,000.00
Fabrication Technician17£32,925.00
Installation Technician6£32,440.00
Gas Technician8£32,225.00
CAD Technician203£32,200.00
Roadside Engineer2£32,000.00
Test Operator2£32,000.00
MIG Welder7£31,760.00
Wiring Technician8£31,675.00
Tool Setter2£31,625.00
Telematics Engineer2£31,500.00
Test Technician67£31,475.00
Engineering Geologist7£31,375.00
Electrical Assembly34£31,280.00
Cable Engineer2£31,250.00
Solidworks Engineer3£31,250.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer3£31,250.00
Electrical Assembling Operative2£31,000.00
Process Technician43£30,955.00
Electronics Technician32£30,400.00
Electronic Technician32£30,400.00
Service Technician2,055£30,190.00
Machine Setter9£29,975.00
Multi Skilled Operator72£29,780.00
TIG Welder8£29,710.00
Brake Press Operative4£29,275.00
Brake Press Operator4£29,275.00
Autocad Technician2£29,250.00
Calibration Technician12£28,940.00
Trainee Engineer63£28,050.00
CAD Operator2£28,000.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer11£27,875.00
Laser Operator6£27,575.00
Cable Assembler2£27,500.00
Junior Electrician2£27,500.00
Electrical Assistant8£26,990.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer2£26,000.00
Energy Specialist129£25,230.00
Energy Advisor88£25,005.00
Junior CAD Technician1£25,000.00
Fibre Engineer1£22,000.00