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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,513,422 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,464,11996.74 %
Contract (Inside IR35)32,6452.16 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,6581.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,104 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 126,119 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,155122,010
Contract9484,108

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

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


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
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
April 202512,486
March 202511,737

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head Of Engineering24£101,065.00
Engineering & Development Engineer523£99,205.00
Development Engineer556£98,660.00
Utilities Director4£90,000.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£87,970.00
Principal Software Engineer130£87,630.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer72£76,000.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer89£76,000.00
Reliability Engineer59£74,805.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer367£74,630.00
Lead Engineer1,129£73,360.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,915.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Engineering Manager1,742£66,660.00
Senior Operations Manager38£65,595.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager22£65,520.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£64,375.00
Technical Authority526£64,095.00
Senior Network Engineer27£63,645.00
Lead Electrical Engineer21£63,440.00
Principal Engineer3,328£63,075.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Application Engineer67£62,620.00
Electrical Engineering Manager607£62,035.00
Electronic Engineering756£62,025.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer796£61,630.00
Solutions Engineer129£61,290.00
Senior Engineer3,244£61,165.00
Infrastructure Engineer341£61,040.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,282£60,825.00
Oil & Gas43£60,495.00
Software Test Engineer36£60,395.00
Applications Engineer60£59,640.00
Systems Engineer4,386£59,510.00
Engineering Operations Manager5£59,375.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,453£59,335.00
Engineering Project Manager70£58,840.00
Planning Engineer59£58,770.00
Nuclear Engineer220£58,370.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Chartered Engineer39£58,050.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Mechanical Project Engineer6£57,500.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Gas Manager9£57,085.00
Human Factors32£56,790.00
Estimates Engineer22£56,715.00
Mechanical Project Manager55£56,080.00
Engineering Estimator27£55,805.00
Energy Engineer38£55,650.00
Safety Engineer1,176£55,490.00
Technical Management1,081£55,440.00
Engineering Estimator31£55,390.00
Mathematical Modelling8£55,000.00
Chemical Engineer12£54,970.00
Senior Systems Engineer718£54,955.00
Energy Manager54£54,885.00
Plc Engineer18£54,500.00
Combustion Engineer4£54,125.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Senior Structural Engineer231£53,990.00
Test Automation Engineer18£53,605.00
Project Engineer589£53,560.00
Research Engineer4£53,425.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,165£53,280.00
Product Safety Engineer182£53,065.00
Engineering Integration Engineer249£52,970.00
Production Engineering1,190£52,690.00
Civil Engineer1,420£52,650.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Civil Engineering1,381£52,615.00
Structural Engineer1,154£52,615.00
Controls Engineer357£52,600.00
Principal Consultant195£52,510.00
Mechatronics19£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer18£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Structural Engineering1,069£52,400.00
Production Engineer1,166£52,160.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer639£51,960.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer621£51,940.00
BMS Engineering Engineer79£51,915.00
Hydraulic Engineer64£51,885.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Control System Engineer107£51,665.00
Senior Electrical Engineer614£51,635.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer545£51,325.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer10£51,280.00
Senior Process Engineer8£51,210.00
Technical Specialist158£51,080.00
Electrical Engineer4,884£50,765.00
Electrical Engineering5,175£50,750.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Mechanical Engineer3,716£50,720.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,213£50,615.00
Electrical Engineering4,974£50,470.00
Engineering Supervisor46£50,450.00
Electrical Project Manager28£50,395.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer3,897£50,225.00
Power Generation31£50,155.00
Highway Engineer31£50,105.00
Process Improvement528£50,070.00
Assistant Engineering Manager20£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£50,000.00
Engineering Engineering51,130£49,955.00
Thermal Engineer14£49,935.00
Mechanical Supervisor41£49,800.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer65£49,665.00
Mechanical Engineering3,723£49,485.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Electrical Shift Engineer34£49,365.00
Chiller Engineer12£49,335.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Process Engineer286£49,025.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Fire Engineer353£48,865.00
Test Engineer254£48,790.00
Instrumentation Engineer113£48,685.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,117£48,595.00
Installation Manager50£48,420.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer872£48,410.00
Shift Engineer271£48,190.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Electrical Team Leader14£48,100.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Commissioning Engineer405£47,760.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance825£47,745.00
Certification Engineer25£47,675.00
Quality Lead41£47,665.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Electrical Systems1,557£47,465.00
Gas Installer79£47,190.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,372£47,085.00
Technical Engineer416£47,060.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer724£47,035.00
Energy2,095£47,005.00
Commercial Engineer498£46,755.00
Validation Engineer7£46,750.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer9£46,625.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Meter Installer35£46,585.00
Service Manager3,086£46,390.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Utilities Manager11£46,280.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Electrical Project Engineer11£46,165.00
Geotechnical Engineer11£46,125.00
Geotechnical Engineering11£46,125.00
Aerospace677£46,040.00
Smart Meter Installer39£46,000.00
Compliance Engineer6£45,875.00
Maintenance Engineering3,977£45,765.00
Maintenance Engineer3,708£45,760.00
Electrical Supervisor169£45,755.00
Technical Sales971£45,710.00
Gas Service Engineer38£45,550.00
Electrical Site Supervisor16£45,530.00
Earthworks31£45,450.00
Pump Engineer126£45,435.00
Supplier Quality Engineer25£45,315.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer13£45,250.00
Multi Skilled Technician30£45,090.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer365£45,030.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Refrigeration Engineer317£44,930.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Tekla32£44,875.00
PCB Engineering Engineer6£44,750.00
Boiler Engineer22£44,655.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Electrical Service Engineer161£44,230.00
Biomedical Engineering11£44,085.00
Quality Engineering420£44,015.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Energy Assessor7£43,750.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,595.00
Industrial Engineering171£43,555.00
Medical Field Service Engineer19£43,535.00
Smart Meter Engineer48£43,510.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Drainage421£43,405.00
Lift Engineer80£43,375.00
Gas Engineer1,190£43,370.00
Electrical Installations Engineer3£43,125.00
Environmental Engineering91£43,075.00
Lead Electrician13£43,065.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Welding Engineer9£42,950.00
Construction Engineering36£42,895.00
Engineering Surveyor79£42,850.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
Commercial Catering Engineer67£42,510.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Operations Support Manager9£42,500.00
Diagnostic Engineer34£42,450.00
Tooling Engineer59£42,220.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer97£42,195.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer13£42,190.00
Plant Engineer121£42,140.00
Engineering Technician144£42,130.00
Gas Installation Engineer49£41,875.00
Mobile Plant Fitter130£41,840.00
Inspection Engineer17£41,780.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,003£41,775.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Building Physics Engineer4£41,250.00
Facade Engineer2£41,250.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Electrical Installer725£41,225.00
CAD Engineer60£41,180.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Cad Engineering Engineer67£41,115.00
Marine Engineering64£41,040.00
Plant Operative48£40,915.00
Mechanical Technician793£40,890.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer15£40,835.00
Technical Training111£40,790.00
Materials Engineer3£40,750.00
Installation Engineer486£40,680.00
Drainage Engineer117£40,675.00
Plant Fitter372£40,640.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Service Engineer3,410£40,580.00
Alarm Engineer166£40,510.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Maintenance Technician744£40,485.00
Electronic Manufacturer37£40,455.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
CCTV Engineer10£40,325.00
Fabricator918£40,250.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer9£40,050.00
AutoCAD291£40,010.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Water Treatment200£39,840.00
CAD Engineering68£39,800.00
Fabrication968£39,645.00
Electrical Technician189£39,565.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Acoustic Consultant184£39,135.00
Energy Consultant77£39,135.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Plant Technician209£38,930.00
Draughtsman10£38,915.00
Building Management Systems10£38,750.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
Plant Mechanic44£38,710.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Toolmaker65£38,645.00
IT Field Engineer1,573£38,625.00
Engineering Trainer13£38,375.00
Solar PV Installer14£38,345.00
CAD886£38,260.00
Revit MEP Technician4£38,125.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer4£38,115.00
Field Service Engineer1,739£38,050.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Repair Technician202£37,975.00
Automotive Engineering19£37,855.00
Structural Technician59£37,820.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer23£37,595.00
Forklift Engineer134£37,465.00
Mechanical Fitter403£37,295.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Junior Engineer111£36,985.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Metal Worker25£36,920.00
Junior Engineering Engineer116£36,860.00
Sheet Metal Worker18£36,795.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Water Treatment Engineer25£36,600.00
Instrument Technician19£36,580.00
Machinist365£36,365.00
Workshop Engineer65£36,315.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
TIG Welder22£36,210.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Field Service Technician51£35,610.00
Fabricator Welder55£35,550.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer3£35,375.00
NOC Engineer4£35,375.00
Assistant Engineer38£35,265.00
Technical Support Engineer14£35,100.00
Multi Skilled Operator64£35,085.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
White Goods Engineer194£34,910.00
Welder191£34,845.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Engineering Geologist22£34,800.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Electronic Repair Engineer23£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Service Technician1,339£34,015.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Electrical Fitter69£33,635.00
Geo Environmental Engineer17£33,450.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
Graduate Engineer24£33,245.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer24£33,245.00
Quality Inspection7£33,160.00
Engineering Graduate28£33,080.00
Test Technician53£32,940.00
CAD Technician206£32,890.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Electronics Technician81£32,270.00
Electronic Technician71£32,240.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Calibration Technician7£32,065.00
Brake Press Operative2£32,000.00
Brake Press Operator3£32,000.00
MIG Welder43£32,000.00
Engineering Assessor7£31,865.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
Trainee Engineer129£30,815.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Process Technician8£29,875.00
Installation Technician20£29,785.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer3£29,750.00
Machine Setter5£29,750.00
Electrical Assembly52£29,180.00
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
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00