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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,504,076 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,455,01996.74 %
Contract (Inside IR35)32,4762.16 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,5811.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 28,925 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 125,340 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent27,981121,251
Contract9434,088

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 Engineer526£97,080.00
Development Engineer559£96,540.00
Utilities Director4£90,000.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£88,700.00
Principal Software Engineer128£84,430.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer72£76,000.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer89£76,000.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer358£74,630.00
Lead Engineer1,104£74,010.00
Reliability Engineer61£71,935.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer25£69,905.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Senior Operations Manager33£66,705.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager19£65,750.00
Engineering Manager1,667£65,675.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£64,375.00
Technical Authority548£64,255.00
Senior Network Engineer27£63,645.00
Lead Electrical Engineer21£63,440.00
Principal Engineer3,184£63,125.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Application Engineer67£62,620.00
Electronic Engineering722£62,240.00
Electrical Engineering Manager550£61,855.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer762£61,850.00
Senior Engineer3,054£61,670.00
Oil & Gas38£61,610.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,092£61,335.00
Solutions Engineer141£60,920.00
Infrastructure Engineer351£60,680.00
Software Test Engineer36£60,395.00
Engineering Project Manager68£60,125.00
Applications Engineer60£59,640.00
Systems Engineer4,416£59,400.00
Engineering Operations Manager5£59,375.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,439£59,250.00
Nuclear Engineer194£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
Planning Engineer57£57,520.00
Mechanical Project Engineer6£57,500.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Gas Manager9£57,085.00
Mechanical Project Manager55£56,080.00
Safety Engineer1,073£55,745.00
Energy Engineer38£55,650.00
Estimates Engineer18£55,400.00
Technical Management1,029£55,370.00
Human Factors20£55,325.00
Energy Manager62£55,200.00
Mathematical Modelling16£55,000.00
Chemical Engineer12£54,970.00
Engineering Estimator23£54,710.00
Plc Engineer14£54,500.00
Engineering Estimator27£54,290.00
Senior Systems Engineer739£54,265.00
Combustion Engineer4£54,125.00
Process Safety Engineer354£54,065.00
Senior Structural Engineer222£53,960.00
Test Automation Engineer18£53,605.00
Product Safety Engineer189£53,435.00
Research Engineer4£53,425.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,160£53,415.00
Controls Engineer322£53,025.00
Production Engineering1,181£52,885.00
Engineering Integration Engineer283£52,735.00
Project Engineer575£52,670.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Civil Engineer1,370£52,560.00
Civil Engineering1,331£52,525.00
Mechatronics15£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer14£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Production Engineer1,157£52,350.00
Principal Consultant188£52,225.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer573£52,095.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer560£52,075.00
Structural Engineer1,100£51,930.00
BMS Engineering Engineer73£51,915.00
Hydraulic Engineer64£51,885.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Structural Engineering1,015£51,730.00
Control System Engineer103£51,665.00
Senior Electrical Engineer612£51,465.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer8£51,290.00
Senior Process Engineer8£51,210.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer543£51,150.00
Process Improvement491£51,050.00
Mechanical Supervisor42£50,845.00
Engineering Supervisor42£50,835.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Mechanical Engineer3,485£50,605.00
Electrical Engineer4,716£50,520.00
Electrical Engineering5,007£50,505.00
Electrical Project Manager28£50,395.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,045£50,375.00
Highway Engineer29£50,240.00
Electrical Engineering4,806£50,230.00
Technical Specialist150£50,120.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer3,666£50,110.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer62£50,050.00
Assistant Engineering Manager20£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£50,000.00
Engineering Engineering49,833£49,955.00
Thermal Engineer21£49,935.00
Instrumentation Engineer75£49,930.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Mechanical Engineering3,492£49,370.00
Electrical Shift Engineer34£49,365.00
Chiller Engineer12£49,335.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Installation Manager48£49,205.00
Fire Engineer335£49,150.00
Process Engineer280£49,025.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,034£48,925.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer821£48,540.00
Test Engineer257£48,535.00
Civil Structural Engineer8£48,440.00
Electrical Team Leader12£48,365.00
Shift Engineer256£48,205.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance775£47,840.00
Commissioning Engineer383£47,745.00
Power Generation30£47,720.00
Certification Engineer25£47,675.00
Quality Lead39£47,620.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer4£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Electrical Systems1,510£47,295.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer691£47,105.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,327£46,970.00
Energy2,084£46,965.00
Gas Installer77£46,765.00
Validation Engineer7£46,750.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer9£46,625.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Meter Installer30£46,585.00
Service Manager2,997£46,540.00
Commercial Engineer479£46,360.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Electrical Project Engineer11£46,165.00
Geotechnical Engineer11£46,125.00
Geotechnical Engineering11£46,125.00
Aerospace622£46,100.00
Smart Meter Installer34£46,000.00
Technical Engineer403£45,890.00
Compliance Engineer6£45,875.00
Technical Sales944£45,795.00
Electrical Supervisor167£45,785.00
Maintenance Engineering3,806£45,770.00
Maintenance Engineer3,537£45,750.00
Pump Engineer119£45,590.00
Electrical Site Supervisor16£45,530.00
Supplier Quality Engineer25£45,315.00
Utilities Manager9£45,190.00
Earthworks29£45,150.00
Multi Skilled Technician30£45,090.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Gas Service Engineer35£44,995.00
Refrigeration Engineer306£44,930.00
Tekla32£44,875.00
PCB Engineering Engineer6£44,750.00
Boiler Engineer22£44,655.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer347£44,560.00
Electrical Service Engineer140£44,385.00
Quality Engineering404£44,120.00
Biomedical Engineering11£44,085.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Fleet Engineer4£43,750.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Medical Field Service Engineer19£43,535.00
Drainage406£43,510.00
Smart Meter Engineer43£43,510.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Environmental Engineering93£43,410.00
Lift Engineer87£43,375.00
Industrial Engineering141£43,295.00
Breakdown Engineer45£43,270.00
Gas Engineer1,169£43,210.00
Electrical Installations Engineer3£43,125.00
Construction Engineering35£43,085.00
Lead Electrician13£43,065.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Welding Engineer9£42,950.00
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 Engineer38£42,475.00
Tooling Engineer59£42,220.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer13£42,190.00
Energy Assessor10£41,875.00
Gas Installation Engineer49£41,875.00
Mobile Plant Fitter128£41,810.00
Inspection Engineer17£41,780.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer95£41,780.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Engineering Support Engineer992£41,645.00
Engineering Technician143£41,625.00
Plant Engineer112£41,620.00
CAD Engineer54£41,595.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Cad Engineering Engineer61£41,480.00
Technical Training102£41,310.00
Building Physics Engineer4£41,250.00
Facade Engineer2£41,250.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Electrical Installer683£41,125.00
Marine Engineering64£41,040.00
Plant Operative48£40,915.00
Mechanical Technician774£40,875.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer15£40,835.00
Alarm Engineer158£40,775.00
Materials Engineer3£40,750.00
Installation Engineer453£40,705.00
Drainage Engineer112£40,640.00
Plant Fitter361£40,605.00
Service Engineer3,193£40,525.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer10£40,500.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Solar PV Installer10£40,460.00
Electronic Manufacturer37£40,455.00
Maintenance Technician728£40,450.00
AutoCAD283£40,415.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
CAD Engineering62£40,355.00
Fabricator886£40,155.00
Electrical Technician180£40,130.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer9£40,050.00
Plant Service Engineer13£40,025.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician2£40,000.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Draughtsman8£39,625.00
Fabrication935£39,555.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
CCTV Engineer5£39,325.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Acoustic Consultant184£39,135.00
Energy Consultant77£39,135.00
Water Treatment190£39,080.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Plant Technician205£38,875.00
Building Management Systems8£38,750.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Toolmaker61£38,580.00
IT Field Engineer1,527£38,565.00
Plant Mechanic42£38,545.00
Engineering Trainer13£38,375.00
CAD903£38,240.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer4£38,115.00
Field Service Engineer1,640£38,100.00
Repair Technician196£38,065.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Automotive Engineering19£37,855.00
Audio Visual Engineer21£37,825.00
Structural Technician61£37,820.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Calibration Engineer32£37,575.00
Forklift Engineer124£37,455.00
Mechanical Fitter390£37,410.00
Engine Calibration Engineer38£37,365.00
Junior Engineer113£37,340.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineering Engineer118£37,225.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Metal Worker25£36,920.00
Sheet Metal Worker18£36,795.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Water Treatment Engineer25£36,600.00
Instrument Technician19£36,580.00
Workshop Engineer66£36,495.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
TIG Welder22£36,210.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Machinist349£36,050.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Field Service Technician53£35,585.00
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
Fabricator Welder53£35,040.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Welder270£34,910.00
White Goods Engineer194£34,910.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Engineering Geologist22£34,800.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Electronic Repair Engineer16£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Service Technician1,328£34,055.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Electrical Fitter62£33,655.00
Geo Environmental Engineer17£33,450.00
Test Technician51£33,430.00
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
CAD Technician203£32,725.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Electronics Technician74£32,265.00
Electronic Technician64£32,230.00
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
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
Trainee Engineer127£30,900.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Process Technician8£29,875.00
Installation Technician20£29,785.00
Fabrication Technician2£29,750.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer3£29,750.00
Machine Setter5£29,750.00
Electrical Assembly41£29,175.00
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