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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,516,902 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,467,45596.74 %
Contract (Inside IR35)32,7332.16 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,7141.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,171 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 126,409 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,220122,288
Contract9504,120

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

Permanent Engineering Jobs

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

21,677

Up 74.1% vs last year

Average salary

£48,110.00

Down 3.2% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

573

Up 59.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£505.00

Up 11.1% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

235

Up 22.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£490.00

Up 2.5% vs last year


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 Engineer520£99,065.00
Development Engineer564£98,375.00
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 Engineer377£74,630.00
Lead Engineer1,144£73,045.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,915.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Engineering Manager1,753£66,585.00
Senior Operations Manager38£65,595.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager22£65,520.00
Technical Authority493£65,175.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£64,375.00
Senior Network Engineer27£63,645.00
Lead Electrical Engineer21£63,440.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Principal Engineer3,354£62,940.00
Application Engineer67£62,620.00
Electrical Engineering Manager607£62,035.00
Electronic Engineering763£62,000.00
Solutions Engineer131£61,755.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer803£61,605.00
Infrastructure Engineer334£61,340.00
Senior Engineer3,318£61,300.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,356£60,960.00
Oil & Gas45£60,865.00
Software Test Engineer36£60,395.00
Applications Engineer60£59,640.00
Systems Engineer4,408£59,465.00
Engineering Operations Manager5£59,375.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,475£59,295.00
Engineering Project Manager70£58,840.00
Planning Engineer59£58,770.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
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
Safety Engineer1,190£56,080.00
Engineering Estimator27£55,805.00
Energy Engineer38£55,650.00
Chemical Engineer14£55,475.00
Technical Management1,101£55,420.00
Engineering Estimator31£55,390.00
Energy Manager56£55,020.00
Plc Engineer18£54,500.00
Senior Systems Engineer728£54,295.00
Combustion Engineer4£54,125.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Senior Structural Engineer233£53,780.00
Test Automation Engineer18£53,605.00
Project Engineer599£53,595.00
Research Engineer4£53,425.00
Product Safety Engineer139£53,220.00
Engineering Integration Engineer249£52,970.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,143£52,870.00
Civil Engineer1,452£52,770.00
Civil Engineering1,413£52,735.00
Structural Engineer1,176£52,645.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Mechatronics19£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer18£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Controls Engineer366£52,490.00
Principal Consultant202£52,445.00
Structural Engineering1,093£52,350.00
Production Engineering1,168£52,280.00
BMS Engineering Engineer79£51,915.00
Hydraulic Engineer64£51,885.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer645£51,880.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer627£51,860.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Production Engineer1,144£51,750.00
Control System Engineer107£51,665.00
Technical Specialist164£51,335.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer10£51,280.00
Electrical Engineer4,967£51,255.00
Senior Electrical Engineer631£51,250.00
Electrical Engineering5,258£51,240.00
Senior Process Engineer8£51,210.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,296£51,110.00
Electrical Engineering5,057£50,965.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer562£50,940.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Mechanical Engineer3,793£50,700.00
Engineering Supervisor46£50,450.00
Electrical Project Manager28£50,395.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer3,973£50,205.00
Power Generation35£50,170.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Highway Engineer31£50,105.00
Validation Engineer9£50,065.00
Assistant Engineering Manager20£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£50,000.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Engineering Engineering51,343£49,815.00
Mechanical Supervisor41£49,800.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer65£49,665.00
Process Improvement554£49,610.00
Mechanical Engineering3,800£49,460.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Electrical Shift Engineer34£49,365.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Process Engineer296£49,085.00
Test Engineer263£49,070.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Fire Engineer357£48,860.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,142£48,785.00
Instrumentation Engineer126£48,500.00
Installation Manager50£48,420.00
Shift Engineer273£48,200.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer897£48,150.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Quality Lead46£48,105.00
Electrical Team Leader14£48,100.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Systems1,567£47,740.00
Certification Engineer25£47,675.00
Commissioning Engineer408£47,585.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance848£47,450.00
Gas Installer79£47,190.00
Technical Engineer428£47,100.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer749£46,955.00
Energy2,119£46,805.00
Commercial Engineer515£46,775.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer9£46,625.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Meter Installer37£46,585.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,447£46,570.00
Service Manager3,151£46,400.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Technical Sales985£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
Aerospace695£46,060.00
Smart Meter Installer41£46,000.00
Compliance Engineer6£45,875.00
Maintenance Engineer3,792£45,875.00
Maintenance Engineering4,061£45,870.00
Gas Service Engineer40£45,695.00
Electrical Supervisor173£45,585.00
Electrical Site Supervisor16£45,530.00
Pump Engineer131£45,510.00
Earthworks31£45,450.00
Supplier Quality Engineer25£45,315.00
Refrigeration Engineer325£45,060.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer15£45,040.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer385£45,020.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Multi Skilled Technician32£44,900.00
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
Biomedical Engineering11£44,085.00
Quality Engineering441£44,040.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Electrical Service Engineer165£43,990.00
Energy Assessor7£43,750.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Drainage434£43,615.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Lift Engineer75£43,605.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,595.00
Medical Field Service Engineer19£43,535.00
Smart Meter Engineer50£43,510.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Industrial Engineering173£43,480.00
Diagnostic Engineer30£43,470.00
Gas Engineer1,209£43,440.00
Environmental Engineering93£43,390.00
Engineering Surveyor84£43,165.00
Electrical Installations Engineer3£43,125.00
Lead Electrician13£43,065.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Welding Engineer9£42,950.00
Construction Engineering36£42,895.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
Commercial Catering Engineer69£42,510.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Operations Support Manager9£42,500.00
Tooling Engineer59£42,220.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer97£42,195.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer13£42,190.00
Mobile Plant Fitter128£42,180.00
Engineering Technician144£42,130.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,004£42,000.00
Gas Installation Engineer49£41,875.00
Inspection Engineer17£41,780.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Electrical Installer743£41,445.00
Plant Engineer122£41,410.00
Building Physics Engineer4£41,250.00
Facade Engineer2£41,250.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Marine Engineering66£41,195.00
CAD Engineer60£41,180.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Cad Engineering Engineer67£41,115.00
Plant Operative48£40,915.00
Mechanical Technician802£40,910.00
Plant Fitter370£40,810.00
Materials Engineer3£40,750.00
Technical Training119£40,725.00
Drainage Engineer117£40,675.00
Installation Engineer497£40,640.00
Energy Consultant80£40,615.00
Service Engineer3,461£40,615.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer17£40,565.00
Maintenance Technician757£40,515.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Alarm Engineer169£40,495.00
Electronic Manufacturer42£40,495.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
CCTV Engineer10£40,325.00
Fabricator931£40,160.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer9£40,050.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
AutoCAD297£39,945.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
CAD Engineering68£39,800.00
Electrical Technician194£39,650.00
Fabrication973£39,540.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Water Treatment211£39,500.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Acoustic Consultant184£39,135.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Plant Technician209£38,930.00
Draughtsman10£38,915.00
IT Field Engineer1,609£38,770.00
Building Management Systems10£38,750.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
Plant Mechanic44£38,710.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Toolmaker67£38,645.00
Engineering Trainer13£38,375.00
Solar PV Installer14£38,345.00
CAD901£38,210.00
Field Service Engineer1,748£38,130.00
Revit MEP Technician4£38,125.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer4£38,115.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Repair Technician205£37,835.00
Structural Technician59£37,820.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer23£37,595.00
Automotive Engineering14£37,320.00
Mechanical Fitter415£37,320.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Forklift Engineer136£36,985.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Metal Worker25£36,920.00
Junior Engineer113£36,860.00
Sheet Metal Worker18£36,795.00
Junior Engineering Engineer118£36,735.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Instrument Technician19£36,580.00
Water Treatment Engineer30£36,485.00
Workshop Engineer74£36,415.00
Machinist370£36,400.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
TIG Welder22£36,210.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Field Service Technician52£35,740.00
Fabricator Welder55£35,550.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer3£35,375.00
NOC Engineer4£35,375.00
Multi Skilled Operator68£35,275.00
Assistant Engineer38£35,265.00
Technical Support Engineer14£35,100.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
White Goods Engineer194£34,910.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Engineering Geologist22£34,800.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Welder189£34,650.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Electronic Repair Engineer23£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Geo Environmental Engineer19£34,100.00
Service Technician1,318£34,090.00
Test Technician55£33,920.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Electrical Fitter71£33,515.00
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 Technician212£32,940.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Electronics Technician87£32,140.00
Electronic Technician77£32,085.00
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 Assembly54£29,170.00
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