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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,563,172 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,512,45396.76 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,6402.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)17,0791.09 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 30,061 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 130,264 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent29,085126,037
Contract9754,226

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

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


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Engineering Jobs

Permanent Engineering Jobs

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

28,658

Up 84.6% vs last year

Average salary

£47,750.00

Down 3.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

688

Up 76.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£465.00

Up 0.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

259

Up 31.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£550.00

Up 13.9% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Engineering Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
April 202628,658
March 202635,326
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

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head Of Engineering39£96,945.00
Engineering & Development Engineer472£91,290.00
Development Engineer505£90,500.00
Principal Software Engineer118£90,115.00
Site Reliability Engineer25£79,815.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer337£71,940.00
Lead Engineer1,295£71,560.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer77£69,040.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer87£69,040.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Reliability Engineer57£68,065.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Application Engineer55£66,415.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Senior Operations Manager35£65,055.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager38£64,890.00
Lead Electrical Engineer158£64,745.00
Solutions Engineer65£64,235.00
Engineering Manager2,028£64,105.00
Software Test Engineer42£63,545.00
Applications Engineer48£63,435.00
Principal Engineer3,821£63,010.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Technical Authority511£62,115.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Electrical Engineering Manager722£61,140.00
Infrastructure Engineer331£60,835.00
Electronic Engineering867£60,365.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£60,000.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer911£59,990.00
Systems Engineer4,398£59,910.00
Senior Engineer3,686£59,760.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,470£59,665.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,727£59,300.00
Engineering Project Manager87£58,615.00
Human Factors144£58,380.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
Oil & Gas74£57,990.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Mechanical Project Manager63£56,915.00
Chartered Engineer34£56,710.00
Safety Engineer1,350£56,685.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Gas Manager15£56,250.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Technical Management1,208£55,625.00
Human Factors Consultant6£55,500.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Senior Structural Engineer269£54,725.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Product Safety Engineer188£54,350.00
Planning Engineer29£54,345.00
Senior Systems Engineer736£54,275.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Principal Consultant211£53,970.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,374£53,260.00
Engineering Integration Engineer207£53,225.00
Chemical Engineer17£53,210.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Structural Engineer1,374£53,050.00
Structural Engineering1,292£52,865.00
Technical Specialist175£52,840.00
Senior Electrical Engineer625£52,645.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Production Engineering1,396£52,590.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer692£52,345.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer552£52,335.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Project Engineer646£52,290.00
Civil Engineering1,818£52,285.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer674£52,285.00
Civil Engineer1,852£52,280.00
Production Engineer1,372£52,100.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Electrical Engineering6,311£51,550.00
Process Improvement656£51,530.00
Electrical Engineer5,967£51,475.00
Controls Engineer479£51,425.00
Estimates Engineer50£51,365.00
Engineering Estimator55£51,345.00
Electrical Engineering6,094£51,280.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer6,342£51,280.00
Quality Lead61£51,275.00
BMS Engineering Engineer102£51,265.00
Mechanical Engineer4,591£51,215.00
Engineering Estimator59£50,930.00
Research Engineer18£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
Hydraulic Engineer73£50,680.00
Engineering Supervisor93£50,570.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,770£50,560.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Process Engineer326£50,260.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Project Manager38£50,125.00
Validation Engineer9£50,065.00
Assistant Engineering Manager40£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Mechanical Engineering4,607£49,860.00
Mechanical Supervisor47£49,760.00
Test Engineer285£49,760.00
Engineering Engineering58,531£49,750.00
Electrical Shift Engineer43£49,700.00
Cost Engineer37£49,625.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,407£49,190.00
Installation Manager79£48,995.00
Fire Engineer414£48,960.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Electrical Systems1,857£48,855.00
Electrical Site Supervisor15£48,750.00
Shift Engineer338£48,460.00
Instrumentation Engineer222£48,455.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,153£48,175.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Highway Engineer39£48,080.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer993£47,910.00
Energy2,259£47,710.00
Aerospace804£47,705.00
Technical Engineer513£47,700.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,088£47,645.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Gas Installer88£47,360.00
Electrical Supervisor188£47,285.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Earthworks45£47,075.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer106£47,070.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,819£46,890.00
Commercial Engineer608£46,750.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Technical Sales1,110£46,520.00
Biomedical Engineering12£46,415.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Tekla Draughtsman2£46,250.00
Service Manager3,395£46,170.00
Maintenance Engineering5,050£45,980.00
Maintenance Engineer4,785£45,940.00
Commissioning Engineer461£45,905.00
Pump Engineer167£45,795.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Diagnostic Engineer14£45,165.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer19£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Refrigeration Engineer355£44,940.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Supplier Quality Engineer23£44,820.00
Tekla38£44,785.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Gas Service Engineer58£44,625.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Drainage570£44,525.00
Multi Skilled Technician40£44,520.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer553£44,405.00
Facade Engineer6£44,375.00
Lift Engineer78£44,355.00
Environmental Engineering129£44,145.00
Quality Engineering538£44,100.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,905.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Commercial Catering Engineer75£43,745.00
Smart Meter Engineer61£43,655.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,266£43,260.00
Industrial Engineering225£43,220.00
Gas Engineer1,320£43,190.00
Engineering Surveyor84£43,165.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Electrical Project Engineer9£43,000.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
Electrical Service Engineer215£42,790.00
Construction Engineering37£42,775.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Mobile Plant Fitter121£42,490.00
Lead Electrician11£42,350.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Electrical Installer927£42,270.00
Gas Installation Engineer52£42,205.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Drainage Engineer124£41,875.00
Plant Operative48£41,855.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer109£41,845.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer9£41,825.00
Energy Consultant92£41,700.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Technical Training140£41,645.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Inspection Engineer39£41,510.00
Plant Fitter393£41,385.00
Plant Engineer160£41,270.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Fabricator1,027£41,135.00
Mechanical Technician864£41,055.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Operations Support Manager29£40,940.00
Dual Fuel Engineer43£40,905.00
Electrical Installations Engineer11£40,875.00
AutoCAD363£40,730.00
Marine Engineering64£40,705.00
Acoustic Consultant194£40,700.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Calibration Engineer38£40,575.00
Service Engineer4,301£40,545.00
Fabrication1,066£40,540.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Maintenance Technician952£40,470.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Hydraulic Modeller11£40,415.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Engine Calibration Engineer44£40,365.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer22£40,305.00
Alarm Engineer202£40,250.00
Installation Engineer578£40,240.00
Engineering Technician171£40,115.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer4£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Draughtsman20£39,970.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Cad Engineering Engineer81£39,755.00
Contract Engineering Manager5£39,750.00
Tooling Engineer58£39,735.00
Electrical Technician225£39,670.00
CAD Engineer74£39,605.00
Contract Service Engineer4£39,500.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Plant Mechanic62£39,200.00
Toolmaker87£39,170.00
Engineering Trainer28£39,135.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
CAD Engineering82£38,770.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer34£38,700.00
Contract Engineer11£38,665.00
Contract Engineering Engineer11£38,665.00
Plater2£38,650.00
IT Field Engineer2,044£38,530.00
Structural Technician65£38,530.00
CAD1,019£38,300.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Mechanical Fitter562£38,185.00
Solar PV Installer45£38,075.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Water Treatment216£37,935.00
Plant Technician205£37,910.00
Field Service Engineer2,282£37,890.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Multi Skilled Operator80£37,715.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Repair Technician234£37,365.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Machinist442£37,125.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Workshop Engineer110£37,030.00
Junior Engineer176£37,025.00
Junior Engineering Engineer181£36,910.00
TIG Welder20£36,790.00
Fabricator Welder57£36,785.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
White Goods Engineer179£36,595.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
Forklift Engineer170£36,215.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer7£36,125.00
Technical Support Engineer10£36,125.00
Water Treatment Engineer38£36,090.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Field Service Technician70£35,740.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
Welder218£35,220.00
Sound Engineer2£35,100.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Service Technician1,368£34,960.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Geo Environmental Engineer43£34,465.00
Engineering Geologist31£34,420.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Electrical Fitter80£34,060.00
Test Technician62£33,950.00
Installation Technician41£33,930.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Graduate Engineer19£33,530.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer19£33,530.00
Engineering Graduate23£33,305.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
CAD Technician252£32,925.00
Electronic Technician103£32,845.00
Electronics Technician113£32,805.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Calibration Technician21£32,060.00
Quality Inspection17£32,005.00
Brake Press Operative2£32,000.00
Brake Press Operator3£32,000.00
MIG Welder43£32,000.00
Engineering Assessor7£31,865.00
Process Technician12£31,450.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Electrical Assembly80£30,170.00
Trainee Engineer137£30,120.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer1£30,000.00
Machine Setter5£29,750.00
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
Plant Installer4£26,000.00
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00