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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,544,751 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,494,62196.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,2022.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,9281.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,707 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 128,729 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,742124,551
Contract9644,177

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 January, and the quietest month is also June.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Engineering Jobs

Permanent Engineering Jobs

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

35,326

Up 160.6% vs last year

Average salary

£48,105.00

Down 2.6% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

609

Up 63.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£490.00

Up 6.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

325

Up 70.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 7.6% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Engineering Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
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
April 202512,486

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head Of Engineering26£100,375.00
Engineering & Development Engineer495£98,835.00
Development Engineer528£96,575.00
Principal Software Engineer132£90,115.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£79,845.00
Lead Engineer1,226£75,340.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer371£73,375.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer69£72,520.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer86£72,100.00
Reliability Engineer59£69,390.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Engineering Manager1,909£65,525.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager36£64,910.00
Lead Electrical Engineer119£64,675.00
Engineering Project Manager80£64,400.00
Technical Authority497£64,340.00
Application Engineer61£63,985.00
Principal Engineer3,671£63,345.00
Senior Operations Manager26£63,275.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Electronic Engineering823£62,475.00
Solutions Engineer54£62,395.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer863£61,840.00
Electrical Engineering Manager684£61,655.00
Oil & Gas60£61,450.00
Applications Engineer54£61,300.00
Infrastructure Engineer335£60,920.00
Software Test Engineer29£60,525.00
Senior Engineer3,481£60,290.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,529£60,020.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,433£59,745.00
Systems Engineer4,366£59,590.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
Planning Engineer43£58,260.00
Chartered Engineer39£58,050.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Mechanical Project Manager65£57,245.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Chemical Engineer9£56,690.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Safety Engineer1,262£56,270.00
Gas Manager13£56,250.00
Human Factors95£56,025.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors Consultant2£55,500.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Senior Systems Engineer714£54,560.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Technical Management1,137£54,485.00
Principal Consultant210£54,305.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Senior Structural Engineer256£54,020.00
Product Safety Engineer139£53,830.00
Project Engineer570£53,540.00
Civil Engineer1,691£53,205.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Civil Engineering1,657£53,175.00
Technical Specialist175£52,840.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,219£52,760.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Senior Electrical Engineer592£52,470.00
Production Engineering1,241£52,435.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer523£52,135.00
Structural Engineer1,294£52,130.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer667£52,055.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer649£52,035.00
Estimates Engineer42£51,940.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
Engineering Integration Engineer195£51,850.00
Structural Engineering1,212£51,815.00
Engineering Estimator47£51,800.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Production Engineer1,217£51,735.00
Mechanical Engineer4,221£51,655.00
Controls Engineer444£51,650.00
Process Improvement625£51,625.00
Engineering Estimator51£51,300.00
Mechanical Engineering4,235£51,300.00
BMS Engineering Engineer93£51,220.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,847£51,215.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,406£51,125.00
Research Engineer18£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
Hydraulic Engineer71£50,690.00
Electrical Engineering5,809£50,640.00
Electrical Engineer5,474£50,630.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Electrical Engineering5,608£50,480.00
Quality Lead42£50,210.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Project Manager34£50,120.00
Engineering Supervisor66£50,070.00
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
Electrical Building Services Engineer70£49,745.00
Process Engineer297£49,685.00
Engineering Engineering55,221£49,645.00
Mechanical Supervisor39£49,520.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Electrical Shift Engineer37£49,365.00
Test Engineer260£49,325.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Installation Manager57£49,255.00
Fire Engineer366£49,190.00
Electrical Site Supervisor11£49,165.00
Highway Engineer35£48,885.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Shift Engineer299£48,785.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,309£48,510.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,049£48,150.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Technical Engineer456£48,030.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Instrumentation Engineer192£47,850.00
Gas Installer83£47,830.00
Energy2,203£47,805.00
Electrical Systems1,759£47,785.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer871£47,585.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Earthworks40£47,415.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance994£47,240.00
Aerospace733£47,130.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Powered Access Engineer4£46,875.00
Commercial Engineer566£46,825.00
Service Manager3,285£46,815.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Electrical Supervisor173£46,580.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,679£46,515.00
Biomedical Engineering12£46,415.00
Pump Engineer142£46,370.00
Commissioning Engineer421£46,360.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Technical Sales1,021£46,275.00
Facade Engineer4£46,250.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Maintenance Engineer4,328£46,085.00
Maintenance Engineering4,599£45,875.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Gas Service Engineer38£45,440.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Industrial Engineering214£45,330.00
Refrigeration Engineer345£45,240.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer17£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Supplier Quality Engineer23£44,820.00
Environmental Engineering89£44,710.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer484£44,350.00
Tekla34£44,050.00
Multi Skilled Technician36£44,045.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Commercial Catering Engineer77£43,910.00
Electrical Installations Engineer7£43,875.00
Lift Engineer75£43,820.00
Breakdown Engineer49£43,750.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Drainage513£43,735.00
Quality Engineering495£43,645.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Gas Engineer1,227£43,550.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Smart Meter Engineer54£43,445.00
Diagnostic Engineer22£43,405.00
Operations Support Manager14£43,335.00
Lead Electrician7£43,250.00
Engineering Surveyor84£43,165.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Electrical Project Engineer9£43,000.00
Welding Engineer9£42,950.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
Construction Engineering37£42,775.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
Energy Consultant86£42,715.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,182£42,690.00
Electrical Service Engineer190£42,600.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Mobile Plant Fitter122£42,225.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer13£42,190.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Gas Installation Engineer49£41,875.00
Plant Engineer137£41,845.00
Electrical Installer847£41,810.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer103£41,480.00
Mechanical Technician831£41,445.00
Inspection Engineer35£41,425.00
Tooling Engineer54£41,315.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Fabricator971£41,085.00
Drainage Engineer117£41,060.00
Installation Engineer530£40,960.00
Plant Fitter379£40,905.00
Electrical Technician188£40,775.00
Materials Engineer3£40,750.00
Marine Engineering64£40,705.00
Plant Operative46£40,695.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer15£40,675.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Maintenance Technician869£40,660.00
Service Engineer3,876£40,660.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Electronic Manufacturer43£40,595.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Engineering Technician152£40,410.00
Fabrication1,013£40,380.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Alarm Engineer183£40,285.00
Cad Engineering Engineer76£40,160.00
Technical Training130£40,100.00
CAD Engineer69£40,055.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
AutoCAD318£39,715.00
Engineering Trainer19£39,700.00
Draughtsman18£39,655.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
CAD960£39,455.00
Acoustic Consultant187£39,365.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Toolmaker81£39,180.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
CAD Engineering77£39,030.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
IT Field Engineer1,834£38,860.00
Solar PV Installer39£38,770.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer34£38,700.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Plant Mechanic53£38,390.00
Plant Technician210£38,315.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Water Treatment207£37,975.00
Repair Technician223£37,835.00
Structural Technician59£37,820.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Field Service Engineer2,061£37,735.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Mechanical Fitter512£37,455.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Junior Engineer136£37,315.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineering Engineer141£37,195.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Machinist410£36,780.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Workshop Engineer100£36,655.00
Multi Skilled Operator74£36,615.00
Forklift Engineer162£36,535.00
Field Service Technician60£36,520.00
Water Treatment Engineer34£36,460.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
TIG Welder22£36,210.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Technical Support Engineer10£36,125.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
White Goods Engineer211£35,640.00
Fabricator Welder53£35,505.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer3£35,375.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Welder204£34,925.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Service Technician1,328£34,440.00
Engineering Geologist28£34,355.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Geo Environmental Engineer23£33,950.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Test Technician62£33,815.00
Graduate Engineer19£33,530.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer19£33,530.00
Electrical Fitter73£33,390.00
Engineering Graduate23£33,305.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
CAD Technician221£32,960.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
Quality Inspection13£32,680.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Electronics Technician105£32,485.00
Electronic Technician95£32,480.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Calibration Technician20£32,165.00
Brake Press Operative2£32,000.00
Brake Press Operator3£32,000.00
MIG Welder43£32,000.00
Engineering Assessor7£31,865.00
Installation Technician32£31,790.00
Process Technician10£31,500.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
Trainee Engineer140£30,700.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Electrical Assembly67£30,025.00
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
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00