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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,524,534 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,474,94896.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)32,8152.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,7711.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,318 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 127,045 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,364122,912
Contract9534,132

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

35,180

Up 159.5% vs last year

Average salary

£48,090.00

Down 2.6% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

607

Up 63.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£490.00

Up 6.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

324

Up 69.7% 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 202635,180
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 Engineering24£101,065.00
Engineering & Development Engineer548£96,750.00
Development Engineer570£95,785.00
Utilities Director4£90,000.00
Principal Software Engineer130£87,630.00
Site Reliability Engineer25£81,565.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer72£76,000.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer89£76,000.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer387£74,630.00
Lead Engineer1,168£73,510.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,915.00
Reliability Engineer57£69,155.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Engineering Manager1,832£65,685.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager27£65,400.00
Technical Authority500£65,190.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Senior Operations Manager33£64,775.00
Lead Electrical Engineer52£64,425.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£64,375.00
Senior Network Engineer29£64,195.00
Principal Engineer3,426£63,220.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Application Engineer67£62,620.00
Solutions Engineer133£62,380.00
Electrical Engineering Manager626£62,060.00
Electronic Engineering791£62,015.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer831£61,590.00
Senior Engineer3,412£61,330.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,450£60,965.00
Infrastructure Engineer337£60,885.00
Oil & Gas50£60,495.00
Software Test Engineer36£60,395.00
Engineering Project Manager80£59,840.00
Applications Engineer60£59,640.00
Systems Engineer4,536£59,430.00
Engineering Operations Manager5£59,375.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,603£59,245.00
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 Factors63£57,085.00
Safety Engineer1,204£56,115.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Mechanical Project Manager59£55,995.00
Energy Engineer38£55,650.00
Chemical Engineer14£55,475.00
Estimates Engineer22£55,190.00
Technical Management1,118£55,010.00
Energy Manager51£54,805.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Engineering Estimator27£54,400.00
Senior Systems Engineer747£54,335.00
Principal Consultant207£54,325.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Engineering Estimator31£53,900.00
Senior Structural Engineer240£53,790.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,168£53,635.00
Test Automation Engineer18£53,605.00
Research Engineer4£53,425.00
Product Safety Engineer139£53,220.00
Production Engineering1,193£52,995.00
Project Engineer622£52,790.00
Engineering Integration Engineer264£52,730.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Civil Engineer1,517£52,625.00
Civil Engineering1,478£52,590.00
Structural Engineer1,222£52,565.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Production Engineer1,169£52,420.00
Structural Engineering1,130£52,330.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer661£52,260.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer643£52,240.00
Senior Electrical Engineer632£52,040.00
Hydraulic Engineer64£51,885.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer563£51,705.00
Control System Engineer111£51,665.00
BMS Engineering Engineer83£51,605.00
Controls Engineer396£51,555.00
Technical Specialist164£51,335.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer10£51,280.00
Senior Process Engineer8£51,210.00
Mechanical Engineer3,922£51,010.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Electrical Engineer5,107£50,625.00
Electrical Engineering5,391£50,620.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,429£50,475.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,114£50,460.00
Engineering Supervisor53£50,435.00
Electrical Project Manager30£50,410.00
Mechanical Supervisor39£50,400.00
Electrical Engineering5,197£50,305.00
Power Generation37£50,270.00
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
Fire Engineer369£49,950.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Engineering Engineering53,276£49,835.00
Quality Lead46£49,685.00
Mechanical Engineering3,941£49,655.00
Process Improvement569£49,470.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Electrical Shift Engineer34£49,365.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Process Engineer303£49,125.00
Test Engineer265£49,045.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,217£48,775.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer64£48,695.00
Instrumentation Engineer148£48,630.00
Installation Manager54£48,420.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer954£48,160.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Shift Engineer288£47,895.00
Certification Engineer25£47,675.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer781£47,530.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance902£47,475.00
Gas Installer81£47,335.00
Energy2,150£47,225.00
Electrical Systems1,630£47,215.00
Technical Engineer445£47,115.00
Electrical Site Supervisor14£47,040.00
Commissioning Engineer420£47,015.00
Commercial Engineer533£46,760.00
Aerospace715£46,645.00
Service Manager3,197£46,640.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,547£46,450.00
Meter Installer52£46,440.00
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
Electrical Supervisor171£46,095.00
Biomedical Engineering16£46,065.00
Smart Meter Installer52£45,975.00
Technical Sales1,013£45,975.00
Maintenance Engineer3,959£45,775.00
Maintenance Engineering4,227£45,775.00
Compliance Engineer8£45,585.00
Pump Engineer135£45,510.00
Earthworks31£45,450.00
Gas Service Engineer38£45,440.00
Supplier Quality Engineer25£45,315.00
Refrigeration Engineer335£45,075.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer15£45,040.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Medical Field Service Engineer24£44,945.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Tekla32£44,875.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Multi Skilled Technician34£44,355.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer408£44,345.00
Quality Engineering439£44,045.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Drainage447£43,695.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Lift Engineer75£43,605.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,595.00
Environmental Engineering92£43,555.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Diagnostic Engineer30£43,470.00
Smart Meter Engineer54£43,445.00
Industrial Engineering196£43,390.00
Gas Engineer1,220£43,250.00
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
Electrical Service Engineer178£42,945.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
Construction Engineering37£42,775.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
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
Engineering Support Engineer1,129£42,185.00
Mobile Plant Fitter128£42,180.00
Engineering Technician140£41,965.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
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 Installer768£41,475.00
Plant Engineer125£41,405.00
Facade Engineer2£41,250.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Marine Engineering68£41,240.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Mechanical Technician812£41,075.00
CAD Engineer67£41,065.00
Cad Engineering Engineer74£41,020.00
Plant Operative48£40,915.00
Energy Consultant82£40,870.00
Electronic Manufacturer42£40,825.00
Installation Engineer516£40,815.00
Plant Fitter368£40,780.00
Materials Engineer3£40,750.00
Technical Training123£40,690.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Maintenance Technician775£40,620.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Service Engineer3,624£40,590.00
Fabricator948£40,575.00
Drainage Engineer119£40,565.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer17£40,565.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
AutoCAD301£40,490.00
Alarm Engineer179£40,470.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer9£40,050.00
Energy Assessor5£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Fabrication998£39,920.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
CAD Engineering75£39,705.00
Electrical Technician197£39,640.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Water Treatment219£39,490.00
Acoustic Consultant182£39,455.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Draughtsman12£39,125.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Plant Technician209£38,930.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
Plant Mechanic44£38,710.00
Toolmaker69£38,700.00
Plater2£38,650.00
IT Field Engineer1,673£38,505.00
CAD985£38,475.00
Engineering Trainer13£38,375.00
Solar PV Installer16£38,345.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Revit MEP Technician6£38,125.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Field Service Engineer1,858£37,920.00
Building Management Systems12£37,775.00
Repair Technician209£37,765.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer25£37,670.00
Instrument Technician21£37,515.00
Structural Technician57£37,365.00
Automotive Engineering17£37,355.00
Mechanical Fitter439£37,295.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Forklift Engineer142£36,910.00
Junior Engineer119£36,890.00
Junior Engineering Engineer124£36,770.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Workshop Engineer80£36,520.00
Water Treatment Engineer34£36,460.00
Machinist384£36,320.00
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
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
Fabricator Welder55£35,550.00
White Goods Engineer199£35,500.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer3£35,375.00
NOC Engineer4£35,375.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
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
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Engineering Geologist24£34,775.00
Welder198£34,765.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Service Technician1,326£34,470.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Geo Environmental Engineer23£33,950.00
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 Technician209£32,780.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Electronics Technician97£32,100.00
Calibration Technician7£32,065.00
Electronic Technician87£32,045.00
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 Engineer133£30,680.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Installation Technician23£30,225.00
Process Technician8£29,875.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer3£29,750.00
Machine Setter5£29,750.00
Electrical Assembly59£29,145.00
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 Engineer2£25,000.00