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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,540,325 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,490,34696.76 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,1032.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,8761.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,622 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 128,360 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,660124,195
Contract9614,164

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 Engineering24£101,065.00
Engineering & Development Engineer511£96,865.00
Development Engineer544£96,090.00
Principal Software Engineer132£90,115.00
Utilities Director2£90,000.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£79,845.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer65£77,500.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer82£76,000.00
Lead Engineer1,211£73,690.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer367£72,920.00
Reliability Engineer59£69,390.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Engineering Manager1,860£65,690.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Technical Authority492£65,075.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Lead Electrical Engineer119£64,675.00
Engineering Project Manager80£64,400.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager34£64,320.00
Application Engineer61£63,985.00
Principal Engineer3,632£63,955.00
Senior Operations Manager26£63,275.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Solutions Engineer51£62,465.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Electronic Engineering821£61,915.00
Electrical Engineering Manager665£61,750.00
Oil & Gas58£61,615.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer861£61,480.00
Applications Engineer54£61,300.00
Infrastructure Engineer331£60,945.00
Senior Engineer3,481£60,790.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,529£60,585.00
Software Test Engineer29£60,525.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Systems Engineer4,391£59,800.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,458£59,790.00
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
Safety Engineer1,256£56,340.00
Gas Manager11£56,250.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors Consultant2£55,500.00
Human Factors90£55,445.00
Technical Management1,119£54,940.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager48£54,830.00
Senior Systems Engineer729£54,505.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Senior Structural Engineer249£53,965.00
Product Safety Engineer134£53,960.00
Principal Consultant213£53,885.00
Energy Engineer31£53,690.00
Technical Specialist168£53,570.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Project Engineer558£53,085.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,195£52,915.00
Civil Engineer1,652£52,700.00
Civil Engineering1,618£52,685.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Production Engineering1,217£52,570.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Structural Engineer1,276£52,435.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Structural Engineering1,194£52,085.00
Production Engineer1,193£51,965.00
Estimates Engineer42£51,940.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
Engineering Integration Engineer213£51,825.00
Engineering Estimator47£51,800.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Power Generation29£51,740.00
Controls Engineer440£51,670.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer661£51,655.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer643£51,635.00
Senior Electrical Engineer614£51,505.00
Mechanical Engineer4,141£51,390.00
Process Improvement597£51,345.00
Engineering Estimator51£51,300.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer545£51,190.00
BMS Engineering Engineer87£51,040.00
Research Engineer14£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,328£50,735.00
Hydraulic Engineer69£50,715.00
Mechanical Supervisor37£50,545.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,760£50,535.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Electrical Engineering5,722£50,460.00
Electrical Engineer5,387£50,415.00
Mechanical Engineering4,155£50,265.00
Electrical Engineering5,521£50,210.00
Quality Lead42£50,210.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Project Manager34£50,120.00
Validation Engineer9£50,065.00
Assistant Engineering Manager40£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Electrical Site Supervisor9£50,000.00
Engineering Supervisor64£49,985.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer67£49,745.00
Engineering Engineering54,469£49,585.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Fire Engineer360£49,405.00
Electrical Shift Engineer35£49,335.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Process Engineer293£49,250.00
Test Engineer253£49,250.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,276£48,950.00
Highway Engineer35£48,885.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Shift Engineer288£48,750.00
Installation Manager58£48,505.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,017£48,105.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Instrumentation Engineer192£47,850.00
Gas Installer83£47,830.00
Energy2,186£47,825.00
Electrical Systems1,743£47,710.00
Certification Engineer10£47,675.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer843£47,675.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Earthworks38£47,250.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance961£47,220.00
Technical Engineer449£47,130.00
Meter Installer74£46,955.00
Commercial Engineer553£46,800.00
Service Manager3,249£46,700.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Electrical Supervisor169£46,605.00
Smart Meter Installer74£46,605.00
Aerospace723£46,515.00
Commissioning Engineer416£46,500.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,651£46,445.00
Biomedical Engineering12£46,415.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Pump Engineer141£46,335.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Facade Engineer4£46,250.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Powered Access Engineer2£46,250.00
Maintenance Engineer4,220£45,885.00
Maintenance Engineering4,488£45,820.00
Technical Sales1,014£45,795.00
Compliance Engineer4£45,625.00
Industrial Engineering207£45,505.00
Gas Service Engineer38£45,440.00
Refrigeration Engineer341£45,120.00
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
Supplier Quality Engineer23£44,820.00
Environmental Engineering89£44,710.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Multi Skilled Technician34£44,355.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer466£44,350.00
Tekla34£44,050.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Drainage499£43,990.00
Commercial Catering Engineer75£43,910.00
Electrical Installations Engineer5£43,875.00
Electrical Service Engineer185£43,845.00
Lift Engineer69£43,790.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,595.00
Quality Engineering479£43,590.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Smart Meter Engineer54£43,445.00
Diagnostic Engineer26£43,440.00
Gas Engineer1,218£43,420.00
Operations Support Manager11£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 Engineer1,185£42,600.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Mobile Plant Fitter120£42,260.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer13£42,190.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Gas Installation Engineer49£41,875.00
Electrical Installer832£41,780.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Plant Engineer127£41,725.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer103£41,480.00
Inspection Engineer30£41,340.00
Tooling Engineer54£41,315.00
Electrical Technician191£41,265.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Drainage Engineer117£41,060.00
Mechanical Technician812£41,020.00
Fabricator956£40,795.00
Plant Fitter374£40,775.00
Installation Engineer523£40,770.00
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
Service Engineer3,799£40,620.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Electronic Manufacturer43£40,595.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Fabrication1,000£40,435.00
Engineering Technician145£40,430.00
Maintenance Technician838£40,385.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Alarm Engineer180£40,290.00
Cad Engineering Engineer76£40,160.00
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
AutoCAD310£39,805.00
Technical Training128£39,755.00
Engineering Trainer16£39,700.00
Draughtsman18£39,655.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Acoustic Consultant185£39,420.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Toolmaker76£39,170.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
CAD Engineering77£39,030.00
Solar PV Installer32£39,025.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
CAD981£38,975.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Audio Visual Engineer32£38,635.00
IT Field Engineer1,784£38,580.00
Plant Mechanic51£38,355.00
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
Field Service Engineer2,001£37,825.00
Repair Technician214£37,825.00
Structural Technician59£37,820.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Junior Engineer129£37,380.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineering Engineer134£37,255.00
Mechanical Fitter488£37,145.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Machinist402£36,665.00
Multi Skilled Operator74£36,615.00
Workshop Engineer93£36,520.00
Field Service Technician57£36,490.00
Forklift Engineer156£36,470.00
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 Engineer209£35,690.00
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
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Welder201£34,625.00
Service Technician1,302£34,600.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Engineering Geologist26£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 Technician60£33,855.00
Graduate Engineer19£33,530.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer19£33,530.00
Electrical Fitter71£33,390.00
Engineering Graduate23£33,305.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
CAD Technician218£32,965.00
Quality Inspection12£32,790.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Electronics Technician104£32,405.00
Electronic Technician94£32,390.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Calibration Technician17£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
Installation Technician30£31,745.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
Trainee Engineer139£30,710.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Electrical Assembly65£30,020.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer1£30,000.00
Process Technician8£29,875.00
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