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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,585,551 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,533,79496.74 %
Contract (Inside IR35)34,3592.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)17,3981.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 30,491 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 132,129 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent29,495127,815
Contract9954,313

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: May 2026

Jobs listed

24,007

Up 42.3% vs last year

Average salary

£48,570.00

Down 1.2% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

535

Up 27.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£510.00

Up 10.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

252

Up 23.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£535.00

Up 8.7% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Engineering Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
May 202624,007
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

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head Of Engineering44£99,915.00
Principal Software Engineer111£92,880.00
Development Engineer443£92,305.00
Engineering & Development Engineer418£91,410.00
Site Reliability Engineer29£77,970.00
Lead Engineer1,320£73,430.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer338£70,435.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer23£69,325.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer77£69,040.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer87£69,040.00
Reliability Engineer61£68,140.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Senior Network Engineer35£66,055.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager40£65,115.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Principal Engineer4,046£64,830.00
Research Engineer20£64,765.00
Lead Electrical Engineer198£64,740.00
Software Test Engineer35£64,725.00
Engineering Manager2,173£64,605.00
Application Engineer54£64,445.00
Solutions Engineer76£64,235.00
Senior Operations Manager37£64,150.00
Engineering Project Manager121£63,290.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£61,875.00
Applications Engineer47£61,465.00
Electronic Engineering905£61,360.00
Technical Authority601£61,310.00
Electrical Engineering Manager761£61,140.00
Infrastructure Engineer341£61,025.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer944£60,790.00
Robotics Engineer4£60,625.00
Senior Engineer3,858£60,110.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,916£59,585.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,685£58,735.00
Systems Engineer4,634£58,675.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
Planning Engineer32£58,010.00
Mechanical Project Manager72£57,925.00
Chartered Engineer26£57,875.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Safety Engineer1,435£57,755.00
Oil & Gas87£57,740.00
Principal Consultant223£57,675.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Human Factors179£56,765.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors Consultant6£55,500.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,540£55,315.00
Gas Manager17£55,230.00
Senior Process Engineer8£55,040.00
Production Engineering1,582£54,880.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Technical Management1,254£54,805.00
Product Safety Engineer209£54,785.00
Energy Manager48£54,445.00
Senior Structural Engineer269£54,330.00
Production Engineer1,551£54,250.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Senior Systems Engineer822£53,665.00
Chemical Engineer20£53,415.00
Project Engineer745£53,345.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer633£53,275.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer644£53,140.00
Civil Engineering1,998£53,025.00
Structural Engineer1,423£52,845.00
Civil Engineer2,029£52,750.00
Quality Lead71£52,715.00
Control System Engineer100£52,645.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Validation Engineer13£52,625.00
Engineering Integration Engineer207£52,580.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Test Operator2£52,500.00
Structural Engineering1,335£52,425.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Power Generation22£52,265.00
Senior Electrical Engineer681£52,255.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer608£51,940.00
Process Improvement820£51,845.00
Technical Specialist181£51,775.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Process Engineer342£51,645.00
Estimates Engineer52£51,365.00
Engineering Estimator57£51,345.00
Controls Engineer527£51,220.00
Hydraulic Engineer89£51,160.00
Mechanical Engineer4,896£51,140.00
BMS Engineering Engineer108£50,990.00
Electrical Engineer6,432£50,975.00
Electrical Engineering6,805£50,955.00
Engineering Estimator61£50,930.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer5,066£50,610.00
Engineering Supervisor101£50,605.00
Electrical Engineering6,640£50,590.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer6,881£50,535.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Engineering Engineering61,760£50,405.00
Plc Engineer24£50,165.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Assistant Engineering Manager50£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,739£49,865.00
Electrical Systems1,983£49,845.00
Electrical Project Manager48£49,730.00
Mechanical Engineering4,897£49,700.00
Electrical Shift Engineer44£49,555.00
Mechanical Supervisor54£49,455.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Fire Engineer434£49,255.00
Cost Engineer39£49,110.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,383£48,940.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Test Engineer282£48,835.00
Installation Manager86£48,795.00
Diagnostic Engineer12£48,750.00
Electrical Site Supervisor15£48,750.00
Shift Engineer354£48,660.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,442£48,495.00
Earthworks55£48,430.00
Energy2,316£48,335.00
Aerospace852£48,185.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer1,050£48,100.00
Highway Engineer39£48,080.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Medical Field Service Engineer19£47,480.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer143£47,440.00
Maintenance Engineer5,304£47,430.00
Field Service Manager2£47,250.00
Instrumentation Engineer278£47,235.00
Technical Engineer544£47,215.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Facade Engineer8£47,085.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Composite Engineer2£47,000.00
Energy Assessor2£47,000.00
Technical Sales1,145£46,975.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Construction Engineering38£46,940.00
Electrical Supervisor199£46,855.00
Commercial Engineer617£46,615.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Service Manager3,607£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Maintenance Engineering5,604£46,475.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,930£46,470.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Tekla Draughtsman2£46,250.00
Pump Engineer181£46,085.00
Commissioning Engineer490£45,990.00
Environmental Engineering132£45,730.00
Gas Installer93£45,590.00
Drainage599£45,550.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Refrigeration Engineer338£45,320.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer19£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Supplier Quality Engineer25£45,000.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Tekla38£44,785.00
Industrial Engineering246£44,725.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Gas Service Engineer69£44,645.00
Quality Engineering561£44,625.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Commercial Catering Engineer71£44,395.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer596£44,375.00
Multi Skilled Technician50£44,310.00
Engineering Surveyor69£44,285.00
Assistant Operations Manager2£44,275.00
Smart Meter Engineer58£44,230.00
Lift Engineer87£44,220.00
Biomedical Engineering19£44,190.00
Breakdown Engineer34£44,180.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Electrical Service Engineer254£43,755.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Gas Heating Engineer47£43,715.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Engineer1,360£43,580.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,377£43,310.00
Mobile Plant Fitter109£43,285.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Electrical Project Engineer9£43,000.00
Contract Engineering Manager7£42,875.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Electrical Installer1,061£42,360.00
Lead Electrician11£42,350.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Plant Operative54£42,260.00
Gas Installation Engineer63£42,105.00
Dual Fuel Engineer47£42,020.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer148£41,995.00
Fabricator1,072£41,965.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Energy Consultant89£41,865.00
Plant Fitter378£41,805.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer118£41,785.00
Mechanical Technician882£41,715.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Electrical Installations Engineer15£41,655.00
Drainage Engineer125£41,590.00
Inspection Engineer39£41,510.00
Fabrication1,101£41,405.00
Pipefitter12£41,385.00
Plant Engineer171£41,355.00
Acoustic Consultant206£41,350.00
Technical Training190£41,265.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Operations Support Manager29£40,940.00
Maintenance Technician1,011£40,875.00
AutoCAD393£40,685.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Service Engineer4,680£40,575.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Hydraulic Modeller11£40,415.00
Installation Engineer635£40,385.00
Alarm Engineer210£40,380.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer25£40,305.00
Contract Engineer15£40,300.00
Contract Engineering Engineer15£40,300.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Automatic Door Engineer1£40,000.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer6£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Draughtsman20£39,970.00
Marine Engineering62£39,970.00
Engineering Technician174£39,890.00
Electrical Technician266£39,875.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Tooling Engineer77£39,830.00
Contract Service Engineer4£39,500.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Calibration Engineer38£39,440.00
Engineering Trainer30£39,280.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Engine Calibration Engineer44£39,230.00
Solar PV Installer54£39,165.00
Plant Mechanic66£39,160.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Toolmaker95£39,005.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Assistant Engineer70£38,945.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
Cad Engineering Engineer86£38,875.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Water Treatment224£38,700.00
Plater2£38,650.00
CAD Engineer79£38,600.00
Audio Visual Engineer37£38,585.00
CAD Engineering88£38,440.00
Structural Technician71£38,265.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Mechanical Fitter588£38,015.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Technical Support Engineer8£38,000.00
IT Field Engineer2,216£37,930.00
Repair Technician236£37,785.00
Junior Engineer206£37,775.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Junior Engineering Engineer211£37,655.00
CAD1,023£37,470.00
Instrument Technician21£37,460.00
Field Service Engineer2,462£37,375.00
Machinist472£37,335.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Workshop Engineer129£37,015.00
Plant Technician199£37,010.00
Multi Skilled Operator82£36,950.00
White Goods Engineer175£36,945.00
Fabricator Welder58£36,930.00
TIG Welder20£36,790.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Forklift Engineer191£36,340.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer8£35,565.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Water Treatment Engineer41£35,470.00
Metal Worker25£35,365.00
Sound Engineer3£35,100.00
Field Service Technician83£35,045.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Electrical Fitter84£34,950.00
Sheet Metal Worker18£34,850.00
Geo Environmental Engineer48£34,835.00
AV Installation Engineer21£34,815.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Welder217£34,740.00
Installation Technician53£34,680.00
Service Technician1,409£34,530.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Engineering Geologist35£34,215.00
Test Technician64£34,080.00
Geology Engineer1£34,000.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
Process Technician8£33,085.00
Calibration Technician23£32,925.00
Graduate Engineer21£32,925.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer21£32,925.00
Engineering Graduate25£32,775.00
Electronic Technician105£32,765.00
Electronics Technician115£32,735.00
CAD Technician261£32,725.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Welding Inspector2£32,500.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Brake Press Operative2£32,000.00
Quality Inspection19£31,955.00
Engineering Assessor7£31,865.00
MIG Welder40£31,355.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Electrical Assembly93£30,390.00
Trainee Engineer139£30,315.00
Brake Press Operator1£30,000.00
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 Advisor6£27,425.00
Sign Maker10£26,290.00
Cable Assembler2£26,250.00
Plant Installer6£26,000.00
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00