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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,572,632 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,521,66696.76 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,7872.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)17,1791.09 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 30,243 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 131,053 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent29,262126,805
Contract9804,247

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 Engineering41£96,915.00
Principal Software Engineer111£92,880.00
Engineering & Development Engineer451£91,985.00
Development Engineer491£90,930.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£76,515.00
Lead Engineer1,329£72,135.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer337£71,940.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer77£69,040.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer87£69,040.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Application Engineer52£67,530.00
Reliability Engineer59£67,165.00
Senior Operations Manager39£65,055.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Senior Network Engineer33£64,960.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager38£64,890.00
Lead Electrical Engineer198£64,740.00
Applications Engineer45£64,180.00
Engineering Manager2,080£64,075.00
Software Test Engineer42£63,545.00
Solutions Engineer67£63,470.00
Principal Engineer3,937£63,450.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Technical Authority547£62,605.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Electrical Engineering Manager742£61,140.00
Infrastructure Engineer341£61,050.00
Electronic Engineering887£60,285.00
Systems Engineer4,462£60,200.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£60,000.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer931£59,915.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,493£59,895.00
Senior Engineer3,796£59,650.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,839£58,985.00
Engineering Project Manager87£58,615.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
Oil & Gas80£57,990.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Human Factors161£57,580.00
Mechanical Project Manager66£57,300.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Safety Engineer1,395£56,850.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Gas Manager15£56,250.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors Consultant6£55,500.00
Chartered Engineer23£55,450.00
Technical Management1,249£55,205.00
Senior Process Engineer8£55,040.00
Product Safety Engineer196£54,860.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Principal Consultant209£54,830.00
Senior Systems Engineer750£54,805.00
Senior Structural Engineer273£54,790.00
Planning Engineer29£54,345.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Chemical Engineer20£53,415.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,455£53,175.00
Structural Engineer1,414£52,820.00
Quality Lead68£52,765.00
Production Engineering1,494£52,715.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Structural Engineering1,332£52,635.00
Engineering Integration Engineer207£52,580.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer685£52,480.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer687£52,475.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Senior Electrical Engineer650£52,310.00
Production Engineer1,465£52,285.00
Civil Engineering1,901£52,220.00
Civil Engineer1,935£52,155.00
Project Engineer673£52,040.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer577£52,000.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Technical Specialist173£51,610.00
Estimates Engineer52£51,365.00
Engineering Estimator57£51,345.00
Mechanical Engineer4,782£51,315.00
Hydraulic Engineer81£51,160.00
Controls Engineer509£51,100.00
Process Engineer338£51,005.00
BMS Engineering Engineer108£50,990.00
Electrical Engineering6,635£50,955.00
Electrical Engineer6,300£50,945.00
Engineering Estimator61£50,930.00
Process Improvement695£50,920.00
Research Engineer18£50,900.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer6,673£50,810.00
Electrical Engineering6,425£50,770.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,937£50,515.00
Engineering Supervisor103£50,425.00
Plc Engineer24£50,165.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Validation Engineer9£50,065.00
Electrical Project Manager41£50,025.00
Assistant Engineering Manager40£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Mechanical Engineering4,798£49,815.00
Engineering Engineering60,529£49,725.00
Mechanical Supervisor51£49,640.00
Electrical Shift Engineer44£49,555.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Test Engineer290£49,235.00
Cost Engineer39£49,110.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,454£49,025.00
Fire Engineer436£48,970.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,190£48,945.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Installation Manager86£48,795.00
Diagnostic Engineer12£48,750.00
Electrical Site Supervisor15£48,750.00
Electrical Systems1,943£48,520.00
Shift Engineer352£48,515.00
Instrumentation Engineer255£48,280.00
Energy2,317£48,250.00
Technical Engineer528£48,135.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Highway Engineer39£48,080.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Earthworks47£47,850.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,130£47,775.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer1,052£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer143£47,440.00
Field Service Manager2£47,250.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Aerospace844£47,185.00
Gas Installer91£47,100.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,888£46,815.00
Commercial Engineer630£46,690.00
Electrical Supervisor194£46,625.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Commissioning Engineer476£46,420.00
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
Technical Sales1,140£46,240.00
Service Manager3,478£46,010.00
Maintenance Engineering5,301£45,795.00
Maintenance Engineer5,036£45,750.00
Pump Engineer180£45,750.00
Construction Engineering35£45,670.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Refrigeration Engineer363£45,125.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer19£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Industrial Engineering239£44,895.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Supplier Quality Engineer23£44,820.00
Tekla38£44,785.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Gas Service Engineer67£44,570.00
Drainage589£44,555.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer584£44,420.00
Facade Engineer6£44,375.00
Lift Engineer83£44,300.00
Commercial Catering Engineer78£44,120.00
Multi Skilled Technician46£44,115.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Environmental Engineering142£43,960.00
Quality Engineering553£43,930.00
Breakdown Engineer45£43,905.00
Electrical Service Engineer250£43,825.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
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 Engineer1,296£43,400.00
Engineering Surveyor75£43,265.00
Gas Engineer1,378£43,100.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Electrical Project Engineer9£43,000.00
Contract Engineering Manager7£42,875.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Gas Installation Engineer55£42,460.00
Energy Consultant94£42,405.00
Lead Electrician11£42,350.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Mobile Plant Fitter126£42,320.00
Electrical Installer993£42,260.00
Drainage Engineer127£42,245.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Plant Operative48£41,855.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer7£41,750.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer115£41,745.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Electrical Installations Engineer15£41,655.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Inspection Engineer39£41,510.00
Plant Fitter409£41,355.00
Plant Engineer166£41,340.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Mechanical Technician889£41,125.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Fabricator1,064£41,000.00
Operations Support Manager29£40,940.00
Dual Fuel Engineer43£40,905.00
Technical Training153£40,765.00
Marine Engineering64£40,705.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
AutoCAD386£40,590.00
Service Engineer4,569£40,580.00
Calibration Engineer38£40,575.00
Installation Engineer611£40,570.00
Acoustic Consultant196£40,540.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Maintenance Technician994£40,495.00
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
Fabrication1,103£40,335.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer25£40,305.00
Contract Engineer15£40,300.00
Contract Engineering Engineer15£40,300.00
Alarm Engineer214£40,280.00
Engineering Technician175£40,135.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer6£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Draughtsman20£39,970.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Tooling Engineer58£39,735.00
Electrical Technician257£39,650.00
Cad Engineering Engineer85£39,640.00
Contract Service Engineer4£39,500.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
CAD Engineer78£39,475.00
Engineering Trainer30£39,280.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Plant Mechanic66£39,160.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
Toolmaker91£38,875.00
Solar PV Installer49£38,795.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
CAD Engineering86£38,655.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Audio Visual Engineer37£38,585.00
CAD1,051£38,505.00
Structural Technician69£38,465.00
IT Field Engineer2,180£38,395.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Water Treatment225£38,175.00
Mechanical Fitter588£38,025.00
Field Service Engineer2,424£38,010.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Multi Skilled Operator80£37,715.00
Technical Support Engineer6£37,585.00
Repair Technician240£37,535.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Plant Technician206£37,425.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineer203£37,140.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Workshop Engineer117£37,070.00
Junior Engineering Engineer208£37,025.00
White Goods Engineer177£36,970.00
TIG Welder20£36,790.00
Fabricator Welder59£36,780.00
Machinist463£36,750.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Forklift Engineer185£36,345.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
AV Installation Engineer20£35,655.00
Field Service Technician75£35,655.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer8£35,565.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
Welder227£35,165.00
Sound Engineer3£35,100.00
Water Treatment Engineer39£35,005.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Installation Technician44£34,930.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Service Technician1,389£34,805.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Geo Environmental Engineer50£34,395.00
Engineering Geologist33£34,295.00
Electrical Fitter84£34,280.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Test Technician62£33,950.00
Engineering Graduate21£33,885.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Graduate Engineer19£33,530.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer19£33,530.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
Electronic Technician103£32,845.00
CAD Technician259£32,815.00
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 Assembly88£30,160.00
Trainee Engineer139£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 Installer6£26,000.00
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00