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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,548,581 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,498,29896.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,3192.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,9641.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,780 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 129,048 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,813124,857
Contract9664,190

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 Engineering28£99,305.00
Engineering & Development Engineer495£98,835.00
Development Engineer513£98,320.00
Principal Software Engineer132£90,115.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£79,845.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer365£73,405.00
Lead Engineer1,252£72,590.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer77£72,520.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer94£72,100.00
Reliability Engineer59£69,390.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Engineering Manager1,923£65,265.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager36£64,910.00
Lead Electrical Engineer119£64,675.00
Technical Authority504£63,680.00
Principal Engineer3,735£63,565.00
Senior Operations Manager26£63,275.00
Application Engineer58£63,235.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Solutions Engineer54£62,395.00
Electronic Engineering830£62,285.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Software Test Engineer43£61,970.00
Electrical Engineering Manager684£61,655.00
Oil & Gas60£61,450.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer853£61,160.00
Engineering Project Manager85£61,060.00
Infrastructure Engineer325£60,915.00
Applications Engineer51£60,550.00
Senior Engineer3,521£60,340.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£60,000.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,578£59,825.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,441£59,565.00
Systems Engineer4,373£58,750.00
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 Manager65£57,245.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Chemical Engineer9£56,690.00
Planning Engineer36£56,580.00
Safety Engineer1,285£56,575.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Gas Manager15£56,250.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors106£55,745.00
Human Factors Consultant4£55,500.00
Senior Systems Engineer712£54,950.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Technical Management1,152£54,625.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Principal Consultant210£54,300.00
Senior Structural Engineer261£54,085.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Product Safety Engineer154£53,720.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,271£53,635.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Structural Engineer1,324£53,040.00
Technical Specialist175£52,840.00
Process Improvement633£52,765.00
Engineering Integration Engineer208£52,755.00
Structural Engineering1,237£52,750.00
Civil Engineer1,722£52,715.00
Civil Engineering1,719£52,655.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Project Engineer595£52,595.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Production Engineer1,277£52,465.00
Production Engineering1,299£52,455.00
Senior Electrical Engineer603£52,445.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer671£52,230.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer653£52,210.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer534£52,105.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Estimates Engineer46£51,705.00
Mechanical Engineer4,286£51,695.00
Engineering Estimator49£51,565.00
Controls Engineer444£51,365.00
Electrical Engineer5,574£51,360.00
Electrical Engineering5,885£51,355.00
BMS Engineering Engineer93£51,220.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,464£51,165.00
Engineering Estimator55£51,115.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,923£51,040.00
Electrical Engineering5,677£51,035.00
Research Engineer18£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
Hydraulic Engineer73£50,680.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Mechanical Supervisor41£50,390.00
Quality Lead42£50,210.00
Process Engineer302£50,200.00
Engineering Supervisor70£50,165.00
Engineering Engineering55,334£50,155.00
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
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Service Manager3,311£49,675.00
Mechanical Engineering4,359£49,625.00
Test Engineer285£49,470.00
Fire Engineer385£49,410.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Cost Engineer35£49,390.00
Electrical Shift Engineer39£49,380.00
Installation Manager61£49,235.00
Electrical Site Supervisor13£49,165.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer73£49,140.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,331£49,115.00
Highway Engineer37£49,010.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Shift Engineer309£48,460.00
Electrical Systems1,764£48,290.00
Instrumentation Engineer202£48,190.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,069£48,115.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer885£47,855.00
Energy2,226£47,585.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,018£47,545.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Earthworks40£47,415.00
Gas Installer88£47,360.00
Technical Engineer474£47,300.00
Aerospace742£47,225.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Powered Access Engineer4£46,875.00
Commercial Engineer579£46,720.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Electrical Supervisor175£46,545.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,703£46,540.00
Biomedical Engineering12£46,415.00
Commissioning Engineer424£46,405.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Pump Engineer146£46,295.00
Facade Engineer4£46,250.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Technical Sales1,037£46,075.00
Maintenance Engineering4,676£45,950.00
Maintenance Engineer4,399£45,915.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Refrigeration Engineer345£45,240.00
Diagnostic Engineer18£45,210.00
Industrial Engineering216£45,130.00
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
Gas Service Engineer41£44,760.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Tekla36£44,600.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Environmental Engineering94£44,535.00
Drainage513£44,475.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer497£44,290.00
Multi Skilled Technician36£44,045.00
Commercial Catering Engineer75£44,010.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,905.00
Electrical Installations Engineer7£43,875.00
Lift Engineer75£43,820.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Quality Engineering512£43,730.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Smart Meter Engineer58£43,450.00
Operations Support Manager14£43,335.00
Gas Engineer1,267£43,175.00
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
Electrical Service Engineer195£42,560.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Mobile Plant Fitter119£42,500.00
Lead Electrician9£42,350.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Electrical Installer867£42,280.00
Gas Installation Engineer52£42,205.00
Energy Consultant90£42,090.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,184£42,015.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer11£41,875.00
Plant Engineer141£41,800.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Inspection Engineer37£41,510.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer103£41,480.00
Tooling Engineer54£41,315.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Mechanical Technician838£41,240.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Drainage Engineer121£41,055.00
Fabricator995£41,055.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Plant Fitter387£40,990.00
Installation Engineer548£40,830.00
Maintenance Technician878£40,750.00
Marine Engineering64£40,705.00
Plant Operative46£40,695.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Service Engineer4,008£40,635.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Fabrication1,013£40,545.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Engineering Technician154£40,410.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer17£40,355.00
Electrical Technician203£40,260.00
AutoCAD336£40,255.00
Alarm Engineer190£40,245.00
Acoustic Consultant189£40,165.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Technical Training133£40,030.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer2£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Cad Engineering Engineer77£39,910.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
CAD Engineer70£39,765.00
Engineering Trainer19£39,700.00
Draughtsman18£39,655.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
CAD1,000£39,425.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Toolmaker81£39,180.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
Solar PV Installer42£38,820.00
CAD Engineering78£38,780.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer34£38,700.00
Plater2£38,650.00
IT Field Engineer1,882£38,490.00
Plant Mechanic53£38,390.00
Water Treatment211£38,290.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Field Service Engineer2,074£37,975.00
Repair Technician228£37,820.00
Structural Technician59£37,820.00
Plant Technician212£37,815.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Mechanical Fitter533£37,620.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Junior Engineer141£37,305.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineering Engineer143£37,195.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Machinist422£36,780.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Workshop Engineer103£36,670.00
Multi Skilled Operator74£36,615.00
Forklift Engineer167£36,515.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
Field Service Technician62£36,225.00
TIG Welder22£36,210.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Technical Support Engineer10£36,125.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Water Treatment Engineer36£35,800.00
White Goods Engineer202£35,740.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
Fabricator Welder51£35,640.00
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
Service Technician1,358£34,660.00
Geo Environmental Engineer28£34,520.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Engineering Geologist29£34,450.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Test Technician60£33,970.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
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 Technician224£33,030.00
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
Plant Installer2£26,000.00
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00