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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,559,288 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,508,67896.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,5582.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)17,0521.09 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,986 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 129,941 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent29,012125,723
Contract9734,217

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 Engineering36£95,165.00
Engineering & Development Engineer472£91,290.00
Development Engineer505£90,500.00
Principal Software Engineer125£90,115.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£79,845.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer344£71,940.00
Lead Engineer1,290£71,825.00
Reliability Engineer59£69,390.00
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 Engineer55£66,415.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager38£64,890.00
Lead Electrical Engineer125£64,690.00
Senior Operations Manager31£64,065.00
Engineering Manager1,996£64,000.00
Software Test Engineer42£63,545.00
Applications Engineer48£63,435.00
Principal Engineer3,798£63,350.00
Solutions Engineer57£63,195.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Technical Authority514£62,320.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Infrastructure Engineer330£61,235.00
Electrical Engineering Manager703£61,140.00
Oil & Gas68£60,640.00
Electronic Engineering847£60,445.00
Systems Engineer4,353£60,315.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,425£60,085.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer891£60,075.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£60,000.00
Senior Engineer3,640£59,935.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,696£59,455.00
Engineering Project Manager87£58,615.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
Chartered Engineer31£58,050.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Human Factors128£57,755.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Mechanical Project Manager63£56,915.00
Safety Engineer1,322£56,685.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Gas Manager15£56,250.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors Consultant6£55,500.00
Technical Management1,198£54,990.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Senior Structural Engineer266£54,650.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Product Safety Engineer175£54,350.00
Planning Engineer29£54,345.00
Senior Systems Engineer714£54,275.00
Principal Consultant215£54,250.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,355£53,420.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Civil Engineering1,785£53,015.00
Civil Engineer1,819£53,010.00
Engineering Integration Engineer203£52,955.00
Production Engineering1,377£52,875.00
Technical Specialist175£52,840.00
Structural Engineer1,357£52,755.00
Senior Electrical Engineer625£52,645.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Structural Engineering1,275£52,515.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer687£52,510.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer669£52,490.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer556£52,335.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Production Engineer1,353£52,315.00
Project Engineer640£52,175.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Process Improvement650£51,720.00
Chemical Engineer14£51,540.00
Electrical Engineering6,189£51,530.00
Electrical Engineer5,854£51,505.00
Estimates Engineer48£51,365.00
Engineering Estimator53£51,345.00
Controls Engineer477£51,340.00
BMS Engineering Engineer102£51,265.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer6,229£51,260.00
Electrical Engineering5,981£51,255.00
Mechanical Engineer4,497£51,040.00
Engineering Estimator57£50,930.00
Research Engineer18£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
Hydraulic Engineer73£50,680.00
Engineering Supervisor86£50,675.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,681£50,595.00
Quality Lead46£50,580.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Process Engineer321£50,250.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Project Manager38£50,125.00
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
Test Engineer287£49,860.00
Mechanical Engineering4,523£49,845.00
Engineering Engineering57,955£49,795.00
Mechanical Supervisor47£49,760.00
Electrical Shift Engineer43£49,700.00
Cost Engineer37£49,625.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,392£49,260.00
Fire Engineer408£48,940.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Electrical Site Supervisor15£48,750.00
Electrical Systems1,807£48,615.00
Shift Engineer330£48,490.00
Installation Manager75£48,330.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,136£48,295.00
Energy2,255£48,225.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer968£48,100.00
Highway Engineer39£48,080.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Instrumentation Engineer220£47,845.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,072£47,765.00
Aerospace788£47,565.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Technical Engineer500£47,455.00
Gas Installer88£47,360.00
Electrical Supervisor188£47,285.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Earthworks45£47,075.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer106£47,070.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,788£46,975.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Commercial Engineer604£46,760.00
Technical Sales1,089£46,640.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
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
Maintenance Engineering4,967£46,225.00
Maintenance Engineer4,702£46,190.00
Service Manager3,384£46,045.00
Pump Engineer161£45,815.00
Commissioning Engineer448£45,720.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Diagnostic Engineer14£45,165.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer19£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Drainage550£44,940.00
Refrigeration Engineer352£44,925.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Supplier Quality Engineer23£44,820.00
Tekla38£44,785.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Gas Service Engineer53£44,625.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Multi Skilled Technician40£44,520.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer536£44,415.00
Facade Engineer6£44,375.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Lift Engineer78£43,930.00
Breakdown Engineer49£43,905.00
Environmental Engineering110£43,770.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Commercial Catering Engineer75£43,745.00
Smart Meter Engineer61£43,655.00
Quality Engineering536£43,640.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,237£43,550.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Engineering Surveyor84£43,165.00
Gas Engineer1,311£43,125.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Electrical Project Engineer9£43,000.00
Industrial Engineering223£42,940.00
Electrical Service Engineer213£42,865.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer133£42,810.00
Construction Engineering37£42,775.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Mobile Plant Fitter121£42,490.00
Lead Electrician11£42,350.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Electrical Installer922£42,225.00
Gas Installation Engineer52£42,205.00
Operations Support Manager24£42,085.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer11£41,875.00
Plant Operative48£41,855.00
Drainage Engineer122£41,850.00
Energy Consultant92£41,700.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer107£41,670.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Plant Fitter391£41,575.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Inspection Engineer39£41,510.00
Plant Engineer159£41,370.00
Fabricator1,026£41,365.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Mechanical Technician859£41,160.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Technical Training138£41,050.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Dual Fuel Engineer43£40,905.00
Electrical Installations Engineer11£40,875.00
Fabrication1,065£40,775.00
Maintenance Technician938£40,765.00
Acoustic Consultant192£40,755.00
Marine Engineering64£40,705.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
AutoCAD356£40,580.00
Calibration Engineer27£40,575.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Service Engineer4,228£40,470.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Engineering Technician168£40,415.00
Hydraulic Modeller11£40,415.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Engine Calibration Engineer33£40,365.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer22£40,305.00
Alarm Engineer200£40,250.00
Installation Engineer569£40,135.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Electrical Technician223£40,010.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer4£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Draughtsman20£39,970.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Cad Engineering Engineer81£39,755.00
Contract Engineering Manager5£39,750.00
Tooling Engineer58£39,735.00
CAD Engineer74£39,605.00
Contract Service Engineer4£39,500.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Plant Mechanic59£39,200.00
Toolmaker87£39,170.00
Engineering Trainer28£39,135.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
CAD Engineering82£38,770.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer34£38,700.00
Solar PV Installer44£38,690.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Structural Technician63£38,590.00
IT Field Engineer2,009£38,345.00
CAD1,019£38,285.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Mechanical Fitter558£38,190.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Field Service Engineer2,257£37,890.00
Water Treatment216£37,880.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Multi Skilled Operator80£37,715.00
Plant Technician207£37,640.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer5£37,460.00
Contract Engineer9£37,440.00
Contract Engineering Engineer9£37,440.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Repair Technician234£37,365.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineer169£37,085.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Junior Engineering Engineer174£36,975.00
Workshop Engineer109£36,860.00
TIG Welder20£36,790.00
Machinist437£36,775.00
Fabricator Welder55£36,760.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
White Goods Engineer182£36,575.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Forklift Engineer173£36,255.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Technical Support Engineer10£36,125.00
Water Treatment Engineer38£36,090.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Field Service Technician68£35,740.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
Welder213£35,175.00
Sound Engineer2£35,100.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Service Technician1,387£34,820.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Geo Environmental Engineer35£34,570.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Engineering Geologist29£34,450.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Electrical Fitter80£34,060.00
Test Technician62£33,950.00
Installation Technician38£33,930.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Graduate Engineer19£33,530.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer19£33,530.00
Engineering Graduate23£33,305.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
CAD Technician249£32,890.00
Electronic Technician103£32,845.00
Electronics Technician113£32,805.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
Quality Inspection15£32,570.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Calibration Technician21£32,060.00
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 Assembly76£30,450.00
Trainee Engineer137£30,310.00
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 Installer4£26,000.00
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00