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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,543,296 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,493,21696.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,1652.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,9151.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,679 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 128,608 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,715124,434
Contract9634,173

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 Engineer495£98,835.00
Development Engineer528£96,575.00
Principal Software Engineer132£90,115.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£79,845.00
Lead Engineer1,215£75,300.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer371£73,375.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer69£72,520.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer86£72,100.00
Reliability Engineer59£69,390.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Engineering Manager1,897£65,520.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Lead Electrical Engineer119£64,675.00
Engineering Project Manager80£64,400.00
Technical Authority497£64,340.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager34£64,320.00
Application Engineer61£63,985.00
Principal Engineer3,669£63,315.00
Senior Operations Manager26£63,275.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Electronic Engineering820£62,575.00
Solutions Engineer54£62,395.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer860£61,935.00
Electrical Engineering Manager684£61,655.00
Oil & Gas60£61,450.00
Applications Engineer54£61,300.00
Infrastructure Engineer335£60,920.00
Software Test Engineer29£60,525.00
Senior Engineer3,463£60,300.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,511£60,025.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,433£59,745.00
Systems Engineer4,366£59,590.00
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
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Safety Engineer1,262£56,270.00
Gas Manager13£56,250.00
Human Factors95£56,025.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors Consultant2£55,500.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Senior Systems Engineer714£54,560.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Technical Management1,137£54,485.00
Principal Consultant210£54,305.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Senior Structural Engineer254£53,990.00
Product Safety Engineer139£53,830.00
Project Engineer561£53,560.00
Civil Engineer1,673£53,205.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Civil Engineering1,639£53,180.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,213£52,845.00
Technical Specialist175£52,840.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Production Engineering1,235£52,540.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Senior Electrical Engineer592£52,470.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Structural Engineer1,287£52,175.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer523£52,135.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer662£51,970.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer644£51,950.00
Estimates Engineer42£51,940.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
Engineering Integration Engineer195£51,850.00
Structural Engineering1,205£51,845.00
Production Engineer1,211£51,835.00
Engineering Estimator47£51,800.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Mechanical Engineer4,170£51,680.00
Controls Engineer444£51,650.00
Process Improvement623£51,510.00
BMS Engineering Engineer89£51,405.00
Mechanical Engineering4,184£51,325.00
Engineering Estimator51£51,300.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,826£51,060.00
Research Engineer14£50,900.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,357£50,885.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
Electrical Engineering5,788£50,720.00
Hydraulic Engineer69£50,715.00
Electrical Engineer5,453£50,710.00
Mechanical Supervisor37£50,545.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Electrical Engineering5,587£50,500.00
Quality Lead42£50,210.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Project Manager34£50,120.00
Engineering Supervisor66£50,070.00
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
Electrical Building Services Engineer70£49,745.00
Engineering Engineering54,858£49,740.00
Test Engineer258£49,600.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Fire Engineer365£49,380.00
Electrical Shift Engineer37£49,365.00
Process Engineer296£49,315.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Electrical Site Supervisor11£49,165.00
Installation Manager55£49,005.00
Highway Engineer35£48,885.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Shift Engineer295£48,745.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,287£48,515.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,028£48,140.00
Technical Engineer454£48,130.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Instrumentation Engineer192£47,850.00
Gas Installer83£47,830.00
Energy2,200£47,800.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer854£47,605.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Electrical Systems1,759£47,490.00
Earthworks40£47,415.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance973£47,225.00
Aerospace730£47,205.00
Commercial Engineer563£46,955.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Service Manager3,281£46,725.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Electrical Supervisor173£46,580.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,674£46,515.00
Biomedical Engineering12£46,415.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Pump Engineer141£46,335.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Commissioning Engineer416£46,290.00
Technical Sales1,023£46,265.00
Facade Engineer4£46,250.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Powered Access Engineer2£46,250.00
Maintenance Engineer4,241£46,020.00
Maintenance Engineering4,509£45,880.00
Compliance Engineer4£45,625.00
Industrial Engineering211£45,530.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Gas Service Engineer38£45,440.00
Refrigeration Engineer341£45,120.00
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
Environmental Engineering89£44,710.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer474£44,375.00
Tekla34£44,050.00
Multi Skilled Technician36£44,045.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Lift Engineer71£43,955.00
Commercial Catering Engineer77£43,910.00
Electrical Installations Engineer7£43,875.00
Breakdown Engineer49£43,750.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Drainage506£43,690.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Quality Engineering486£43,610.00
Gas Engineer1,227£43,550.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Smart Meter Engineer54£43,445.00
Diagnostic Engineer22£43,405.00
Operations Support Manager14£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
Electrical Service Engineer186£42,705.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,178£42,665.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Mobile Plant Fitter122£42,225.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer13£42,190.00
Plant Engineer129£41,900.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Gas Installation Engineer49£41,875.00
Electrical Installer847£41,810.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Inspection Engineer33£41,490.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer103£41,480.00
Mechanical Technician823£41,470.00
Tooling Engineer54£41,315.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Fabricator966£41,125.00
Drainage Engineer117£41,060.00
Installation Engineer527£41,000.00
Plant Fitter376£40,875.00
Electrical Technician188£40,775.00
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
Maintenance Technician858£40,655.00
Service Engineer3,816£40,655.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Electronic Manufacturer43£40,595.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Fabrication1,008£40,435.00
Engineering Technician150£40,380.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Alarm Engineer183£40,285.00
Cad Engineering Engineer76£40,160.00
Technical Training130£40,100.00
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
AutoCAD316£39,740.00
Engineering Trainer19£39,700.00
Draughtsman18£39,655.00
CAD952£39,525.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Acoustic Consultant187£39,365.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Toolmaker81£39,180.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
CAD Engineering77£39,030.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
IT Field Engineer1,799£38,855.00
Solar PV Installer39£38,770.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Audio Visual Engineer32£38,635.00
Plant Mechanic53£38,390.00
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
Repair Technician218£37,890.00
Structural Technician59£37,820.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Field Service Engineer2,019£37,735.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Mechanical Fitter496£37,475.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Junior Engineer133£37,350.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineering Engineer138£37,230.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Machinist410£36,780.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Workshop Engineer96£36,705.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Multi Skilled Operator74£36,615.00
Forklift Engineer162£36,535.00
Field Service Technician57£36,505.00
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 Engineer211£35,640.00
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
Welder204£34,925.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Service Technician1,325£34,425.00
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 Fitter73£33,390.00
Engineering Graduate23£33,305.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
CAD Technician218£32,965.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
Quality Inspection13£32,680.00
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 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 Technician30£31,745.00
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
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00