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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,529,182 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,479,55796.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)32,8482.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)16,7771.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,407 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 127,432 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,452123,296
Contract9544,135

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 Engineer548£96,750.00
Development Engineer581£96,155.00
Principal Software Engineer132£90,115.00
Utilities Director4£90,000.00
Site Reliability Engineer25£81,565.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer72£76,000.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer89£76,000.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer387£74,630.00
Lead Engineer1,187£72,065.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,915.00
Reliability Engineer57£69,155.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Application Engineer66£66,360.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager29£65,570.00
Engineering Manager1,881£65,310.00
Technical Authority514£65,075.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Lead Electrical Engineer86£64,675.00
Engineering Project Manager88£64,400.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£64,375.00
Senior Operations Manager35£64,305.00
Senior Network Engineer29£64,195.00
Applications Engineer59£63,675.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Principal Engineer3,507£62,970.00
Solutions Engineer133£62,380.00
Electrical Engineering Manager646£62,050.00
Electronic Engineering813£61,675.00
Oil & Gas53£61,450.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer853£61,280.00
Infrastructure Engineer344£60,665.00
Software Test Engineer36£60,395.00
Senior Engineer3,491£60,015.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,529£59,685.00
Systems Engineer4,647£59,640.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,714£59,470.00
Planning Engineer59£58,770.00
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 Engineer6£57,500.00
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Gas Manager9£57,085.00
Mechanical Project Manager63£56,495.00
Safety Engineer1,233£56,415.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Engineering Operations Manager7£55,500.00
Chemical Engineer14£55,475.00
Energy Engineer36£55,395.00
Technical Management1,125£54,785.00
Energy Manager49£54,730.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Product Safety Engineer146£54,100.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,194£54,065.00
Project Engineer640£53,830.00
Principal Consultant210£53,800.00
Test Automation Engineer18£53,605.00
Senior Structural Engineer242£53,535.00
Production Engineering1,219£53,480.00
Research Engineer4£53,425.00
Human Factors73£53,370.00
Senior Systems Engineer756£53,230.00
Production Engineer1,195£52,950.00
Structural Engineer1,235£52,915.00
Civil Engineer1,566£52,840.00
Civil Engineering1,527£52,805.00
Structural Engineering1,150£52,715.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Estimates Engineer32£52,550.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Engineering Estimator37£52,335.00
Engineering Estimator41£51,915.00
Hydraulic Engineer64£51,885.00
Engineering Integration Engineer277£51,820.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer672£51,770.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer654£51,750.00
Control System Engineer111£51,665.00
Senior Electrical Engineer650£51,665.00
BMS Engineering Engineer81£51,605.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer581£51,355.00
Technical Specialist164£51,335.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer10£51,280.00
Senior Process Engineer8£51,210.00
Controls Engineer409£50,875.00
Mechanical Engineer4,029£50,850.00
Electrical Engineer5,243£50,830.00
Electrical Engineering5,534£50,815.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer5,572£50,690.00
Electrical Engineering5,333£50,535.00
Highway Engineer33£50,445.00
Mechanical Supervisor39£50,400.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,209£50,350.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Project Manager32£50,120.00
Validation Engineer9£50,065.00
Assistant Engineering Manager30£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Engineering Supervisor56£49,985.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Power Generation35£49,780.00
Quality Lead46£49,685.00
Engineering Engineering54,092£49,655.00
Mechanical Engineering4,036£49,620.00
Process Improvement582£49,605.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Installation Manager57£49,370.00
Electrical Shift Engineer34£49,365.00
Cost Engineer33£49,305.00
Fire Engineer367£49,290.00
Test Engineer263£49,055.00
Process Engineer306£49,000.00
Electrical Test Engineer66£48,875.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer64£48,695.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,232£48,605.00
Electrical Systems1,690£48,600.00
Shift Engineer286£48,440.00
Energy2,160£48,415.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer968£48,090.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Instrumentation Engineer165£47,690.00
Certification Engineer25£47,675.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer799£47,465.00
Earthworks35£47,460.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance916£47,450.00
Gas Installer81£47,335.00
Electrical Site Supervisor14£47,040.00
Technical Engineer445£46,985.00
Commissioning Engineer422£46,760.00
Commercial Engineer538£46,735.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Meter Installer52£46,440.00
Service Manager3,237£46,375.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Utilities Manager11£46,280.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,648£46,170.00
Electrical Project Engineer11£46,165.00
Electrical Supervisor170£46,130.00
Geotechnical Engineer11£46,125.00
Geotechnical Engineering11£46,125.00
Biomedical Engineering16£46,065.00
Smart Meter Installer52£45,975.00
Aerospace721£45,955.00
Technical Sales1,018£45,910.00
Pump Engineer139£45,825.00
Maintenance Engineer4,059£45,655.00
Maintenance Engineering4,327£45,655.00
Compliance Engineer8£45,585.00
Gas Service Engineer38£45,440.00
Supplier Quality Engineer25£45,315.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer15£45,040.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Medical Field Service Engineer24£44,945.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Tekla32£44,875.00
Refrigeration Engineer336£44,685.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Industrial Engineering200£44,590.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Multi Skilled Technician34£44,355.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer425£44,190.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Lift Engineer78£43,980.00
Commercial Catering Engineer71£43,910.00
Drainage461£43,840.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Quality Engineering458£43,690.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Breakdown Engineer47£43,595.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Diagnostic Engineer28£43,450.00
Smart Meter Engineer54£43,445.00
Gas Engineer1,221£43,435.00
Environmental Engineering91£43,365.00
Engineering Surveyor84£43,165.00
Electrical Installations Engineer3£43,125.00
Electrical Service Engineer180£43,070.00
Lead Electrician11£43,065.00
Drainage Operative2£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
Engineering Support Engineer1,184£42,725.00
Energy Assessor3£42,500.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Operations Support Manager9£42,500.00
Tooling Engineer59£42,220.00
Mobile Plant Fitter125£42,205.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer13£42,190.00
Electrical Installer795£41,995.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Gas Installation Engineer49£41,875.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Engineering Technician143£41,510.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer99£41,480.00
Plant Engineer124£41,395.00
Facade Engineer2£41,250.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Marine Engineering68£41,240.00
Drainage Engineer119£41,215.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Inspection Engineer20£41,125.00
Installation Engineer520£40,945.00
Plant Operative48£40,915.00
Energy Consultant82£40,870.00
Electronic Manufacturer42£40,825.00
Materials Engineer3£40,750.00
Technical Training123£40,670.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer17£40,565.00
Plant Fitter370£40,550.00
Maintenance Technician792£40,545.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
AutoCAD303£40,485.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Mechanical Technician816£40,430.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Service Engineer3,692£40,345.00
Fabricator948£40,275.00
Alarm Engineer179£40,240.00
Cad Engineering Engineer76£40,160.00
CAD Engineer69£40,055.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer9£40,050.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Electrical Technician195£39,740.00
Fabrication998£39,665.00
Draughtsman14£39,655.00
Water Treatment217£39,550.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Acoustic Consultant182£39,455.00
CAD1,031£39,425.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
CAD Engineering77£39,030.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Plant Technician209£38,930.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Toolmaker69£38,700.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Audio Visual Engineer27£38,635.00
IT Field Engineer1,707£38,465.00
Plant Mechanic46£38,415.00
Engineering Trainer13£38,375.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Repair Technician212£38,120.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer2£38,000.00
Field Service Engineer1,921£37,865.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Solar PV Installer21£37,675.00
Instrument Technician21£37,515.00
Assistant Engineer48£37,370.00
Structural Technician57£37,365.00
Automotive Engineering13£37,355.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Mechanical Fitter450£36,960.00
Workshop Engineer84£36,740.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Junior Engineer122£36,690.00
Multi Skilled Operator66£36,660.00
Forklift Engineer147£36,630.00
Junior Engineering Engineer127£36,580.00
Water Treatment Engineer34£36,460.00
Machinist392£36,340.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
TIG Welder22£36,210.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Field Service Technician52£35,740.00
White Goods Engineer203£35,710.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
Fabricator Welder55£35,550.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer3£35,375.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Welder200£34,945.00
Technical Support Engineer12£34,900.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Engineering Geologist24£34,775.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Service Technician1,324£34,210.00
Geo Environmental Engineer23£33,950.00
Test Technician55£33,920.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Electrical Fitter71£33,515.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
Graduate Engineer24£33,245.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer24£33,245.00
Engineering Graduate28£33,080.00
Quality Inspection9£32,995.00
CAD Technician211£32,780.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Electronics Technician99£32,395.00
Electronic Technician89£32,380.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Brake Press Operative2£32,000.00
Brake Press Operator3£32,000.00
MIG Welder43£32,000.00
Engineering Assessor7£31,865.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
Installation Technician26£31,025.00
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
Calibration Technician10£30,950.00
Trainee Engineer135£30,710.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Electrical Assembly61£30,015.00
Process Technician8£29,875.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer3£29,750.00
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 Engineer2£25,000.00