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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,593,026 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,540,79396.72 %
Contract (Inside IR35)34,7052.18 %
Contract (Outside IR35)17,5281.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 30,635 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 132,752 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent29,630128,399
Contract1,0044,352

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: May 2026

Jobs listed

24,007

Up 42.3% vs last year

Average salary

£48,570.00

Down 1.2% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Engineering Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

535

Up 27.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£510.00

Up 10.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

252

Up 23.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£535.00

Up 8.7% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Engineering Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
May 202624,007
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

The Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head Of Engineering46£100,125.00
Principal Software Engineer111£92,880.00
Development Engineer441£86,125.00
Engineering & Development Engineer411£84,645.00
Site Reliability Engineer29£77,970.00
Lead Engineer1,354£71,705.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer338£70,435.00
Research Engineer22£69,825.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer77£69,040.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer87£69,040.00
Senior Network Engineer33£68,095.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer25£67,280.00
Reliability Engineer63£67,250.00
Solutions Engineer76£65,335.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Lead Electrical Engineer198£64,740.00
Chief Engineer78£64,735.00
Chief Engineering Engineer78£64,735.00
Software Test Engineer35£64,725.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager42£64,670.00
Principal Engineer4,046£64,620.00
Application Engineer54£64,445.00
Senior Operations Manager37£64,150.00
Engineering Manager2,203£63,770.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Cisco Network Engineer4£61,875.00
Engineering Project Manager125£61,615.00
Applications Engineer47£61,465.00
Electrical Engineering Manager761£61,140.00
Electronic Engineering922£61,120.00
Technical Authority592£60,785.00
Robotics Engineer4£60,625.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer964£60,535.00
Infrastructure Engineer352£60,385.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Systems Engineer4,699£59,655.00
Senior Engineer3,900£59,415.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,723£58,860.00
Gas Contract Manager5£58,335.00
Nuclear Engineer222£58,280.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,960£58,180.00
Planning Engineer32£58,010.00
Principal Consultant225£57,935.00
Mechanical Project Manager72£57,925.00
Chartered Engineer26£57,875.00
Chartered Structural Engineer21£57,815.00
Chartered Structural Engineering Engineer23£57,815.00
Safety Engineer1,436£57,790.00
Oil & Gas87£57,740.00
Energy Manager46£56,965.00
Human Factors179£56,765.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors Consultant6£55,500.00
Technical Management1,274£55,220.00
Gas Manager19£55,115.00
Senior Process Engineer8£55,040.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Product Safety Engineer209£54,785.00
Senior Structural Engineer264£54,100.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,593£53,765.00
Senior Systems Engineer824£53,710.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer622£53,695.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer635£53,450.00
Chemical Engineer20£53,415.00
Production Engineering1,635£53,290.00
Structural Engineer1,404£53,040.00
Quality Lead73£52,945.00
Structural Engineering1,313£52,880.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Validation Engineer13£52,625.00
Production Engineer1,604£52,610.00
Engineering Integration Engineer205£52,590.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Test Operator2£52,500.00
Project Engineer781£52,470.00
Civil Engineering2,051£52,350.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Control System Engineer98£52,235.00
Technical Specialist174£51,785.00
Power Generation26£51,760.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Civil Engineer2,089£51,690.00
Process Engineer361£51,655.00
Controls Engineer537£51,615.00
Estimates Engineer52£51,365.00
Engineering Estimator57£51,345.00
Senior Electrical Engineer699£51,235.00
Hydraulic Engineer89£51,160.00
Electrical Engineer6,554£51,040.00
BMS Engineering Engineer108£50,990.00
Electrical Engineering6,935£50,965.00
Engineering Estimator61£50,930.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer626£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Process Improvement888£50,645.00
Electrical Engineering6,765£50,640.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer7,006£50,575.00
Mechanical Engineer5,001£50,560.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Engineering Supervisor103£50,350.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer5,133£50,225.00
Plc Engineer24£50,165.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Shift Engineer48£50,050.00
Assistant Engineering Manager50£50,000.00
Authorised Engineer1£50,000.00
Authorising Engineer1£50,000.00
Thermal Engineer7£49,900.00
Mechanical Engineering5,019£49,780.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,921£49,745.00
Electrical Project Manager48£49,730.00
Engineering Engineering62,523£49,490.00
Test Engineer288£49,445.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Mechanical Supervisor56£49,135.00
Electrical Systems1,968£48,910.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,475£48,885.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Shift Engineer367£48,855.00
Cost Engineer37£48,845.00
Fleet Engineer6£48,815.00
Installation Manager86£48,795.00
Diagnostic Engineer12£48,750.00
Electrical Site Supervisor15£48,750.00
Aerospace868£48,595.00
Earthworks57£48,430.00
Energy2,350£48,395.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,619£48,250.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Highway Engineer39£48,080.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Fire Engineer449£47,955.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer1,087£47,665.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Medical Field Service Engineer19£47,480.00
Maintenance Engineer5,623£47,365.00
Field Service Manager2£47,250.00
Instrumentation Engineer278£47,235.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Commercial Engineer627£47,085.00
Facade Engineer8£47,085.00
Technical Engineer556£47,085.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Composite Engineer2£47,000.00
Energy Assessor2£47,000.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Gas Supervisor61£46,940.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,958£46,735.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer147£46,695.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Commissioning Engineer506£46,595.00
Maintenance Engineering5,892£46,530.00
Electrical Supervisor208£46,445.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Supplier Quality Engineer23£46,320.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Tekla Draughtsman2£46,250.00
Service Manager3,702£46,170.00
Technical Sales1,136£46,120.00
Pump Engineer181£46,085.00
Environmental Engineering132£45,730.00
Gas Installer91£45,590.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Drainage602£45,225.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer19£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer611£44,855.00
Tekla38£44,785.00
Industrial Engineering250£44,755.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Gas Service Engineer69£44,645.00
Construction Engineering40£44,625.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Lift Engineer93£44,555.00
Refrigeration Engineer340£44,490.00
Commercial Catering Engineer71£44,395.00
Multi Skilled Technician50£44,310.00
Engineering Surveyor69£44,285.00
Assistant Operations Manager2£44,275.00
Smart Meter Engineer58£44,230.00
Biomedical Engineering22£44,190.00
Breakdown Engineer34£44,180.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Gas Engineer1,358£43,985.00
Quality Engineering588£43,785.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,409£43,775.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Gas Heating Engineer47£43,715.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Geotechnical Engineer11£43,500.00
Geotechnical Engineering11£43,500.00
Mobile Plant Fitter115£43,395.00
Electrical Service Engineer260£43,265.00
Marine Engineering64£43,240.00
Drainage Operative2£43,000.00
Electrical Project Engineer9£43,000.00
Contract Engineering Manager7£42,875.00
PCB Engineering Engineer4£42,750.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Electrical Installer1,111£42,370.00
Lead Electrician11£42,350.00
Plant Operative54£42,260.00
Gas Installation Engineer63£42,105.00
Dual Fuel Engineer47£42,020.00
Plant Fitter382£42,005.00
Electrical Commissioning Engineer156£41,995.00
Acoustic Consultant207£41,875.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Energy Consultant89£41,865.00
Plant Engineer174£41,800.00
Fabricator1,105£41,700.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Electrical Installations Engineer15£41,655.00
Drainage Engineer125£41,590.00
Mechanical Technician869£41,530.00
Technical Training203£41,530.00
Inspection Engineer39£41,510.00
Pipefitter12£41,385.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer120£41,235.00
Maintenance Technician1,023£41,225.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Service Engineer4,809£41,000.00
Operations Support Manager29£40,940.00
AutoCAD399£40,755.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Fabrication1,138£40,610.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer23£40,605.00
Alarm Engineer213£40,540.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Hydraulic Modeller11£40,415.00
Installation Engineer638£40,380.00
Contract Engineer15£40,300.00
Contract Engineering Engineer15£40,300.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Automatic Door Engineer1£40,000.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer6£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Draughtsman20£39,970.00
Engineering Technician177£39,890.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
Tooling Engineer94£39,695.00
Contract Service Engineer4£39,500.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
Plant Mechanic64£39,430.00
Engineering Trainer30£39,280.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Electrical Technician270£39,170.00
Solar PV Installer54£39,165.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Toolmaker95£39,005.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Assistant Engineer70£38,945.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Calibration Engineer40£38,690.00
Water Treatment232£38,665.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Engine Calibration Engineer46£38,480.00
Structural Technician71£38,265.00
Junior Engineer204£38,255.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
IT Field Engineer2,262£38,215.00
Field Service Engineer2,496£38,170.00
Junior Engineering Engineer209£38,120.00
Cad Engineering Engineer81£38,095.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Technical Support Engineer8£38,000.00
Mechanical Fitter601£37,825.00
Plant Technician199£37,820.00
Repair Technician234£37,790.00
Audio Visual Engineer39£37,750.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
CAD1,051£37,720.00
CAD Engineer74£37,705.00
CAD Engineering83£37,660.00
Workshop Engineer132£37,515.00
Fabricator Welder56£37,485.00
Instrument Technician21£37,460.00
Machinist490£37,445.00
Multi Skilled Operator84£37,340.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
White Goods Engineer171£36,925.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
TIG Welder22£36,570.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Forklift Engineer199£36,090.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Welder222£35,515.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Water Treatment Engineer45£35,380.00
Metal Worker25£35,365.00
Sound Engineer3£35,100.00
Field Service Technician85£35,010.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Electrical Fitter84£34,950.00
Sheet Metal Worker18£34,850.00
Geo Environmental Engineer48£34,835.00
AV Installation Engineer21£34,815.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Service Technician1,382£34,615.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer12£34,490.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Engineering Geologist35£34,215.00
Test Technician64£34,080.00
Geology Engineer1£34,000.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Installation Technician55£33,400.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
CAD Technician268£33,110.00
Process Technician8£33,085.00
Calibration Technician23£32,925.00
Graduate Engineer21£32,925.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer21£32,925.00
Engineering Graduate25£32,775.00
Electronic Technician105£32,765.00
Electronics Technician115£32,735.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
CAD Draughtsman2£32,500.00
Tool Setter1£32,500.00
Welding Inspector2£32,500.00
MIG Welder38£32,375.00
Graduate Civil Engineer2£32,225.00
Brake Press Operative2£32,000.00
Engineering Assessor7£31,865.00
Quality Inspection17£31,420.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Electrical Assembly93£30,390.00
Trainee Engineer128£30,150.00
Brake Press Operator1£30,000.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer1£30,000.00
Machine Setter5£29,750.00
Junior CAD Technician4£29,125.00
Wiring Technician2£28,600.00
Sign Maker14£28,360.00
Printer Engineer1£27,500.00
Energy Advisor6£27,425.00
Cable Assembler2£26,250.00
Plant Installer6£26,000.00
Trainee Electrician1£25,500.00
Fire Extinguisher Engineer6£25,000.00