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Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Engineering Jobs Summary

There have been 1,553,589 listed Engineering Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,503,09296.75 %
Contract (Inside IR35)33,4722.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)17,0251.10 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 29,877 new Engineering Jobs posted each week, or 129,466 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent28,905125,257
Contract9714,208

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 🔽
Engineering & Development Engineer495£98,835.00
Head Of Engineering33£98,545.00
Development Engineer513£98,320.00
Principal Software Engineer132£90,115.00
Site Reliability Engineer27£79,845.00
Hardware Engineering Engineer351£73,480.00
Lead Engineer1,268£72,650.00
Hardware Electronics Engineer77£72,520.00
Hardware Electronics Engineering Engineer87£72,520.00
Reliability Engineer59£69,390.00
Senior Infrastructure Engineer27£69,025.00
Deployment Engineer3£67,750.00
Senior Network Engineer31£65,235.00
Engineering Manager1,960£65,130.00
Associate Structural Engineer8£65,000.00
Mechanical Contracts Manager38£64,890.00
Lead Electrical Engineer122£64,630.00
Senior Operations Manager31£64,065.00
Application Engineer60£64,025.00
Principal Engineer3,751£63,585.00
Technical Authority505£63,420.00
Solutions Engineer57£63,195.00
EICA Engineer1£63,000.00
Cisco Network Engineer6£62,085.00
Software Test Engineer43£61,970.00
Electrical Engineering Manager684£61,655.00
Electronic Engineering829£61,520.00
Applications Engineer53£61,345.00
Oil & Gas62£61,250.00
Electronic Engineering Engineer868£61,125.00
Engineering Project Manager85£61,060.00
Infrastructure Engineer334£60,995.00
Senior Engineer3,560£60,330.00
Mechanical Project Engineer1£60,000.00
Robotics Engineer2£60,000.00
Senior Engineering Engineer3,616£59,815.00
Systems Engineering Engineer4,450£59,540.00
Systems Engineer4,382£58,725.00
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
Chief Engineer68£57,100.00
Chief Engineering Engineer68£57,100.00
Mechanical Project Manager67£56,825.00
Planning Engineer36£56,580.00
Energy Engineer29£56,460.00
Safety Engineer1,286£56,410.00
Gas Manager15£56,250.00
Combustion Engineer2£56,000.00
Human Factors106£55,745.00
Human Factors Consultant4£55,500.00
Chemical Engineer12£54,850.00
Engineering Operations Manager9£54,835.00
Energy Manager50£54,830.00
Technical Management1,178£54,825.00
Plc Engineer22£54,500.00
Principal Consultant217£54,350.00
Senior Systems Engineer705£54,245.00
Process Safety Engineer409£54,065.00
Senior Structural Engineer263£54,055.00
Product Safety Engineer154£53,720.00
Product Engineering Engineer1,294£53,525.00
Senior Process Engineer6£53,190.00
Structural Engineer1,341£52,990.00
Production Engineering1,316£52,915.00
Technical Specialist175£52,840.00
Engineering Integration Engineer208£52,755.00
Structural Engineering1,259£52,705.00
Civil Engineer1,790£52,650.00
Sustainable Engineer8£52,640.00
Civil Engineering1,756£52,620.00
Senior Electrical Engineer611£52,570.00
Mechatronics23£52,500.00
Mechatronics Engineer22£52,500.00
Principal Environmental Consultant2£52,500.00
Project Engineer622£52,490.00
Production Engineer1,292£52,360.00
Test Automation Engineer16£52,325.00
Senior Mechanical Engineer679£52,300.00
Senior Mechanical Engineering Engineer661£52,280.00
Senior Electrical Engineering Engineer542£52,235.00
Control System Engineer102£51,930.00
E I Supervisor2£51,750.00
Estimates Engineer46£51,705.00
Engineering Estimator51£51,615.00
Mechanical Engineer4,402£51,555.00
Controls Engineer461£51,520.00
Electrical Engineering6,021£51,300.00
Electrical Engineer5,686£51,295.00
BMS Engineering Engineer100£51,270.00
Engineering Estimator55£51,115.00
Mechanical Engineering Engineer4,578£51,075.00
Electrical Engineering5,813£50,980.00
Electrical Engineering Engineer6,055£50,980.00
Research Engineer18£50,900.00
Marine Manager2£50,750.00
Power Generation27£50,735.00
Quality Lead44£50,695.00
Hydraulic Engineer73£50,680.00
BMS Commissioning Engineer12£50,525.00
Process Improvement647£50,525.00
Process Engineer311£50,315.00
Engineering Supervisor78£50,280.00
Chiller Engineer18£50,125.00
Electrical Project Manager38£50,125.00
Mechanical Supervisor43£50,100.00
Engineering Engineering57,117£50,075.00
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 Manager3,368£49,695.00
Mechanical Engineering4,418£49,575.00
Fire Engineer392£49,565.00
Test Engineer285£49,470.00
Electrical Site Manager38£49,405.00
Cost Engineer35£49,390.00
Electrical Shift Engineer41£49,385.00
Electrical Site Supervisor13£49,165.00
Installation Manager68£49,160.00
Multi Skilled Engineer1,365£49,100.00
Highway Engineer37£49,010.00
Stress Engineer5£48,875.00
Shift Engineer319£48,425.00
Electrical Building Services Engineer90£48,245.00
Electrical Systems1,773£48,195.00
Instrumentation Engineer202£48,190.00
Civil Structural Engineer10£48,125.00
Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer1,109£48,105.00
Senior Project Engineer29£48,000.00
Electrical Team Leader17£47,975.00
Electrical Maintenance Engineer934£47,815.00
Energy2,264£47,515.00
Civil Infrastructure Engineer6£47,500.00
Multi-Skilled Maintenance1,048£47,500.00
Section Engineer2£47,500.00
Gas Installer88£47,360.00
Technical Engineer487£47,295.00
Electrical Test Engineer68£47,200.00
Aerospace773£47,095.00
Earthworks45£47,075.00
Powered Access Engineer6£47,075.00
Meter Installer85£46,955.00
Commercial Engineer589£46,700.00
Bridge Engineer14£46,610.00
Smart Meter Installer85£46,605.00
Electrical Supervisor182£46,565.00
Manufacturing Engineering1,738£46,515.00
Commissioning Engineer435£46,440.00
Biomedical Engineering12£46,415.00
Engineering Shift Leader1£46,350.00
Gas Supervisor59£46,330.00
Mechanical Hydraulic Technician2£46,250.00
Pump Engineer153£46,150.00
Technical Sales1,066£46,140.00
Maintenance Engineering4,848£45,980.00
Maintenance Engineer4,571£45,940.00
Medical Field Service Engineer22£45,485.00
Compliance Engineer7£45,415.00
Refrigeration Engineer350£45,290.00
Diagnostic Engineer18£45,210.00
Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer19£45,025.00
Cable Jointer1£45,000.00
Senior Electrician3£45,000.00
Fleet Engineer4£44,875.00
Supplier Quality Engineer23£44,820.00
Multi Skilled Technician38£44,810.00
Gas Service Engineer48£44,750.00
Industrial Engineering220£44,715.00
Energy Specialist4£44,650.00
Tekla36£44,600.00
Environmental Engineering102£44,575.00
Boiler Engineer24£44,570.00
Drainage533£44,415.00
Facade Engineer6£44,375.00
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer518£44,295.00
NDT Inspector3£44,000.00
Breakdown Engineer49£43,905.00
Lift Engineer81£43,835.00
Commercial Catering Engineer77£43,795.00
Quality Engineering527£43,755.00
Rail Engineering4£43,750.00
Research & Development Engineer2£43,750.00
Controls Project Engineer4£43,625.00
Gas Heating Engineer44£43,610.00
Gas Repair Engineer13£43,500.00
Smart Meter Engineer58£43,450.00
Gas Engineer1,287£43,220.00
Engineering Surveyor84£43,165.00
Electrical Installations Engineer9£43,085.00
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 Engineer205£42,685.00
Engineering Support Engineer1,193£42,650.00
Industrial Gas Engineer2£42,500.00
Mobile Plant Fitter123£42,500.00
Operations Support Manager19£42,500.00
Lead Electrician11£42,350.00
Geotechnical Engineer9£42,335.00
Geotechnical Engineering9£42,335.00
Gas Installation Engineer52£42,205.00
Electrical Installer898£42,200.00
Building Physics Engineer6£41,875.00
Gas Breakdown Engineer11£41,875.00
Plant Operative48£41,855.00
Dual Fuel Engineer48£41,755.00
Energy Consultant92£41,700.00
Plant Engineer154£41,680.00
Civils Supervisor77£41,665.00
Civil Supervisor83£41,665.00
Pipefitter14£41,555.00
Inspection Engineer39£41,510.00
Plumbing & Heating Engineer103£41,480.00
Mechanical Technician851£41,295.00
Network Support Engineer3£41,250.00
Configuration Engineer11£41,150.00
Drainage Engineer121£41,055.00
Electronic Manufacturer45£41,045.00
Fabricator1,014£41,040.00
Plant Fitter394£41,025.00
Installation Engineer560£40,780.00
Maintenance Technician914£40,720.00
Marine Engineering64£40,705.00
CCTV Engineer13£40,665.00
Service Engineer4,093£40,625.00
Plant Service Engineer15£40,610.00
Generator Technician2£40,500.00
Continuous Improvement Engineer12£40,440.00
Fabrication1,053£40,425.00
Technical Training136£40,415.00
Tooling Engineer56£40,410.00
Engineering Technician162£40,380.00
Automatic Door Engineer3£40,375.00
Test Operator4£40,375.00
Fire Alarm Service Engineer19£40,355.00
Alarm Engineer196£40,270.00
AutoCAD346£40,265.00
Acoustic Consultant194£40,140.00
Electrical Technician214£40,075.00
Utilities Manager9£40,040.00
Commercial Gas Service Engineer2£40,000.00
Contract Engineering Manager3£40,000.00
Pipeline Manager1£40,000.00
Revit MEP Technician8£40,000.00
Cad Engineering Engineer79£39,935.00
Solidworks Engineer9£39,875.00
CAD Engineer72£39,790.00
Draughtsman18£39,655.00
Contract Service Engineer2£39,500.00
Structural CAD Technician2£39,500.00
CAD1,007£39,405.00
Engineering Trainer23£39,385.00
Gate Engineer4£39,250.00
Toolmaker87£39,170.00
Installations Supervisor15£39,040.00
Contract Engineer5£39,000.00
Contract Engineering Engineer5£39,000.00
Offshore Engineer3£39,000.00
Building Management Systems15£38,890.00
Solar PV Installer42£38,820.00
CAD Engineering80£38,805.00
Hydraulic Modeller9£38,750.00
NOC Engineer2£38,750.00
Audio Visual Engineer34£38,700.00
Plater2£38,650.00
Plant Mechanic56£38,520.00
IT Field Engineer1,945£38,490.00
Water Treatment214£38,325.00
Domestic Appliance Engineer2£38,225.00
Electrical Inspector24£38,000.00
Multi Trade Engineer6£38,000.00
Field Service Engineer2,184£37,975.00
Structural Technician61£37,880.00
Plant Technician212£37,815.00
Repair Technician231£37,810.00
Electrical Engineering Technician2£37,750.00
Mechanical Fitter548£37,715.00
Instrument Technician19£37,500.00
Assistant Engineer58£37,370.00
Junior Engineer156£37,320.00
Gas Technician3£37,275.00
Junior Engineering Engineer161£37,200.00
Civil Engineering Technician4£37,075.00
Calibration Engineer16£36,970.00
Geoenvironmental Engineer4£36,940.00
Multi Skilled Operator77£36,845.00
Machinist429£36,830.00
Engine Calibration Engineer22£36,705.00
Automotive Engineering9£36,695.00
Industrial Door Engineer14£36,695.00
Workshop Engineer106£36,655.00
Forklift Engineer170£36,505.00
Materials Engineer2£36,500.00
Fabricator Welder53£36,260.00
Environmental Officer2£36,250.00
TIG Welder22£36,210.00
Field Service Technician66£36,205.00
AV Installation Engineer18£36,125.00
Technical Support Engineer10£36,125.00
Water Treatment Engineer38£36,090.00
White Goods Engineer196£36,080.00
Autocad Technician20£35,850.00
Metal Worker27£35,705.00
Electrical Controls & Systems Engineer2£35,500.00
Sheet Metal Worker20£35,360.00
Sound Engineer1£35,100.00
Operations Technician4£35,000.00
Operation Technician4£35,000.00
Welder208£34,915.00
Metal Finisher5£34,815.00
Tendering Engineer2£34,750.00
Service Technician1,370£34,650.00
Solidworks Engineering Engineer4£34,500.00
Engineering Geologist29£34,450.00
Electronic Repair Engineer29£34,250.00
Geo Environmental Engineer31£34,250.00
Appliance Engineer5£34,215.00
Test Technician62£33,950.00
Engineering Field Technician4£33,875.00
Electrical Fitter77£33,755.00
Graduate Engineer19£33,530.00
Graduate Engineering Engineer19£33,530.00
Engineering Graduate23£33,305.00
MIG Fabricator1£33,250.00
CAD Technician236£32,970.00
Meter Technician4£32,700.00
Quality Inspection15£32,570.00
Electronic Technician100£32,535.00
Electronics Technician110£32,530.00
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
Installation Technician32£31,790.00
Process Technician12£31,450.00
Trainee Gas Engineer8£31,240.00
Fabrication Technician3£31,125.00
Geology Engineer4£31,000.00
Trainee Engineer137£30,510.00
NDT Technician1£30,500.00
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Engineer1£30,000.00
Electrical Assembly73£29,820.00
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