ENGINEERING

SALARY
GUIDE
2017
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Introduction
Welcome to the Reed Engineering Salary Guide 2017. This
guide is a comprehensive review of salary information across
the engineering sector an invaluable tool for recruiters and job
candidates alike.

REED specialises in helping jobseekers and employers to find their perfect match; and we have
the resources to succeed. The information compiled within this guide has been sourced from our
12 million strong candidate database plus over 250,000 entries gathered from professionals who
have utilised our salary calculator reedglobal.com/salaryguide.

While 2016 was an eventful year in many ways, engineering remains a sector where talented and
motivated candidates can prosper. But everyone needs to be equipped with the full facts and in
that regard, this report is a valuable resource to help understand the market.

I hope the guide helps you along your recruitment journey and towards a successful 2017.

Best wishes

Mark Blay
Mark Blay
Senior Divisional Manager
Reed Engineering

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 Engineering
Salary Figures

Electronic Engineering

Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 40,000 55,000 34,000 45,000 25,000 34,000

SOUTH WEST 40,000 55,000 32,000 44,000 22,000 34,000

LONDON 45,000 62,000 38,000 60,000 25,000 40,000

MIDLANDS 43,000 60,000 36,000 46,000 24,000 35,000

NORTH 40,000 60,000 34,000 50,000 25,000 35,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 38,000 55,000 30,000 41,000 20,000 35,000

System Design Engineers

Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 40,000 55,000 33,000 45,000 24,000 34,000

SOUTH WEST 40,000 60,000 32,000 48,000 22,000 34,000

LONDON 45,000 62,000 37,000 50,000 25,000 40,000

MIDLANDS 42,000 60,000 35,000 48,000 25,000 35,000

NORTH 42,000 55,000 35,000 45,000 25,000 35,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 40,000 55,000 32,000 45,000 25,000 35,000

Mechanical Design Engineers

Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 41,000 56,000 33,000 45,000 28,000 35,000

SOUTH WEST 40,000 60,000 30,000 45,000 23,000 36,000

LONDON 44,000 60,000 37,000 53,000 30,000 40,000

MIDLANDS 41,000 53,000 32,000 44,000 25,000 35,000

NORTH 42,000 55,000 34,000 45,000 25,000 35,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 40,000 55,000 32,000 45,000 25,000 35,000

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Manufacturing Production

Manager Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 40,000 55,000 30,000 44,000 26,000 38,000 24,000 40,000

SOUTH WEST 40,000 65,000 33,000 50,000 27,000 40,000 24,000 37,000

LONDON 45,000 68,000 35,000 60,000 32,000 44,000 26,000 42,000

MIDLANDS 43,000 65,000 34,000 48,000 30,000 42,000 25,000 38,000

NORTH 38,000 65,000 30,000 45,000 25,000 44,000 22,000 35,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 30,000 60,000 28,000 45,000 22,000 43,000 18,000 35,000

Process Engineers

Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 34,000 50,000 30,000 45,000 25,000 40,000

SOUTH WEST 34,000 55,000 30,000 45,000 22,000 35,000

LONDON 36,000 60,000 30,000 48,000 26,000 44,000

MIDLANDS 34,000 52,000 32,000 45,000 25,000 40,000

NORTH 34,000 55,000 32,000 43,000 25,000 34,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 32,000 55,000 30,000 43,000 23,000 34,000

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Salary Figures

Aviation

EASA PT B1 EASA PT B2 FAA A&P

Aircraft Avionics
Licensed Licensed Licensed
Mechanic Technician
Engineer Engineer Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 32,000 39,000 35,000 43,000 27,000 33,000 25,000 30,000 25,000 30,000

SOUTH WEST 29,000 36,000 32,000 41,000 24,000 32,000 24,000 29,000 24,000 29,000

LONDON 34,000 42,000 35,000 45,000 27,000 35,000 25,000 32,000 25,000 32,000

MIDLANDS 29,000 36,000 32,000 41,000 24,000 32,000 24,000 29,000 24,000 29,000

NORTH 29,000 36,000 31,000 40,000 24,000 32,000 23,000 28,000 23,000 28,000

SCOTLAND & NI 28,000 35,000 30,000 40,000 23,000 31,000 22,000 27,000 22,000 27,000

Project Programme Management

Programme Programme Project Project

Director Manager Manager Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 73,000 103,000 43,000 70,000 35,000 55,000 30,000 38,000

SOUTH WEST 60,000 95,000 40,000 68,000 33,000 55,000 27,000 38,000

LONDON 75,000 105,000 48,000 75,000 43,000 59,000 31,000 42,000

MIDLANDS 55,000 80,000 44,000 65,000 36,000 50,000 30,000 36,000

NORTH 60,000 80,000 45,000 65,000 36,000 51,000 27,000 35,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 55,000 80,000 40,000 65,000 35,000 50,000 25,000 35,000

Quality

Manager Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 41,000 59,000 35,000 50,000 28,000 44,000 26,000 35,000

SOUTH WEST 37,000 60,000 38,000 50,000 27,000 45,000 24,000 38,000

LONDON 42,000 62,000 38,000 55,000 30,000 50,000 27,000 49,000

MIDLANDS 37,000 57,000 36,000 50,000 31,000 46,000 25,000 35,000

NORTH 34,000 55,000 37,000 50,000 30,000 47,000 23,000 35,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 32,000 55,000 35,000 50,000 26,000 45,000 25,000 35,000

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Maintenance

Manager Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 40,000 55,000 37,000 45,000 35,000 45,000 32,000 40,000

SOUTH WEST 35,000 55,000 28,000 42,000 28,000 37,000 23,000 35,000

LONDON 42,000 65,000 37,000 50,000 35,000 50,000 32,000 45,000

MIDLANDS 40,000 60,000 35,000 45,000 35,000 45,000 31,000 42,000

NORTH 40,000 60,000 32,000 45,000 30,000 43,000 25,000 35,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 38,000 63,000 30,000 45,000 28,000 41,000 25,000 35,000

Technical Support

Manager Principal Senior Engineer

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 42,000 55,000 32,000 45,000 27,000 35,000 20,000 30,000

SOUTH WEST 40,000 50,000 32,000 45,000 25,000 35,000 22,000 29,000

LONDON 46,000 64,000 32,000 50,000 27,000 40,000 20,000 35,000

MIDLANDS 40,000 50,000 30,000 40,000 28,000 38,000 21,000 31,000

NORTH 42,000 52,000 32,000 40,000 28,000 34,000 21,000 30,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 40,000 50,000 29,000 40,000 25,000 35,000 20,000 30,000

WALES 30,000 52,000 27,000 35,000 27,000 35,000 20,000 30,000

Test & Service

Field Test/Repair Test/Repair

Manager
Engineer Engineer Technician

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 30,000 50,000 23,000 35,000 23,000 30,000 20,000 26,000

SOUTH WEST 30,000 50,000 20,000 35,000 22,000 33,000 18,000 27,000

LONDON 30,000 55,000 23,000 37,000 23,000 33,000 20,000 30,000

MIDLANDS 30,000 45,000 23,000 36,000 20,000 30,000 18,000 28,000

NORTH 30,000 50,000 22,000 35,000 23,000 30,000 19,000 26,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 30,000 50,000 20,000 35,000 20,000 30,000 18,000 25,000

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Salary Figures

Composites Industry

Laminator

MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 22,000 30,000

SOUTH WEST 21,000 29,000

LONDON 22,000 32,000

MIDLANDS 21,000 29,000

NORTH 22,000 27,000

SCOTLAND & NI 19,000 26,000

Operation Technical Engineering

Director Manager

MIN MAX MIN MAX

SOUTH EAST 60,000 90,000 40,000 70,000

SOUTH WEST 50,000 80,000 37,000 65,000

LONDON 60,000 95,000 40,000 75,000

MIDLANDS 60,000 80,000 40,000 65,000

NORTH 55,000 85,000 40,000 70,000

SCOTLAND & N.I 50,000 85,000 40,000 60,000

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Metals/Mining/Minerals

South East South West London

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

CNC PROGRAMMER 28,000 35,000 25,000 33,000 29,000 36,000

PRODUCTION PLANNER 22,000 30,000 22,000 30,000 26,000 38,000

HSE OFFICER 28,000 38,000 25,000 35,000 35,000 42,000

HSE MANAGER 35,000 55,000 35,000 48,000 38,000 60,000

C.I ENGINEER 30,000 34,000 28,000 34,000 34,000 40,000

C.I MANAGER 40,000 50,000 40,000 50,000 40,000 65,000

PROJECT ENGINEER 25,000 37,000 26,000 36,000 35,000 45,000

DESIGN ENGINEER 30,000 40,000 30,000 35,000 35,000 45,000

TECHNICAL SALES 30,000 35,000 28,000 35,000 37,000 50,000

FABRICATION MANAGER 35,000 48,000 35,000 40,000 35,000 50,000

WELDER 10ph 17ph 8ph 14ph 14ph 19ph

METALLURGIST 26,000 36,000 25,000 35,000 30,000 45,000

TECHNICAL MANAGER (METALLURGY) 35,000 55,000 30,000 45,000 45,000 75,000

PROCESS ENGINEER 25,000 40,000 25,000 35,000 32,000 43,000

CHEMICAL ENGINEER 25,000 38,000 25,000 35,000 32,000 42,000

QUALITY ENGINEER (METALS) 28,000 35,000 28,000 35,000 29,000 36,000

QUALITY MANAGER (METALS) 35,000 50,000 35,000 50,000 35,000 52,000

ENGINEERING MANAGER 38,000 50,000 38,000 50,000 38,000 52,000

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Metals/Mining/Minerals

Midlands North Scotland / N.I

MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX

CNC PROGRAMMER 25,000 35,000 22,000 35,000 19,000 26,000

PRODUCTION PLANNER 20,000 30,000 20,000 30,000 20,000 28,000

HSE OFFICER 28,000 38,000 32,000 38,000 25,000 32,000

HSE MANAGER 30,000 45,000 30,000 50,000 35,000 50,000

C.I ENGINEER 27,000 34,000 27,000 32,000 27,000 32,000

C.I MANAGER 36,000 50,000 40,000 45,000 40,000 45,000

PROJECT ENGINEER 30,000 38,000 28,000 34,000 28,000 33,000

DESIGN ENGINEER 26,000 35,000 30,000 40,000 26,000 31,000

TECHNICAL SALES 25,000 38,000 30,000 45,000 30,000 40,000

FABRICATION MANAGER 30,000 42,000 35,000 45,000 33,000 40,000

WELDER 8.50ph 14ph 11ph 18ph 11ph 18ph

METALLURGIST 23,000 34,000 25,000 40,000 25,000 35,000

TECHNICAL MANAGER (METALLURGY) 35,000 50,000 36,000 51,000 38,000 45,000

PROCESS ENGINEER 25,000 40,000 26,000 36,000 27,000 35,000

CHEMICAL ENGINEER 25,000 35,000 21,000 39,000 25,000 35,000

QUALITY ENGINEER (METALS) 28,000 35,000 28,000 35,000 28,000 35,000

QUALITY MANAGER (METALS) 35,000 50,000 35,000 50,000 35,000 50,000

ENGINEERING MANAGER 38,000 50,000 38,000 50,000 38,000 50,000

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