Chartered Engineer Job Trends in Cheshire

Chartered Engineer (CEng)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for Chartered Engineer qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 92 74
Rank change year-on-year +4 -18 -32
Permanent jobs citing Chartered Engineer 3 4 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.16% 0.53% 0.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.59% 1.96% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £40,000
North West median annual salary £49,000 £57,500 £57,560
% change year-on-year -14.78% -0.10% +4.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

Chartered Engineer falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 189 204 256
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 10.12% 26.84% 22.76%
Number of salaries quoted 99 72 145
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £27,899
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,438 £35,392
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +29.41% -15.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £74,782
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -13.04%

Chartered Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Chartered Engineer relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Chartered Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Chartered Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Chartered Engineer.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Chartered Engineer

Chartered Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chartered Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 18 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Warrington -20 2 £40,000 - 8
Chartered Engineer
North West

Chartered Engineer
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) PPP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Design Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Electrical Design Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Electrical Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Instrumentation Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Line Management
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Servant Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) HNC
2 2 (66.67%) HND
3 1 (33.33%) DBS Check
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Functional Safety