Instrumentation Engineer Job Trends in Chester
Instrumentation Engineer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Instrumentation Engineer salary in Chester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Instrumentation Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester | 0.38% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £50,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Chester with a recognized job title | 243 | 120 | 137 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.35% | 90.23% | 86.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 195 | 55 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £26,950 | £22,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +22.22% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £71,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,250 | £100,000 | £65,000 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -5.56% | -5.26% |