Civil Engineer Jobs in England

Civil Engineer
UK > England

The median Civil Engineer salary in England is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 628 853 870
Rank change year-on-year +225 +17 +294
Permanent jobs requiring a Civil Engineer 60 9 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.010% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.010% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 21 6 3
10th Percentile - £44,750 -
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £64,046
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £56,500 £65,666
Median % change year-on-year -7.96% -13.96% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,285
90th Percentile £67,500 - -
UK median annual salary £52,000 £56,500 £65,666
% change year-on-year -7.96% -13.96% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 44,933 88,937 75,649
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 94.74% 91.24%
Number of salaries quoted 23,973 65,012 49,629
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,402 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,331
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.98% +0.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Civil Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Civil Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Civil Engineer in England

Civil Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Civil Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Civil Engineer in England

Civil Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Civil Engineer in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Civil Engineer in England

Civil Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Civil Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 9 June 2025. 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
North of England +94 31 £52,000 - 6
North West - 17 £50,000 - 2
Midlands +100 13 - - 3
West Midlands - 13 - - 3
North East +60 9 £52,000 - 2
South East +90 6 - - 4
Yorkshire - 5 £65,000 - 2
London +123 4 - - 2
South West - 3 - - 6
East of England - 3 - - 2
Civil Engineer
UK

Civil Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 June 2025, Civil Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Civil Engineer in the job title.

1 54 (90.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 35 (58.33%) Mentoring
3 33 (55.00%) Finance
4 31 (51.67%) Degree
5 30 (50.00%) Local Government
6 27 (45.00%) Project Delivery
7 26 (43.33%) NHS
8 25 (41.67%) Public Sector
9 24 (40.00%) AutoCAD
9 24 (40.00%) Project Management
10 21 (35.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 21 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (35.00%) Accessibility
11 19 (31.67%) Due Diligence
11 19 (31.67%) Strategic Planning
11 19 (31.67%) Legal
12 17 (28.33%) Risk Assessment
13 16 (26.67%) Social Skills
14 15 (25.00%) Postgraduate
15 8 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (11.67%) Line Management
17 6 (10.00%) Revit
17 6 (10.00%) Computer Science
17 6 (10.00%) C#
17 6 (10.00%) WinForms
17 6 (10.00%) RIBA
17 6 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
17 6 (10.00%) Commercial Awareness
17 6 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
17 6 (10.00%) Clean Code

Civil Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 24 (40.00%) AutoCAD
2 6 (10.00%) Revit
General
1 33 (55.00%) Finance
2 30 (50.00%) Local Government
3 25 (41.67%) Public Sector
4 19 (31.67%) Legal
5 16 (26.67%) Social Skills
6 8 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (6.67%) Retail
8 3 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (5.00%) Manufacturing
8 3 (5.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.00%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 26 (43.33%) NHS
2 6 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (6.67%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (90.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 35 (58.33%) Mentoring
3 27 (45.00%) Project Delivery
4 24 (40.00%) Project Management
5 21 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 21 (35.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 19 (31.67%) Due Diligence
6 19 (31.67%) Strategic Planning
7 17 (28.33%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (11.67%) Line Management
9 6 (10.00%) Clean Code
9 6 (10.00%) Commercial Awareness
9 6 (10.00%) Computer Science
10 4 (6.67%) 3D Modelling
10 4 (6.67%) Business Development
11 3 (5.00%) Business Strategy
12 2 (3.33%) Problem-Solving
12 2 (3.33%) Technical Leadership
12 2 (3.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 31 (51.67%) Degree
2 15 (25.00%) Postgraduate
3 6 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (10.00%) RIBA
4 5 (8.33%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (5.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (35.00%) Accessibility