Safety Engineer Jobs in England

Safety Engineer
UK > England

The median Safety Engineer salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 August 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 654 745 779
Rank change year-on-year +91 +34 +368
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Safety Engineer 13 21 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.027% 0.028% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.029% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 5 16 2
10th Percentile - £48,184 -
25th Percentile - £50,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,027 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.04% -16.62% +27.66%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £35,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -50.00% +16.67% +27.66%

All DemandTrendPermanent 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 43,062 71,321 57,574
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.71% 95.17% 92.29%
Number of salaries quoted 24,589 45,974 42,028
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £74,258 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.36% -8.33% -

Safety Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Safety Engineer in England

Safety Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Safety Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Safety Engineer job vacancies in England

Safety Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Safety Engineer in England over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Safety Engineer in England

Safety 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 Safety Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +70 4 £75,000 +50.00% 2
South West - 4 - - 5
North of England +43 3 £35,000 -30.08% 2
Yorkshire - 3 £35,000 -
Midlands +53 1 £75,000 +50.00% 2
South East +48 1 - - 8
West Midlands +47 1 £75,000 - 2
Safety Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, Safety 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 Safety Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Safety Engineering
2 5 (38.46%) Firmware
2 5 (38.46%) Functional Safety
3 4 (30.77%) Systems Engineering
3 4 (30.77%) FMECA
4 3 (23.08%) Degree
4 3 (23.08%) Military
4 3 (23.08%) IEC 61508
4 3 (23.08%) R
5 2 (15.38%) Def Stans
5 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
5 2 (15.38%) HAZOP
5 2 (15.38%) HNC
5 2 (15.38%) HND
5 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
5 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
6 1 (7.69%) V-Model
6 1 (7.69%) Mathematics
6 1 (7.69%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Requirements Management
6 1 (7.69%) Finance
6 1 (7.69%) Validation
6 1 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (7.69%) Agile
6 1 (7.69%) Retail
6 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (7.69%) Mentoring
6 1 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (7.69%) Project Delivery

Safety 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (23.08%) Military
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (7.69%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Safety Engineering
2 4 (30.77%) FMECA
2 4 (30.77%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (7.69%) Agile
3 1 (7.69%) Business Case
3 1 (7.69%) Mathematics
3 1 (7.69%) Mentoring
3 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.69%) Project Delivery
3 1 (7.69%) Requirements Management
3 1 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (7.69%) Validation
3 1 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (7.69%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) HNC
2 2 (15.38%) HND
2 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
2 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) IEC 61508
2 2 (15.38%) Def Stans
2 2 (15.38%) HAZOP
3 1 (7.69%) Accessibility
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (38.46%) Functional Safety