Safety Engineering Job Trends in England

Safety Engineering
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Safety Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 593 671 663
Rank change year-on-year +78 -8 +233
Permanent jobs citing Safety Engineering 13 2 12
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.025% 0.004% 0.026%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.030% 0.005% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 3
10th Percentile £42,675 - £74,000
25th Percentile £48,188 £61,250 £78,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £62,500 £87,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% -28.16% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £63,750 £87,500
90th Percentile - - £87,800
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £87,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -28.16% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Safety Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,678 44,368 42,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.92% 90.27% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 25,472 22,014 32,621
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,092
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Safety Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Safety Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Safety Engineering job vacancy trend in England

Safety Engineering
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Safety Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Safety Engineering

Safety Engineering
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Safety Engineering in England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Safety Engineering in England

Safety Engineering
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 Engineering within the England region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
South West - 5 £41,000 - 5
North of England - 4 - - 8
North West - 4 - - 8
South East - 4 £55,000 - 4
Safety Engineering
UK

Safety Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (7.69%) Wireless
General
1 2 (15.38%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Advertising
2 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Senior
2 3 (23.08%) Principal Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Safety Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Systems Safety Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) RAMS Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
3 2 (15.38%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (7.69%) Customer Service
4 1 (7.69%) FMECA
4 1 (7.69%) Mathematics
4 1 (7.69%) Physics
4 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) R
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (61.54%) Degree
3 3 (23.08%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (15.38%) HNC
4 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
5 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) Def Stans
1 3 (23.08%) IEC 61508
2 1 (7.69%) ARP4754
2 1 (7.69%) ARP4761
2 1 (7.69%) DO-178B
2 1 (7.69%) DO-254
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) BMC PATROL