Chartered Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

Chartered Engineer (CEng)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Chartered Engineer qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 279 319
Rank change year-on-year -36 +40 -284
Permanent jobs citing Chartered Engineer 28 24 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.13% 0.25% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.85% 0.62% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 11 5 7
10th Percentile £50,000 - £40,000
25th Percentile £50,500 - £48,088
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,560
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -0.10% -6.03%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £58,943
90th Percentile - - £59,810
England median annual salary £56,465 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -19.34% +21.74% -7.39%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,292 3,845 3,380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 14.84% 39.94% 22.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,758 1,205 1,684
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,423 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £74,258 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Chartered Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Chartered Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Chartered Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chartered Engineer.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chartered Engineer

Chartered Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chartered Engineer in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Chartered Engineer in the North of England

Chartered Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chartered Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
North West -11 18 £57,500 - 16
Yorkshire -23 8 £52,500 - 6
North East - 2 - -
Chartered Engineer
England

Chartered Engineer
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Abaqus
2 2 (7.14%) Navisworks
2 2 (7.14%) Revit
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.29%) VoIP
2 1 (3.57%) PBX
General
1 10 (35.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 4 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 4 (14.29%) Telecoms
3 3 (10.71%) Local Government
3 3 (10.71%) Military
4 2 (7.14%) Electronics
4 2 (7.14%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.57%) Aerospace
5 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Finance
5 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 17 (60.71%) Senior
2 9 (32.14%) Principal Engineer
3 4 (14.29%) Engineering Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Coordinator
5 1 (3.57%) Control Systems Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Design Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Electrical Design Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Electrical Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (25.00%) Driving Licence
2 4 (14.29%) Acoustics
2 4 (14.29%) Onboarding
3 3 (10.71%) Robotics
4 2 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.57%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.57%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (3.57%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (25.00%) Building Information Modelling
3 6 (21.43%) Agile
4 5 (17.86%) Geotechnical Engineering
4 5 (17.86%) Preventative Maintenance
5 4 (14.29%) Asset Management
5 4 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 4 (14.29%) Finite Element Analysis
6 3 (10.71%) Project Management
7 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (7.14%) Digital Engineering
7 2 (7.14%) Digital Innovation
7 2 (7.14%) Kaizen
7 2 (7.14%) Lean Six Sigma
7 2 (7.14%) Six Sigma
7 2 (7.14%) Validation
7 2 (7.14%) Verification and Validation
8 1 (3.57%) Change Control
8 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (3.57%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.57%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 15 (53.57%) Degree
2 13 (46.43%) BPSS Clearance
3 8 (28.57%) HNC
3 8 (28.57%) HND
4 5 (17.86%) Master's Degree
5 2 (7.14%) DBS Check
6 1 (3.57%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
6 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
6 1 (3.57%) Six Sigma Black Belt
6 1 (3.57%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) ISO 19650
2 1 (3.57%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 2 (7.14%) Autodesk