Geotechnical Engineer Job Trends in the South West

Geotechnical Engineer
England > South West

The median Geotechnical Engineer salary in the South West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Geotechnical Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.064% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.068% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £47,750 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £55,250 - -
England median annual salary £50,000 - £70,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 7,400 2,636 10,063
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 92.23% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 5,167 1,734 7,482
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,951 £36,919
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,452 £64,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.86%

Geotechnical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Geotechnical Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Geotechnical Engineer job vacancy trend in the South West

Geotechnical Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Geotechnical Engineer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Geotechnical Engineer job vacancies in the South West

Geotechnical Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Geotechnical Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 21 June 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
Devon - 4 £50,000 -
Gloucestershire - 1 £52,500 -
Geotechnical Engineer
England

Geotechnical Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 21 June 2026, Geotechnical Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Geotechnical Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Geotechnical Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management

Geotechnical Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Geotechnical Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management