Chartered Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Chartered Engineer (CEng)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Chartered Engineer qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 523 435 655
Rank change year-on-year -88 +220 -601
Permanent jobs citing Chartered Engineer 106 125 81
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.15% 0.37% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.79% 0.97% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 51 33 20
10th Percentile £47,241 £57,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £63,000 £45,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £68,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.44% +29.52% -15.44%
75th Percentile £66,300 £73,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,600 -
UK median annual salary £57,500 £68,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.44% +18.26% -7.39%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,426 12,891 18,648
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 18.98% 38.47% 25.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6,708 5,293 11,789
10th Percentile £29,625 £27,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,295 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

Chartered Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Chartered Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Chartered Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Chartered Engineer.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Chartered Engineer

Chartered Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chartered Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Chartered Engineer in the UK excluding London

Chartered Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chartered Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 July 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 East -22 55 £66,300 -5.29% 13
North of England -50 23 £57,500 - 6
North West -10 20 £57,500 - 5
South West -58 16 £60,500 -10.37% 3
Midlands -36 5 £85,000 - 2
West Midlands -15 4 - - 1
East of England -22 3 £51,000 -
Yorkshire -35 3 £51,000 - 1
Scotland +11 2 £49,100 -22.06%
Wales -49 2 £49,400 -27.35%
East Midlands -27 1 £85,000 - 1
Chartered Engineer
UK

Chartered Engineer
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.94%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (7.55%) CATIA
2 6 (5.66%) Abaqus
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.72%) VoIP
2 4 (3.77%) ATM
3 1 (0.94%) PBX
Development Applications
1 30 (28.30%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (3.77%) JIRA
3 1 (0.94%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 49 (46.23%) Finance
2 43 (40.57%) Aerospace
3 16 (15.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (8.49%) Telecoms
5 7 (6.60%) Manufacturing
5 7 (6.60%) Social Skills
6 6 (5.66%) Legal
7 5 (4.72%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (4.72%) Local Government
8 4 (3.77%) Avionics
8 4 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (3.77%) Military
9 3 (2.83%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (2.83%) Electronics
10 2 (1.89%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.94%) Advertising
11 1 (0.94%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 56 (52.83%) Systems Engineer
2 54 (50.94%) Senior
3 39 (36.79%) Principal Engineer
4 28 (26.42%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 22 (20.75%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 8 (7.55%) Lead
6 8 (7.55%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 5 (4.72%) Engineering Manager
8 4 (3.77%) Project Manager
8 4 (3.77%) Site Engineer
8 4 (3.77%) Systems Manager
8 4 (3.77%) Technical Manager
9 3 (2.83%) Professional Services Engineer
9 3 (2.83%) Senior Manager
9 3 (2.83%) Senior Software Test Engineer
9 3 (2.83%) Senior Test Engineer
9 3 (2.83%) Software Test Engineer
9 3 (2.83%) Technical Leader
9 3 (2.83%) Test Engineer
10 2 (1.89%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.77%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.32%) Driving Licence
2 5 (4.72%) Acoustics
2 5 (4.72%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (3.77%) CMDB
3 4 (3.77%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.94%) PMI
4 1 (0.94%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.77%) Linux
1 4 (3.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (46.23%) Technical Leadership
2 45 (42.45%) Systems Engineering
3 32 (30.19%) Validation
3 32 (30.19%) Verification and Validation
4 28 (26.42%) Problem-Solving
5 26 (24.53%) Change Management
6 24 (22.64%) Software Engineering
7 15 (14.15%) Requirements Management
8 12 (11.32%) Configuration Management
8 12 (11.32%) Systems Thinking
9 10 (9.43%) Asset Management
9 10 (9.43%) Impact Assessments
9 10 (9.43%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 9 (8.49%) Agile
10 9 (8.49%) Coaching
10 9 (8.49%) Mathematics
10 9 (8.49%) Mentoring
11 8 (7.55%) Geotechnical Engineering
11 8 (7.55%) QMS
12 7 (6.60%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.77%) C
2 3 (2.83%) MATLAB
2 3 (2.83%) Python
3 1 (0.94%) C#
3 1 (0.94%) C++
3 1 (0.94%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 73 (68.87%) BPSS Clearance
2 51 (48.11%) Degree
3 10 (9.43%) Master's Degree
4 5 (4.72%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.72%) Security Cleared
5 4 (3.77%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.77%) Postgraduate
6 2 (1.89%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.94%) APMP
7 1 (0.94%) MRICS
7 1 (0.94%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (11.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (3.77%) JSP 440
3 3 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 2 (1.89%) Def Stans
4 2 (1.89%) PMO
5 1 (0.94%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 2 (1.89%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 8 (7.55%) IBM