Chartered Engineer Job Trends

Chartered Engineer (CEng)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Chartered Engineer qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 527 516 647
Rank change year-on-year -11 +131 +9
Permanent jobs citing Chartered Engineer 127 234 63
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.23% 0.38% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.67% 1.17% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 44 25 15
10th Percentile £48,430 £46,250 £46,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £48,000 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,500 £57,560 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.22% -5.64% +19.97%
75th Percentile £85,700 £60,000 £93,750
90th Percentile - £70,500 £100,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £71,500 £57,560 £55,000
% change year-on-year +24.22% +4.65% +8.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18,818 19,958 15,682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.37% 32.13% 31.07%
Number of salaries quoted 7,836 8,256 10,944
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £30,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,125 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.83% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,625 £92,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.30% +4.76% +5.00%

Chartered Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Chartered Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Chartered Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Chartered Engineer

Chartered Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chartered Engineer over the 6 months to 10 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Chartered Engineer in the UK

Chartered Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 10 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +2 117 £71,500 +24.22% 66
England +13 106 £57,500 -0.48% 67
North of England +2 52 £57,500 -0.10% 13
North West +52 51 £57,500 -0.10% 11
South East +61 32 £75,900 +34.93% 14
Midlands +25 10 £85,700 - 4
East Midlands +14 8 £85,700 - 4
Scotland +2 8 £85,700 - 6
Wales +9 7 £75,900 -
South West -11 5 £80,000 +37.93% 19
Work from Home +79 4 - - 22
London +70 4 £110,000 +62.96% 6
East of England -3 3 £75,900 - 10
West Midlands +24 2 - -
Yorkshire -43 1 - -

Chartered Engineer
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (0.79%) PowerFactory
Applications
1 16 (12.60%) AutoCAD
2 13 (10.24%) Abaqus
3 4 (3.15%) Revit
4 1 (0.79%) Civil 3D
4 1 (0.79%) EPLAN
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.09%) Modbus
1 9 (7.09%) MQTT
2 8 (6.30%) Ethernet
3 3 (2.36%) VoIP
4 2 (1.57%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.57%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 11 (8.66%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (3.15%) JIRA
General
1 14 (11.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (8.66%) Manufacturing
3 9 (7.09%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (5.51%) Aerospace
5 6 (4.72%) Social Skills
6 5 (3.94%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (3.15%) Automotive
7 4 (3.15%) Military
8 3 (2.36%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.36%) Legal
8 3 (2.36%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.57%) Retail
10 1 (0.79%) Advertising
10 1 (0.79%) Avionics
10 1 (0.79%) Finance
10 1 (0.79%) Local Government
10 1 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 49 (38.58%) Senior
2 38 (29.92%) Principal Engineer
3 25 (19.69%) Architect
4 24 (18.90%) Software Architect
5 17 (13.39%) Systems Engineer
6 15 (11.81%) Software Engineer
7 14 (11.02%) Principal Software Engineer
8 13 (10.24%) Human Factors Engineer
9 10 (7.87%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 8 (6.30%) Automation Engineer
11 6 (4.72%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 5 (3.94%) Lead
12 5 (3.94%) Product Assurance Engineer
13 4 (3.15%) Engineering Manager
13 4 (3.15%) Mechanical Engineer
13 4 (3.15%) Senior Automation Engineer
13 4 (3.15%) System Design Authority
14 3 (2.36%) Senior Manager
15 2 (1.57%) Design Engineer
15 2 (1.57%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (18.90%) Middleware
2 4 (3.15%) .NET
2 4 (3.15%) CSS
2 4 (3.15%) OLE
3 1 (0.79%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.45%) Renewable Energy
1 12 (9.45%) SCADA
2 11 (8.66%) Operational Technology
3 10 (7.87%) Data Centre
4 9 (7.09%) Biopharmaceutical
4 9 (7.09%) Industry 4.0
4 9 (7.09%) IoT
5 3 (2.36%) Acoustics
5 3 (2.36%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.57%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.57%) NHS
7 1 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (35.43%) Agile
2 44 (34.65%) Mentoring
3 42 (33.07%) Configuration Management
3 42 (33.07%) Waterfall
4 38 (29.92%) Computer Science
4 38 (29.92%) UML
5 33 (25.98%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (18.90%) Design Patterns
6 24 (18.90%) DevOps
6 24 (18.90%) Open Source
6 24 (18.90%) SDLC
7 20 (15.75%) Systems Engineering
8 19 (14.96%) Software Engineering
9 17 (13.39%) Cybersecurity
10 15 (11.81%) Ergonomics
10 15 (11.81%) Human Factors
11 13 (10.24%) Finite Element Analysis
11 13 (10.24%) Project Delivery
11 13 (10.24%) Technical Leadership
12 11 (8.66%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.02%) Ada
1 14 (11.02%) Ada 95
2 5 (3.94%) Python
3 4 (3.15%) C#
3 4 (3.15%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 94 (74.02%) Degree
2 91 (71.65%) BPSS Clearance
3 24 (18.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (8.66%) HND
4 11 (8.66%) Master's Degree
5 10 (7.87%) HNC
6 4 (3.15%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.57%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.79%) CESG Certified Professional
8 1 (0.79%) CISM
8 1 (0.79%) CISSP
8 1 (0.79%) PhD
8 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (29.92%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 5 (3.94%) IEC 61508
3 4 (3.15%) DO-254
4 3 (2.36%) IEC 61131
5 2 (1.57%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.57%) Def Stans
5 2 (1.57%) HAZOP
5 2 (1.57%) QA
6 1 (0.79%) ARP4754
6 1 (0.79%) ARP4761
6 1 (0.79%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.79%) GDPR
6 1 (0.79%) NCSC
System Software
1 8 (6.30%) VMware ESXi
1 8 (6.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (8.66%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (7.87%) Rockwell
1 10 (7.87%) Siemens
2 9 (7.09%) AVEVA
3 8 (6.30%) VMware
4 4 (3.15%) IBM
5 1 (0.79%) EMC
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.79%) Wonderware