Chartered Engineer Jobs

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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 797 132
Rank change year-on-year +653 -665 +1005
Permanent jobs citing Chartered Engineer 1,095 88 2,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.10% 0.089% 2.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.30% 0.32% 8.10%
Number of salaries quoted 242 21 62
10th Percentile £51,645 - -
25th Percentile £61,967 £46,250 £16,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% +2.94% +0.31%
75th Percentile - £61,250 £62,971
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £71,999
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% +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 25,484 27,371 34,026
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.86% 27.83% 32.72%
Number of salaries quoted 11,203 17,308 15,226
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,776
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -6.90% +5.45%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -0.99% +1.00%

Chartered Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Chartered Engineer as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Chartered Engineer in the UK

Chartered Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chartered Engineer.

Salary trend for Chartered Engineer in the UK

Chartered Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chartered Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 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 30 April 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 +588 1,070 £65,000 +30.00% 138
England +604 954 £65,000 +23.81% 160
North of England +286 315 £61,967 +23.93% 39
North West +196 271 £61,967 +23.93% 25
South East +292 225 £65,000 +32.65% 26
Midlands +188 177 - - 22
South West +234 172 £58,000 +10.48% 28
West Midlands +139 101 - - 13
Scotland - 89 £51,645 - 8
East Midlands +100 76 - - 9
East of England +93 57 £67,000 - 12
Work from Home +219 51 - - 56
Yorkshire - 44 - - 6
Wales - 35 £65,000 - 2
London +103 8 £65,000 -7.14% 30

Chartered Engineer
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 158 (14.43%) Abaqus
2 126 (11.51%) Mathcad
3 33 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.37%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.18%) Azure
1 2 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (0.091%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.10%) Wireshark
2 20 (1.83%) VoIP
3 4 (0.37%) MPLS
Development Applications
1 115 (10.50%) Rational DOORS
2 47 (4.29%) JIRA
General
1 160 (14.61%) Analytical Skills
2 143 (13.06%) Manufacturing
3 109 (9.95%) Social Skills
4 33 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
5 32 (2.92%) Agriculture
5 32 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (0.91%) Public Sector
7 7 (0.64%) Finance
7 7 (0.64%) Telecoms
8 5 (0.46%) Legal
9 3 (0.27%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (0.27%) Retail
10 1 (0.091%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.091%) Avionics
10 1 (0.091%) Electronics
10 1 (0.091%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 423 (38.63%) Senior
2 386 (35.25%) Principal Engineer
3 253 (23.11%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 188 (17.17%) Engineering Manager
5 169 (15.43%) Systems Engineer
6 149 (13.61%) Integration Engineer
6 149 (13.61%) System Verification Engineer
6 149 (13.61%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 149 (13.61%) Validation Engineer
7 139 (12.69%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 126 (11.51%) Engineering Specialist
8 126 (11.51%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
9 70 (6.39%) Architect
10 56 (5.11%) Principal Software Engineer
10 56 (5.11%) Software Engineer
10 56 (5.11%) Systems Architect
11 32 (2.92%) Instrumentation Engineer
11 32 (2.92%) Senior Electrical Engineer
12 27 (2.47%) Configuration Management Engineer
12 27 (2.47%) SCM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.28%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 89 (8.13%) Management Information System
2 56 (5.11%) Driving Licence
3 4 (0.37%) CCTV
4 3 (0.27%) NHS
4 3 (0.27%) SCADA
5 2 (0.18%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (0.18%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.091%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.10%) Linux
1 23 (2.10%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 518 (47.31%) Systems Engineering
2 268 (24.47%) Validation
2 268 (24.47%) Verification and Validation
3 184 (16.80%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 160 (14.61%) Acceptance Criteria
5 159 (14.52%) CAD
6 158 (14.43%) Finite Element Analysis
7 150 (13.70%) Mentoring
8 143 (13.06%) Requirements Management
9 140 (12.79%) Agile
10 139 (12.69%) Use Case
11 129 (11.78%) Configuration Management
12 116 (10.59%) Customer Engagement
13 93 (8.49%) Waterfall
14 86 (7.85%) Computer Science
15 85 (7.76%) Coaching
16 82 (7.49%) Stakeholder Management
17 74 (6.76%) Software Engineering
18 73 (6.67%) Customer Requirements
19 70 (6.39%) UML
Programming Languages
1 6 (0.55%) C
2 4 (0.37%) Ada
2 4 (0.37%) Ada 95
2 4 (0.37%) C#
2 4 (0.37%) PHP
3 2 (0.18%) Java
3 2 (0.18%) Python
3 2 (0.18%) Rust
Qualifications
1 987 (90.14%) Degree
2 748 (68.31%) BPSS Clearance
3 383 (34.98%) Master's Degree
4 158 (14.43%) HND
5 149 (13.61%) ISTQB
6 28 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.27%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (5.57%) IEC 61508
2 56 (5.11%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 45 (4.11%) Def Stans
4 19 (1.74%) QA
5 16 (1.46%) ARP4754
5 16 (1.46%) DO-254
6 14 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.091%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.091%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.091%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 4 (0.37%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 115 (10.50%) IBM
2 27 (2.47%) Micro Focus
3 16 (1.46%) Siemens
4 4 (0.37%) Cisco
4 4 (0.37%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.091%) EMC