Engineering Specialist
UK
The median Engineering Specialist salary in the UK is £7,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 543 | 899 | 939 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +356 | +40 | +314 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Engineering Specialist | 160 | 8 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.008% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.008% | 0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 80 | 8 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,000 | £58,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £38,000 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £7,000 | £43,750 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -84.00% | -48.53% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £51,250 | £91,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,375 | £111,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £7,000 | £40,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -82.50% | -40.74% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Engineering Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Engineering Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Engineering Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Engineering Specialist.
Engineering Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Engineering Specialist over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Engineering Specialist
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Engineering Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 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 |
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| England | +321 | 160 | £7,000 | -84.00% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +331 | 157 | £7,000 | -82.50% | 7 |
| North of England | +177 | 157 | £7,000 | -82.50% | 2 |
| North West | +130 | 157 | £7,000 | -78.13% | |
| London | +107 | 3 | £93,750 | -14.77% | 4 |
Engineering Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Engineering Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Engineering Specialist in the job title.
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Engineering Specialist Skill Set
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: