Industrial Engineer Job Trends

Industrial Engineer
UK

The median Industrial Engineer salary in the UK is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 February 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 654 691 797
Rank change year-on-year +37 +106 +211
Permanent jobs requiring an Industrial Engineer 9 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.004% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.004% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 3
10th Percentile - £48,000 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% +16.67% -52.63%
75th Percentile £53,500 £56,250 £57,625
90th Percentile - £57,000 £65,200
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -0.95% +16.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 60,248 45,561 70,284
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 91.75% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 37,639 23,782 55,054
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,390
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Industrial Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Industrial Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Industrial Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Industrial Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Industrial Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Industrial Engineer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Industrial Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 February 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
UK excluding London +22 9 £52,000 -0.95%
England +31 5 £52,000 -5.45%
Midlands - 5 £52,000 -
West Midlands - 5 £52,000 -
Northern Ireland - 4 £45,000 -