Full-time electrical engineers in the UK earn a median of £60,303 a year, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional), or £30 an hour. There are 195 live electrical engineer adverts on JobEng today.
Pay range
10th percentile — £33,986
25th percentile — £43,003
Median — £60,303
75th percentile — £73,899
By region
| Region | Median a year |
|---|---|
| East of England | £63,412 |
| North West | £61,782 |
| South East | £59,829 |
| Scotland | £58,293 |
| South West | £54,986 |
See 195 live electrical engineer jobs
Questions
What is the average electrical engineer salary in the UK?
The ONS median for full-time electrical engineers is £60,303 a year; the mean is £61,559.
Is electrical engineer pay going up?
Median pay changed by +2.7% on the year before (ONS).
Find engineering work with JobEng
Free for engineers: one profile for every application, job alerts, a CV score and courses. Your first month of Professional Plus is free.
Get the JobEng app