Full-time quality control and planning engineers in the UK earn a median of £43,592 a year, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional), or £22 an hour. There are 197 live planning engineer adverts on JobEng today.
Pay range
10th percentile — £29,718
25th percentile — £35,425
Median — £43,592
75th percentile — £54,194
By region
| Region | Median a year |
|---|---|
| South East | £51,647 |
| East of England | £48,633 |
| London | £47,855 |
| Scotland | £44,519 |
| East Midlands | £43,034 |
| North West | £42,009 |
| West Midlands | £41,531 |
| Wales | £40,307 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £40,033 |
| North East | £36,813 |
| South West | £36,335 |
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Questions
What is the average planning engineer salary in the UK?
The ONS median for full-time quality control and planning engineers is £43,592 a year; the mean is £46,756.
Is planning engineer pay going up?
Median pay changed by +5.6% on the year before (ONS).
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