Full-time engineering project managers and project engineers in the UK earn a median of £53,064 a year, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional), or £27 an hour. There are 198 live project engineer adverts on JobEng today.
Pay range
10th percentile — £35,680
25th percentile — £43,175
Median — £53,064
75th percentile — £67,463
By region
| Region | Median a year |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | £58,303 |
| North West | £55,767 |
| East of England | £52,714 |
| West Midlands | £52,551 |
| South East | £51,353 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £49,765 |
| South West | £48,988 |
| Wales | £46,626 |
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Questions
What is the average project engineer salary in the UK?
The ONS median for full-time engineering project managers and project engineers is £53,064 a year; the mean is £57,516.
Is project engineer pay going up?
Median pay changed by +2.2% on the year before (ONS).
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