Engineering technicians: salary in the UK
About £36,544 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +2.2% on last year
£3,822 a month About £3,045 a month after tax 73 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £36,264 in 2021 to £45,867 in 2026 (+26%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £23,644 | £29,692 | £36,264 | £44,975 | x |
| 2022 | £26,333 | £31,403 | £37,825 | £44,635 | x |
| 2023 | £26,844 | £33,126 | £40,514 | £48,746 | x |
| 2024 | £26,240 | £34,652 | £42,588 | £52,553 | x |
| 2025 | £27,927 | £35,148 | £44,890 | £56,435 | x |
| 2026 | £28,191 | £35,265 | £45,867 | £57,765 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £45,867 a year and half earn more. That is 12% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £35,265 and £57,765; one in ten earns less than £28,191.
Ranked by median, it is number 100 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,045 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,996 in Scotland.
The median for men is £46,350 and for women £38,614, a gap of 17% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £28,191 | £2,349 |
| 20th | £33,809 | £2,817 |
| 25th (P25) | £35,265 | £2,939 |
| 30th | £37,007 | £3,084 |
| 40th | £42,263 | £3,522 |
| Median (50th) | £45,867 | £3,822 |
| 60th | £50,606 | £4,217 |
| 70th | £55,005 | £4,584 |
| 75th (P75) | £57,765 | £4,814 |
| 80th | £62,131 | £5,178 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £46,350 | £49,488 | 64 |
| Women | £38,614 | £42,796 | 9 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £36,544 | £3,045 |
| Scotland | £35,957 | £2,996 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £46,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 52 job titles to SOC 3113 Engineering technicians. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Aeronautical adviser
- Aerospace engineering technician
- Agricultural engineering technician
- Air traffic control design officer
- Aircraft engineer
- Aircraft technician
- Airframe technician
- Artificer
- Assistant engineer
- Automotive engineering technician
- Bms engineer
- Building management systems engineer
- Chemical engineering technician
- Commissioning engineer
- Contract engineer
- Contracts engineer
- Distribution engineer
- Electrical engineering technician
- Engineer's assistant
- Engineering assistant
- Engineering coordinator
- Engineering technician
- ETGII
- Fire prevention engineer
- Gas controller
- High voltage distribution engineer
- Installation technician
- Instrument technician
- Licenced aircraft engineer
- Maintenance analyst
- Manufacturing engineer
- Marine engineering technician
- Mechanical engineering technician
- Mechanical maintenance technician
- Mechanical technician
- Mechanical transport officer
- Mechanisation officer
- Professional and technical officer
- PTO
- Radiographer
- Technical adviser
- Technical assessor
- Technical officer
- Technician
- Technician engineer
- Test engineer
- Test rig engineer
- Track and catenary engineer
- Traffic technician
- Transport officer
- Trouble shooter
- Wind turbine technician
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.