Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £29,893 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1.3% on last year
£3,053 a month About £2,491 a month after tax 115 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 £27,720 in 2021 to £36,630 in 2026 (+32%); 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 | £18,845 | £22,324 | £27,720 | £34,750 | £42,966 |
| 2022 | £20,341 | £24,541 | £30,601 | £36,878 | x |
| 2023 | £21,983 | £26,437 | £32,266 | £40,238 | x |
| 2024 | £22,988 | £27,956 | £34,644 | £43,677 | £52,533 |
| 2025 | £24,194 | £29,388 | £36,159 | £46,797 | £56,532 |
| 2026 | £25,215 | £30,136 | £36,630 | £47,560 | £59,285 |
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 £36,630 a year and half earn more. That is 10% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £30,136 and £47,560; the middle 80% between £25,215 and £59,285.
Ranked by median, it is number 186 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,491 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,488 in Scotland.
The median for men is £38,550 and for women £32,166, 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) | £25,215 | £2,101 |
| 20th | £27,957 | £2,330 |
| 25th (P25) | £30,136 | £2,511 |
| 30th | £31,660 | £2,638 |
| 40th | £34,436 | £2,870 |
| Median (50th) | £36,630 | £3,053 |
| 60th | £40,858 | £3,405 |
| 70th | £44,851 | £3,738 |
| 75th (P75) | £47,560 | £3,963 |
| 80th | £50,759 | £4,230 |
| 90th (P90) | £59,285 | £4,940 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £38,550 | £41,956 | 95 |
| Women | £32,166 | £33,929 | 20 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,893 | £2,491 |
| Scotland | £29,862 | £2,488 |
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 £37,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 34 job titles to SOC 3119 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Art technician
- Assistant overseer
- Aviation technical consultant
- Biology technician
- Composite technician
- Design and technology technician
- Design technology technician
- Development technician
- DT technician
- Experimental assistant
- Experimental worker
- Grade i technical class
- Grade ii technical class
- ICT technician
- IT technician
- Metallurgical assistant
- Meteorological technician
- Oxygen controller
- Physics technician
- School science technician
- School technician
- Science technician
- Scientific technical officer
- Service technician
- Technical assistant
- Technical grade
- Technical investigating engineer
- Technical liaison officer
- Technical officer
- Technician
- Technology technician
- Test assistant
- Textile consultant
- Workshop 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.