Taken from a survey conducted in 2018, this infographic, produced by First Recruitment Group, a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors, reveals some interesting data on which types of engineering jobs pay the highest salaries, and you can expect to earn in those positions.
We can see that the engineering jobs in the lower pay bracket can be found in jobs working with telecoms, utilities and electronics at £44.5k, whereas the highest paying engineering jobs seem to be in the oil and gas industry at over £53k.
Oil & Gas Engineer roles also saw a marginal decrease in 2018 compares to 2017, but this is most likely down to the decrease in directors pay, dropping an average of £15,000 from £81,805 to £66,795 in the last year, meaning it’s still a very promising sector to work in.
The UK Energy, Renewables & Nuclear Engineering salaries look to remain stable this year along with the Aerospace and Materials salaries.
The Food, Drink and Consumer Goods side of things gives a positive outlook for junior engineers and graduates looking to kick start their career, with the average salaries bouncing from the overall lowest salary across all sectors at £24,954 in 2017, to a more respectable £27,802.
Source: https://www.firstrecruitmentgroup.com
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