Engineering technicians Pay Data UK — 2025

Engineering technicians roles in the UK earn a median of £45,000 per year, equivalent to £22.24 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 7.6% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £37,500 in West Midlands to £54,500 in London. Pay has risen over the past 4 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £44,843/yr (0% above our computed national average).

Labour Market

Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.

Pay by Region

Annual pay for Engineering technicians across UK regions. The bar shows the typical pay range (25th–75th percentile); the diamond marks the median.

Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).

How Pay Has Changed Over Time

Annual pay grew by +7.6% from 2024 to 2025.

National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.

Year-on-Year Pay Change

Annual percentage change in median pay for Engineering technicians.

Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.

About Engineering technicians

Engineering technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist engineers with the design, development, operation, installation and maintenance of engineering systems and constructions.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• plans and prepares work and test schedules based on specifications and drawings
• sets up equipment, undertakes tests, takes readings, performs calculations and records and interprets data
• prepares estimates of materials, equipment and labour required for engineering projects
• diagnoses and detects faults and implements procedures to maintain efficient operation of systems and equipment
• inspects completed aircraft maintenance work to certify that it meets standards and the aircraft is ready for operation
• visits and advises clients on the use and servicing of mechanical and chemical engineering products and services
• provides health and safety inductions and adheres to health and safety procedures
• completes documentation such as project records, safety reports
• carries out stock takes

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants to training usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Vocational training consists either of full-time study for a BTEC/SQA award followed by two years on-the-job training, or an apprenticeship leading to a qualification at level 3 or 4. An NVQ/SVQ in Aircraft Engineering Maintenance at level 3 plus further professional qualifications are required to become a licensed aircraft engineer.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.