Electrical engineers Pay Data UK — 2024

Electrical engineers roles in the UK earn a median of £57,186 per year, equivalent to £27.36 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 7.4% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £43,854 to £79,843 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Electrical engineers roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Electrical engineers

Electrical engineers undertake research and design, direct construction and manage the operation and maintenance of electrical equipment, power stations, building control systems and other electrical products and systems.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• conceives and develops engineering designs from product ideas in electrical engineering
• supervises, controls and monitors the operation of electrical generation, transmission and distribution systems
• determines and specifies manufacturing methods of electrical systems
• ensures that manufacture, operation and maintenance comply with design specifications and contractual arrangements
• organises and establishes control systems to monitor the performance and safety of electrical assemblies and systems

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Electrical engineers usually possess an accredited university degree or equivalent qualification. After qualifying, periods of appropriate training and experience are required before membership of a chartered engineering institution is attainable. Incorporated engineers possess an accredited university degree, BTEC/SQA award or an apprenticeship leading to an NVQ/SVQ at level 4. All routes are followed by periods of appropriate training and relevant experience.

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