Engineering technicians Pay Data UK — 2025

Engineering technicians roles in the UK earn a median of £43,515 per year, equivalent to £21.48 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 3.9% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £32,110 to £70,541 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 Engineering technicians roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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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.