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Engineering professionals
£46,280

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

38

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

2.93%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Workers in this unit group perform a variety of professional engineering functions not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 212: Engineering Professionals.

Qualifications

Chartered engineers possess an accredited university degree. 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.

Typical tasks

  • researches into problem areas to advance basic knowledge, evaluate new theories and techniques and to solve specific problems;
  • establishes principles and techniques to improve the quality, durability and performance of materials such as textiles, glass, rubber, plastics, ceramics, metals and alloys;
  • designs new systems and equipment with regard to cost, market requirements and feasibility of manufacture;
  • devises and implements control systems to monitor operational efficiency and performance of system and materials;
  • prepare sketches, drawings and specifications showing materials to be used, construction and finishing methods and other details;
  • examines and advises on patent applications;
  • provides technical consultancy services.

Common job titles

Engineer, supervising (government)
Brewer
Engineer, packaging
Engineer, project (manufacturing)
Engineer, forensic
Overseer (MOD)
Engineer, ceramics
Engineer, traffic
Scientist, food
Engineer, project (engineering)
Officer, patent (government)
Engineer, cryogenic
Consultant, scientific
Engineer, chief (gas supplier)
Metallurgist
Researcher
Engineer, decommissioning (nuclear fuel production)
Engineer, projects (manufacturing)
Engineer, projects (engineering)
Engineer, scientific
Acoustician
Engineer, proposals, senior
Technologist
Engineer, fuel
Engineer, conditioning, air
Engineer, acoustics
Brewer, vinegar
Officer, technical, carbonisation (coal mine)
Technologist, scientific (coal mine)
Overseer, ship (MOD)
Ceramist
Engineer, biomedical
Engineer, heating and ventilating
Engineer, gas
Engineer, metallurgical
Engineer, corrosion
Engineer, medical
Associate, patent
Consultant, energy
Manager, contracts (manufacturing)
Engineer, test
Scientist, materials
Engineer, combustion
Engineer, lubrication
Engineer, mechatronics
Engineer, transport
Manager, contract (manufacturing)
Officer, compliance, quality
Engineer
Assayer
Adviser, textile
Engineer, glass
Brewer (distillery)
Brewer, under
Dyer, technical
Brewer, working
Analyst, patent
Consultant, ceramics
Inspector, district (government: MOD)
Technologist, food
Officer, carbonisation (coal mine)
Consultant, acoustics
Engineer, physics, health
Brewer (vinegar mfr)
Agent, patent
Brewer (brewery)
Examiner (Board of Trade)
Engineer, patent
Engineer, project
Examiner (Intellectual Property Office)
Engineer, refrigeration
Engineer, experimental
Engineer, agricultural
Technician, dyeing
Ceramicist
Inspector, engineering (Dept for Business Innovation and Skills)
Consultant, patent
Engineer, traffic, air
Engineer, projects
Assistant, assay
Officer, patents (government)
Engineer, technical
Adviser, heating
Brewer, head
Tribologist
Consultant, colour (paint mfr)
Manager, project (manufacturing)
Engineer, thermal and acoustic
Analyst, engineering
Metallographer
Engineer, nuclear
Engineer, biomass
Engineer, thermal
Officer, communications (Home Office)
Engineer, control, noise
Inspector, divisional (government: MOD)
Engineer, horticultural
Consultant, heating
Brewer, technical
Consultant, metallurgical
Assistant, assayer's
Engineer, heating
Manager, sensory
Assayist

Education background

Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.

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Ranked 65th out of 355 careers for highest average pay.

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149/355
Ranked 149th out of 355 careers for the longest hours.

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166/355
Ranked 166th out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.

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Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£810

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£900

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

185/350

Gender pay gap ranking

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020


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