Salary guide / Electrical Engineers

Electrical Engineers salaries

Electrical Engineers pay in the United Kingdom from official ONS ASHE figures, until ElectricalRoles.co.uk has enough job ads with pay to publish its own.

Median salary · United Kingdom

£64,700

10th percentile

£40,000

25th percentile

£48,900

Median (50th)

£64,700

75th percentile

£86,100

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, April 2026 (provisional) (Electrical engineers, code 2123). Moved to Aug 2026 with the ONS Average Weekly Earnings, regular pay, construction (seasonally adjusted). Figures are annual, in GBP. We switch to live job-ad figures once we have five or more electrical engineers ads with pay.

By region

Official figures. Estimates scale the national figure by each region's published pay level.

	25th	Median	75th	Source
East	£50,200	£66,400	£88,300	Estimate
East Midlands	£45,200	£59,800	£79,500	Estimate
London	£61,000	£80,700	£107,400	Estimate
North East	£42,500	£56,300	£74,900	Estimate
North West	£45,700	£60,500	£80,500	Estimate
Scotland	£47,400	£62,700	£83,400	Estimate
South East	£50,100	£66,200	£88,100	Estimate
South West	£45,300	£60,000	£79,800	Estimate
Wales	£43,300	£57,300	£76,200	Estimate
West Midlands	£46,400	£61,400	£81,700	Estimate
Yorkshire and The Humber	£43,500	£57,500	£76,600	Estimate

Indicative gross figures for 2025 based on ONS ASHE data and current UK job-market advertising. Actual pay varies by region (London and the South East highest), sector, site criticality and qualifications. Day rates are typical outside-IR35 contractor ranges and vary widely by specialism.