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Instrumentation & Controls salaries
Instrumentation & Controls 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
£38,600
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, April 2026 (provisional) (Electrical and electronics technicians, code 3112). Moved to Aug 2026 with the ONS Average Weekly Earnings, regular pay, construction (seasonally adjusted). The source publishes a median only for this occupation. Figures are annual, in GBP. We switch to live job-ad figures once we have five or more instrumentation & controls ads with pay.
By region
Official figures. Estimates scale the national figure by each region's published pay level.
| 25th | Median | 75th | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | — | £37,800 | — | Estimate |
| East Midlands | — | £36,800 | — | Estimate |
| London | — | £44,300 | — | Estimate |
| North East | — | £35,400 | — | Estimate |
| North West | — | £37,200 | — | Estimate |
| Scotland | — | £38,900 | — | Estimate |
| South East | — | £37,600 | — | Estimate |
| South West | — | £39,900 | — | Estimate |
| Wales | — | £36,700 | — | Estimate |
| West Midlands | — | £36,700 | — | Estimate |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | — | £38,300 | — | Estimate |
Indicative gross ranges in GBP for the UK, 2024–25. Figures vary by sector (oil & gas, nuclear and pharma typically pay more), region (London/South East and offshore uplift), CompEx and vendor certifications. Day rates are typically outside-IR35 contract benchmarks and vary with project phase.
Live instrumentation & controls roles
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EDF UK · Bridgwater, England
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