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Engineering professionals n.e.c. salary in South West

Full-time average annual pay in South West

£42,883

Based on ~13,000 employees · 2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£42,883

Mean

£48,921

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of engineering professionals n.e.c. earn £38,739£61,160. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£46,100

Employment patterns

  • 93% of Engineering professionals n.e.c. work full-time
  • 7% are self-employed
  • 97.5% of employees have permanent contracts

Understanding Engineering professionals n.e.c. pay in South West

The typical engineering professionals n.e.c. in South West earns a median salary of £42,883 in 2025/26, based on around 13,000 employees 10.6% (£5,102) below the UK-wide median of £47,985. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.

Across the UK, South West ranks 10th of 11 regions for engineering professionals n.e.c. pay. Regional medians run from £41,411 in Yorkshire and the Humber up to £56,791 in London, a spread of £15,380 (37%).

The mean (average) salary is higher, at £48,921. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical engineering professionals n.e.c. in South West actually earns.

To see what £42,883 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments.

Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£42,883
Income tax£6,063
National Insurance£2,425
Take-home pay£34,395

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

How Engineering professionals n.e.c. pay varies by region

London is the highest-paying region for engineering professionals n.e.c. at £56,791 — 18% above the UK median. Yorkshire and the Humber is lowest at £41,411.

UK median £47,985

Engineering professionals n.e.c. median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
London
£56,791
£56,791Mean £65,000
+18%
South East
£54,173
£54,173Mean £56,991
+13%
East of England
£50,123
£50,123Mean £60,200
+4%
West Midlands
£48,401
£48,401Mean £50,419
+1%
North West
£47,873
£47,873Mean £50,355
±0%
Scotland
£46,487
£46,487Mean £46,462
-3%
North East
£45,705
£45,705Mean £50,179
-5%
East Midlands
£44,195
£44,195Mean £48,927
-8%
Wales
£42,989
£42,989Mean £48,568
-10%
South West (current region)
£42,883
£42,883Mean £48,921
-11%
Yorkshire and the Humber
£41,411
£41,411Mean £44,453
-14%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£47,985); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.

How engineering professionals n.e.c. pay in South West has changed over time

Median annual pay for engineering professionals n.e.c. in South West by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.

South West median

UK median

UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range

Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table

How the figures are sourced

Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)

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