Engineering project managers and project engineers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£52,451
Typical Annual pay range
Understanding Engineering project managers and project engineers pay in the UK
The typical engineering project managers and project engineers in the UK earns a median salary of £52,451 in 2025/26. 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.
The middle half of engineering project managers and project engineers earnings fall between £42,911 and £66,671 a year. That spread reflects the usual gap between newer entrants and more experienced engineering project managers and project engineers.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £56,925. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical engineering project managers and project engineers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: engineering project managers and project engineers pay ranges from £42,695 in London up to £58,303 in East Midlands, a difference of £15,608 (37%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see engineering project managers and project engineers pay in East Midlands or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
East Midlands is the highest-paying region for engineering project managers and project engineers at £58,303 — 11% above the UK median. London is lowest at £42,695.
UK median £52,451
| Region | Median payUK median £52,451 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | £58,303 | £58,303 | £56,047 | +11% |
| East of England | £56,441 | £56,441 | £57,915 | +8% |
| North West | £55,767 | £55,767 | £58,960 | +6% |
| West Midlands | £51,569 | £51,569 | £59,371 | -2% |
| South East | £50,238 | £50,238 | £55,171 | -4% |
| South West | £48,988 | £48,988 | £52,509 | -7% |
| Scotland | £48,869 | £48,869 | £56,829 | -7% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £48,838 | £48,838 | £53,235 | -7% |
| Wales | £46,626 | £46,626 | £47,209 | -11% |
| North East | £45,619 | £45,619 | £43,508 | -13% |
| London | £42,695 | £42,695 | £46,667 | -19% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands £58,303 | £58,303Mean £56,047 | +11% |
| East of England £56,441 | £56,441Mean £57,915 | +8% |
| North West £55,767 | £55,767Mean £58,960 | +6% |
| West Midlands £51,569 | £51,569Mean £59,371 | -2% |
| South East £50,238 | £50,238Mean £55,171 | -4% |
| South West £48,988 | £48,988Mean £52,509 | -7% |
| Scotland £48,869 | £48,869Mean £56,829 | -7% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £48,838 | £48,838Mean £53,235 | -7% |
| Wales £46,626 | £46,626Mean £47,209 | -11% |
| North East £45,619 | £45,619Mean £43,508 | -13% |
| London £42,695 | £42,695Mean £46,667 | -19% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£52,451); ‘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.
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UK median annual pay for engineering project managers and project engineers by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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