Survey reveals higher salaries for professionally registered engineers
31/07/2025
Professionally registered engineers and technicians earn more, according to The Engineer’s 2025 Salary Survey.
Of the 621 respondents, who work across 12 different sectors, 49% were professionally registered. Based on this sample, registered engineers earn £7000 more than respondents who are not professionally registered.
The energy, rail, civil and structural sectors have the highest proportion of professionally registered respondents (70% and 68%, respectively), while telecoms utilities and electronics sectors (34%) have the lowest
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Commenting on the survey’s findings, Paul Bailey, CEO of the Engineering Council, said: “I am pleased to see that professionally registered engineers continue to earn higher salaries. Professional registration is an internationally recognised assessment of your competence and reflects your professional dedication to employers, clients and safety.”
Paul continued: “Gaining a professional title demonstrates an individual’s commitment to the profession, as well as enhancing their career prospects and opening up promotion opportunities.”
The Engineering Council currently holds the national register of nearly 215,000 engineers and technicians professionally registered as Engineering Technician (EngTech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Information and Communications Technology Technician (ICTTech).
Most recently, the Engineering Council launched the Higher-Risk Building (HRB) registration, for engineers and technicians who work in the built environment sector, in particular on higher-risk buildings.
