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UK salary report · 2026

Engineering Manager Salary in East Midlands

Official ONS earnings for East Midlands.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — East Midlands

£58,303

gross, per year, all employees

▼ 0.6% change on the previous year

Mean

£56,047

What a typical engineering manager takes home

On the median of £58,303, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.

Take-home a month

£3,698

Take-home a year

£44,373

Income Tax

£10,753

National Insurance

£3,177

Work out yours — with pension, student loan and bonus → £58,000 after tax, step by step →

What most engineering managers actually earn

Half of engineering managers in East Midlands earn between £36,965 and £59,898. Earning above £59,898 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Engineering Professionals” group in East Midlands.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of engineering managers earn less than this.

10th
£29,691
20th
£35,126
25th
£36,965
30th
£38,784
40th
£42,036
50th
£45,943
60th
£52,054
70th
£56,608
75th
£59,898
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Engineering project managers and project engineers
SOC 2020 code
2127
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “engineering manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Engineering project managers and project engineers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines engineering project managers and project engineers.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Engineering Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Engineering Manager salary in East Midlands?

The median is £58,303 a year and the mean is £56,047, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

How much does a engineering manager earn per hour?

Across the UK the median hourly rate is £26.67 excluding overtime, or £26.55 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for East Midlands.

What is a good Engineering Manager salary?

Half of engineering managers earn between £36,965 and £59,898. Anything above £59,898 is in the top quarter for the role.

What is the starting salary for a engineering manager?

ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of engineering managers earn under £29,691 and the lowest quarter under £36,965 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.

Do engineering managers in East Midlands earn more than the UK average?

The median in East Midlands is £58,303 against £52,451 across the UK, 11.2% higher.

Has engineering manager pay gone up in the last year?

ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at -0.6% for this occupation in East Midlands. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.

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