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UK salary report · 2026

Engineering Manager Salary in West Midlands

Official ONS earnings for West Midlands.

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

Median salary — West Midlands

£51,569

gross, per year

▲ 13.3% change on the previous year

Mean

£59,371

What most engineering managers actually earn

Half of engineering managers in West Midlands earn between £40,172 and £59,836. Earning above £59,836 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 West 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
£34,332
20th
£37,985
25th
£40,172
30th
£42,365
40th
£47,125
50th
£49,906
60th
£54,111
70th
£58,212
75th
£59,836
80th
£61,750
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How West Midlands ranks for engineering manager pay

3rd

of 7 GB regions with a published figure

East Midlands tops the table on £58,303 and Wales sits at the bottom on £46,626. West Midlands is £6,734 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

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.

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 West Midlands?

The median is £51,569 a year and the mean is £59,371, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Engineering Manager salary?

Half of engineering managers earn between £40,172 and £59,836. Anything above £59,836 is in the top quarter for the role.

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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