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UK salary report · 2026

Engineering Technician Salary in South West

Official ONS earnings for South West, covering 13,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — South West

£48,621

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 9.2% change on the previous year

Mean

£49,597

Jobs measured

13,000

What most engineering technicians actually earn

Half of engineering technicians in South West earn between £28,038 and £47,410. Earning above £47,410 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 “Science, Engineering and Production Technicians” group in South West.

The full pay range

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

10th
£20,664
20th
£26,392
25th
£28,038
30th
£30,255
40th
£33,307
50th
£36,780
60th
£41,341
70th
£46,413
75th
£47,410
80th
£49,821
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Engineering technicians
SOC 2020 code
3113
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

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 Technician salary FAQs

What is the average Engineering Technician salary in South West?

The median is £48,621 a year and the mean is £49,597, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

What is a good Engineering Technician salary?

Half of engineering technicians earn between £28,038 and £47,410. Anything above £47,410 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, covering 13,000 jobs in this occupation.

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