HVAC Engineer Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK.
Median salary
£41,166
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 1.5% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£41,166
Mean
£45,432
What a typical hvac engineer takes home
On the median of £41,166, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,763
Take-home a year
£33,159
Income Tax
£5,719
National Insurance
£2,288
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of hvac engineers earn less than this.
HVAC Engineer salary by region
5 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| South East | £45,436 | £51,368 |
| Scotland | £45,435 | £48,125 |
| North West | £40,063 | £43,682 |
| East Midlands | £37,111 | £41,773 |
| East | £36,953 | £40,305 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers
- SOC 2020 code
- 5225
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “hvac engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers.
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.
HVAC Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average HVAC Engineer salary in the UK?
The median is £41,166 a year and the mean is £45,432, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £41,166.
How much does a hvac engineer earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £18.42 excluding overtime. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
Has hvac engineer pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +1.5% for this occupation in the UK. 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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