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Civil engineers Salary (UK)

A Civil engineers in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £51,366, with most pay between £39,802–£65,000 (25th–75th percentile). Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 2121, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median UK salary for a Civil engineers is £51,366 gross per year (typical range £39,802–£65,000). This is a real ONS estimate for full-time employees, April 2025 ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.

Civil engineers pay distribution (UK)

StatisticGross annual pay
10th percentile£32,149
25th percentile£39,802
Median (50th percentile)£51,366
Mean (average)£54,163
75th percentile£65,000
90th percentileSuppressed by ONS

Based on an estimated 59,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.

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Civil engineers salary by UK region

RegionMedian (annual)vs UK median
South West£58,827+£7,461
West Midlands£57,522+£6,156
South East£55,451+£4,085
Scotland£55,172+£3,806
London£52,970+£1,604
Yorkshire and The Humber£48,751£2,615
North West£48,087£3,279
East£45,651£5,715
Wales£41,581£9,785
North East£39,722£11,644

Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.

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Civil engineers salary — frequently asked questions

How much does a Civil engineers earn in the UK?
The median gross annual pay for a Civil engineers (SOC 2020 code 2121) in the UK is £51,366, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Most pay falls in the £39,802–£65,000 range (25th to 75th percentile).
Is the Civil engineers salary figure real or estimated?
It is a real published ONS estimate — the median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. No number on this page is modelled, interpolated, or mixed with survey panels. Cells that ONS suppressed for reliability are omitted, never guessed.
Where does a Civil engineers earn the most in the UK?
Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £58,827 in South West. Regional medians for 10 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.

Related

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.