Civil Engineer career guide

Live civil engineer roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

3784 live civil engineer roles

Principal Civil Engineer

Warrington

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As Principal Civil Engineer, you will define and lead civil design for Associated Development facilities within a fast-moving, regulated programme.

Engineering
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Civil Engineer - Aviation

Remote

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In this role you will support the delivery of airfield engineering projects for UK and international airports, applying multi-disciplinary design…

Remote Engineering
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Senior Rail Civil Engineer

London (Croydon)

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As a Senior Rail Civil Engineer at AECOM, you will lead civil design work across rail projects, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to…

Hybrid Engineering
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Civil Engineer (Nuclear)

Olney

£65,000–£90,000

"Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of the Nuclear Industry?" Joining our established and expanding Nuclear…

Hybrid Engineering
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Civil Engineer

England

£50,000–£70,000

Preferred Northwest of England and Yorkshire. Remote working with frequent office and client sites visits. Permanent, full time.

Remote Engineering Permanent
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Civil Engineer

Leeds

£55,000–£75,000

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to contribute to high-profile and technically diverse projects, working across all…

Engineering
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Civil Engineer salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
East of England (indicative)
5 live adverts
£38,000 – £277,500 (midpoint £57,500)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£32,500 – £62,500 (midpoint £57,500)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£40,000 – £58,000 (midpoint £49,000)
North West (indicative)
1 live advert
£34,000 – £48,000 (midpoint £47,500)
North East (indicative)
5 live adverts
£32,000 – £57,750 (midpoint £46,500)
Northern Ireland (indicative)
10 live adverts
£40,000 – £75,000 (midpoint £46,250)
South East (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£37,000 – £52,000 (midpoint £44,500)
Wales (indicative)
5 live adverts
£33,000 – £70,000 (midpoint £42,500)
Midlands (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£34,000 – £48,000 (midpoint £41,000)
Scotland (indicative)
2 live adverts
£29,000 – £51,000 (midpoint £40,000)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£33,000 – £46,000 (midpoint £39,500)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Chartership with the ICE (CEng or IEng) is the defining salary lever, and frameworks in water (AMP cycles), rail and highways provide the most stable demand. Design-side pay in consultancies and delivery-side pay in contractors converge at senior level, but contractors typically pay more earlier.
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FAQs

What does a civil engineer earn in the UK?

Indicatively £33,000–£58,000 permanent, with chartered senior engineers and London infrastructure programmes exceeding this.

Consultancy or contractor: which pays more?

Contractors generally pay more at graduate-to-mid level; consultancy catches up at chartered and principal grades.

What raises a civil engineer's pay most?

ICE chartership, framework experience in water/rail/highways, and site-based delivery responsibility.

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