Civil Engineer career guide

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

3712 live civil engineer roles

Site Civil Engineer

Kilmarnock

£50,000–£70,000

We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Civil Engineer to join our client. The position will be based on an EP&R project in Kilmarnock.

Engineering Permanent
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Graduate Civil Engineer

Bingley

£27,000

My Client, a market leading Engineering and Environmental Consultancy based with offices in Bradford, are searching for a Graduate Civil Engineer to…

Hybrid Engineering Permanent
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Principal Civil Engineer

West Yorkshire

£42,000–£56,000

Looking for a Principal Civil Engineering role where you can get involved in genuinely interesting projects, have a real influence on how they're…

Hybrid Engineering Permanent
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Senior Civil Engineer

Greater Manchester

£50–£63/hr

Our client is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to support major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes across the UK.

Remote Engineering Contract
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Civil Engineer

Glasgow

£40,000–£45,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Civil Engineer to join an established and growing consultancy in Glasgow, working on a diverse portfolio of…

Engineering Permanent
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Senior Civil Engineer

Edinburgh

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Are you an experienced Civil Engineer in Edinburgh ready to take the lead on projects, shape the direction of a growing team and have a genuine…

Engineering Permanent
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Civil Engineer

Bristol

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ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide.

Engineering
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Senior Civil Engineer

Manchester

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Our client is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join its highways and infrastructure team in Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds or Newcastle.

Hybrid Engineering Permanent
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Senior Civil Engineer

Leeds

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Our client, a respected consultancy, is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join its growing Water Team on a permanent basis.

Hybrid Engineering Permanent
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Principal Civil Engineer

Derby

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Our Water consultancy is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to join their Derby based infrastructure design team on a permanent basis with hybrid…

Hybrid Engineering Permanent
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Civil Engineer

Peterborough

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Production of civil designs, calculations and specifications for water-sector assets, design schedule and specify pipes, including ductile iron…

Remote Engineering
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Principal Civil Engineer

Horsham

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AFRY is an international engineering, design and advisory company. We support our clients to progress in sustainability and digitalisation.

Hybrid 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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