Civil Engineer career guide

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

3712 live civil engineer roles

Senior Civil Engineer - Water

Manchester

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At Stantec, we are excited about our ongoing growth, following a number of successful frameworks bids across the water industry, and at the start of…

Hybrid Engineering
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Civil Engineer

Edinburgh

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You’re a Civil Engineer in the buildings sector looking to develop your technical capability while gaining broader project exposure.

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Principal Civil Engineer

Olney

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NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country.

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Civil Engineer

Bristol

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

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Senior Civil Engineer

Belfast

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A well-established, multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior (or Associate-level) Civil Engineer to join their growing…

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Chartered Civil Engineer

Belfast

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Vickerstock are pleased to be partnering with a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering innovative design…

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Civil Engineer

Cardiff

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The ideal candidate is a talented and ambitious individual who can help provide the Civil Engineering output for a wide range of interesting…

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Principal Civil Engineer

Hertfordshire

£45,000–£75,000

An established and highly respected multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to join…

Construction Permanent
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Senior Civil Engineer

London

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Cundall’s Civil Engineering team pride ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable civil engineering and…

Engineering Permanent
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Civil Engineer

London

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Our client is seeking a Civil Engineer to join its highways and infrastructure team on a permanent basis.

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Principal Civil Engineer

London

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Our Water consultancy client is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to be based out of their London (Farringdon), Manchester or Leeds office on a…

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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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