Associate Engineer
UK
The median Associate Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 653 | 888 | 886 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +235 | -2 | +241 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Associate Engineer | 72 | 12 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.011% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.011% | 0.031% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,288 | - | £24,606 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,147 | - | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £36,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +65.52% | +20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | - | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £51,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | - | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,762 | 104,573 | 82,689 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.72% | 94.81% | 91.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,971 | 73,911 | 54,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,734 | £44,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.47% |
Associate Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Associate Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Associate Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Associate Engineer.
Associate Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Associate Engineer over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
Associate Engineer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Associate Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +230 | 70 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 118 |
| UK excluding London | +220 | 49 | £62,500 | - | 39 |
| South East | +114 | 27 | £60,000 | - | 7 |
| London | +133 | 21 | - | - | 79 |
| Midlands | - | 15 | £45,147 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 13 | - | - | |
| North of England | +55 | 7 | £65,000 | - | 18 |
| North West | - | 7 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| Work from Home | +123 | 6 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 54 |
| East of England | +46 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £45,147 | - | 8 |
Associate Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Associate Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Associate Engineer in the job title.
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Associate Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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