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SALARY SURVEY SHOWS Engineering Council has noted the

higher average salaries reported by
professionally registered engineers
ENGINEERS’ PAY ON THE UP across all sectors for another year.”
In a change from 2018, the biggest
salary difference was for engineers
working in the telecomms and
utilities and electronics sectors,
where professional registration
saw an average difference of almost
£18,000. The difference was also
pronounced in the energy/renewable
and nuclear sectors, with a £13,000
difference between registered and
non-registered respondents.
Alasdair Coates said: “Registrants
consistently tell us that becoming
professionally registered has increased
their credibility, helped them gain
promotion or win more business. These
responses confirm what we saw in the
same survey last year, that professional
registration may also boost salary,
demonstrating that it is an investment
SALARY SURVEY SHOWS PROFESSIONAL in your future.”
REGISTRATION PAYS OFF Despite continuing economic and
political uncertainty, The Engineer’s
FOR THE SECOND consecutive year, seen across all sectors of engineering 2019 Salary Survey points to a
professionally registered engineers and at every career level beyond significant increase in engineering pay.
and technicians have reported higher graduate trainee/apprentice, where Produced in partnership with technical
average salaries than their unregistered salaries appear consistent. recruitment consultancy CBSbutler, the
colleagues according to the 2019 Salary Alasdair Coates, CEO of the survey – now in its fifth year – attracted
Survey, produced by The Engineer. Engineering Council, said: “Professional responses from 1,568 engineers from
The mean average salary for registration recognises your competence multiple sectors across the UK.
professionally registered respondents is and demonstrates your commitment to Average salaries increased in all the
£55,968, compared to £45,809 amongst employers and clients; these responses sectors covered by the survey, however
those who are not professionally indicate the impact registration the renewables and nuclear sectors saw
registered. This salary difference can be may have on earning potential. The the most marked uplift.

CHANGING ATTITUDES ARE CLOSING

THE GENDER GAP IN ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING IS DOMINATED by of all engineers in the UK, and only one
men, but the women successfully in five jobs are held by women in the
breaking into the sector report good wider engineering sector as a whole,”
things, according to a new report. says Elizabeth Donnelly, CEO of the
Barriers to entry for women are Women’s Engineering Society (WES), a CHANGING ATTITUDES ARE CLOSING
numerable, but career satisfaction is charity and professional network that THE GENDER GAP IN ENGINEERING
high; more than 80 per cent of female celebrates its centenary this year.
engineers are either happy or extremely Attracting more female talent to the ambassador and founder of Digills
happy with their career choice, and UK engineering sector – and retaining Consulting, agrees that inspiring
98 per cent find their job rewarding, those people – is vital for economic girls from a young age about the
according to a 2013 survey by the Royal growth and financial stability, reports creative aspect of engineering is key to
Academy of Engineering. The Guardian. recruiting more women to the sector.
Yet, despite good prospects – Britain suffers from an acute “There’s so much embedded in our
engineering students are second only shortage of engineers – 1.8 million new culture saying engineering isn’t for
to medics in securing full-time jobs and engineers and technicians are needed girls, and people still think of engineers
earning good salaries – the number of by 2025 – as well as a “leaky pipeline”, as the men who fix your washing
women working in the sector remains meaning women often fail to continue machine, not the people at the forefront
woefully low. to progress their engineering careers. of designing creative solutions to the
“Women make up just 12.3 per cent Lucy Gill, a qualified engineer, STEM world’s problems,” she said.

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