Average salary
£45,000 - £51,000
Median salary
£45,000 - £51,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile£32k
25th percentile£40k
Median£45k
75th percentile£51k
90th percentile£59k
50% of professionals earn between £40,000 - £51,000 GBP
The median salary is £45,000
Top cities
London3,986 job openings
Birmingham933 job openings
Manchester877 job openings
Bristol715 job openings
Cambridge537 job openings
Glasgow513 job openings
Leeds415 job openings
Warrington299 job openings
Oxford295 job openings
Leicester284 job openings
Nottingham276 job openings
Newcastle Upon Tyne253 job openings
Cardiff232 job openings
West Of England219 job openings
Southampton217 job openings
Stevenage216 job openings
Derby203 job openings
Milton Keynes193 job openings
Bridgwater188 job openings
Sheffield186 job openings
Reading177 job openings
Exeter175 job openings
Northampton172 job openings
Plymouth169 job openings
Coventry157 job openings
Related professions
GBP 40,000 - 45,000-11%
GBP 44,273 - 51,4780%
GBP 45,000 - 52,500+2%
GBP 45,520 - 50,0000%
GBP 42,000 - 74,500+21%
GBP 46,350 - 50,650+1%
GBP 45,000 - 55,000+4%
GBP 32,000 - 75,000+11%
GBP 38,480 - 49,800-8%
GBP 46,000 - 51,331+1%
The average salary for a Mechanical Engineer in United Kingdom is GBP 45,000 - GBP 51,000 per year in 2026. The median salary is GBP 48,000 per year, based on 40,221 active job listings.
The cities with the most Mechanical Engineer job opportunities in United Kingdom are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Cambridge. London leads with 3,986 job openings.
Explore 40,221 Mechanical Engineer job listings in United Kingdom on BeBee, or check our salary calculator for a personalized estimate.