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
London3,821 job openings
Birmingham883 job openings
Manchester856 job openings
Bristol704 job openings
Cambridge523 job openings
Glasgow480 job openings
Leeds396 job openings
Warrington292 job openings
Oxford287 job openings
Leicester281 job openings
Nottingham262 job openings
Newcastle Upon Tyne237 job openings
West Of England229 job openings
Cardiff225 job openings
Southampton217 job openings
Derby205 job openings
Stevenage198 job openings
Milton Keynes194 job openings
Sheffield176 job openings
Bridgwater175 job openings
Exeter173 job openings
Northampton167 job openings
Plymouth156 job openings
Reading156 job openings
East Midlands151 job openings
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GBP 40,000 - 45,000-11%
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GBP 42,000 - 74,500+21%
GBP 48,500 - 52,988+6%
GBP 45,000 - 55,000+4%
GBP 32,000 - 75,000+11%
GBP 37,300 - 54,900-4%
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 39,078 active job listings.
The cities with the most Mechanical Engineer job opportunities in United Kingdom are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Cambridge. London leads with 3,821 job openings.
Explore 39,078 Mechanical Engineer job listings in United Kingdom on BeBee, or check our salary calculator for a personalized estimate.