Senior Engineer Salary

The average salary for a Senior Engineer in the UK is:

£40,891

Job profile for a Senior Engineer

Development and evaluation of digital signal processing algorithm for Nokia Siemens Networks GSM/EDGE base station receivers. Providing technical support to HW designers and SW developers working on receiver products.

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Senior Engineer Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £36,025.

The average salary in 2009 was £39,464, based on 142 respondents (a difference of 10% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £40,561, based on 169 respondents (a difference of 3% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £40,992, based on 150 respondents (a difference of 1% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £40,497, based on 81 respondents (a difference of -1% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Senior Engineer based on all salary survey responses is: £38,200

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Senior Engineer is £20.45.


Assorted Senior Engineer Salary Information

SalaryLocationDate
£52,000South West27-April-21
£32,700South West8-April-21
£46,000Unknown23-January-21
£46,000Unknown23-January-21
£42,500South East17-April-20
£42,500Midlands17-April-20
£45,000East of England16-April-19
£45,000East of England16-April-19
£32,000South East26-January-16
£40,000London2-December-15
Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.
Graph of Senior Engineer salary data

Senior Engineer Salary By UK Region

SalaryRegion
£47,412London
£40,960Scotland
£34,679North West
£39,589Yorkshire and North East
£37,519South West
£39,480South East
£38,253Midlands
£37,490East of England
£30,000Northern Ireland
£31,000Wales

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Senior Engineer, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £30,669 for a worker in their 20s, £40,074 (30s), £47,434 (40s) and £47,434 (50s).
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The average salary figure above for a Senior Engineer is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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