Occupation 2125 · Professional occupations
Production and process engineers advise on and direct technical aspects of production programmes to ensure cost-effectiveness and efficiency. This unit group incorporates: planning and quality control engineers who plan production schedules, work sequences, and manufacturing and processing procedures to ensure accuracy, quality and reliability; and chemical engineers who undertake research on commercial scale chemical processes and processed products, design and provide specifications and direct the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of chemical plants and control systems.
Production and process engineers usually possess an accredited university degree. After qualifying, periods of appropriate training and experience are required before membership of a chartered engineering institution. Incorporated engineers possess an accredited university degree, BTEC/SQA award or an apprenticeship leading to an NVQ/SVQ at level 4. All routes are followed by periods of appropriate training and relevant experience.
Chemical engineer · Industrial engineer · Pharmaceutical engineer · Process engineer · Production consultant · Production engineer
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 46,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 48,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 55,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 56,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 7,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 2,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 1,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 10,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 7,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 7,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 4,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 5,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2125 : Production and process engineers | None | 4,100.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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