Occupation 2481 · Professional occupations
Quality control and planning engineers plan production schedules, work sequences, and manufacturing and processing procedures to ensure accuracy, quality and reliability.
Quality control and planning engineers usually possess an accredited university degree. After qualifying, periods of appropriate training and experience are required before membership of a chartered engineering institution is achieved. 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.
Planning engineer · Quality assurance engineer · Quality control officer (professional) · Quality engineer
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 28,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 31,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 35,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 35,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,900.00 | 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 | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 2,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 3,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 2,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 4,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 3,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 2,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2481 : Quality control and planning engineers | None | 2,000.00 | 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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