Occupation 3113 · Associate professional occupations
Engineering technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist engineers with the design, development, operation, installation and maintenance of engineering systems and constructions.
Entrants to training usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Vocational training consists either of full-time study for a BTEC/SQA award followed by two years on-the-job training, or an apprenticeship leading to a qualification at level 3 or 4. An NVQ/SVQ in Aircraft Engineering Maintenance at level 3 plus further professional qualifications are required to become a licensed aircraft engineer.
Aircraft engineer (licensed) · Aircraft technician · Commissioning engineer · Engineering technician · Manufacturing engineer · Mechanical technician · Wind turbine technician (construction)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 64,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 67,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 72,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 74,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,000.00 | 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 | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 8,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 10,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 4,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 5,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 5,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 13,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 9,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 5,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3113 : Engineering technicians | None | 5,500.00 | 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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