A graduate civil engineer can expect to earn £24,487 a year on average
The research was conducted by Maple Resourcing, using salaries published by Indeed.com, Totaljobs.com and its own placement figures.
It found some surprising regional differences. Graduate engineers earn more in Scotland, for example, than they do in southeast England. Scotland is also the second-highest paying region for experienced civil engineers.
Unsurprisingly, experienced civil engineers earn more in the southeast that in any other region – 34% more than in Wales and 28% more than in the Midlands.
|
Region |
Graduate |
Experienced |
|
Scotland |
£25,689.00 |
£47,250.00 |
|
Southeast |
£24,000.00 |
£56,250.00 |
|
Northeast |
£22,250.00 |
£45,000.00 |
|
Wales |
£24,000.00 |
£37,250.00 |
|
Midlands |
£26,500.00 |
£40,750.00 |
|
Average |
£24,487.80 |
£45,300.00 |
Source: Indeed.com, Totaljobs.com and Maple Resourcing.
The table below shows the percentage difference between the average annual salary of graduate and experienced civil engineers across the five regions that the survey explored. It shows that the region with the largest percentage difference between graduate and experienced civil engineer salaries is the southeast.
|
Region |
Graduate |
Experienced |
% difference |
|
Scotland |
£25,689.00 |
£47,250.00 |
45.63 |
|
Southeast |
£24,000.00 |
£56,250.00 |
57.33 |
|
Northeast |
£22,250.00 |
£45,000.00 |
50.56 |
|
Wales |
£24,000.00 |
£37,250.00 |
35.57 |
|
Midlands |
£26,500.00 |
£40,750.00 |
34.97 |
|
Average |
£24,487.80 |
£45,300.00 |
45.94 |
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