How much is a UK aerospace engineer's salary in 2018?
According to The Engineer‘s 2018 Salary Survey, the average salary among aerospace engineers is £47,752, up slightly from £46,362 in 2017. Junior engineers in the sector earn an average of £32,920, up from £29,581 in 2017.
The aerospace industry is worth £35bn to the UK economy, with £30bn coming from exports. The successful UK sector has also achieved 39 per cent growth since 2012, according to industry body ADS.
What’s more, the UK space sector is booming, growing 71 per cent since 2012, and now has a turnover of nearly £15bn per year.
*All data from The Engineer Salary Survey 2018.
Engineers from the aerospace sector make up 9.6 per cent of respondents to our survey, the joint-second-largest group behind automotive engineers.
The average salary among aerospace engineers is £47,752, up slightly from £46,362 in 2017. Junior engineers in the sector earn an average of £32,920, up from £29,581 in 2017.
Among directors, salaries in the sector have remained relatively static compared to those of last year, with an average of £67,511 in 2018, compared with £67,538 in 2017. Senior engineers and managers, however, have seen their average earnings increase from £48,658 in 2017 to £50,014 in 2018.
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