Engineering and manufacturing
Aircraft maintenance engineer
Inspect, service and repair aircraft systems to exacting safety standards - a licensed, highly skilled engineering career.
£27,000 – £50,000 starter to experienced
Sector
Engineering and manufacturing
Making, maintaining and repairing machines, metalwork and precision parts.
5 careers in this sector
Engineering and manufacturing
CNC machinist
Program and run computer-controlled machines that cut precision parts for engineering and manufacturing.
£25,000 – £42,000 starter to experienced
Engineering and manufacturing
Electronics engineering technician
Design, build, test and fix electronic systems and circuit boards, from factory controls to medical and aerospace tech.
£26,000 – £42,000 starter to experienced
Engineering and manufacturing
Engineering maintenance technician
Keep factory, production and transport equipment running by servicing and repairing motors, pumps, gearboxes and controls.
£27,000 – £48,000 starter to experienced
Engineering and manufacturing
Welder
Cut, join and shape metal for everything from buildings and pipelines to wind turbines - a skilled, practical trade.
£25,000 – £45,000 starter to experienced
Salaries compared
Average starter to experienced salary, National Careers Service, checked September 2026.
- Aircraft maintenance engineer £27,000 – £50,000
- Engineering maintenance technician £27,000 – £48,000
- Welder £25,000 – £45,000
- CNC machinist £25,000 – £42,000
- Electronics engineering technician £26,000 – £42,000
Skills this sector uses most
Worked out from the skills listed for every career on this page.