London Salary Guide February 2024

Our London salary guide provides an in-depth view of the current employment market with a vast amount of local and industry knowledge, Walker Dendle Technical’s salary guide is seen by many as an authoritative overview of current salaries across London with the higher-profile consultancies. Salaries quoted are base salaries and some consultancies offer up to 20% in extras including car allowances, bonuses, golden handshakes, life insurance, health insurance and Institution fees paid.

The market remains very resistant to all headwinds that try to buffer it with good demand from Graduate +1 up to Associate Director level for top candidates in structural, civil infrastructure and façade engineering for both Engineers & Technicians. The differential between candidates current salary and the market rate remains stable at around +15%. 

Structural Engineer

 Low        

Medium  

High        

Graduate +0 £28,000 £30,000 £32,000   
Graduate +1  
£32,000  £33,000  £34,000 
Graduate +2 £34,000 £36,000  £38,000
Graduate +3     £38,000  £39,000  £40,000   
Graduate +4     £40,000  £42,000  £44,000 
Graduate +5     £44,000  £45,000  £46,000   
Just-Chartered +6     £50,000  £51,000  £52,000 
Senior Engineer +8     £55,000  £56,000  £57,000   
Principal Engineer +8 £60,000 £62,000 £64,000  
Associate +10    £66,000  £69,000  £72,000 
Associate Director/Senior Associate   £72,000  £76,000  £80,000 
Technical Director     £80,000  £90,000  £100,000 
         
 

Civil Infrastructure Engineer

 

Low

 

Medium

 

High

 

Graduate +0    £28,000  £30,000  £32,000 
Graduate +1    £32,000  £33,000 £34,000 
Graduate +2               £34,000 £35,500 £37,000 
Graduate +3 £37,000  £38,000  £39,000 
Graduate +4 £39,000 £41,000 £43,000
Graduate +5 £43,000  £45,000 £47,000 
Just-Chartered +6                 £50,000  £52,500  £55,000 
Senior Engineer +8 £55,000  £57,500  £60,000 
Principal Engineer +8 £62,000 £64,000 £66,000  
Associate +10 £68,000  £70,000 £72,000
Associate Director £72,000  £76,000 £80,000 
Technical Director  £80,000  £90,000  £100,000 
         
 

Structural/Civil Infrastructure Technician

       
Trainee +0  £18,000 £20,000 £22,000  
Technician +2  £24,000 £26,000 £28,000  
Technician +4  £30,000 £32,000 £34,000  
Technician +6  £36,000 £38,000 £40,000  
Technician +10  £42,000 £45,000 £48,000  
BIM/Cad Manager +12  £50,000 £55,000 £60,000