Compared with the colonies they are underpaid. Ford Australia’s graduate scheme engineers start on UKP 38-42000. The reason that pay is depressed in the UK is that the supply of engineering graduates is excessive, owing to a nasty little game the universities, businesses and the Institutes play.
Why is engineering so underpaid in the UK considering it is a nation with a strong engineering background, government programmes to support it via defence contracts, large employers like Airbus, BAE Systems, Jaguar Land Rover etc.? That and the fact that it’s a demanding and challenging discipline (not saying Law or Finance isn’t, but come on…), Indeed, the overall mean average salary for engineers taking part in the survey is actually lower than last year, standing at £47,896 in 2018 compared to £48,197 in 2017. Detailed analysis of this year’s survey results – including average salary breakdowns by sector, region and seniority – can be found here.
8/31/2014 · Civil Engineers in UK get paid 30 to 50% less than many other industries like Law, Accounting, Medicine or Finance&Banking. The salaries are almost at the same level with non university professionals like Secretarial services or clerks etc.
3/27/2011 · 37 points · 3 years ago You’re right, engineers in the UK are both underpaid and undervalued. While you get certain benefits like free healthcare, there is still a huge compensation gap. Also, it’s not just engineering, compare average healthcare salaries between the US and UK.
3/28/2018 · There are thousands of overworked and underpaid engineers around the world who are still trap in this viscous cycle. Engineers are people who solve complex problems, build highly intricate machinery and develop each to make all of them work in an effective way. To become an engineer , you work really hard through your high school so that you can get into a good college. Then after four.
4/11/2012 · As for underpaid , I’m in a room with about 12 guys, all engineers (plus a couple of safety snakes) and I don’t think anyone is on less than 100K, plus a quick straw poll reveals that the only …
5/28/2018 · UK electronics salaries were never great, but when there was demand for engineers salaries were better than they are today. Now there is very little electronic engineering work in the UK , and most of what remains is not exactly leading edge, salaries have adjusted accordingly.
Research by Matchtech showed 53% of UK engineers have still lost confidence in government policy towards the industry, and 43% also said it is very possible or definite that they will move abroad …
7/10/2008 · They complain because they are underpaid and overworked and given small budgets to get alot of work done. Engineers are always stretched out to figure out things in short periods of time and if they get it right, they are not recognized for it but management is. There is no glory in being an engineer and you will lead a stressed life being one.
