Quality control and planning engineer salary UK
42,511 GBP
Median gross annual pay · 2025 · ONS ASHE · 2481
Half of all quality control and planning engineers in the UK earn more than 42,511 GBP a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay93of 398 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.61×33,423 GBP – 53,813 GBP
Men against women6.4 %42,795 GBP against 40,042 GBP
| Measure | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 33,423 GBP | — | — |
| Median | 42,511 GBP | 42,795 GBP | 40,042 GBP |
| Mean | 45,418 GBP | — | — |
| Upper quartile | 53,813 GBP | — | — |
About the figure
Occupation code 2481 in SOC 2020, the UK occupation classification. Covers all employee jobs. Published by the Office for National Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is gross annual pay, not monthly.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. 43,382 GBP
- Social workers 42,708 GBP
- Pipe fitters 42,580 GBP
- Other researchers, unspecified discipline 42,463 GBP
- Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters 42,169 GBP
- Primary education teaching professionals 42,031 GBP
Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.ons.gov.uk