Process Engineer Salary UK 2026

The average advertised pay for a Process Engineer, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.

£48,000
median advertised salary
110
live jobs right now
89%
permanent roles
80%
via agencies

How much does a Process Engineer earn in the UK?

The average advertised salary for a Process Engineer in the UK is £48,000 a year, based on 62 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £4,000 a month or £24.62 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 89% of current adverts are permanent, and 80% are posted through recruitment agencies.

Process Engineer adverts mention AI or automation 5% of the time.

How Process Engineer pay compares

Median advertised salary for Process Engineer beside other job titles in engineering, from the lowest paid to the highest.

Other roles in engineering

RoleMedian payLive jobsPermanentAI mentions
Site Engineer £90,000484 57%0%
Controls Engineer £53,000246 88%11%
Manufacturing Engineer £50,000236 88%2%
Process Engineer £48,000110 89%5%
HVAC Engineer £47,000103 93%1%
Design Engineer £45,000820 88%4%
Service Engineer £41,000934 92%2%
CAD Technician £35,00085 91%0%

Latest Process Engineer jobs

Process Engineer

Cubed Resourcing

£40,000 a year

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Shipley · Permanent · 52 minutes ago

Based in West Yorkshire and part of a major global engineering group, the business combines the scale and resources of an..

Process / Production Engineer

Recruit-i

Pay not stated

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Middlesbrough · Permanent · 1 day ago

Process / Production Engineer. Location: Wilton, Teesside. Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time. Industry: Chemical..

Senior Process Engineer

Meridian Business Support

£42,000 a year

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Exeter · Permanent · 2 days ago

Process Improvement Engineer. The Opportunity. An exciting opportunity within a leading Exeter based Engineering firm for an..

Process Engineer

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group

Pay not stated

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Ellesmere Port · Permanent · 2 days ago

Process Engineer. Location: Ellesmere Port. Permanent. Mon-Fri Days. Competitive salary depending on experience plus Private..

Process/ Chemical Engineering Graduate

Tarmac

£31,750 a year

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Buxton · Permanent · 2 days ago

Kickstart your Engineering career at Tarmac with our Process Engineering Graduate Programme! Work on real projects, gain hands-on..

Process & Continuos Improvement Engineer

Drywall Steel Sections Ltd Direct employer

£32,000 – £34,000 a year

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Blakenhall · Permanent · 2 days ago

JOB DESCRIPTION – PROCESS & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER. Timings: Monday-Thursday: 07:00-16.00, Fridays: 07:00-13.00..

Process Engineer

Orion Electrotech - Midlands

£35,000 – £50,000 a year

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Birmingham · Permanent · 2 days ago

An established engineering and environmental solutions business is looking to recruit a Process Engineer to support the design..

Process / Chemical Engineering Graduate

Tarmac

£31,750 a year

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Barry · Permanent · 2 days ago

Kickstart your Engineering career at Tarmac with our Process Engineering Graduate Programme! Work on real projects, gain hands-on..

Process Engineer

L-ev8 Recruitment Ltd

£35,000 – £40,000 a year

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Plymouth · Permanent · 2 days ago

Process Engineer – Plymouth, Devon – Up to £40,000 + Benefits – REF 082. Salary up to £40,000 pa + Benefits. Plymouth,..

Browse 110 live Process Engineer jobs →

How we calculate this. Figures come from live Process Engineer vacancies listed on YourJobs.co.uk, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →