Dear Colleague,
The labour market for engineering roles is complex. While areas such as defence contracting are performing better than they were, the business environment in other parts of engineering remains challenging. In these circumstances, which could present new issues for recruitment and retention of staff, it is important to be able to compare your pay levels against the relevant market and also gain an accurate sense of the labour market pressures that exist currently.
Taking part in this survey will help you do both. The survey is being undertaken by Incomes Data Research (IDR), the independent pay research organisation. The results will provide you with a comprehensive overview of current pay rates for a range of key engineering and manufacturing roles. The results will also include details of shift pay, bonuses and the extent of recruitment and retention issues.
All participants will receive a free summary of the results on publication later this year, and will also be able to purchase the full results at a 10% discounted rate.
The survey will take around 20 minutes to complete. You can fill it out in more than one sitting by clicking 'Save and Continue Later' at the bottom of any page and a link will be sent to you to allow you to edit your responses until the survey closes. If you wish, you can also print the survey and/or your responses to review offline by going to the end of the survey and selecting 'print response'.
The deadline for completing the survey has been extended to 5pm, Wednesday 8 October 2025.
If you have any questions, or would like a hard copy of the questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Alyssa Withers
Researcher
alyssawithers@incomesdataresearch.com | +44 (0)1702 669549
Incomes Data Research | 71-75 Shelton Street London WC2H 9JQ | Company no. 09327550