Maintenance Engineer Salaries in Coventry
Following on from our research into how much Maintenance Engineers can earn in Warwickshire; we’ve taken a deep dive into a couple of areas.
Let’s cover Maintenance Engineer Salaries in Coventry. Between April and September, we reviewed 260 adverts. Now, I’ll share my thoughts as a senior recruitment consultant who works in the area. Analysing their salaries, shifts, industry and top benefits.
Again, these are advertised roles, not what engineers are actually on – so I expect that the real average would be A LOT higher.
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Right. Let’s dive right in with the average Maintenance Engineer Salaries in Coventry.
Overview of area: £49,625
Looking at Coventry as a whole, the average increased by a whopping 18.5%. This is a fantastic improvement from our previous report, which had a 3% increase.
This time, it’s medium-sized businesses that have increased the average. Many have put their salaries up in the last 6 months, but it is working.
One client I’ve been working with since 2021 put up wage up to a competitive £47,500 this year. This has been a gradual increase with 2 previous increases. But this rate was the tipping point, and it got them 3 engineers.
But, on the whole, I am seeing more companies increase their wages to attract engineers.
!!Once again, our average comes out on top and is 32% more than the TotalJobs average. Even though these are reported findings, the fact that companies are advertising gives insights into the market!!
Electrical Maintenance Engineer – £49,500
Old Average – £40,610
New Average – £49,500
(21% increase)
Very happy to see that the average for Electrical Maintenance Engineers has increased again. The salary range for Electrical Engineers was £47,000 – £52,000. Which is what I would expect for this role.
Over the past 6 months, 32% of adverts wanted engineers to have some electrical skillset. This is as a full sparky with qualifications.
This has followed my prediction from last time: this skill has become more prevalent. Many sites are still investing in new machinery, and need engineers with electrical qualifications to service and work on the upkeep of the site.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – £47,500
Old Average – £39,268
Days Average – £47,500
(21% increase)
To be honest, I’m unsurprised by the 2% increase in jobs asking for this skill set. As it isn’t as in demand as it used to be; this time, 22% of roles wanted a Mechanical bias.
Although the difference between these roles varies between sites. You can have some places where both biases are doing similar levels of tasks. But you can also have a variation of difficulty between Mech and Elec roles. However, I find that the companies that do split roles, pay the same. So, Increase makes sense.
A £2k difference between the two is substantial. But it’s getting closer to where it needs to be.
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer – £43,450
Old Average – £43,450
New Average – £52,000
(19% increase)
This time, only 36% of roles wanted a multi-skilled only bias. If I’m honest, I was expecting this to be higher. As I know that a lot of companies are now making their teams multi-skilled for task efficiency. Our full report breaks down this skillset more, so download it today!
But, a 19% increase in the average salary for Multi-Skilled Engineers is good. I think that this is because the bigger SMEs have increased wages. Pay the highest most in demand.
How does Pay Vary by Industry?
Industries play a massive part in how much a Maintenance Engineer can earn, and Coventry has a rich mix of them.
Here are the averages for the industries I work with the most:
Manufacturing
£50,000
(35% of roles were within this industry)
FMCG
£52,500
(20% of roles were within this industry)
Heavy Industry
£48,500
(15% of roles were within this industry)
Distribution
£51,500
(18% of roles were within this industry)
Automotive
£54,000
(12% of roles were within this industry)
The percentages represent the relative demand within these sectors of Maintenance Engineers.
All of these averages are what I would expect them to be. FMCG (Food and Distribution), across the country, pays well so it makes sense that this is the highest average. The main industry is Coventry is manufacturing, so 35% of adverts being in this sector isn’t surprising.
What do the Shifts Pay Engineers?
First things first, shifts are always going to pay more than days due to the unsocial hours. But, let’s look at the difference between them.
Shift Average – £48,125
(13% increase)
Days Average – £43,250
(12% increase)
It’s good to see an increase across the board. As the shift average decreased in our previous report, so our net increase would be 13%.
The Days average is a little higher than I would normally see. I think most engineers would snap up an opportunity to work Days at this rate. But you must be clear on how many hours an engineer will work, is it an 8- or 12-hour shift? As Days isn’t enough information, and this wouldn’t be enough for a 12-hour shift.
Now, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of the most common shifts I see:
Day Shifts pay an average of £47,000
Compared to our last research, Day shifts have seen a huge increase! It’s now sitting at 17% more.
I was expecting this to feature more than what it did. As only 35% of roles were specifically days-based. This can be your Monday-Friday Days or weekend daytime cover.
The average seems really high, I’ve only placed one person on that rate this year. In this market, the tipping point for a competitive rate is £45,000ish. But this depends on hours- remember to be specific.
4 on 4 off shifts pay an average of £50,500
Very happy with an 8% increase in this pay from our last report.
35% of the roles we looked at were 4 on 4 off, of any variation (days, Days and Nights, Nights only). This could explain why this average is on the high side, as the unsocial hours will increase it.
I’m not surprised by the fact that 40% of 4 on 4 off shifts we’re looking for Electrically biased engineers. As this is a highly sought-after skill. Multi-skilled Electrical bias is also included as part of this.
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Rotating Shift pays an average of £47,500
This is the first time we were able to collect enough data for this to be statistically significant. Around 18% of adverts covered a Rotating Shift and salaries ranged between, £45,000 – £50,000. Which sounds about right.
Panama Shift pays an average of £48,500
Around 8% of adverts were covering a Panama Shift and salaries ranged between, £45,000 – £52,000. It’s not massively prevalent in the area, so it was good to be able to review it
Although this average is about right, if you can push this to the £50,000 mark then you’ll hoover up the engineers that want this shift. I’ve found that engineers either love 4 on 4 off, or they love Panama. So, if you can create an above-market rate then engineers will come to you.
3 Shift pays an average of £43,000
This average is a little lower than I expected. Really this should be in the high 40’s and not £43,000. I know that Aston Martin advertises their Mon-Fri 3 shift at £60,000 per annum, and I’ve even seen roles paying 10k more than this. So you can see how competitive this shift is.
But for this research, it was the mechanical-only roles that brought this average down. But it is good to see a 7% increase.
Double Days pays an average of £44,000
Double Days has gone up to be about where I’d expect it. The 8% increase from our last report has really helped! Only 10% of the adverts we reviewed wanted this shift. And it was a pretty even split in terms of bias! This is bang on where you need to be.
What’s next for Salaries in Coventry?
It’s great to see that most companies are now hitting the minimum expectations of engineers. As this will really help them to recruit. Which is great. As I’m seeing a lot of people moving around in Coventry- and there’s no shortfall of opportunities.
But I don’t expect a drastic change during the next 6 months. The market is in peak form in terms of package and engineers are happy at this rate.
Of course, you’ll have some outliers. However, the averages should stay at this rate, until those smaller SMEs increase their salaries to compete. For many, it’ll take a while for them to catch up, due to budgets, so they’ll focus on what benefits they can offer- as this is another important fact for engineers.
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The Experts Behind this Blog!
Matt Morson. Senior Engineering Recruitment Consultant
I’ve looked at the research and shared my insight into what’s going on. As I work exclusively in this patch, I really know the area like the back of my hand.
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