Maintenance Engineer Salary in the East Midlands 

The next installation of our salary insights is here! This time, we’ve reviewed 537 Maintenance Engineer positions across Nottingham, Derby, and Leicester. Our research focuses on in-house roles in manufacturers, FMCG, heavy industry, automation, automotive, and production sectors (excluding facilities maintenance roles).

If you’re new to our blog series, we review Maintenance Engineer salaries every 6 months and investigate common shifts, role biases, and how they impact earnings. 

Here are the sections I cover are (click the area of interest to jump to it!):  

Let’s start by going over the average advertised Maintenance Engineer salary for the East Midlands. 

Salaries in the East Midlands – £43,497 

The average salary for Maintenance Engineers across the East Midlands has increased to £43,497, compared to £42,552 in the previous report – a 2.2% increase! Salaries ranged from £30,000 – £54,000 per annum.

This marks a steady but small growth in the market, a trend we’ve observed over the last 6 months. The increase is most prominent in electrical and multi-skilled roles, where demand continues to surge. 

Remember though, this average includes Day Shifts, 34% of the data to be exact. These will naturally lower the average salary.

Here’s a bit more of an accurate breakdown: 

Realistically, I think these averages should be higher. But they’re a pretty accurate representation of where the market is at the minute, and they’ve increased since last time so I’m happy.

But skillset bias also influences the average maintenance engineer salary in the East Midlands. And out of all the biases, multi-skilled dominated the data set.

Let’s dive into the average salary in this region based on bias…

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Salaries – £45,004

This is a 4.1% increase since our last report!

Let’s look at the average per shift and days to see how they compare:

These are pretty good. Definitely happy that the shift average is over £47k, this is what I’d expect. 

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Salaries – £43,021

This is a 3% increase since our last report!

Check out the average for shifts and days to see and see how they compare…

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer Salaries – £46,032

This is a 5.1% increase since the previous analysis.

The salary breakdown based on shift or days is great and both have increased significantly since the last report! Take a look:

We’ve had a look at the minimum average salary each of the biases could earn.

Now let’s talk Shifts…

Here are the averages for the common shifts (excluding days) that I work with the most.

I’m not surprised that 4 on 4 off has the highest demand out of the shift patterns, and rotating follows closely behind. 4 on 4 off also takes the win for highest average salary in the East Midlands at £47K. It’s likely because this shift covers less desirable hours, which leads to increased compensation.

Something worth noting though… there are different variations of this shift type (Nights only, Days only, or rotating) which between themselves would all pay differently. In this analysis we didn’t break the 4 on 4 off insights down that granularly, but if you’re interested to know – get in touch!

Now that’s covered, let’s dive even further into these insights. Looking at the big 3 – Derby, Leicester and Nottingham.

Average Salary in Derby – £43,020

Derby based roles made up 30% of the maintenance roles in the East Midlands, and the average has seen a 1.5% increase since the previous research we did. Truthfully, I was expecting this to have risen a lot more because of the distribution/automation of companies in this area – these guys are known for paying well above the market rate.

But it’s gone up, and that’s a positive.

To see a snapshot of Derby in depth, head over to the blog. Here’s a quick overview:

This is just a snapshot. Learn more about the average Maintenance Engineer salary in Derby.

Average Salary in Leicester – £43,523

Now, Leicester is interesting. This average shows a 2.3% decrease since the previous 6 months. It’s the only area in the East Midlands that has had a decrease, very unfortunate.

Let’s go through a couple of interesting points:

Check out the full report for Leicester by clicking the button below! 

Average Salary in Nottingham – £44,533

Last up is Nottingham. The area saw a whopping 10.3% increase in the salary average compared to last time. This is great and pretty expected as there’s a few big boys in Nottingham. But here are some interesting pointers: 

Once again, this is just a snippet of the insights I collected. Check out the full area below 👇 

Future of Salaries in the East Midlands?

The data from the last 6 months clearly shows a steady increase in salaries across the board, especially for 4 on 4 off shifts and multi-skilled roles. Smaller companies may continue to struggle to keep up with the competitive salary market, particularly in Leicester and Derby, where larger employers dominate. 

While the overall average salary has improved, some shift patterns (like rotating) and specific roles (like mechanical bias) have seen slower growth. Companies will need to consider offering attractive packages, including overtime and benefits, to attract talent in these areas. 

If you’re currently recruiting for an engineer or looking to do so soon. Looking at these averages is a great place to start. But they aren’t a complete reflection of the market. As we haven’t taken into account the wages engineers are on. (A lot of the time, this is more than advertised on the job boards. Due to negotiations)  

But, I pay this and still can’t hire people Dannie. 

If you’re a client and thinking “Great, I’m paying the average I should be able to hire engineers”, then I have a bit of a truth pill for you.

You’re going to struggle if you are paying the average. It’s the most competitive space to be. And likely won’t get you the good engineers who aren’t actively looking – the passive engineers.

Yes, you might have a competitor who pays less than you. But there are plenty who are paying more, offering more and doing more to attract engineers.

Something that we do as part of our services is review your package, to show you where you can improve and what you need to do to hire (along with the normal recruitment stuff).

If you’re struggling to hire and want some expert advice – with no fees attached – then contact me today!  

If you’re on the lookout for Maintenance Engineer jobs in and around the East Midlands click the button. 

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