Maintenance Engineer Salaries in Warwickshire

The next installation of our salary insights is here. This time, it’s bigger than ever! We reviewed 1080 Maintenance Engineer positions across online job boards.  

If you’re new here, we review Maintenance Engineer salaries every 6 months. But we focus on in-house roles in Manufacturers, FMCG, Automotive and Distribution- there are no facilities maintenance roles in this research! We also investigate common shifts and how your bias can impact earnings.  

To remind you, the areas I cover are (click the area of interest to jump to it!):  

Use the links above to skip to each section and see the salary results instantly. Or just scroll through to see an overview of each area.  

Salaries in Warwickshire – £48,937.50 

The average for the area has increased drastically. With the maintenance engineers in the area earning an average of £48,937.50. Which is a 15% increase from last time. Salaries ranged from £40,000 – £56,000 

Now, there are a couple of reasons for this. 

1. We reviewed over 200 more job adverts 

2. Some big companies have had massive hiring drives, so smaller companies have had to react in recent months.  

3. Bigger SME’s have caught up to the salaries the Blue-Chip organisations have set.  

With such a dramatic increase, it’s unsurprising that the shift and days average have also seen a huge increase.  

Both are about right. In some areas, you could get away with a shift salary of below £50,000, but in most cases, this is the new minimum. Days is bang on where you need to be paying, this is even at a competitive rate if you are looking for Multi-Skilled Engineers.  

We do break down the average based on Bias. But you’ll need to Download the Full Report to see that!

This does include Coventry and Banbury, as these are areas that I cover as well. If we just look at Warwickshire, the average salary is £48,250. Which is still a great average to be at. 

Right, let’s get into each area. For each area, we decided to focus on the most common shifts (Days, 4 on 4 off, Rotating, 3 shift, Panama and Double Days).  

Maintenance Engineer Salary in Nuneaton – £48,875

This time we were able to review 200 adverts, which is better! As a result, the area has seen a 19.7% increase. Which is better than the 3.9% decrease the area saw last time. Here are some key facts: 

These averages are in line with what I see and hear. I don’t regularly work in Nuneaton. But I know that there are a lot of smaller companies. Which will make the average lower than other areas.  

That being said. The 3 main big ones, all pay well over £53,000. So, this will be contributing to the increase, as all have hired in the past 6 months.  

Maintenance Engineer Salary in Stratford-Upon-Avon – £43,875 

Advertise roles in Stratford saw an 11% increase. With Maintenance Engineers now earning an average of £43,875. 

Once again, it’s not an area I work in regularly. But what I do know is there’s no diversity in industry. It’s a lovely place to live but it doesn’t give you many options. So, it’s great to see the area having another increase across the adverts we reviewed.   

This average does feel right, as you get to the more rural areas benefits start to ramp up, this is where companies attract engineers. 

Maintenance Engineer Salary in Leamington Spa – £49,500

Maintenance Engineers in Leamington Spa can earn an average of £49,500, which is an 8% increase. This isn’t as big of an increase as last time, but this will be due to us reviewing more adverts this time!  

As an area with a high cost of living it does make sense for the average to be high. But this does feel like a lot. I know one automotive company, offering  £60,000 for a 3-shift and that’s really leading the market. 

Jobs in the area had some interesting stats: 

Summary of Warwickshire

These are where I’d expect the averages to be at. Although the electrical average is very high in comparison to the rest of the region.  

If I had to guess, this could be because some companies will include their shift allowance as part of their wage, as if you’re on a shift you will get an allowance. So this would increase the average.  

But I’d recommend you include shift allowance or production bonusif you have one, as it will help attract engineers.   

Overview of Surrounding Areas

Now that we’ve covered what Maintenance Engineers can earn in Warwickshire, or what companies are offering at least. Let’s talk about the other areas I recruit in. 

Maintenance Engineer Salary in Banbury – £51,000

This is a lot better than the 0.9% increase from last time. 

Banbury has seen a great increase of 16% since last time. With engineers earning an average of £51,000.  

Banbury will always have the higher average due to its location. Also it’s an area with a diverse range of industry with not many engineers. So many look outside of the area as they’ve already interviewed at what’s available in Banbury  

There were a couple of facts we found that I wanted to share: 

These increases are a lot better than last time. Especially the Multi, as that was a shocking £41,439. This is closer to where it should be, although if you were paying this on a shift you’d struggle to find engineers. 

What is going to happen with salaries in my patch of areas? 

In the past 6 months, all of my clients have upped their salaries- and the averages reflect that. 

Now, it’s the bigger SMEs who have been able to catch up to the level that blue-chip companies have now. So the market is more competitive than ever. 

Smaller companies, those with one-man teams or who are building a team, are going to struggle. Especially those who haven’t recruited in the past 3 or 5 years. As they haven’t kept in touch with what salaries are doing (hopefully this guide can help with that!)

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)  

I don’t expect these companies to increase their salaries immediately. They’ll probably run a role for a couple of months and then reflect. Ultimately, with these companies, tight budgets will restrict what they can offer.  

As a result, salaries won’t increase as much as this time! 

Ultimately, there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ salary. It is pretty dependent on your area, and the sites operating in it. But you need to benchmark your whole package, if you can’t increase your salaries think about what else you can offer engineers. 

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