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Engineering project manager jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

The 2021 census counted 1,762 residents working as engineering professionals living in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Published figures for Newcastle upon Tyne

What the official data says about Newcastle upon Tyne

When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 1,762 people living in Newcastle upon Tyne were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.41% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Newcastle upon Tyne 3rd of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 1,340. Northumberland was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,726. That is 2nd of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920. Work of this kind pays £45,691 across the region, which is £8,965 more than the typical Newcastle upon Tyne job, about 24% above it.

Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Newcastle upon Tyne had 5,100 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 200,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.55% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
1,762
Median full-time pay for engineers across the North East
£45,691
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
5,100
Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
1.41%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,726
Residents of the area in work at the census
125,078
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
200,000

The engineering project manager role

Taking an engineering project from concept through design to commissioning, and owning the cost and the programme while the technical reality changes underneath.

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Engineering project manager jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Newcastle upon Tyne?

1,762 residents of Newcastle upon Tyne were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.41% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Newcastle upon Tyne?

Across the North East, £45,691 is the median for engineers. In Newcastle upon Tyne itself the median across all occupations together is £36,726. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Newcastle upon Tyne?

5,100 of the 200,000 employee jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.