• Question: How much do you get paid? Does the amount vary, or is it the same?

    Asked by Callum to Shruti, Mark, Faranak, Douglas, Charlene, Alistair on 4 Mar 2019. This question was also asked by Bob, 348mgrq42, Star boy, OOF CLOUSTON, Soph.
    • Photo: Mark Bentley

      Mark Bentley answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Hi,

      I’m on a fixed term salary (£38K approx per year) no over time but flexible working so if I work over my contracted hours I get to take time off…but that rarely happens as I’m soooooo busy.

      I can work as a “consultant” and charge my time out but again my main job keeps me very busy.

      In past jobs in industry overtime pay was an option which was nice if you had something you were saving up for.

      Hope that helps?

      Mark

    • Photo: Faranak Bahrami

      Faranak Bahrami answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      I’m still a doctorate student, but I get a stipend of £20/year tax-free, and I don’t have to pay tuition fees because my doctorate is fully funded.

      But in general in Engineering, the average pay is between £30-£50K, however, there are exceptions. For example if you are doing engineering in a very niche field and that field is very popular you can get much more, for example, right now big data scientists are getting paid a lot. Also, it very depends on the industry you are in, for instance, motorsport pays very well. Also keep in mind that country to country is different, in my opinion, the UK is not the highest paid country for Engineers.

      I hope this helps. 🙂

    • Photo: Shruti Turner

      Shruti Turner answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      As I’m still a Doctoral Student, I get paid about £17K a year to do my PhD and it is tax free so I get to keep all of it! I also do other work on the side (tutoring, teaching and marking) which varies. I get paid hourly, so depending on the job I’m doing and how much I work, depends how much I get paid. Other PhD students earn different amounts, some earn nothing and some earn more.

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