Incorporated Engineer

 

How much do they earn, what opportunities are there for travel, all these important questions are answered below.

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Pay

• the average salary in 2003 was around £38,000
• average earnings have risen by 26.5% since 1997
• incorporated engineers have seen the highest increase of salary of all engineers

Prospects

• statistically, engineering is among the most secure of professions - market changes mean that in the next ten years it is estimated that the UK will need an extra 270,000 engineers
• after a few years' work, experience and ability count more than qualifications, so employment opportunities increase across the board
• the chance to train to become a Chartered Engineer

New and emerging sectors

• engineers are to be found in the front line of new technologies including those used in digital broadcasting, telecommunications, robotics and medical engineering
• new technologies and the opening of global markets are creating exciting new opportunities for the profession
• the engineer of tomorrow is more likely to be working with information technology, in biology or interdisciplinary subjects than in traditional civil, mechanical or electrical engineering. 

Opportunities for women

• getting better! Organisations are increasingly realising that they need diversity in the workplace to promote innovation and
• the same as men - good engineers are good engineers no mater what their gender, ethnic origin, religion or social background
• research shows that female science and engineering graduates earn more than female graduates as a whole

Opportunities for travel

• in the EU there are a variety of opportunities for engineers to work abroad. e.g. civil engineers employed by British firms often work on overseas contracts
• there are opportunities abroad for mining engineers, usually after they have gained experience in the UK. Sales engineers, in particular, travel abroad a great deal

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