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Engineering project manager jobs in Cardiff

The 2021 census counted 2,327 residents working as engineering professionals living in Cardiff.

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Published figures for Cardiff

What the official data says about Cardiff

When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 2,327 people living in Cardiff were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.45% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cardiff 1st of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 801. Rhondda Cynon Taf was the next area down.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Cardiff, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,225. That is 3rd of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £44,240 across the region, which is £6,015 more than the typical Cardiff job, about 16% above it.

Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Cardiff had 5,950 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 227,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.62% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
2,327
Median full-time pay for engineers across Wales
£44,240
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
5,950
Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
1.45%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,225
Residents of the area in work at the census
160,442
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
227,000

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 Cardiff: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Cardiff?

2,327 residents of Cardiff were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.45% 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 Cardiff?

Across Wales, £44,240 is the median for engineers. In Cardiff itself the median across all occupations together is £38,225. 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 Cardiff?

5,950 of the 227,000 employee jobs in Cardiff 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.