Start Your Career in the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector

In 2020 there were over 11,454 jobs in the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing industries advertised across the South West region, this is an increase of 6% on the national average.

Engineering and manufacturing is one of the UK's broadest sectors. 5.5 million people work in engineering in the UK, accounting for 18% of all UK employment. With new developments and Government initiatives in nuclear energy, food and drink manufacturing and AI technologies, the sector is one of the biggest growing nationally.

Salary is always dependant on qualifications, skills, experience and the demand locally but you could expect to start on a salary of around £25k, as a graduate you could start at around 35k rising with experience.

Here’s some of the key skills that employers commonly state is needed in their employees, these are included in their job adverts:

• Communications
• Management
• Infrastructure
• Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Customer Service
• Panning
• Operations
• Leadership
• Enthusiasm