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Engineering project manager jobs in Sunderland

The 2021 census counted 1,428 residents working as engineering professionals living in Sunderland.

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Published figures for Sunderland

What the official data says about Sunderland

When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 1,428 people living in Sunderland were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.22% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Sunderland 5th of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 1,340. Stockton-on-Tees was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Sunderland, every occupation counted together, had a median of £32,015. That is 11th 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 £13,676 more than the typical Sunderland job, about 43% above it.

Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Sunderland had 2,400 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 117,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.05% of every job here, that ranks 8th of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
1,428
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
2,400
Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
1.22%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£32,015
Residents of the area in work at the census
117,146
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
117,000

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 Sunderland: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Sunderland?

1,428 residents of Sunderland were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.22% 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 Sunderland?

Across the North East, £45,691 is the median for engineers. In Sunderland itself the median across all occupations together is £32,015. 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 Sunderland?

2,400 of the 117,000 employee jobs in Sunderland 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.