['Oil and gas engineers – £53,913 (average salary for 2018) ... ', 'Energy, renewables and nuclear engineers – £52,653. ... ', 'Chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical engineers – £50,890. ... ', 'Automotive engineers – £48,967. ... ', 'Food, drink and consumer goods engineers – £48,155. ... ', 'Defence, security and marine engineers – £47,968.']