The average salary for civil engineers has dropped for the first time in seven years, especially among lower earners, as the recession takes its toll on the sector.
An Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) survey revealed that basic average income had dropped by 0.3% to £47,282 in the 2008 tax year, breaking a steady run of increases since the survey’s inception in 2003.
Lower-salary engineers had been affected more severely, with the bottom 10% of earners seeing a drop of income of 6%. However, there was a year-on-year increase in starting salary for 2008 graduates of 2.6% to £23,965, while the top 10% of earners saw moderate increases of 1.2%.
ICE director general, Tom Foulkes, said: ‘This year’s survey reflects the impact on the sector of the most challenging economic climate we have experienced for decades.’
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