Annual Salary
£25,000 to £65,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Naval architects design, construct, refit and repair marine vessels and offshore structures.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; occasionally
There will be
2.4% more Naval architect jobs in 2027.
In your day-to-day duties you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in an office, at a shipyard, on a rig, on a ship or in a laboratory.
Your working environment may be at height and outdoors some of the time.
You can get into this job through:
Most naval architects have a degree or postgraduate qualification. This would usually be an engineering subject like:
You may be able to get onto a degree course if you've got qualifications from working as an engineering technician.
Degree courses that offer practical work experience through a year in industry, summer placements or internships may give you an advantage. Your university careers service can help you find suitable opportunities.
You'll usually need:
You can join the Royal Institution of Naval Architects for professional recognition, training opportunities and to make industry contacts.
You can find out more about becoming a naval architect from:Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology; British Marine
With experience, you could progress to senior positions. You could become a consultant, providing technical and commercial guidance, support and project management for research, design, construction, refits or conversions.
You could also move into other areas like procurement, sales and marketing.
You can find out more about becoming a naval architect from:
You'll need: