Annual Salary
£24,000 to £48,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Electrical engineering technicians install, repair and maintain electrical equipment, systems and controls.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: on call; as customers demand
There will be
0.5% more Electrical engineering technician jobs in 2027.
Depending on where you work as an electrical engineering technician, you could:
Possible green job
This job could help the environment.
For an electrical engineering technician to be a green job, you could:
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You could work in a workshop, in an office, at a power station or in a factory.
You can get into this job through:
You can do a foundation degree or higher national diploma in electrical and electronic engineering.
You'll usually need:
You can take a college course, which would teach you some of the skills needed for the job and may help you to find a trainee position with a company.
Relevant courses include:
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You can apply for an advanced apprenticeship to become a technician. Apprenticeships include:
You'll usually need:
You can apply directly for jobs if you have relevant experience and qualifications. For example, from electrical, electronic, power or building services engineering.
Further information
You can find out more about careers in electrical engineering through Tomorrow's Engineers and The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
With experience, you could:move into leadership, managing a team of technicians; become self employed as an electrical sub contractor; take on electrical design work; train more to qualify as an electrical engineer; become a building service engineer or facilities manager
For other roles linked to Electrical Engineering Technician, employers such as SSE have roles as an Electrical Power Engineer and Craft Apprenticeships: Linesperson, Electrical Fitter, Electrical Jointer, Electrical Engineering.
Electrical Engineering Technicians are needed to work on the installation and maintenance of renewable energy technology, including wind turbines, heat pumps and solar panels across the West of England.
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You'll need: