Annual Salary
£20,000 to £40,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Heating and ventilation engineers install and service heating and air conditioning systems in buildings like offices, schools and hospitals.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; as customers demand
There will be
1.1% fewer Heating and ventilation engineer jobs in 2027.
As a heating and ventilation engineer, you'll:
Possible green job
This job could help the environment.
For a heating and ventilation engineer to be a green job, you could:
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You could work at a client's business.
Your working environment may be at height, cramped and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
You can take a college course to learn some of the skills needed to get a trainee engineer job.
Courses include:
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You can get into this job by applying to do an apprenticeship. Examples include:
Apprenticeships can take 2 to 3 years to complete.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to apply directly for jobs if you have qualifications and experience in building services engineering or plumbing.
You can join the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering for professional development training and industry news.
You can get more advice about careers in heating and ventilation engineering from:Go Construct; Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers; Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
With experience, you could:supervise a team of engineers; move into a managerial role; work in technical sales
With further training, you could become a building services engineer, facilities manager or heat pump engineer.
You could also set up as self-employed and run your own business.
Heating and Ventilations Engineers are needed to install and service low carbon heating systems, including Heat Source Pumps, in buildings across the West of England region.
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For more information on the different routes you can take to get into working as a heating engineer, take a look at the 'Routes into this job' section above.
Click here for an explanation of the different course and apprenticeship levels.
For more local employment opportunities see the 'Live job vacancies by region' section above.
You'll need: