Engineering and technical recruitment across the North West

YP Recruitment is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment agency covering the North West of England. We place engineers, manufacturing professionals, construction managers, property services specialists, technical sales professionals, and executive leaders across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire, and Cumbria.

The North West engineering and technical market

The North West is one of England's most active engineering and technical labour markets. Greater Manchester anchors a broad base of professional services, advanced manufacturing, and civil engineering activity. The aerospace and defence corridor running through Lancashire, centred on BAE Systems' operations at Warton and Samlesbury, employs one of the UK's largest single-site engineering workforces.

Merseyside's chemical and pharmaceutical base, led by Unilever and with AstraZeneca's Macclesfield site nearby, generates consistent demand for process, chemical, and maintenance engineers. Warrington and Cheshire host a concentration of nuclear and energy businesses linked to the Sellafield supply chain and URENCO's enrichment facility. The region's logistics sector, anchored by Manchester Airport and the M6/M62 interchange, drives demand for construction and property services professionals.

Construction demand remains strong across the region. Residential development, transport infrastructure, and commercial regeneration across Salford, Liverpool, and Preston sustain consistent hiring for site managers, project managers, and quantity surveyors.

What we recruit across the North West

Engineering

We place mechanical, electrical, design, systems, and project engineers across the region. Mid-level engineers earn £40,000 to £55,000 and senior engineers command £53,000 to £68,000. Graduate roles start at £29,000 to £37,000. Demand is strongest in aerospace, process engineering, and nuclear. View our engineering recruitment page.

Manufacturing

The North West's manufacturing sector employs production managers, process engineers, quality engineers, and lean specialists. Production and manufacturing managers earn £53,000 to £68,000. Bolton, Warrington, and the Lancashire towns maintain a strong base of manufacturing SMEs with consistent recruitment needs.

Construction

We recruit site managers (£47,000 to £63,000), project managers (£58,000 to £74,000), and quantity surveyors across residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects. Manchester and Liverpool both have major regeneration programmes sustaining multi-year demand for construction professionals.

Property services

Facilities managers, building services engineers, and compliance specialists are in steady demand across the North West's large commercial estate. Manchester's city-centre office market and Liverpool's public sector presence both generate consistent property services hiring.

Technical sales

Technical sales engineers and business development managers selling into engineering, manufacturing, and construction buyers earn £42,000 to £58,000 base plus commission. The North West's dense industrial base supports strong territory potential for technical sales professionals.

Executive and leadership

We handle senior and board-level appointments for engineering and manufacturing businesses across the region. Engineering directors, operations directors, and managing directors command £79,000 to £126,000 or more depending on business size and sector.

Major employers in the region

The North West's engineering and technical employer base includes Jaguar Land Rover, Sellafield, BAE Systems, Unilever, AstraZeneca, alongside a dense network of tier-one and tier-two supply chain businesses. Several of these operate on a preferred supplier basis with YP Recruitment for engineering and technical hiring.

Cities we cover

We recruit across every major city and town in the North West. Our strongest presence covers Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Warrington, Chester, and Bolton.

Work with us

If you are hiring engineering or technical professionals in the North West, talk to our team about how we fill roles faster through sector-specific candidate networks. If you are looking for your next role, browse our current vacancies or check your market value with our salary checker.