Engineering and technical recruitment in Manchester

YP Recruitment is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment agency placing engineers and technical professionals across Manchester and Greater Manchester. We cover all six of our verticals in the city: engineering, manufacturing, construction, property services, technical sales, and executive leadership. Manchester is the North West's largest engineering and technical labour market.

The Manchester engineering and technical market

Greater Manchester's engineering sector spans a broad base. Civil and structural consultancies cluster in the city centre, manufacturing businesses concentrate in Trafford Park and the eastern boroughs, and a growing med-tech and life sciences cluster has developed around the Oxford Road Corridor. AstraZeneca's Alderley Park campus, 15 miles south, draws process and chemical engineers from the wider city region.

Construction demand remains strong. Residential development, transport infrastructure, and commercial regeneration across Salford, Ancoats, and the Northern Gateway sustain consistent hiring for site managers, project managers, and quantity surveyors. Manchester's ongoing growth as a professional services hub also drives demand for building services engineers and facilities management specialists.

Trafford Park industrial estate remains one of the UK's largest, housing manufacturers across food processing, chemicals, and automotive components. The wider Greater Manchester area, stretching to Bolton, Rochdale, and Oldham, adds substantial manufacturing and precision engineering depth.

Roles we place in Manchester

We recruit mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, design engineers, civil engineers, project engineers, site managers, construction project managers, quantity surveyors, manufacturing engineers, production managers, and technical sales engineers across Manchester. Graduate engineers in Manchester start at £29,000 to £37,000. Mid-level mechanical and electrical engineers earn £40,000 to £55,000. Senior engineers and project engineers command £53,000 to £68,000. Engineering managers earn £63,000 to £84,000. For a detailed breakdown, use our salary checker.

Key employers

Major technical employers in and around Manchester include Arup, Mott MacDonald, Jacobs, Amey, AECOM, Laing O'Rourke, and a substantial base of specialist engineering SMEs. The city is home to several top-tier infrastructure consultancies and construction contractors with northern headquarters here.

Sectors we cover in Manchester

Our engineering recruitment team in Manchester covers mechanical, electrical, civil, and project engineering roles. Our manufacturing recruitment team places production managers, quality engineers, and lean specialists across Greater Manchester's industrial base. Our construction recruitment specialists work with contractors and consultancies headquartered in the city. We also cover property services, technical sales, and executive and leadership appointments.

Browse Manchester roles

View current engineering and technical jobs in Manchester, or register your CV to hear about roles before they are advertised. Employers looking to hire in Manchester can learn how we work or get in touch directly.

Manchester sits within our North West region, where we cover all major cities from Liverpool to Preston and across to Warrington.