Engineering and technical recruitment in Leeds

YP Recruitment is a Leeds-based engineering and technical recruitment agency covering all six of our specialist verticals: engineering, manufacturing, construction, property services, technical sales, and executive leadership. Leeds is our home city and where we have the deepest candidate networks and employer relationships in the country.

The Leeds engineering and technical market

Leeds sits at the centre of the M62 corridor with strong transport links to Manchester, Sheffield, and York. The city has one of the largest concentrations of construction company headquarters outside London, with several top-20 UK contractors based here. This drives consistent demand for site managers, project managers, quantity surveyors, and construction professionals at every level.

Beyond construction, Leeds has a growing med-tech sector, established precision engineering firms across the wider city region, and a large professional services economy that generates demand for building services engineers and facilities management specialists. The South Bank regeneration, one of the biggest city-centre development programmes in Europe, continues to create technical roles across multiple disciplines.

The wider Leeds City Region, stretching from Harrogate to Wakefield and across to Bradford and Huddersfield, adds a substantial manufacturing and precision engineering base. Aerospace supply chain businesses, food and drink manufacturers, and industrial automation firms all recruit from the Leeds talent pool.

Roles we place in Leeds

We recruit mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, design engineers, project engineers, site managers, construction project managers, quantity surveyors, manufacturing engineers, production managers, and technical sales engineers across Leeds and the surrounding area. We also handle senior appointments including engineering directors, operations directors, and managing directors for businesses across Yorkshire.

Graduate and junior engineers in Leeds start at £28,000 to £35,000. Mid-level mechanical and electrical engineers earn £38,000 to £52,000. Senior engineers and project engineers command £50,000 to £65,000. Engineering and operations managers earn £60,000 to £80,000. Construction site managers earn £45,000 to £60,000 and project managers £55,000 to £70,000. For a detailed breakdown, use our salary checker.

Key employers

Major technical employers in Leeds and the surrounding area include Siemens, Arup, Mott MacDonald, Colas, and BAE Systems. The city also has a substantial SME base in precision engineering and manufacturing. Several national construction contractors maintain their northern headquarters here, and the ongoing infrastructure investment across West Yorkshire sustains demand across all our verticals.

Sectors we cover in Leeds

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

Browse Leeds roles

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

Leeds sits within our Yorkshire and Humber region, where we have the strongest coverage of any recruitment agency in our sectors.