Engineering recruitment in Gloucester

The Gloucester engineering market

Safran Landing Systems (formerly Messier Services) operates a major aircraft undercarriage overhaul, repair, and overhaul facility near Gloucestershire Airport at Staverton, employing aerospace engineers and technicians working on landing gear systems for commercial and military aircraft worldwide. The facility requires engineers with aerospace maintenance, hydraulic systems, and NDT knowledge, alongside the quality systems expertise required for EASA Part 145 approved maintenance operations. GE Aviation's Cheltenham and Gloucester area operations create further aerospace demand, particularly in turbine engine component repair and maintenance engineering.

BAE Systems maintains operations in the Gloucestershire area, including systems and electronics engineering for defence platforms. The proximity to GCHQ in Cheltenham creates demand for engineers with security clearance across the defence technology supply chain in the wider county. Gloucester Docks' regeneration and the city's growing commercial base create building services engineering demand for M&E consultancies and contractors. Gloucestershire County Council's highways and infrastructure programme creates civil engineering demand, with road and drainage schemes across the county providing consistent public sector civil engineering work.

The Vale of Berkeley and the wider Gloucestershire countryside host farming, food processing, and logistics businesses that create engineering demand outside the aerospace sector. Aggregate Industries, Fortnum & Mason distribution, and other logistics and industrial businesses in the Gloucester area create mechanical, electrical, and facilities engineering demand. Severn Trent Water's operations across Gloucestershire create utilities engineering demand for civil and mechanical engineers. The University of Gloucestershire's engineering programmes produce graduates who enter the local market at Staverton, the county council, and engineering consultancies based in Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Engineering employers in Gloucester

• Safran Landing Systems — aircraft undercarriage overhaul and maintenance engineering at Staverton
• GE Aviation — turbine engine component repair and aerospace engineering across the Gloucestershire area
• BAE Systems — systems and defence engineering with a Gloucestershire presence
• Gloucestershire County Council — highways, civil infrastructure, and capital programme
• Severn Trent Water — utilities engineering across the Gloucestershire operational area

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Engineering salary benchmarks in Gloucester

Gloucester engineering salaries run 3–5% below national averages. Aerospace roles at Safran carry SC or clearance requirements in some cases but follow the typical aerospace premium. Defence engineering roles in the Gloucestershire cluster are competitive. Civil engineering consultancy roles follow standard regional scales. Utilities engineering at Severn Trent sits at the lower end of the market range.

Engineering roles we fill in Gloucester