8 Contract Highways Engineer jobs in the UK

Highways Engineer jobs the advert marks as a contract rather than a permanent position. Highways engineers design and maintain roads and everything alongside them — junctions, drainage, pavements, signs and street works — for highway authorities and their contractors.

Advertised median, Contract Highways Engineer£74,032advertised · 8 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026

Adverts stating pay100%8 of 8 live adverts · 04 Oct 2026

Based on 8 live adverts, 100% of which state pay. Worked out 4 October 2026 from the live adverts this page lists. These are advertised salaries taken from live job adverts, not a survey of what people are paid.

Updated 4 October 2026

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8 live, most recently posted first.

Highway Engineer
£40 – £45/hour
Location: West YorkshireTags: ContractHybrid
Posted 2d ago
Senior Highways Engineer
£45 – £47/hour
Location: Milton KeynesTags: Contract · Senior
Posted 4d ago
Senior Highway Engineer
£300 – £350/day
Location: LondonTags: Contract · SeniorInside IR35
Posted 11d ago
Senior Highways Engineer (Design and Construction)
£300 – £350/day
Location: LondonTags: Contract · Senior
Posted 12d ago
Head of Highways Traffic and Parking
£600 – £700/day
Location: BerkshireTags: Contract · Head ofInside IR35
Posted 23d ago
Highway Design Engineer - Outside IR35
£40 – £42/hour
Location: HampshireTags: ContractOutside IR35Hybrid
Posted 24d ago
Highway Engineer - Design
£40 – £42/hour
Location: HampshireTags: Contract
Posted 24d ago
Traffic and Highways Engineer
£40 – £45/hour
Location: LondonTags: Contract
Posted 27d ago

What these adverts pay

Contract Highways Engineer adverts across the UK: median advertised salary £74,032. The middle half of those adverts sit between £72,666 and £75,900. That is about £322/day as a day-rate equivalent.

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