Rail Signalling Contract recruitment, salary and benefit insights

March 2017

Report contents: - Rail signalling market overview - Average hourly rates by region - Benefits received by signalling contractors - Signalling contractors ‘name their price’ - Average hourly rates by discipline - Average hourly rates by years of experience - Signalling recruitment specialists

£48

£50

£38

£70

£40

£35

London

£41

South East

£51

Scotland

North East

North West

West Midlands

East Midlands

South West

London

South East

Anglia

Average hourly rate by region

£30

The end of 2016, including the run up to Christmas was a busy period in the rail signalling market, with a large volume of commissioning works taking place over the festive period particularly in Acton, Cardiff and on the Crossrail project. Contrary to this, the start of 2017 has painted a different picture as the market has experienced a considerable down-turn, largely due to the budget overspend in other areas of Network Rail. However the outlook further into the year is extremely positive with large projects picking up momentum and other smaller projects in the pipeline. A key project which is already starting to build is 4LM (four line modernisation underground project) which will provide an array of resourcing opportunities and requirements for our rail signalling candidates and clients. In general the rail signalling market from the summer right up to Christmas 2017 is set to be much more buoyant, and with budget being moved into CP6, the long term outlook is also extremely promising. For signalling candidates and clients, the following information will enable you to benchmark the salaries and benefits you are offering or receiving. The data is from our in house salary survey, My Salary Tool, which contains salary and benefit information from over 15,000 candidates currently working in the engineering and construction industries.

The data in this report is based on surveys completed by contract signalling candidates only.

Signalling recruitment – key trends

Permanent health insurance

2% Additional annual leave

2%

Home working options

3% Flexible working hours

4%

Paid for professional membership

3%

Car

9%

Company paid training

4% Life assurance

4%

Car Park

34% Overtime payments

11%

Mobile phone

9%

Benefits received by signalling contractors

Signalling contractors ‘name their price ‘

40% are happy with their current rate and would not want to leave

18% would leave their current employer for a £10 increase per hour

10% would leave their current employer for a £5 increase per hour

8% would leave their current employer for LESS money

Average hourly rate by job role

Design

Assistant Signalling Designer £30

Design Checker £55

Design Engineer £40

Design Verifier £53

Principal Signalling Design Engineer £83

Signalling Design Manager £65

Test

Verification Tester £30

Assistant Tester £26

Functional Tester £45

Principles Tester £70

Tester in Charge £70

Installation

Assistant Installer £16

Installation Manager £40

Installation Supervisor £35

Installation Team Leader £24

IRSE Installer £20

IRSE Maintenance Tester £38

White Collar

Assistant Signalling Engineer £44

CEM £69

Construction Manager £56

Principal Signalling Engineer £60

Project Engineer £50

Project Manager £53

Senior Construction Manager £69

Senior Project Engineer £63

Senior Project Manager £63

Signalling Chief Engineer £56

Signalling Delivery Manager £56

Average hourly rate versus years of experience

Design

Test

Average hourly rate versus years of experience

Installation

White Collar

Resourcing Solutions is a permanent, contract and temporary recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering and construction disciplines for Rail, Power

and the Built Environment. Our team of sector specialists focus on key industries and disciplines in order to provide the most expert recruitment consultancy

service to clients and candidates.

Signalling recruitment specialists

Business Development Manager—Daniel Lovejoy

Dan has been a rail signalling recruitment specialist for 9 years, and during this time he has gained an in-

depth knowledge of the signalling market. He has excellent working relationships with a wide range of

clients and access to the best and most current projects. His vast network of contract signalling candi-

dates covers a broad range of disciplines and functions within test, design, installation and white collar.

Delivery Manager—Jake Sollis

Jake has worked in recruitment for over ten years, and much of this time has been spent resourcing rail

professionals on a contract basis including IRSE Licensed Signalling Designers, IRSE Licensed Installers, IRSE

Licensed Testers, Signalling Project Managers, Signalling Engineers, Signalling Site Managers and Signalling

Supervisors. He holds close working relationships with a wide range of clients and candidates operating in

rail signalling.

Contact Jake:

Email: jsollis@resourcing-solutions.com

Mobile: 07703 910931

Phone: 0118 924 1142

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakesollis

Contact Dan:

Email: dlovejoy@resourcing-solutions.com

Mobile: 07818 593819

Phone: 0118 924 1155

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellovejoy

“As a major works Tester in Charge, I have worked closely with Resourcing Solutions for the past 16 years. During this time Dan

Lovejoy and Jake Sollis have been instrumental in securing me a variety of positions at recent projects.

They have excellent client relationships and are quick to respond to resource requests made with short notice as well as adapting

to last minute changes in project requirements. Their client relationships are enhanced as they both make regular visits to project

offices and attend functions and meetings.

Their depth of knowledge of the signalling market and strong candidate relationships enables them to understand which

individuals are the most experienced and competent, and as a result they resource roles extremely effectively”.