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Broadcast Engineer

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Broadcast engineers install, operate, maintain and repair the equipment used to make and broadcast radio and television programmes. They make sure that programmes are broadcast to the highest quality and on time.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

As of September 2023, the starting salary on the BBC Engineering Degree Apprenticeship is £19,500.

The starting salary for broadcast engineers is around £30,000 a year, rising to around £40,000 to £50,000 with experience.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

Most engineers in this field work for the BBC, ITV, STV, Sky or for independent radio or television companies and satellite, digital and cable broadcasters. Competition for jobs in broadcasting engineering is intense.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2022
6762
1.7 %
RISE
2027
6879
  United Kingdom
2022
75452
2.3 %
RISE
2027
77157

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What Does it Take?

You need to have:

You need to be able to:

Training

Getting On

More Information

The Tomorrow’s Engineers website has more information on careers in engineering.

Video

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

BBC Recruitment
Website: https://careers.bbc.co.uk/
Twitter: @BBCGetIn

ScreenSkills
Tel: 020 7713 9800
E-mail: info@screenskills.com
Website: https://www.screenskills.com
Twitter: @UKScreenSkills
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKScreenSkills

ScreenSkills works with the UK’s screen-based creative media industries to develop skills and talent from classroom to boardroom.

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