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Civil Engineering Technicians: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Civil Engineering Technicians is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3112) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Building inspector
  • Building surveyor
  • Civil engineering technician
  • Clerk of Works
  • Fire inspector
  • Fire prevention specialist
  • Geotechnical technician
  • Surveying technician
11European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
3countries report a surplus
2,108open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
3112ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 11 European countries reported a shortage of civil engineering technicians: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden. 3 reported a surplus: Czechia, Greece and Latvia.

Pay in the UK for this job

£37,229median gross pay a year, full-time
£724median gross pay a week, full-time
11,000full-time jobs (ONS estimate)

UK occupation used: Building and civil engineering technicians (SOC 2020 code 3114). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 3112 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

See the ONS earnings tables by occupation

UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

Only in some casesGOV.UK level: Medium Skilled
£33,400standard going rate a year
£27,900lower going rate a year

This occupation (UK code 3114, Building and civil engineering technicians) is a medium-skilled job. GOV.UK says a new visa for a medium-skilled job is usually possible only if the job is on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List, with their own conditions; some people extending a visa they already hold have different rules. Check both lists before applying. GOV.UK says the lower going rate applies if you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, or got the certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have held one ever since. Going rates are for a 37.5-hour week and are pro-rated for other hours. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 3112 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

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Latest civil engineering technicians job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

Germany

1,625 open ads

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

Sweden

483 open ads

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where civil engineering technicians are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
AustriaShortage€3,816 a month *Vienna: €1,250
BelgiumShortage€4,368 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€966 a monthSofia: €650
FranceShortage€2,918 a month *Paris: €1,550
GermanyShortage€3,856 a monthBerlin: €1,350
ItalyShortage€3,001 a month *Rome: €1,300
LithuaniaShortage€1,749 a monthVilnius: €830
NetherlandsShortage€3,769 a monthNot yet verified
PortugalShortage€1,723 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
SloveniaShortage€2,149 a monthLjubljana: €950
SwedenShortage€3,915 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
CzechiaSurplus€1,724 a monthPrague: €1,250
GreeceSurplus€1,682 a month *Athens: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€1,618 a monthRiga: €870

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for civil engineering technicians alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What civil engineering technicians do

Civil engineering technicians perform technical tasks in civil engineering research and in the design, construction, operation, maintenance and repair of buildings and other structures such as water supply and wastewater treatment systems, bridges, roads, dams and airports.

Typical tasks

  • Performing or assisting with field and laboratory tests of soils and construction materials
  • Providing technical assistance connected with the construction of buildings and other structures, and with surveys or the preparation of survey reports
  • Ensuring compliance with design specifications, relevant legislation and regulations, and maintenance of desired standards of materials and work
  • Applying technical knowledge of building and civil engineering principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising
  • Assisting with the preparation of detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for projects, according to the specifications given
  • Organizing maintenance and repairs
  • Inspecting buildings and structures during and after construction to ensure that they comply with building, grading, zoning and safety laws and approved plans, specifications and standards, as well as with other rules concerning quality and safety of buildings; (h) inspecting industrial plant, hotels, cinemas and other buildings and structures to detect fire hazards and advise on how they can be removed; (i) advising on the installation of fire detectors and sprinkler systems and the use of materials in the construction of buildings, and means of transportation to reduce risk of fire and extent of damage and danger if fire occurs

Finding civil engineering technicians jobs in Europe

Search all EU vacancies on EURES Check if your job is regulated
  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Civil engineering technician".
  • Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
  • If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.

Cost of living where the jobs are

Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:

ViennaBrusselsSofiaParisBerlinRomeVilniusLisbonLjubljanaStockholm

About this data

  • Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
  • Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
  • Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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