IT Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median IT Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 136 200
Rank change year-on-year -9 +64 +11
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 60 76 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.21% 1.89% 1.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% 2.02% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 48 72 67
10th Percentile £25,750 £23,000 £26,050
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% +12.07% -2.52%
75th Percentile £45,938 £50,625 £36,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £44,250
South East median annual salary £39,500 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +21.54% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 4,717 3,770 6,816
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.33% 93.66% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,530 2,498 4,015
10th Percentile £30,975 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,893 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +8.91%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for IT Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +17 25 £47,500 +35.71% 8
Oxfordshire -4 20 £42,000 +19.05% 6
Buckinghamshire -29 15 £36,250 +16.94% 6
IT Engineer
South East

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, IT Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 37 (61.67%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (58.33%) Microsoft
3 28 (46.67%) Firewall
3 28 (46.67%) Windows
4 27 (45.00%) Active Directory
5 20 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
6 19 (31.67%) Social Skills
7 18 (30.00%) SQL
8 17 (28.33%) SharePoint
9 16 (26.67%) Azure
10 13 (21.67%) VMware
10 13 (21.67%) Cisco
11 12 (20.00%) Windows Server
12 11 (18.33%) Citrix
12 11 (18.33%) SQL Server
12 11 (18.33%) Microsoft Office
13 10 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
13 10 (16.67%) Veeam
14 9 (15.00%) Network Security
14 9 (15.00%) Change Control
14 9 (15.00%) Retail
14 9 (15.00%) Customer Service
15 8 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
15 8 (13.33%) Project Management
15 8 (13.33%) Wi-Fi
15 8 (13.33%) SSL
15 8 (13.33%) Data Integration
16 7 (11.67%) Cybersecurity
16 7 (11.67%) Fortinet
16 7 (11.67%) Project Planning

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (28.33%) SharePoint
3 2 (3.33%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (1.67%) CloudStack
4 1 (1.67%) OpenStack
Applications
1 11 (18.33%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.67%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 37 (61.67%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (26.67%) Azure
3 7 (11.67%) iTunes
4 5 (8.33%) AWS
4 5 (8.33%) OneDrive
5 4 (6.67%) GCP
6 1 (1.67%) Azure Storage
6 1 (1.67%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.67%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 28 (46.67%) Firewall
2 9 (15.00%) Network Security
3 8 (13.33%) SSL
3 8 (13.33%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (11.67%) DNS
4 7 (11.67%) TCP/IP
5 5 (8.33%) DHCP
6 4 (6.67%) VLAN
6 4 (6.67%) Wireless
7 3 (5.00%) VPN
7 3 (5.00%) WAN
8 2 (3.33%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (3.33%) LAN
8 2 (3.33%) Wireless Security
9 1 (1.67%) Internet
9 1 (1.67%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (1.67%) iSCSI
9 1 (1.67%) MPLS
9 1 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (1.67%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (18.33%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (31.67%) Social Skills
2 9 (15.00%) Retail
3 6 (10.00%) Law
4 5 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (5.00%) Legal
6 2 (3.33%) Finance
6 2 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.67%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.67%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.33%) Driving Licence
2 4 (6.67%) Replication
3 2 (3.33%) CCTV
4 1 (1.67%) Clustering
4 1 (1.67%) Educational Technology
4 1 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.67%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.67%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.67%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 28 (46.67%) Windows
2 12 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 5 (8.33%) Windows 10
4 4 (6.67%) Android
5 3 (5.00%) Linux
6 2 (3.33%) Mac OS X
6 2 (3.33%) Windows 8
7 1 (1.67%) Apple iOS
7 1 (1.67%) CentOS
7 1 (1.67%) Ubuntu
7 1 (1.67%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.67%) Windows Mobile
7 1 (1.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.67%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (15.00%) Change Control
1 9 (15.00%) Customer Service
2 8 (13.33%) Data Integration
2 8 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (13.33%) Project Management
3 7 (11.67%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (11.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 7 (11.67%) Project Delivery
3 7 (11.67%) Project Planning
4 5 (8.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
5 4 (6.67%) ITIL
5 4 (6.67%) Network Segmentation
5 4 (6.67%) Proactive Management
5 4 (6.67%) Service Delivery
6 3 (5.00%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (5.00%) Service Management
7 2 (3.33%) Agile
7 2 (3.33%) ITSM
8 1 (1.67%) Asset Management
8 1 (1.67%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 18 (30.00%) SQL
2 1 (1.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (11.67%) MCP
2 6 (10.00%) A+ Certification
2 6 (10.00%) Degree
2 6 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.67%) CCNA
3 4 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (3.33%) CCENT
4 2 (3.33%) CCNP
4 2 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
4 2 (3.33%) Server+ Certification
5 1 (1.67%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.67%) JNCIA
5 1 (1.67%) JNCIE
5 1 (1.67%) JNCIP
5 1 (1.67%) JNCIS
5 1 (1.67%) LPIC
5 1 (1.67%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (5.00%) SLA
4 2 (3.33%) GDPR
5 1 (1.67%) COBIT
5 1 (1.67%) NIST
System Software
1 27 (45.00%) Active Directory
2 10 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (6.67%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.67%) pfSense
4 1 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (5.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.33%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.67%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (1.67%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.67%) SCCM
3 1 (1.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 13 (21.67%) Cisco
2 13 (21.67%) VMware
3 11 (18.33%) Citrix
4 10 (16.67%) Veeam
5 7 (11.67%) Fortinet
6 6 (10.00%) Google
7 5 (8.33%) Meraki
8 3 (5.00%) Draytek
9 2 (3.33%) Apple
9 2 (3.33%) Dell
9 2 (3.33%) Juniper
9 2 (3.33%) Sage
10 1 (1.67%) Adobe
10 1 (1.67%) Red Hat
10 1 (1.67%) ServiceNow
10 1 (1.67%) SonicWALL
10 1 (1.67%) WatchGuard