Break/Fix Engineer
UK

The median Break/Fix Engineer salary in the UK is £26,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 885 990 1190
Rank change year-on-year +105 +200 -302
Permanent jobs requiring a Break Fix Engineer 9 3 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.003% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.003% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 9 3 20
10th Percentile - - £24,325
25th Percentile £25,750 £23,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 £24,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.16% -15.52% -43.41%
75th Percentile £38,750 £25,375 £29,500
90th Percentile £39,150 £25,450 £31,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,500 £24,500 £29,000
% change year-on-year +8.16% -15.52% -43.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Break Fix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Break Fix Engineer in the UK

Break Fix Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Break Fix Engineer.

Salary trend for Break Fix Engineer in the UK

Break Fix Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Break Fix Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Break Fix Engineer in the UK

Break Fix Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Break Fix Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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
England +126 9 £26,500 +7.07% 4
UK excluding London +4 9 £26,500 +8.16% 5
Work from Home - 6 £26,500 -
East of England - 4 £26,500 - 1
South East - 3 £37,500 - 2
East Midlands - 2 £26,500 -
Midlands - 2 £26,500 -

Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Break Fix 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 featuring Break Fix Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Windows
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (88.89%) HP
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 7 (77.78%) Dell
3 6 (66.67%) Law
3 6 (66.67%) Driving Licence
3 6 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (33.33%) SLA
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
5 2 (22.22%) A+ Certification
5 2 (22.22%) ITIL
5 2 (22.22%) Degree
5 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
5 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
5 2 (22.22%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
5 2 (22.22%) Break/Fix
5 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
6 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
6 1 (11.11%) 3PAR
6 1 (11.11%) Sun

Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft Office
General
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 6 (66.67%) Law
2 6 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Break/Fix
1 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
1 2 (22.22%) ITIL
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) A+ Certification
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
1 2 (22.22%) Network+ Certification
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) HP
2 7 (77.78%) Dell
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 1 (11.11%) 3PAR
4 1 (11.11%) Sun