Computer Engineer
UK
The median Computer Engineer salary in the UK is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 876 | 964 | 1188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +88 | +224 | -369 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Computer Engineer | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.013% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.014% | 0.018% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22,750 | £30,250 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £54,750 | £36,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.95% | +52.08% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,875 | £62,375 | £60,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,375 | £63,625 | £79,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,500 | £54,750 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.95% | +14.06% | +20.00% |
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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Computer Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Computer Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Computer Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Engineer.
Computer Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Engineer over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Computer Engineer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +9 | 13 | £28,500 | -47.95% | 7 |
| England | +107 | 6 | £38,000 | -30.91% | 16 |
| Wales | - | 6 | £23,500 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £28,500 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £28,500 | - | |
| Work from Home | +78 | 2 | £82,500 | +39.83% | 13 |
| East of England | +31 | 1 | £65,000 | +19.27% | |
| South East | +16 | 1 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 6 |
| Scotland | -60 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £100,000 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Computer Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Computer 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 Computer Engineer in the job title.
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Computer 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: