Technical Engineer
UK
The median Technical Engineer salary in the UK is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 March 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 559 | 399 | 670 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -160 | +271 | +156 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Engineer | 173 | 546 | 385 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.67% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.70% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 458 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £25,175 | £29,171 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,375 | £29,175 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,000 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -17.65% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,375 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £34,500 | £36,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.94% | -4.17% | +10.77% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 51,402 | 77,558 | 103,858 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.01% | 94.80% | 93.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,017 | 57,951 | 64,854 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £28,600 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £39,085 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.36% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £72,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,250 | £50,000 | £52,831 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.50% | -5.36% | +5.66% |
Technical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Engineer.
Technical Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Engineer over the 6 months to 6 March 2025.
Technical Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 March 2025. 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 |
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| England | -156 | 153 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 119 |
| UK excluding London | -122 | 135 | £40,000 | +15.94% | 97 |
| South East | -48 | 36 | £50,000 | +35.14% | 31 |
| London | +24 | 29 | £35,500 | -49.29% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 27 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 30 |
| East of England | +31 | 25 | £40,000 | +16.79% | 11 |
| North of England | -5 | 24 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 29 |
| South West | +27 | 23 | £34,750 | -3.47% | 4 |
| North West | +10 | 17 | £35,000 | +25.00% | 13 |
| Midlands | -80 | 16 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 14 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 13 | £40,000 | +45.45% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 7 | £45,000 | +36.36% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 5 | £29,000 | -15.94% | 6 |
| Scotland | +56 | 4 | £31,250 | -21.88% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 3 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 5 |
| Wales | +28 | 2 | £35,000 | +15.59% | 4 |
Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 March 2025, Technical 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 Technical Engineer in the job title.
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Technical 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:
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