Technical Engineer Jobs

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 31 October 2024.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 531 544 835
Rank change year-on-year +13 +291 -46
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Engineer 270 220 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.38% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.40% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 173 184 185
10th Percentile £26,000 £24,525 £25,675
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,438 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £37,898 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.27% -5.26% +6.67%
75th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £58,500 £76,250 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £34,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% +6.15% -4.41%

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 71,968 55,098 132,518
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 95.65% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 37,505 40,133 78,004
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,604 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,525 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,404 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.99% - +5.00%

Technical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Engineer in the UK

Technical Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Technical Engineer in the UK

Technical Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Engineer over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Engineer in the UK

Technical Engineer
Top 17 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 31 October 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 +33 245 £38,000 -9.52% 92
UK excluding London +39 229 £37,500 +8.70% 92
North of England +25 66 £35,000 +6.87% 23
Work from Home +13 54 £52,000 +4.00% 29
South East -38 52 £37,500 -11.76% 28
Midlands -15 38 £43,750 +25.00% 16
London +16 37 £45,000 -10.00% 9
North West -15 31 £33,750 -10.00% 11
East of England -25 30 £45,000 +13.92% 9
Yorkshire +36 24 £35,000 +12.90% 11
South West -1 22 £30,000 -7.69% 9
West Midlands -22 20 £45,000 +50.00% 7
East Midlands -27 18 £34,001 -35.24% 9
Scotland -6 15 £37,547 +21.12% 3
North East -26 11 £40,000 +23.08% 1
Northern Ireland +6 4 £30,000 +25.00% 3
Wales +29 2 £42,500 +93.18% 3

Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, 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.

1 84 (31.11%) Social Skills
2 61 (22.59%) Windows
3 57 (21.11%) Customer Service
4 53 (19.63%) Microsoft
5 52 (19.26%) Azure
6 51 (18.89%) Problem-Solving
7 36 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
8 35 (12.96%) Windows Server
9 33 (12.22%) Degree
10 26 (9.63%) CCTV
11 24 (8.89%) Active Directory
12 22 (8.15%) VMware
12 22 (8.15%) VMware Infrastructure
13 21 (7.78%) SQL
14 20 (7.41%) Firewall
14 20 (7.41%) Finance
15 19 (7.04%) AWS
15 19 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 19 (7.04%) Self-Motivation
16 17 (6.30%) Analytical Skills
16 17 (6.30%) Agile
16 17 (6.30%) Electronics
16 17 (6.30%) Citrix
17 16 (5.93%) Manufacturing
17 16 (5.93%) Hyper-V
18 15 (5.56%) XenApp
18 15 (5.56%) XenDesktop
18 15 (5.56%) German Language
18 15 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
19 14 (5.19%) SLA

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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (4.81%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.74%) IIS
4 1 (0.37%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.37%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.37%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.37%) Maya
4 1 (0.37%) NUKE
4 1 (0.37%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (2.22%) C-CURE
2 4 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.37%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 52 (19.26%) Azure
2 36 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (7.04%) AWS
4 11 (4.07%) Amazon Kinesis
5 8 (2.96%) GCP
6 7 (2.59%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (1.85%) SaaS
8 4 (1.48%) IaaS
9 3 (1.11%) Nutanix
10 2 (0.74%) PaaS
10 2 (0.74%) Rubrik
11 1 (0.37%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.37%) Azure Functions
11 1 (0.37%) Azure Table
11 1 (0.37%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.41%) Firewall
2 10 (3.70%) 4G
2 10 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (3.33%) Broadband
3 9 (3.33%) LTE
4 7 (2.59%) 3G
4 7 (2.59%) GPRS
5 6 (2.22%) Bluetooth
5 6 (2.22%) GSM
5 6 (2.22%) VoIP
6 5 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (1.85%) LAN
6 5 (1.85%) WAN
6 5 (1.85%) Wireless
7 4 (1.48%) Ethernet
7 4 (1.48%) SAN
7 4 (1.48%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.11%) DNS
9 2 (0.74%) SNMP
9 2 (0.74%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.07%) Amazon Aurora
1 11 (4.07%) DynamoDB
1 11 (4.07%) NoSQL
1 11 (4.07%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.48%) MySQL
4 1 (0.37%) Data Hub
4 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (1.85%) JIRA
2 1 (0.37%) GitLab
2 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 84 (31.11%) Social Skills
2 20 (7.41%) Finance
3 19 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 17 (6.30%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (6.30%) Electronics
5 16 (5.93%) Manufacturing
6 15 (5.56%) German Language
7 14 (5.19%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.70%) French Language
9 9 (3.33%) Military
10 8 (2.96%) Italian Language
10 8 (2.96%) Retail
10 8 (2.96%) Spanish Language
11 7 (2.59%) Automotive
11 7 (2.59%) Public Sector
12 6 (2.22%) Danish Language
13 5 (1.85%) Health Technology
13 5 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.48%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.48%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.81%) Web Services
2 11 (4.07%) GraphQL
2 11 (4.07%) http4s
2 11 (4.07%) REST
2 11 (4.07%) Scalaz
3 1 (0.37%) .NET
3 1 (0.37%) CSS
3 1 (0.37%) Flash
3 1 (0.37%) HTML
3 1 (0.37%) JSON
3 1 (0.37%) React
3 1 (0.37%) Swagger
3 1 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
3 1 (0.37%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.63%) CCTV
2 19 (7.04%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (4.07%) Blog
3 11 (4.07%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.07%) Distributed Systems
3 11 (4.07%) Media Streaming
4 7 (2.59%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.85%) NHS
6 4 (1.48%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.11%) Home Automation
8 2 (0.74%) 3D Printing
8 2 (0.74%) Clustering
8 2 (0.74%) IoT
8 2 (0.74%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.74%) Social Media
9 1 (0.37%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.37%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.37%) Fat Client
9 1 (0.37%) Thin Client
9 1 (0.37%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 61 (22.59%) Windows
2 35 (12.96%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.81%) Linux
4 8 (2.96%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.59%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (1.85%) VMS
7 4 (1.48%) Unix
7 4 (1.48%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (1.48%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.74%) Solaris
9 1 (0.37%) Android
9 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.37%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (21.11%) Customer Service
2 51 (18.89%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (6.30%) Agile
4 14 (5.19%) Mentoring
5 13 (4.81%) Time Management
6 12 (4.44%) CRM
6 12 (4.44%) DevOps
6 12 (4.44%) Presales
7 11 (4.07%) Coaching
7 11 (4.07%) Continuous Integration
7 11 (4.07%) Functional Programming
7 11 (4.07%) Infrastructure Automation
7 11 (4.07%) Integration Testing
7 11 (4.07%) Investment Management
7 11 (4.07%) ITIL
7 11 (4.07%) Open Source
7 11 (4.07%) Service Delivery
7 11 (4.07%) Software Engineering
7 11 (4.07%) Unit Testing
8 10 (3.70%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (7.78%) SQL
2 11 (4.07%) Scala
3 4 (1.48%) PL/SQL
3 4 (1.48%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.48%) Python
4 3 (1.11%) Bash
5 2 (0.74%) Java
5 2 (0.74%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.37%) C#
6 1 (0.37%) C++
6 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 33 (12.22%) Degree
2 12 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (4.07%) Security Cleared
4 7 (2.59%) HNC
5 6 (2.22%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 4 (1.48%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.48%) CESG Certified Professional
6 4 (1.48%) Citrix Certification
6 4 (1.48%) MCITP
6 4 (1.48%) MCP
6 4 (1.48%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.11%) CCNA
7 3 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.11%) MCSA
8 2 (0.74%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.74%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.74%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.19%) SLA
2 3 (1.11%) GDPR
System Software
1 24 (8.89%) Active Directory
2 22 (8.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (5.93%) Hyper-V
4 15 (5.56%) XenApp
4 15 (5.56%) XenDesktop
5 6 (2.22%) vSphere
6 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 4 (1.48%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (1.11%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.37%) Docker
8 1 (0.37%) Firmware
8 1 (0.37%) NFS
8 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 11 (4.07%) Terraform
2 9 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.96%) SCCM
4 5 (1.85%) Autotask
5 2 (0.74%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (0.74%) NetBackup
5 2 (0.74%) SCOM
6 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.37%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.37%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.37%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 53 (19.63%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.15%) VMware
3 17 (6.30%) Citrix
4 11 (4.07%) Google
5 9 (3.33%) Cisco
6 8 (2.96%) Apple
7 7 (2.59%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.85%) Datto
8 5 (1.85%) Dell
8 5 (1.85%) Meraki
8 5 (1.85%) Veeam
9 4 (1.48%) N-able
10 3 (1.11%) HP
11 2 (0.74%) Aruba
11 2 (0.74%) Commvault
11 2 (0.74%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.74%) Sun
11 2 (0.74%) Veritas
11 2 (0.74%) WatchGuard
11 2 (0.74%) Zerto