Technical Engineer Job Trends in Berkshire

Technical Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median Technical Engineer salary in Berkshire is £36,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 106 117
Rank change year-on-year +1 +11 +58
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Engineer 22 14 29
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 1.12% 0.86% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% 1.04% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 16 12 29
10th Percentile - £31,925 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,438 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +17.65% -
75th Percentile £38,375 - £46,250
90th Percentile £43,750 - -
South East median annual salary £36,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -28.00% +25.00% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,805 1,347 1,952
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 82.49% 94.07%
Number of salaries quoted 914 691 1,433
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £81,250 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Technical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Technical Engineer job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Technical Engineer
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Technical Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire

Technical Engineer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Engineer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Engineer in Berkshire

Technical Engineer
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Reading +44 19 £36,000 +16.13%
Slough -24 3 £40,000 - 2
Technical Engineer
South East

Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Technical Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Technical Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (9.09%) Physics
2 1 (4.55%) 3GPP
2 1 (4.55%) 4G
2 1 (4.55%) 5G
2 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (4.55%) Diameter Protocol
2 1 (4.55%) ICMP
2 1 (4.55%) IPv4
2 1 (4.55%) IPv6
2 1 (4.55%) Linux
2 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (4.55%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (4.55%) SCTP
2 1 (4.55%) SDLC
2 1 (4.55%) TCP/IP
2 1 (4.55%) Wireshark

Technical Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) 3GPP
1 1 (4.55%) 4G
1 1 (4.55%) 5G
1 1 (4.55%) Diameter Protocol
1 1 (4.55%) ICMP
1 1 (4.55%) IPv4
1 1 (4.55%) IPv6
1 1 (4.55%) SCTP
1 1 (4.55%) TCP/IP
1 1 (4.55%) Wireshark
General
1 3 (13.64%) Manufacturing
2 2 (9.09%) Aerospace
2 2 (9.09%) Automotive
2 2 (9.09%) Electronics
3 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (9.09%) Physics
2 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (4.55%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (4.55%) SDLC