IT Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in Cardiff

IT Infrastructure Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median IT Infrastructure Engineer salary in Cardiff is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Infrastructure Engineer 8 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 1.40% - 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% - 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 5
10th Percentile - - £34,500
25th Percentile £40,000 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £42,500
75th Percentile - - £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 - £42,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 544 158 711
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 99.37% 94.17%
Number of salaries quoted 377 109 614
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £27,825
25th Percentile £38,750 £37,170 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,221 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +0.44% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,673 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £45,250 £52,500 £45,569
% change year-on-year -13.81% +15.21% -4.07%

IT Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

IT Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

IT Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for IT Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for IT Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff

IT Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 1 June 2026, IT Infrastructure 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 Cardiff region featuring IT Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Azure
1 8 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) AWS
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft

IT Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Azure
2 5 (62.50%) AWS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft