Senior IT Engineer Job Trends in Central London

Senior IT Engineer
London > Central London

The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Central London is £90,000 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 141 180 164
Rank change year-on-year +39 -16 +91
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 4 4 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.16% 0.12% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.14% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 7
10th Percentile - £49,500 £57,500
25th Percentile - £52,500 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £60,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -33.33% +143.24%
75th Percentile - £62,500 -
90th Percentile - - £96,000
London median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -4.35% +27.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,407 2,957 2,914
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 91.98% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,818 1,815 2,572
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £112,500
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Central London

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Central London

Senior IT Engineer
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Engineer within the Central London 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
City of London +34 4 £90,000 -
Senior IT Engineer
London

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior IT 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 Central London region featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) VMware
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (25.00%) Application Security
3 1 (25.00%) CCNA
3 1 (25.00%) CCNP
3 1 (25.00%) CCSP
3 1 (25.00%) CISA
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) CISM
3 1 (25.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Data Encryption
3 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (25.00%) Data Security
3 1 (25.00%) Firewall
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
3 1 (25.00%) HIPAA
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
3 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
3 1 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Financial Institution
2 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Application Security
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Encryption
2 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 1 (25.00%) Data Security
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (25.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) SIEM
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (25.00%) CCNA
2 1 (25.00%) CCNP
2 1 (25.00%) CCSP
2 1 (25.00%) CISA
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (25.00%) MCITP
2 1 (25.00%) MCSA
2 1 (25.00%) MCSE
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (25.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) VMware