Applications Engineer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Chelmsford

Applications Engineer
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Applications Engineer salary in Chelmsford is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 April 2026.

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

	6 months to 14 Apr 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	22	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer	2	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford	1.25%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	1.40%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£35,000	-	-
Essex median annual salary	£35,000	-	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title	143	38	128
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	89.38%	86.36%	95.52%
Number of salaries quoted	105	28	113
10^th Percentile	£25,000	£32,500	£27,801
25^th Percentile	£30,000	£37,375	£32,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£35,000	£53,750	£46,297
Median % change year-on-year	-34.88%	+16.10%	-0.97%
75^th Percentile	£57,500	£65,375	£62,500
90^th Percentile	£75,000	£80,300	£69,750
Essex median annual salary	£45,000	£47,500	£45,000
% change year-on-year	-5.26%	+5.56%	-5.26%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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