Applications Engineer Job Trends in Cheshire

Applications Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median Applications Engineer salary in Cheshire is £33,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 55 64
Rank change year-on-year -19 +9 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 2 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.15% 0.35% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.39% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £31,625 - -
25th Percentile £32,188 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £50,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.50% -23.08% -
75th Percentile £34,688 £52,500 -
90th Percentile £34,875 - -
North West median annual salary £45,497 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -9.01% +42.86% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,051 514 577
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 80.97% 90.18% 98.13%
Number of salaries quoted 489 289 471
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £23,850
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £46,148
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.93% +2.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £63,817
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,750 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -5.66%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Applications Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

Applications Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 11 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
Crewe -5 2 £33,750 -32.50% 1
Applications Engineer
North West

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Applications 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 Cheshire region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Principle of Least Privilege
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Principle of Least Privilege
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft