Infrastructure Engineer
North West > Cheshire
The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in Cheshire is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | 42 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +7 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer | 3 | 16 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire | 0.23% | 2.82% | 3.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 3.14% | 3.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £73,100 | - | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £74,750 | £46,250 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £47,500 | £43,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +73.68% | +9.20% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,250 | £51,250 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,700 | £53,750 | £78,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | - | -7.22% |
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 | 1,056 | 510 | 579 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 81.11% | 89.95% | 98.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 493 | 286 | 472 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £32,500 | £23,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,813 | £32,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £46,824 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +1.44% | +4.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £58,750 | £63,783 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,750 | £68,125 | £75,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,369 | £50,146 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +2.44% | -6.27% |
Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.
Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 13 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 |
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| Knutsford | - | 3 | £82,500 | - | |
| Infrastructure Engineer North West |
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Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 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 Cheshire region featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
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Infrastructure 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: