Senior IT Engineer Job Trends in Cheshire

Senior IT Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Cheshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 1 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.053% - 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% - 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - £38,000
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -60.00%
75th Percentile - - £44,125
90th Percentile - - £48,250
North West median annual salary £39,500 £46,750 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.51% +16.88% -11.11%

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 1,762 617 1,064
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 81.29% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,321 307 684
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -5.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,250 £80,000 £65,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

Senior IT 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 Senior IT Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Alderley Edge - 1 £35,000 -
Senior IT Engineer
North West

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 20 September 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 Cheshire region featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Senior IT 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft