Infrastructure Support Engineer Job Trends in Dorset

Infrastructure Support Engineer
South West > Dorset

As of 21 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Infrastructure Support Engineer salary in Dorset.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - 92
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Support Engineer 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.30% - 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £60,000
South West median annual salary £40,000 - £50,500
% change year-on-year - - +38.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 640 215 1,012
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.53% 97.29% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 363 141 642
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -2.91%

Infrastructure Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Infrastructure Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Dorset

Infrastructure Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Support Engineer job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Support Engineer job vacancies in Dorset

Infrastructure Support Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Support Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 21 April 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
Dorchester - 2 - -
Infrastructure Support Engineer
South West

Infrastructure Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 21 April 2026, Infrastructure Support 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 Dorset region featuring Infrastructure Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Amazon RDS
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) IaaS
1 2 (100.00%) IIS
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) ISMS
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Key Management
1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) PaaS
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) SOC 2
1 2 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016

Infrastructure Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 2 (100.00%) IIS
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) IaaS
1 2 (100.00%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Amazon RDS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) ISMS
1 2 (100.00%) Key Management
1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 2 (100.00%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) VMware