Senior IT Engineer Job Trends in Dorset

Senior IT Engineer
South West > Dorset

The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Dorset is £36,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 57 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 3 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.63% 0.58% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.60% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% - -
75th Percentile £38,250 £40,158 -
90th Percentile - £40,252 -
South West median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -20.00% +15.61%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 463 502 319
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.46% 96.91% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 330 325 284
10th Percentile £27,707 £34,253 £35,000
25th Percentile £29,063 £40,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £77,500
South West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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 Dorset.

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Dorset

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Dorset

Senior IT 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 Senior IT Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 2 December 2025. 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
Bournemouth +11 3 £36,500 -8.75% 2
Senior IT Engineer
South West

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, 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 Dorset region featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Apple
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 3 (100.00%) LAN
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) VLAN
1 3 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server

Senior IT 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) LAN
1 3 (100.00%) VLAN
1 3 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Apple