Applications Engineer Job Trends in the East Midlands
Applications Engineer
England > East Midlands
The median Applications Engineer salary in the East Midlands is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 168 | 136 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | -15 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 18 | 7 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 0.26% | 0.30% | 1.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.32% | 1.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | - | £28,400 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £35,000 | £34,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.57% | +2.94% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £42,500 | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| England median annual salary | £62,788 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.53% | - | -15.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the East Midlands with a recognized job title | 6,207 | 2,162 | 3,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.36% | 93.63% | 94.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,139 | 1,228 | 1,617 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,250 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.62% | -15.79% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| England median annual salary | £59,853 | £53,688 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.48% | -6.63% | -4.17% |
Applications Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
Applications Engineer Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Applications Engineer Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Applications Engineer Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | -26 | 16 | £45,000 | - | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Derbyshire | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Applications Engineer England |
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Applications Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands
For the 6 months to 20 October 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 East Midlands region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 55.6% | 10 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 55.6% | 10 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 50.0% | 9 |
| 4 | Power Platform | 38.9% | 7 |
| 4 | PowerApps | 38.9% | 7 |
| 4 | Technical Leadership | 38.9% | 7 |
| 7 | AI | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Azure | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Azure SQL Database | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | DNS | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Firewall | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | High Availability | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Incident Management | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Linux | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | MongoDB | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | MQTT | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Problem-Solving | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Python | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | SQL | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | SQL Server | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Systems Engineering | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | VMS | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | VPN | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Vulnerability Management | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Windows | 16.7% | 3 |
| 7 | Windows Server | 16.7% | 3 |
| 28 | .NET | 5.6% | 1 |
| 28 | DV Cleared | 5.6% | 1 |
| 28 | Ethernet | 5.6% | 1 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applications Support Engineer | 50.0% | 9 |
| 1 | Senior Applications Engineer | 50.0% | 9 |
| 1 | Senior Applications Support | 50.0% | 9 |
| 1 | Senior Support Engineer | 50.0% | 9 |
| 5 | Power Apps Engineer | 38.9% | 7 |
| 5 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 38.9% | 7 |
| 7 | Java Engineer | 5.6% | 1 |
| 7 | Test Engineer | 5.6% | 1 |