Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in the East of England
Infrastructure Engineer
England > East of England
The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in the East of England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 75 | 73 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -17 | +35 |
| Permanent Infrastructure Engineer jobs | 166 | 82 | 157 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England | 1.88% | 2.60% | 3.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.07% | 2.88% | 4.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 115 | 62 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £40,000 | £39,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £62,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +25.00% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,500 | - | £90,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,300 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.17% | +20.00% | -4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title | 8,031 | 2,848 | 3,917 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.88% | 90.44% | 93.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,699 | 1,861 | 2,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £45,000 | £52,795 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.76% | +0.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,500 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.21% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Infrastructure Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Infrastructure Engineer Salary Trend in the East of England
Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.
Infrastructure Engineer Salary Histogram in the East of England
Salary distribution for Infrastructure Engineer jobs in the East of England over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.
Infrastructure Engineer Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Infrastructure Engineer jobs within the East of England region over the 6 months to 4 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | -13 | 76 | £56,000 | -25.33% | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | -25 | 36 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
| Essex | 0 | 32 | £40,000 | -15.79% | |
| Suffolk | +22 | 17 | £100,000 | +60.00% | 2 |
| Bedfordshire | - | 5 | £50,000 | - | 4 |
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Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England
For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, Infrastructure Engineer job ads cited 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 Infrastructure Engineer job ads across the East of England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 92.8% | 154 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 41.6% | 69 |
| 3 | DV Cleared | 34.9% | 58 |
| 4 | Windows | 27.7% | 46 |
| 5 | VMware | 25.3% | 42 |
| 6 | VMware Infrastructure | 21.7% | 36 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 19.9% | 33 |
| 8 | Azure | 19.3% | 32 |
| 9 | Active Directory | 15.7% | 26 |
| 9 | ITIL | 15.7% | 26 |
| 11 | DNS | 14.5% | 24 |
| 11 | Microsoft 365 | 14.5% | 24 |
| 11 | Windows Server | 14.5% | 24 |
| 14 | PowerShell | 13.9% | 23 |
| 15 | Project Delivery | 13.3% | 22 |
| 16 | Customer Service | 12.7% | 21 |
| 16 | DHCP | 12.7% | 21 |
| 18 | Entra ID | 11.4% | 19 |
| 18 | Firewall | 11.4% | 19 |
| 20 | TCP/IP | 10.8% | 18 |
| 21 | Collaborative Working | 10.2% | 17 |
| 22 | Degree | 9.6% | 16 |
| 23 | Hyper-V | 7.8% | 13 |
| 23 | Infrastructure Automation | 7.8% | 13 |
| 23 | Linux | 7.8% | 13 |
| 23 | Migration | 7.8% | 13 |
| 27 | SC Cleared | 7.2% | 12 |
| 28 | Microsoft Exchange | 6.6% | 11 |
| 28 | Problem-Solving | 6.6% | 11 |
| 30 | Ansible | 6.0% | 10 |
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 22.3% | 37 |
| 2 | Automation Engineer | 15.7% | 26 |
| 3 | VMware Infrastructure Engineer | 11.4% | 19 |
| 4 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 10.2% | 17 |
| 5 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 9.6% | 16 |
| 6 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 7.8% | 13 |
| 7 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 7.2% | 12 |
| 8 | Infrastructure Security Engineer | 6.0% | 10 |
| 9 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 5.4% | 9 |
| 9 | Wintel Infrastructure Engineer | 5.4% | 9 |
| 11 | Storage Engineer | 4.8% | 8 |
| 12 | Lead Infrastructure Engineer | 3.6% | 6 |
| 13 | ICT Infrastructure Engineer | 3.0% | 5 |
| 13 | Infrastructure Operations Engineer | 3.0% | 5 |
| 13 | Senior IT Engineer | 3.0% | 5 |
| 13 | Senior Wintel Engineer | 3.0% | 5 |
| 17 | Backup Infrastructure Engineer | 2.4% | 4 |
| 17 | Graduate Infrastructure Engineer | 2.4% | 4 |
| 17 | Graduate IT Support Engineer | 2.4% | 4 |
| 17 | IT Security Engineer | 2.4% | 4 |