Backup Engineer
UK > England
The median Backup Engineer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 657 | 824 | 920 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +167 | +96 | +199 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backup Engineer | 11 | 20 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.023% | 0.023% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.025% | 0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,625 | £43,875 | £31,936 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £47,500 | £35,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,875 | - | £83,025 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -4.76% | +16.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 42,728 | 80,514 | 84,327 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.43% | 94.48% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,644 | 60,209 | 53,453 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,415 | £38,125 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,915 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,822 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Backup Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Backup Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Backup Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backup Engineer in England.
Backup Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Backup Engineer in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.
Backup Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backup Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 6 May 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 |
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| East Midlands | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | |
| London | - | 3 | £81,250 | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £62,500 | - | 4 |
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Backup Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Backup Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Backup Engineer in the job title.
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Backup Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: