IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 196 162 168
Rank change year-on-year -34 +6 +131
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 626 1,062 918
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.33% 1.77% 2.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 1.88% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 543 621 823
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £25,638
25th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £37,338 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.62% +6.68% +4.48%
75th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -12.16% +5.71% +4.48%

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 42,555 56,380 43,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 94.17% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 27,452 31,519 33,742
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in England

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in England

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in England over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in England

IT 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 IT Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 28 November 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
Midlands -21 164 £31,500 -10.00% 49
South East -3 137 £32,500 -15.58% 77
East Midlands +19 114 £30,000 -11.76% 20
London +11 99 £40,000 -11.11% 41
North of England -38 99 £32,500 -7.14% 73
South West -13 74 £35,000 -12.50% 29
East of England +20 61 £31,000 -4.62% 29
West Midlands -57 50 £37,500 +7.14% 29
North West -5 48 £30,000 -14.29% 33
Yorkshire -7 45 £39,250 +18.94% 37
North East -1 6 £48,750 +38.30% 3
IT Engineer
UK

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, 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 England region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 385 (61.50%) Windows
2 376 (60.06%) Microsoft
3 367 (58.63%) Microsoft 365
4 315 (50.32%) Active Directory
5 278 (44.41%) Azure
6 229 (36.58%) Windows Server
7 223 (35.62%) Problem-Solving
8 175 (27.96%) Firewall
9 160 (25.56%) DNS
10 142 (22.68%) DHCP
11 139 (22.20%) Customer Service
11 139 (22.20%) Microsoft Intune
12 137 (21.88%) Entra ID
13 106 (16.93%) SharePoint
14 102 (16.29%) VMware
15 97 (15.50%) ITIL
16 96 (15.34%) Microsoft Exchange
17 95 (15.18%) Hyper-V
17 95 (15.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 91 (14.54%) VPN
19 90 (14.38%) TCP/IP
20 85 (13.58%) Windows 10
21 82 (13.10%) Cybersecurity
22 78 (12.46%) VLAN
23 76 (12.14%) VMware Infrastructure
24 71 (11.34%) PowerShell
25 68 (10.86%) Degree
26 60 (9.58%) Wi-Fi
27 58 (9.27%) Linux
28 57 (9.11%) Microsoft Certification

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
1 106 (16.93%) SharePoint
2 96 (15.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (3.35%) IIS
4 3 (0.48%) Confluence
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 56 (8.95%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.48%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (0.32%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 367 (58.63%) Microsoft 365
2 278 (44.41%) Azure
3 137 (21.88%) Entra ID
4 55 (8.79%) AWS
5 26 (4.15%) Google Workspace
6 25 (3.99%) Power Platform
6 25 (3.99%) SaaS
7 24 (3.83%) GCP
8 22 (3.51%) OneDrive
9 19 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.08%) Power Automate
11 12 (1.92%) IaaS
12 10 (1.60%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.44%) PaaS
14 8 (1.28%) Azure Stack
14 8 (1.28%) Nutanix
15 7 (1.12%) Serverless
16 6 (0.96%) iPaaS
16 6 (0.96%) Microsoft Copilot
16 6 (0.96%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 175 (27.96%) Firewall
2 160 (25.56%) DNS
3 142 (22.68%) DHCP
4 91 (14.54%) VPN
5 90 (14.38%) TCP/IP
6 78 (12.46%) VLAN
7 60 (9.58%) Wi-Fi
8 50 (7.99%) WAN
9 40 (6.39%) LAN
9 40 (6.39%) Wireless
10 33 (5.27%) SAN
11 30 (4.79%) VoIP
12 27 (4.31%) Network Security
13 18 (2.88%) SD-WAN
14 12 (1.92%) IP Telephony
15 11 (1.76%) IPsec
16 8 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (1.12%) Intrusion Detection
17 7 (1.12%) iSCSI
18 6 (0.96%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (6.39%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.88%) Power BI
3 13 (2.08%) Amazon RDS
4 12 (1.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (1.12%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.64%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.48%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.48%) Mixpanel
7 3 (0.48%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.32%) MySQL
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 14 (2.24%) JIRA
2 5 (0.80%) Git
3 3 (0.48%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (0.48%) Charles Proxy
3 3 (0.48%) Fiddler
3 3 (0.48%) Maven
3 3 (0.48%) Postman
3 3 (0.48%) Selenium
3 3 (0.48%) TestNG
3 3 (0.48%) WebDriver
3 3 (0.48%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.32%) JMeter
4 2 (0.32%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.32%) NeoLoad
4 2 (0.32%) Snyk
5 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
General
1 245 (39.14%) Social Skills
2 50 (7.99%) Law
3 45 (7.19%) Manufacturing
4 40 (6.39%) Finance
5 34 (5.43%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (5.43%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (3.99%) Legal
7 24 (3.83%) Public Sector
8 22 (3.51%) Telecoms
9 16 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (2.40%) Electronics
11 13 (2.08%) Retail
12 10 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.28%) Billing
14 7 (1.12%) Marketing
14 7 (1.12%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (0.96%) Advertising
16 4 (0.64%) Dutch Language
16 4 (0.64%) French Language
16 4 (0.64%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.04%) .NET
2 15 (2.40%) .NET Framework
3 12 (1.92%) Entity Framework
3 12 (1.92%) WinForms
4 9 (1.44%) REST
5 7 (1.12%) ASP.NET
6 6 (0.96%) GraphQL
7 5 (0.80%) 802.1X
7 5 (0.80%) React
8 4 (0.64%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.48%) EDI
9 3 (0.48%) OAuth
10 2 (0.32%) OAuth2
11 1 (0.16%) Django
11 1 (0.16%) Flask
11 1 (0.16%) LAMP
11 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
11 1 (0.16%) Spring
11 1 (0.16%) Spring Boot
11 1 (0.16%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 106 (16.93%) Driving Licence
2 46 (7.35%) Onboarding
3 28 (4.47%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (3.99%) Data Centre
5 16 (2.56%) CCTV
6 15 (2.40%) Clustering
7 14 (2.24%) Product Ownership
8 10 (1.60%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (1.60%) iPad
9 9 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 8 (1.28%) FMCG
10 8 (1.28%) iPhone
10 8 (1.28%) Security Posture
10 8 (1.28%) Smartphone
11 7 (1.12%) BYOD
11 7 (1.12%) CMDB
11 7 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.80%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (0.80%) Life Science
12 5 (0.80%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 385 (61.50%) Windows
2 229 (36.58%) Windows Server
3 85 (13.58%) Windows 10
4 58 (9.27%) Linux
5 47 (7.51%) Mac OS
6 33 (5.27%) Windows Server 2019
7 21 (3.35%) Apple iOS
7 21 (3.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 15 (2.40%) Android
9 8 (1.28%) Mac OS X
9 8 (1.28%) Rocky
10 7 (1.12%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.96%) VMS
11 6 (0.96%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.64%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.48%) Debian
13 3 (0.48%) Unix
14 1 (0.16%) Solaris
14 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (35.62%) Problem-Solving
2 139 (22.20%) Customer Service
3 97 (15.50%) ITIL
4 95 (15.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 82 (13.10%) Cybersecurity
6 55 (8.79%) Disaster Recovery
7 39 (6.23%) Mentoring
7 39 (6.23%) Project Delivery
8 37 (5.91%) Continuous Improvement
8 37 (5.91%) Incident Management
9 33 (5.27%) ITSM
9 33 (5.27%) Migration
10 31 (4.95%) Software Engineering
11 30 (4.79%) Agile
11 30 (4.79%) Computer Science
12 28 (4.47%) Service Delivery
13 26 (4.15%) Business Intelligence
13 26 (4.15%) Root Cause Analysis
14 25 (3.99%) Process Improvement
15 24 (3.83%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 71 (11.34%) PowerShell
2 41 (6.55%) SQL
3 20 (3.19%) Python
4 16 (2.56%) C#
5 12 (1.92%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.60%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.12%) PL/SQL
7 7 (1.12%) VBScript
8 5 (0.80%) Java
9 4 (0.64%) Uniface
10 3 (0.48%) Bash
11 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.16%) Perl
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 68 (10.86%) Degree
2 57 (9.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 31 (4.95%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (4.47%) CCNA
5 27 (4.31%) DBS Check
6 22 (3.51%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (3.35%) MCP
8 20 (3.19%) A+ Certification
9 19 (3.04%) Azure Certification
10 17 (2.72%) Security Cleared
11 16 (2.56%) MCSE
12 14 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
12 14 (2.24%) SC Cleared
13 13 (2.08%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (1.76%) MCSA
15 9 (1.44%) CCNP
16 8 (1.28%) DV Cleared
16 8 (1.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 7 (1.12%) CISSP
17 7 (1.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (5.91%) Cyber Essentials
3 32 (5.11%) GDPR
4 30 (4.79%) SLA
5 7 (1.12%) QA
6 6 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (0.96%) NIST
7 5 (0.80%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.48%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.32%) GxP
10 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
System Software
1 315 (50.32%) Active Directory
2 95 (15.18%) Hyper-V
3 76 (12.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.76%) Docker
4 11 (1.76%) Firmware
5 9 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (1.12%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.64%) VMware Workstation
8 4 (0.64%) vSphere
9 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.32%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.32%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.16%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 139 (22.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (3.67%) SCCM
3 21 (3.35%) Kubernetes
4 18 (2.88%) Autotask
5 11 (1.76%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (1.44%) vCenter Server
7 8 (1.28%) Ansible
8 7 (1.12%) Failover Clustering
9 5 (0.80%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.80%) WSUS
10 4 (0.64%) SmoothWall
11 3 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Clustering
12 2 (0.32%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.32%) Podman
12 2 (0.32%) Puppet
12 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.32%) WhatsUp Gold
13 1 (0.16%) Nessus
13 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 376 (60.06%) Microsoft
2 102 (16.29%) VMware
3 45 (7.19%) Cisco
4 43 (6.87%) Veeam
5 38 (6.07%) Google
6 33 (5.27%) Apple
7 23 (3.67%) ServiceNow
8 19 (3.04%) Dell
9 18 (2.88%) Meraki
10 17 (2.72%) Sophos
11 16 (2.56%) Datto
12 15 (2.40%) Adobe
12 15 (2.40%) Aruba
13 14 (2.24%) HP
14 12 (1.92%) Sage
14 12 (1.92%) Xamarin
14 12 (1.92%) Zoho
15 11 (1.76%) Oracle
16 9 (1.44%) Citrix
16 9 (1.44%) SAP