IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 263 154
Rank change year-on-year +165 -109 +55
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,673 501 1,270
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.82% 1.15% 1.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.93% 1.27% 1.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,455 390 1,007
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% +1.45%
75th Percentile £43,750 £48,938 £44,750
90th Percentile £56,250 £60,350 £55,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% +0.10%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 86,552 39,594 69,134
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 90.72% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 60,762 24,042 48,003
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,201 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 2 August 2026.

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 2 August 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
South East +123 425 £35,000 -12.50% 63
North of England +73 292 £32,500 -1.52% 38
East of England +108 260 £35,000 -1.41% 39
Midlands +75 252 £33,250 -12.50% 37
South West +48 223 £35,000 -6.67% 21
London +68 220 £36,000 -15.79% 54
North West +113 165 £35,000 +7.69% 21
East Midlands +45 131 £35,000 +6.06% 20
West Midlands +38 121 £33,250 -21.76% 17
Yorkshire -10 112 £30,000 -7.69% 15
North East -48 15 £40,000 -17.95% 4
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 August 2026, 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.

1 845 (50.51%) Microsoft
2 788 (47.10%) Microsoft 365
3 720 (43.04%) Windows
4 578 (34.55%) Active Directory
5 471 (28.15%) Azure
6 403 (24.09%) Problem-Solving
7 363 (21.70%) Windows Server
8 360 (21.52%) Entra ID
9 337 (20.14%) Customer Service
10 279 (16.68%) Firewall
11 276 (16.50%) Microsoft Exchange
12 266 (15.90%) Microsoft Intune
13 228 (13.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 223 (13.33%) DNS
15 216 (12.91%) SharePoint
16 191 (11.42%) Cybersecurity
16 191 (11.42%) Hyper-V
17 188 (11.24%) VMware
18 185 (11.06%) DHCP
19 180 (10.76%) VPN
20 156 (9.32%) Wi-Fi
21 149 (8.91%) ITIL
22 143 (8.55%) VMware Infrastructure
23 139 (8.31%) Disaster Recovery
24 137 (8.19%) Windows 10
25 129 (7.71%) Continuous Improvement
26 124 (7.41%) Mac OS
27 120 (7.17%) PowerShell
28 119 (7.11%) TCP/IP
29 116 (6.93%) LAN

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
1 276 (16.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 216 (12.91%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.02%) IIS
4 13 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2013
5 11 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2010
6 9 (0.54%) Confluence
7 3 (0.18%) Apache
Applications
1 104 (6.22%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.18%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (0.30%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 788 (47.10%) Microsoft 365
2 471 (28.15%) Azure
3 360 (21.52%) Entra ID
4 53 (3.17%) Google Workspace
4 53 (3.17%) OneDrive
5 52 (3.11%) AWS
5 52 (3.11%) SaaS
6 29 (1.73%) Mimecast
7 19 (1.14%) Power Platform
8 18 (1.08%) PaaS
9 15 (0.90%) IaaS
10 13 (0.78%) Nutanix
10 13 (0.78%) Power Automate
11 11 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (0.42%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (0.36%) Cloudflare
13 6 (0.36%) GCP
13 6 (0.36%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
15 4 (0.24%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 279 (16.68%) Firewall
2 223 (13.33%) DNS
3 185 (11.06%) DHCP
4 180 (10.76%) VPN
5 156 (9.32%) Wi-Fi
6 119 (7.11%) TCP/IP
7 116 (6.93%) LAN
8 109 (6.52%) WAN
9 89 (5.32%) VLAN
10 81 (4.84%) VoIP
11 78 (4.66%) Wireless
12 48 (2.87%) SAN
13 30 (1.79%) Network Security
14 22 (1.32%) Internet
15 17 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
16 16 (0.96%) SSL
16 16 (0.96%) WLAN
17 7 (0.42%) NAS
18 5 (0.30%) Broadband
18 5 (0.30%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (4.06%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (0.54%) Power BI
4 6 (0.36%) MySQL
5 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 42 (2.51%) JIRA
2 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.060%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.060%) Carbide.c++
3 1 (0.060%) GitLab
3 1 (0.060%) Metasploit
General
1 434 (25.94%) Social Skills
2 68 (4.06%) Manufacturing
3 66 (3.95%) Legal
4 65 (3.89%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (3.83%) Finance
6 56 (3.35%) Organisational Skills
7 55 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 41 (2.45%) Retail
9 38 (2.27%) Law
10 32 (1.91%) Advertising
11 29 (1.73%) Telecoms
12 20 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.02%) Automotive
14 8 (0.48%) Aerospace
14 8 (0.48%) Local Government
14 8 (0.48%) Public Sector
15 5 (0.30%) Banking
15 5 (0.30%) Games
15 5 (0.30%) Police
16 4 (0.24%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.54%) HTML
2 7 (0.42%) JSON
3 5 (0.30%) CSS
3 5 (0.30%) Web Services
4 2 (0.12%) EDI
5 1 (0.060%) LDAP
5 1 (0.060%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.060%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 204 (12.19%) Driving Licence
2 93 (5.56%) Onboarding
3 69 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
4 38 (2.27%) Data Centre
5 36 (2.15%) CCTV
6 17 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
7 15 (0.90%) Clustering
8 14 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (0.84%) Security Posture
9 13 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (0.78%) Management Information System
10 12 (0.72%) Replication
11 11 (0.66%) Cloud Native
11 11 (0.66%) NHS
12 10 (0.60%) Operational Technology
13 8 (0.48%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (0.48%) FMCG
13 8 (0.48%) PKI
14 7 (0.42%) EPoS
14 7 (0.42%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 720 (43.04%) Windows
2 363 (21.70%) Windows Server
3 137 (8.19%) Windows 10
4 124 (7.41%) Mac OS
5 112 (6.69%) Linux
6 51 (3.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 46 (2.75%) Apple iOS
8 41 (2.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 37 (2.21%) Android
10 18 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
11 13 (0.78%) Windows 7
12 9 (0.54%) Mac OS X
12 9 (0.54%) Ubuntu
13 8 (0.48%) Windows 8
14 5 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
16 2 (0.12%) VMS
17 1 (0.060%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 403 (24.09%) Problem-Solving
2 337 (20.14%) Customer Service
3 228 (13.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 191 (11.42%) Cybersecurity
5 149 (8.91%) ITIL
6 139 (8.31%) Disaster Recovery
7 129 (7.71%) Continuous Improvement
8 86 (5.14%) Project Delivery
9 84 (5.02%) ITSM
10 81 (4.84%) Service Delivery
11 63 (3.77%) Service Management
12 61 (3.65%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 59 (3.53%) Mentoring
14 57 (3.41%) Change Management
15 47 (2.81%) Business Continuity
15 47 (2.81%) Root Cause Analysis
16 42 (2.51%) Collaborative Culture
17 41 (2.45%) User Experience
18 39 (2.33%) Migration
18 39 (2.33%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 120 (7.17%) PowerShell
2 56 (3.35%) SQL
3 12 (0.72%) Python
4 10 (0.60%) R
5 8 (0.48%) Ruby
6 4 (0.24%) VBScript
7 3 (0.18%) Bicep
7 3 (0.18%) C#
7 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.18%) PHP
7 3 (0.18%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.12%) VB
9 1 (0.060%) Bash
9 1 (0.060%) Java
9 1 (0.060%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 115 (6.87%) Degree
2 114 (6.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (4.42%) DBS Check
4 58 (3.47%) Security Cleared
5 48 (2.87%) Cisco Certification
6 46 (2.75%) CCNA
7 33 (1.97%) SC Cleared
8 31 (1.85%) Azure Certification
9 29 (1.73%) A+ Certification
10 26 (1.55%) Network+ Certification
11 18 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
12 13 (0.78%) MCSE
13 12 (0.72%) DV Cleared
14 9 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
15 7 (0.42%) AWS Certification
16 6 (0.36%) CCNP
16 6 (0.36%) MCSA
17 5 (0.30%) Computer Science Degree
18 4 (0.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
18 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (6.04%) Cyber Essentials
2 55 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 52 (3.11%) SLA
4 34 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 25 (1.49%) GDPR
6 11 (0.66%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.36%) NIST
8 4 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.12%) QA
10 1 (0.060%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.060%) NCSC
10 1 (0.060%) TickIT
System Software
1 578 (34.55%) Active Directory
2 191 (11.42%) Hyper-V
3 143 (8.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (0.78%) Docker
5 13 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (0.72%) vSphere
7 8 (0.48%) BitLocker
8 5 (0.30%) Firmware
8 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.24%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.060%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.060%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 266 (15.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (1.79%) SCCM
3 29 (1.73%) Jamf Pro
4 24 (1.43%) Autotask
5 16 (0.96%) WSUS
6 10 (0.60%) Failover Clustering
7 8 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (0.42%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.30%) Kubernetes
9 5 (0.30%) Terraform
10 4 (0.24%) Iperf
11 3 (0.18%) Ansible
12 2 (0.12%) Nessus
12 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
13 1 (0.060%) Argo
13 1 (0.060%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 1 (0.060%) Nmap
13 1 (0.060%) SCOM
13 1 (0.060%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 845 (50.51%) Microsoft
2 188 (11.24%) VMware
3 81 (4.84%) Cisco
4 61 (3.65%) Google
5 51 (3.05%) Veeam
6 43 (2.57%) Meraki
7 41 (2.45%) SonicWALL
8 40 (2.39%) Apple
9 37 (2.21%) Ubiquiti
10 34 (2.03%) HP
11 24 (1.43%) Datto
11 24 (1.43%) Dell
11 24 (1.43%) Sophos
12 19 (1.14%) Fortinet
13 17 (1.02%) Aruba
14 13 (0.78%) ServiceNow
15 12 (0.72%) Draytek
15 12 (0.72%) Logitech
15 12 (0.72%) Palo Alto
15 12 (0.72%) TOWER Software