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 September 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 271 162
Rank change year-on-year +161 -109 +25
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,651 483 1,198
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.70% 1.11% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.81% 1.22% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,436 366 913
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,563 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +11.43% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £49,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £54,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

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 91,294 39,454 67,875
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 90.42% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 64,523 23,906 43,904
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,325 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 September 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 September 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 +127 389 £37,500 -6.25% 68
East of England +107 275 £35,000 -4.76% 41
Midlands +69 268 £35,000 -2.10% 47
North of England +56 264 £32,500 -4.41% 48
South West +45 230 £35,000 -15.15% 41
London +62 224 £36,000 -21.74% 106
North West +91 149 £33,475 -4.36% 25
East Midlands +33 136 £35,000 +13.82% 17
West Midlands +51 132 £34,500 -23.33% 30
Yorkshire -29 99 £30,000 -9.09% 18
North East -50 16 £40,000 -17.95% 5
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 September 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.

1 877 (53.12%) Microsoft
2 790 (47.85%) Microsoft 365
3 736 (44.58%) Windows
4 587 (35.55%) Active Directory
5 465 (28.16%) Azure
6 401 (24.29%) Problem-Solving
7 382 (23.14%) Windows Server
8 374 (22.65%) Entra ID
9 342 (20.71%) Customer Service
10 292 (17.69%) Firewall
11 281 (17.02%) Microsoft Exchange
12 274 (16.60%) Microsoft Intune
13 248 (15.02%) DNS
14 242 (14.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 236 (14.29%) SharePoint
16 223 (13.51%) Cybersecurity
17 210 (12.72%) DHCP
18 207 (12.54%) Hyper-V
19 199 (12.05%) VPN
20 196 (11.87%) VMware
21 156 (9.45%) Wi-Fi
22 151 (9.15%) VMware Infrastructure
23 147 (8.90%) TCP/IP
24 144 (8.72%) Continuous Improvement
24 144 (8.72%) ITIL
25 140 (8.48%) Disaster Recovery
26 136 (8.24%) Windows 10
27 131 (7.93%) Degree
28 127 (7.69%) PowerShell
29 122 (7.39%) Linux

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
1 281 (17.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 236 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.27%) IIS
4 10 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.24%) Apache
6 4 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 84 (5.09%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (0.91%) 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 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.061%) Eikon
3 1 (0.061%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.061%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 790 (47.85%) Microsoft 365
2 465 (28.16%) Azure
3 374 (22.65%) Entra ID
4 65 (3.94%) OneDrive
5 50 (3.03%) AWS
6 48 (2.91%) Google Workspace
6 48 (2.91%) SaaS
7 34 (2.06%) Mimecast
8 26 (1.57%) Power Platform
9 17 (1.03%) Power Automate
10 15 (0.91%) PaaS
11 14 (0.85%) Nutanix
12 13 (0.79%) IaaS
13 12 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
15 8 (0.48%) PowerApps
16 6 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (0.36%) Cloudflare
16 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
17 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 292 (17.69%) Firewall
2 248 (15.02%) DNS
3 210 (12.72%) DHCP
4 199 (12.05%) VPN
5 156 (9.45%) Wi-Fi
6 147 (8.90%) TCP/IP
7 108 (6.54%) VLAN
8 103 (6.24%) LAN
9 98 (5.94%) Wireless
10 96 (5.81%) WAN
11 82 (4.97%) VoIP
12 45 (2.73%) SAN
13 38 (2.30%) Network Security
14 22 (1.33%) Internet
15 20 (1.21%) SSL
16 17 (1.03%) WLAN
17 14 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.42%) NAS
19 6 (0.36%) Structured Cabling
20 5 (0.30%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.00%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (0.48%) Power BI
4 7 (0.42%) MySQL
5 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 39 (2.36%) JIRA
2 3 (0.18%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.18%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.061%) Carbide.c++
General
1 457 (27.68%) Social Skills
2 72 (4.36%) Analytical Skills
2 72 (4.36%) Manufacturing
3 71 (4.30%) Legal
4 56 (3.39%) Finance
5 49 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
6 42 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 35 (2.12%) Retail
8 34 (2.06%) Advertising
9 28 (1.70%) Telecoms
10 26 (1.57%) Law
11 21 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (1.03%) Automotive
13 11 (0.67%) Games
13 11 (0.67%) Public Sector
14 9 (0.55%) Aerospace
15 8 (0.48%) Local Government
16 6 (0.36%) Banking
16 6 (0.36%) Police
17 4 (0.24%) Portuguese Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.55%) HTML
2 7 (0.42%) JSON
3 5 (0.30%) CSS
3 5 (0.30%) Terraform
3 5 (0.30%) Web Services
4 3 (0.18%) .NET
4 3 (0.18%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 3 (0.18%) WinForms
5 2 (0.12%) EDI
5 2 (0.12%) LDAP
5 2 (0.12%) SAML
6 1 (0.061%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.061%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 209 (12.66%) Driving Licence
2 97 (5.88%) Onboarding
3 72 (4.36%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (2.36%) Data Centre
5 38 (2.30%) CCTV
6 25 (1.51%) Operational Technology
7 19 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (1.15%) Replication
7 19 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
8 16 (0.97%) Management Information System
9 15 (0.91%) Clustering
10 12 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
10 12 (0.73%) Security Posture
11 11 (0.67%) Cloud Native
12 9 (0.55%) NHS
13 8 (0.48%) FMCG
13 8 (0.48%) PKI
14 7 (0.42%) EPoS
15 6 (0.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 736 (44.58%) Windows
2 382 (23.14%) Windows Server
3 136 (8.24%) Windows 10
4 122 (7.39%) Linux
5 112 (6.78%) Mac OS
6 49 (2.97%) Apple iOS
6 49 (2.97%) Windows Server 2019
7 40 (2.42%) Android
8 37 (2.24%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (1.03%) Windows Server 2012
10 15 (0.91%) Ubuntu
11 7 (0.42%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.30%) Mac OS X
12 5 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.30%) Rocky
12 5 (0.30%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.18%) Kali Linux
15 2 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (24.29%) Problem-Solving
2 342 (20.71%) Customer Service
3 242 (14.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 223 (13.51%) Cybersecurity
5 144 (8.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 144 (8.72%) ITIL
6 140 (8.48%) Disaster Recovery
7 93 (5.63%) Project Delivery
8 75 (4.54%) Service Delivery
9 72 (4.36%) ITSM
10 61 (3.69%) Mentoring
11 60 (3.63%) Service Management
12 59 (3.57%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 49 (2.97%) Business Continuity
14 47 (2.85%) Change Management
15 46 (2.79%) User Experience
16 43 (2.60%) Collaborative Culture
16 43 (2.60%) Migration
17 41 (2.48%) Identity Management
18 38 (2.30%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 127 (7.69%) PowerShell
2 53 (3.21%) SQL
3 12 (0.73%) Python
4 11 (0.67%) R
5 9 (0.55%) Ruby
6 6 (0.36%) C#
7 4 (0.24%) Bicep
7 4 (0.24%) VBScript
8 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.18%) PHP
8 3 (0.18%) VB
8 3 (0.18%) VBA
9 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.061%) Bash
10 1 (0.061%) Java
Qualifications
1 131 (7.93%) Degree
2 111 (6.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 76 (4.60%) DBS Check
4 49 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
5 46 (2.79%) CCNA
6 38 (2.30%) Security Cleared
7 35 (2.12%) Azure Certification
8 26 (1.57%) Network+ Certification
9 22 (1.33%) A+ Certification
10 20 (1.21%) CompTIA Security+
10 20 (1.21%) SC Cleared
11 14 (0.85%) MCSE
12 13 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.55%) CCNP
14 8 (0.48%) MCSA
15 7 (0.42%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.42%) DV Cleared
16 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 5 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 4 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (6.42%) Cyber Essentials
2 53 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (2.48%) SLA
4 40 (2.42%) GDPR
5 31 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (0.67%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.36%) NIST
8 5 (0.30%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.12%) QA
10 1 (0.061%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.061%) NCSC
10 1 (0.061%) TickIT
System Software
1 587 (35.55%) Active Directory
2 207 (12.54%) Hyper-V
3 151 (9.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (0.79%) Docker
6 13 (0.79%) vSphere
7 11 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (0.48%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.48%) Firmware
9 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.061%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.061%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.061%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 274 (16.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (1.64%) Jamf Pro
3 25 (1.51%) SCCM
4 21 (1.27%) Autotask
5 14 (0.85%) WSUS
6 11 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
8 9 (0.55%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.36%) Kubernetes
10 4 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.24%) Iperf
10 4 (0.24%) Nessus
11 3 (0.18%) Nmap
12 2 (0.12%) Ansible
12 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.12%) SCOM
13 1 (0.061%) Argo
13 1 (0.061%) vCenter Server
13 1 (0.061%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 877 (53.12%) Microsoft
2 196 (11.87%) VMware
3 82 (4.97%) Cisco
4 65 (3.94%) Veeam
5 58 (3.51%) SonicWALL
6 52 (3.15%) Google
7 46 (2.79%) Apple
8 37 (2.24%) HP
9 33 (2.00%) Meraki
9 33 (2.00%) Ubiquiti
10 32 (1.94%) Datto
11 28 (1.70%) Sophos
12 26 (1.57%) Dell
13 25 (1.51%) Fortinet
14 20 (1.21%) Aruba
15 19 (1.15%) Draytek
16 18 (1.09%) Logitech
16 18 (1.09%) Palo Alto
17 17 (1.03%) TOWER Software
18 14 (0.85%) ServiceNow