IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 February 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 162 135
Rank change year-on-year +51 -27 +123
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,070 842 1,454
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.85% 1.87% 2.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.03% 2.04% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 895 495 1,349
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,625 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +4.48% -
75th Percentile £41,250 £47,375 £43,000
90th Percentile £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +4.48% +1.52%

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 52,790 41,241 62,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.17% 91.55% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 33,765 21,574 50,021
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 10 February 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 10 February 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 +52 262 £32,500 -5.80% 117
Midlands -15 225 £31,500 -10.00% 35
North of England +52 224 £32,500 -5.80% 60
London +61 161 £42,000 -16.00% 53
East Midlands +8 140 £30,000 - 19
North West +50 112 £30,000 -22.08% 38
Yorkshire +15 103 £41,500 +36.07% 15
South West +15 100 £35,000 - 29
East of England +39 97 £30,000 +3.45% 38
West Midlands -42 85 £32,500 -7.14% 16
North East -4 9 £30,000 -16.67% 8
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 February 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.

1 512 (47.85%) Windows
2 508 (47.48%) Microsoft 365
3 500 (46.73%) Microsoft
4 425 (39.72%) Active Directory
5 362 (33.83%) Azure
6 339 (31.68%) Problem-Solving
7 276 (25.79%) Windows Server
8 218 (20.37%) Customer Service
9 216 (20.19%) Firewall
10 207 (19.35%) DNS
11 189 (17.66%) DHCP
11 189 (17.66%) Entra ID
12 178 (16.64%) Microsoft Intune
13 158 (14.77%) VPN
14 143 (13.36%) SharePoint
15 141 (13.18%) ITIL
16 138 (12.90%) Windows 10
17 124 (11.59%) VMware
18 122 (11.40%) Microsoft Exchange
19 115 (10.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 111 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
21 99 (9.25%) Hyper-V
21 99 (9.25%) Microsoft Office
22 97 (9.07%) WAN
23 95 (8.88%) VLAN
24 93 (8.69%) Degree
25 92 (8.60%) TCP/IP
26 91 (8.50%) LAN
27 88 (8.22%) Mentoring
28 86 (8.04%) Wi-Fi

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
1 143 (13.36%) SharePoint
2 122 (11.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.50%) IIS
4 12 (1.12%) Confluence
5 4 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 99 (9.25%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.28%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (0.19%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.093%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.093%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.093%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.093%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 508 (47.48%) Microsoft 365
2 362 (33.83%) Azure
3 189 (17.66%) Entra ID
4 74 (6.92%) AWS
5 68 (6.36%) Google Workspace
6 42 (3.93%) OneDrive
7 37 (3.46%) SaaS
8 24 (2.24%) Power Platform
9 23 (2.15%) GCP
10 16 (1.50%) IaaS
10 16 (1.50%) PaaS
11 15 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.31%) Datadog
13 13 (1.21%) Power Automate
14 10 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
15 7 (0.65%) OCI
15 7 (0.65%) PowerApps
16 6 (0.56%) iPaaS
16 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Copilot
17 5 (0.47%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 216 (20.19%) Firewall
2 207 (19.35%) DNS
3 189 (17.66%) DHCP
4 158 (14.77%) VPN
5 97 (9.07%) WAN
6 95 (8.88%) VLAN
7 92 (8.60%) TCP/IP
8 91 (8.50%) LAN
9 86 (8.04%) Wi-Fi
10 50 (4.67%) VoIP
11 36 (3.36%) SAN
12 33 (3.08%) Wireless
13 23 (2.15%) SD-WAN
14 19 (1.78%) Network Security
15 11 (1.03%) IP Telephony
15 11 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
16 9 (0.84%) Internet
17 8 (0.75%) WLAN
18 6 (0.56%) SSL
19 5 (0.47%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.49%) SQL Server
2 23 (2.15%) Power BI
3 12 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.28%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.28%) Mixpanel
6 3 (0.28%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.093%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 30 (2.80%) JIRA
2 8 (0.75%) Chocolatey
3 5 (0.47%) Git
4 4 (0.37%) GitLab
5 3 (0.28%) Browser DevTools
5 3 (0.28%) Charles Proxy
5 3 (0.28%) Fiddler
5 3 (0.28%) Maven
5 3 (0.28%) Postman
5 3 (0.28%) Selenium
5 3 (0.28%) TestNG
5 3 (0.28%) WebDriver
5 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
6 2 (0.19%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.19%) JMeter
6 2 (0.19%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.19%) NeoLoad
6 2 (0.19%) Snyk
7 1 (0.093%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.093%) LabVIEW
General
1 332 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 75 (7.01%) Finance
3 71 (6.64%) Organisational Skills
4 64 (5.98%) Law
5 57 (5.33%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (3.64%) Multimedia
7 38 (3.55%) Manufacturing
8 32 (2.99%) Legal
9 30 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (2.80%) Telecoms
10 28 (2.62%) Retail
11 25 (2.34%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.03%) Electronics
13 10 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (0.84%) Games
15 8 (0.75%) Advertising
15 8 (0.75%) Banking
16 4 (0.37%) Billing
16 4 (0.37%) Dutch Language
16 4 (0.37%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.96%) .NET
2 15 (1.40%) .NET Framework
3 12 (1.12%) Entity Framework
3 12 (1.12%) WinForms
4 7 (0.65%) ASP.NET
4 7 (0.65%) REST
5 4 (0.37%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.37%) OpenTelemetry
5 4 (0.37%) React
6 3 (0.28%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.28%) OAuth
7 2 (0.19%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.093%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
8 1 (0.093%) LangChain
8 1 (0.093%) LangGraph
8 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.093%) OpenID
8 1 (0.093%) SAML
8 1 (0.093%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 188 (17.57%) Driving Licence
2 56 (5.23%) Onboarding
3 36 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (1.96%) CCTV
5 19 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (1.12%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.03%) iPad
9 10 (0.93%) Social Media
10 9 (0.84%) Data Centre
10 9 (0.84%) Fat Client
10 9 (0.84%) iPhone
10 9 (0.84%) Security Posture
10 9 (0.84%) Smartphone
10 9 (0.84%) Thin Client
11 8 (0.75%) Cyber Threat
11 8 (0.75%) Linux Command Line
12 7 (0.65%) Clustering
12 7 (0.65%) FMCG
12 7 (0.65%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 512 (47.85%) Windows
2 276 (25.79%) Windows Server
3 138 (12.90%) Windows 10
4 68 (6.36%) Mac OS
5 47 (4.39%) Linux
5 47 (4.39%) Windows Server 2019
6 43 (4.02%) Windows Server 2016
7 25 (2.34%) Android
8 23 (2.15%) Apple iOS
9 20 (1.87%) Windows Server 2012
10 12 (1.12%) Windows 7
11 10 (0.93%) Mac OS X
12 8 (0.75%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.28%) Debian
13 3 (0.28%) VMS
14 1 (0.093%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.093%) Solaris
14 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.093%) Unix
14 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (31.68%) Problem-Solving
2 218 (20.37%) Customer Service
3 141 (13.18%) ITIL
4 115 (10.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 111 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
6 88 (8.22%) Mentoring
7 67 (6.26%) ITSM
8 55 (5.14%) Service Delivery
9 52 (4.86%) Disaster Recovery
10 47 (4.39%) Migration
11 42 (3.93%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 41 (3.83%) Computer Science
12 41 (3.83%) Incident Management
13 38 (3.55%) Asset Management
14 37 (3.46%) Root Cause Analysis
15 35 (3.27%) Continuous Improvement
16 34 (3.18%) Process Improvement
17 31 (2.90%) Agile
17 31 (2.90%) Project Delivery
18 30 (2.80%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 64 (5.98%) PowerShell
2 49 (4.58%) SQL
3 17 (1.59%) C#
4 16 (1.50%) Python
5 12 (1.12%) T-SQL
6 10 (0.93%) Bash
7 7 (0.65%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.65%) PL/SQL
7 7 (0.65%) VBScript
8 4 (0.37%) Java
9 3 (0.28%) Uniface
9 3 (0.28%) VB
10 2 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.093%) PHP
11 1 (0.093%) R
11 1 (0.093%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.093%) VBA
Qualifications
1 93 (8.69%) Degree
2 78 (7.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 50 (4.67%) DBS Check
4 41 (3.83%) Security Cleared
5 32 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
6 31 (2.90%) CCNA
6 31 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 28 (2.62%) A+ Certification
7 28 (2.62%) SC Cleared
8 21 (1.96%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 18 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
9 18 (1.68%) Network+ Certification
10 17 (1.59%) Azure Certification
11 15 (1.40%) MCSE
12 13 (1.21%) CCNP
12 13 (1.21%) DV Cleared
12 13 (1.21%) MCSA
13 7 (0.65%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.56%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (5.70%) SLA
2 50 (4.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 42 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (2.06%) GDPR
5 11 (1.03%) QA
6 10 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.56%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.56%) NIST
8 3 (0.28%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.093%) GxP
9 1 (0.093%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.093%) SOC 2
System Software
1 425 (39.72%) Active Directory
2 99 (9.25%) Hyper-V
3 75 (7.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.50%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (0.84%) Firmware
6 8 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (0.75%) VMware Workstation
6 8 (0.75%) vSphere
7 5 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.37%) Docker
8 4 (0.37%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.19%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.093%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.093%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.093%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 178 (16.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (2.06%) SCCM
3 18 (1.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.40%) Jamf Pro
5 13 (1.21%) Autotask
5 13 (1.21%) WSUS
6 11 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.84%) Ansible
7 9 (0.84%) FortiGate
8 8 (0.75%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.65%) SmoothWall
10 6 (0.56%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.093%) Nessus
11 1 (0.093%) Podman
11 1 (0.093%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.093%) Terraform
11 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 500 (46.73%) Microsoft
2 124 (11.59%) VMware
3 79 (7.38%) Google
4 52 (4.86%) Fortinet
5 44 (4.11%) Apple
6 39 (3.64%) Cisco
6 39 (3.64%) Fujitsu
6 39 (3.64%) Virgin Media
7 32 (2.99%) Veeam
8 28 (2.62%) Meraki
9 20 (1.87%) ServiceNow
10 16 (1.50%) Adobe
10 16 (1.50%) Dell
10 16 (1.50%) Sage
11 14 (1.31%) WatchGuard
12 12 (1.12%) Datto
12 12 (1.12%) Xamarin
12 12 (1.12%) Zoho
13 10 (0.93%) Draytek
14 9 (0.84%) Acronis