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 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 169 152
Rank change year-on-year +22 -17 +121
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 819 837 976
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.54% 1.74% 1.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.70% 1.87% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 667 486 894
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £25,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - +6.06%
75th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £44,847
90th Percentile £49,000 £57,500 £57,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +6.06%

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 48,271 44,715 46,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 92.72% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,563 23,396 36,518
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,419
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 15 January 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 15 January 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
Midlands -19 191 £31,500 -10.00% 35
South East +32 183 £32,000 -11.72% 87
North of England +23 150 £32,500 -7.14% 71
London +74 142 £40,000 -13.51% 37
East Midlands +10 126 £30,000 - 19
South West +18 82 £32,500 -7.14% 30
East of England +30 73 £30,000 - 30
North West +24 73 £30,000 -20.00% 29
Yorkshire +14 71 £35,000 +6.06% 32
West Midlands -53 65 £35,000 - 16
North East +5 6 £30,000 -16.67% 16
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 January 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.

1 414 (50.55%) Windows
2 413 (50.43%) Microsoft 365
3 410 (50.06%) Microsoft
4 337 (41.15%) Active Directory
5 298 (36.39%) Azure
6 273 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
7 233 (28.45%) Windows Server
8 177 (21.61%) DNS
9 175 (21.37%) Firewall
10 167 (20.39%) Customer Service
11 162 (19.78%) DHCP
12 153 (18.68%) Microsoft Intune
13 142 (17.34%) Entra ID
14 127 (15.51%) SharePoint
15 124 (15.14%) VPN
16 121 (14.77%) ITIL
17 104 (12.70%) VMware
17 104 (12.70%) Windows 10
18 101 (12.33%) Microsoft Exchange
19 85 (10.38%) Cybersecurity
19 85 (10.38%) TCP/IP
19 85 (10.38%) VLAN
20 83 (10.13%) Hyper-V
21 80 (9.77%) Degree
22 78 (9.52%) Mentoring
23 75 (9.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
24 69 (8.42%) VMware Infrastructure
24 69 (8.42%) Wi-Fi
25 68 (8.30%) WAN
26 67 (8.18%) Microsoft Office

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
1 127 (15.51%) SharePoint
2 101 (12.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (2.32%) IIS
4 7 (0.85%) Confluence
5 3 (0.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 67 (8.18%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.37%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (0.24%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 413 (50.43%) Microsoft 365
2 298 (36.39%) Azure
3 142 (17.34%) Entra ID
4 58 (7.08%) AWS
5 45 (5.49%) Google Workspace
6 33 (4.03%) OneDrive
7 31 (3.79%) SaaS
8 23 (2.81%) GCP
8 23 (2.81%) Power Platform
9 16 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (1.59%) Power Automate
11 12 (1.47%) Datadog
12 11 (1.34%) IaaS
12 11 (1.34%) PaaS
13 6 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (0.73%) iPaaS
13 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (0.73%) Nutanix
14 5 (0.61%) Azure AI
14 5 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 177 (21.61%) DNS
2 175 (21.37%) Firewall
3 162 (19.78%) DHCP
4 124 (15.14%) VPN
5 85 (10.38%) TCP/IP
5 85 (10.38%) VLAN
6 69 (8.42%) Wi-Fi
7 68 (8.30%) WAN
8 64 (7.81%) LAN
9 38 (4.64%) VoIP
10 35 (4.27%) Wireless
11 32 (3.91%) SAN
12 20 (2.44%) Network Security
13 13 (1.59%) SD-WAN
14 11 (1.34%) IP Telephony
14 11 (1.34%) Remote Desktop
15 9 (1.10%) IPsec
16 8 (0.98%) Internet
16 8 (0.98%) WLAN
17 5 (0.61%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.64%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.32%) Power BI
3 12 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.85%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.37%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.37%) Mixpanel
6 3 (0.37%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.37%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 21 (2.56%) JIRA
2 6 (0.73%) Chocolatey
3 5 (0.61%) Git
4 3 (0.37%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.37%) Charles Proxy
4 3 (0.37%) Fiddler
4 3 (0.37%) Maven
4 3 (0.37%) Postman
4 3 (0.37%) Selenium
4 3 (0.37%) TestNG
4 3 (0.37%) WebDriver
4 3 (0.37%) Zephyr
5 2 (0.24%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.24%) JMeter
5 2 (0.24%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.24%) NeoLoad
5 2 (0.24%) Snyk
6 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
General
1 265 (32.36%) Social Skills
2 64 (7.81%) Finance
3 53 (6.47%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (6.23%) Law
5 47 (5.74%) Organisational Skills
6 39 (4.76%) Manufacturing
6 39 (4.76%) Multimedia
7 27 (3.30%) Legal
7 27 (3.30%) Telecoms
8 21 (2.56%) Public Sector
9 19 (2.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (1.95%) Retail
11 14 (1.71%) Electronics
12 10 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (0.98%) Advertising
14 7 (0.85%) Games
15 6 (0.73%) Banking
15 6 (0.73%) Marketing
16 4 (0.49%) Dutch Language
16 4 (0.49%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.56%) .NET
2 15 (1.83%) .NET Framework
3 12 (1.47%) Entity Framework
3 12 (1.47%) WinForms
4 9 (1.10%) REST
5 7 (0.85%) ASP.NET
6 6 (0.73%) GraphQL
7 4 (0.49%) React
8 3 (0.37%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.37%) OAuth
9 2 (0.24%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.12%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
10 1 (0.12%) LangChain
10 1 (0.12%) LangGraph
10 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.12%) OpenID
10 1 (0.12%) OpenTelemetry
10 1 (0.12%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 155 (18.93%) Driving Licence
2 47 (5.74%) Onboarding
3 34 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (1.95%) CCTV
6 14 (1.71%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.34%) iPad
8 10 (1.22%) Clustering
8 10 (1.22%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.10%) FMCG
9 9 (1.10%) Smartphone
10 7 (0.85%) CMDB
10 7 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
10 7 (0.85%) Fat Client
10 7 (0.85%) Thin Client
10 7 (0.85%) Virtual Team
11 6 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (0.73%) PMI
11 6 (0.73%) Security Posture
11 6 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 414 (50.55%) Windows
2 233 (28.45%) Windows Server
3 104 (12.70%) Windows 10
4 54 (6.59%) Mac OS
5 41 (5.01%) Linux
6 36 (4.40%) Windows Server 2019
7 34 (4.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (2.20%) Android
8 18 (2.20%) Apple iOS
9 15 (1.83%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (0.98%) Mac OS X
11 6 (0.73%) VMS
11 6 (0.73%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.49%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.37%) Debian
14 2 (0.24%) Rocky
15 1 (0.12%) Solaris
15 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.12%) Unix
15 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 167 (20.39%) Customer Service
3 121 (14.77%) ITIL
4 85 (10.38%) Cybersecurity
5 78 (9.52%) Mentoring
6 75 (9.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 51 (6.23%) Disaster Recovery
8 48 (5.86%) ITSM
9 40 (4.88%) Migration
10 38 (4.64%) Computer Science
11 35 (4.27%) Incident Management
11 35 (4.27%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 33 (4.03%) Project Delivery
13 32 (3.91%) Service Delivery
14 30 (3.66%) Continuous Improvement
15 28 (3.42%) Data Protection
15 28 (3.42%) Process Improvement
16 27 (3.30%) Software Engineering
17 26 (3.17%) Asset Management
18 25 (3.05%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 53 (6.47%) PowerShell
2 41 (5.01%) SQL
3 18 (2.20%) C#
4 17 (2.08%) Python
5 12 (1.47%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.10%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.85%) PL/SQL
7 7 (0.85%) VBScript
8 4 (0.49%) Java
9 3 (0.37%) Bash
10 2 (0.24%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.12%) Uniface
11 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (9.77%) Degree
2 64 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (4.40%) DBS Check
4 30 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.30%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (3.17%) A+ Certification
7 25 (3.05%) CCNA
8 22 (2.69%) Security Cleared
9 21 (2.56%) MCP
10 18 (2.20%) SC Cleared
11 17 (2.08%) Azure Certification
12 15 (1.83%) MCSE
12 15 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
13 14 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (1.34%) MCSA
15 9 (1.10%) CCNP
16 7 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
17 6 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 6 (0.73%) PMI Certification
18 5 (0.61%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 42 (5.13%) SLA
3 38 (4.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (3.05%) GDPR
5 10 (1.22%) QA
6 7 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.73%) NIST
8 5 (0.61%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.37%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.24%) GxP
10 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 337 (41.15%) Active Directory
2 83 (10.13%) Hyper-V
3 69 (8.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.34%) Firmware
6 7 (0.85%) Docker
7 6 (0.73%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.49%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (0.49%) vSphere
10 2 (0.24%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.24%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 153 (18.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (1.95%) SCCM
3 13 (1.59%) Autotask
3 13 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.47%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (0.85%) FortiGate
6 7 (0.85%) SmoothWall
6 7 (0.85%) WSUS
7 6 (0.73%) Ansible
7 6 (0.73%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.49%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.24%) Terraform
11 1 (0.12%) Nessus
11 1 (0.12%) Podman
11 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 410 (50.06%) Microsoft
2 104 (12.70%) VMware
3 56 (6.84%) Google
4 51 (6.23%) Fortinet
5 43 (5.25%) Apple
6 39 (4.76%) Fujitsu
6 39 (4.76%) Virgin Media
7 32 (3.91%) Veeam
8 31 (3.79%) Cisco
9 23 (2.81%) ServiceNow
10 19 (2.32%) Meraki
11 15 (1.83%) Adobe
12 14 (1.71%) Zoho
13 13 (1.59%) Sage
14 12 (1.47%) Datto
14 12 (1.47%) Dell
14 12 (1.47%) Xamarin
15 11 (1.34%) WatchGuard
16 9 (1.10%) Draytek
16 9 (1.10%) Oracle