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 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 263 161
Rank change year-on-year +150 -102 +23
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,649 493 1,200
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.70% 1.12% 1.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.81% 1.24% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,432 373 919
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £44,250 £49,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £55,000
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 90,909 39,671 67,703
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 90.47% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 64,150 24,065 44,167
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £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 £76,250 £75,000 £72,500
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 29 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 29 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 +128 388 £37,500 -6.25% 58
East of England +112 273 £35,000 -4.76% 40
North of England +49 269 £32,500 -4.41% 41
Midlands +65 267 £35,000 -4.11% 43
South West +50 228 £35,000 -12.50% 36
London +60 223 £36,000 -20.88% 73
North West +90 152 £33,475 -4.36% 22
East Midlands +32 135 £35,000 +13.82% 16
West Midlands +53 132 £34,500 -18.82% 27
Yorkshire -23 101 £30,000 -9.09% 14
North East -55 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 29 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.

1 868 (52.64%) Microsoft
2 778 (47.18%) Microsoft 365
3 727 (44.09%) Windows
4 581 (35.23%) Active Directory
5 460 (27.90%) Azure
6 394 (23.89%) Problem-Solving
7 381 (23.10%) Windows Server
8 365 (22.13%) Entra ID
9 337 (20.44%) Customer Service
10 288 (17.47%) Firewall
11 279 (16.92%) Microsoft Exchange
12 268 (16.25%) Microsoft Intune
13 242 (14.68%) DNS
14 240 (14.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 231 (14.01%) SharePoint
16 218 (13.22%) Cybersecurity
17 205 (12.43%) Hyper-V
18 204 (12.37%) DHCP
19 196 (11.89%) VPN
20 192 (11.64%) VMware
21 156 (9.46%) Wi-Fi
22 149 (9.04%) VMware Infrastructure
23 144 (8.73%) ITIL
24 142 (8.61%) Continuous Improvement
24 142 (8.61%) Disaster Recovery
25 139 (8.43%) TCP/IP
26 132 (8.00%) Degree
27 130 (7.88%) Windows 10
28 126 (7.64%) PowerShell
29 119 (7.22%) 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
1 279 (16.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 231 (14.01%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.27%) IIS
4 10 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.24%) Apache
6 4 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 86 (5.22%) 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
1 778 (47.18%) Microsoft 365
2 460 (27.90%) Azure
3 365 (22.13%) Entra ID
4 61 (3.70%) OneDrive
5 50 (3.03%) AWS
6 48 (2.91%) SaaS
7 45 (2.73%) Google Workspace
8 32 (1.94%) Mimecast
9 23 (1.39%) Power Platform
10 17 (1.03%) Power Automate
11 16 (0.97%) PaaS
12 14 (0.85%) IaaS
12 14 (0.85%) Nutanix
13 12 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.49%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.42%) Dynamics 365
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
1 288 (17.47%) Firewall
2 242 (14.68%) DNS
3 204 (12.37%) DHCP
4 196 (11.89%) VPN
5 156 (9.46%) Wi-Fi
6 139 (8.43%) TCP/IP
7 105 (6.37%) VLAN
8 101 (6.12%) LAN
9 95 (5.76%) Wireless
10 94 (5.70%) WAN
11 78 (4.73%) VoIP
12 46 (2.79%) 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 5 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
20 4 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.00%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (0.49%) Power BI
4 7 (0.42%) MySQL
5 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 39 (2.37%) 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
1 447 (27.11%) Social Skills
2 72 (4.37%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (4.31%) Legal
3 71 (4.31%) Manufacturing
4 58 (3.52%) Finance
5 48 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (2.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 35 (2.12%) Retail
8 34 (2.06%) Advertising
9 28 (1.70%) Telecoms
10 26 (1.58%) Law
11 21 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (1.03%) Automotive
13 11 (0.67%) Public Sector
14 10 (0.61%) Games
15 9 (0.55%) Aerospace
16 8 (0.49%) Local Government
17 7 (0.42%) Banking
18 6 (0.36%) Police
19 4 (0.24%) Aviation
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 2 (0.12%) .NET
4 2 (0.12%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 2 (0.12%) EDI
4 2 (0.12%) LDAP
4 2 (0.12%) SAML
4 2 (0.12%) WinForms
5 1 (0.061%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.061%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 207 (12.55%) Driving Licence
2 99 (6.00%) Onboarding
3 71 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (2.37%) Data Centre
5 38 (2.30%) CCTV
6 24 (1.46%) Operational Technology
7 19 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
9 17 (1.03%) Replication
10 16 (0.97%) Management Information System
11 15 (0.91%) Clustering
12 12 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
12 12 (0.73%) Security Posture
13 11 (0.67%) Cloud Native
14 9 (0.55%) NHS
15 8 (0.49%) FMCG
15 8 (0.49%) PKI
16 7 (0.42%) EPoS
17 6 (0.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 727 (44.09%) Windows
2 381 (23.10%) Windows Server
3 130 (7.88%) Windows 10
4 119 (7.22%) Linux
5 112 (6.79%) Mac OS
6 50 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
7 47 (2.85%) Apple iOS
8 38 (2.30%) Android
8 38 (2.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (1.03%) Windows Server 2012
10 13 (0.79%) 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%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.18%) Kali Linux
14 3 (0.18%) Rocky
15 2 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 394 (23.89%) Problem-Solving
2 337 (20.44%) Customer Service
3 240 (14.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 218 (13.22%) Cybersecurity
5 144 (8.73%) ITIL
6 142 (8.61%) Continuous Improvement
6 142 (8.61%) Disaster Recovery
7 92 (5.58%) Project Delivery
8 74 (4.49%) ITSM
8 74 (4.49%) Service Delivery
9 63 (3.82%) Mentoring
10 62 (3.76%) Service Management
11 61 (3.70%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 48 (2.91%) Business Continuity
13 47 (2.85%) Change Management
14 46 (2.79%) User Experience
15 43 (2.61%) Collaborative Culture
16 42 (2.55%) Migration
17 41 (2.49%) Identity Management
18 38 (2.30%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 126 (7.64%) PowerShell
2 52 (3.15%) SQL
3 12 (0.73%) Python
4 11 (0.67%) R
5 8 (0.49%) Ruby
6 5 (0.30%) 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
1 132 (8.00%) Degree
2 113 (6.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 76 (4.61%) DBS Check
4 49 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
5 46 (2.79%) CCNA
6 42 (2.55%) Security Cleared
7 35 (2.12%) Azure Certification
8 26 (1.58%) Network+ Certification
9 23 (1.39%) A+ Certification
9 23 (1.39%) SC Cleared
10 20 (1.21%) CompTIA Security+
11 14 (0.85%) MCSE
12 12 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.55%) CCNP
14 8 (0.49%) 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
1 104 (6.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 53 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (2.67%) SLA
4 38 (2.30%) GDPR
5 31 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (0.67%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.36%) NIST
8 4 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.12%) QA
10 1 (0.061%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.061%) NCSC
10 1 (0.061%) TickIT
System Software
1 581 (35.23%) Active Directory
2 205 (12.43%) Hyper-V
3 149 (9.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (0.79%) Docker
6 13 (0.79%) vSphere
7 12 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (0.49%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.49%) Firmware
9 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.061%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.061%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 268 (16.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (1.64%) Jamf Pro
3 25 (1.52%) 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
1 868 (52.64%) Microsoft
2 192 (11.64%) VMware
3 82 (4.97%) Cisco
4 62 (3.76%) Veeam
5 58 (3.52%) SonicWALL
6 49 (2.97%) Google
7 45 (2.73%) Apple
8 37 (2.24%) HP
9 33 (2.00%) Meraki
9 33 (2.00%) Ubiquiti
10 31 (1.88%) Datto
11 26 (1.58%) Sophos
12 25 (1.52%) Fortinet
13 24 (1.46%) Dell
14 20 (1.21%) Aruba
15 19 (1.15%) Draytek
16 18 (1.09%) Palo Alto
17 16 (0.97%) Logitech
18 15 (0.91%) TOWER Software
19 14 (0.85%) ServiceNow