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 23 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 117 | 276 | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +159 | -108 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 1,664 | 458 | 1,043 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 1.62% | 1.07% | 1.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.74% | 1.18% | 1.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,439 | 345 | 747 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £26,000 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £38,500 | £36,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +5.48% | +4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,000 | £46,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £61,250 | £57,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £35,000 | £37,500 | £36,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +4.17% | +2.86% |
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 | 95,827 | 38,694 | 63,806 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.20% | 90.38% | 95.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,436 | 23,178 | 38,147 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £36,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,250 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.73% | - | -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
Salary Trend 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 23 September 2026.
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 23 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 |
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| South East | +139 | 394 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 118 |
| Midlands | +64 | 297 | £34,500 | -8.00% | 71 |
| East of England | +99 | 258 | £35,000 | -3.45% | 41 |
| North of England | +43 | 257 | £33,475 | -4.36% | 83 |
| South West | +40 | 241 | £35,000 | -3.45% | 38 |
| London | +44 | 215 | £36,000 | -20.00% | 166 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 150 | £34,500 | -31.00% | 32 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 147 | £35,000 | +13.82% | 39 |
| North West | +73 | 146 | £34,500 | -1.43% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | -22 | 91 | £30,000 | -9.09% | 20 |
| North East | -56 | 20 | £40,000 | -17.95% | 9 |
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IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 23 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.
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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:
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