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 27 June 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 255 131
Rank change year-on-year +175 -124 +101
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,747 499 1,911
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.06% 1.24% 2.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.19% 1.37% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,504 382 1,599
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,750 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +11.36% -2.94%
75th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £43,125
90th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £50,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year - +6.06% -2.94%

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 79,755 36,318 87,533
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 90.01% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 56,088 21,224 64,679
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,938
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 27 June 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 27 June 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 +104 424 £35,000 -6.67% 57
North of England +100 355 £32,940 +0.58% 39
Midlands +74 271 £32,500 -7.14% 24
East of England +106 251 £35,000 +7.58% 23
London +90 238 £36,000 -20.00% 39
South West +57 205 £35,000 - 33
North West +132 198 £32,940 +2.94% 20
West Midlands +66 139 £32,500 -16.13% 9
Yorkshire +5 139 £30,000 - 16
East Midlands +40 132 £32,500 - 15
North East -32 18 £37,500 -23.08% 6
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 June 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.

1 803 (45.96%) Microsoft
2 776 (44.42%) Microsoft 365
3 692 (39.61%) Windows
4 572 (32.74%) Active Directory
5 482 (27.59%) Azure
6 426 (24.38%) Problem-Solving
7 361 (20.66%) Windows Server
8 340 (19.46%) Entra ID
9 336 (19.23%) Customer Service
10 290 (16.60%) Firewall
11 242 (13.85%) Microsoft Exchange
12 236 (13.51%) Microsoft Intune
13 229 (13.11%) DNS
14 217 (12.42%) SharePoint
15 212 (12.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 197 (11.28%) DHCP
17 196 (11.22%) VPN
18 190 (10.88%) VMware
19 179 (10.25%) Cybersecurity
20 172 (9.85%) Hyper-V
21 161 (9.22%) Windows 10
22 160 (9.16%) Wi-Fi
23 157 (8.99%) ITIL
24 140 (8.01%) LAN
25 137 (7.84%) WAN
26 130 (7.44%) VMware Infrastructure
27 126 (7.21%) PowerShell
28 119 (6.81%) Mac OS
29 117 (6.70%) Degree
29 117 (6.70%) Disaster Recovery

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
1 242 (13.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 217 (12.42%) SharePoint
3 14 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2013
4 12 (0.69%) Confluence
4 12 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2007
4 12 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2010
4 12 (0.69%) IIS
5 1 (0.057%) Apache
Applications
1 117 (6.70%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.057%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
1 5 (0.29%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.057%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 776 (44.42%) Microsoft 365
2 482 (27.59%) Azure
3 340 (19.46%) Entra ID
4 64 (3.66%) Google Workspace
5 61 (3.49%) AWS
6 59 (3.38%) OneDrive
7 55 (3.15%) SaaS
8 25 (1.43%) PaaS
9 24 (1.37%) Mimecast
10 23 (1.32%) Power Platform
11 21 (1.20%) IaaS
12 10 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (0.52%) Nutanix
13 9 (0.52%) Power Automate
13 9 (0.52%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.40%) OCI
15 6 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (0.34%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.29%) GCP
16 5 (0.29%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 290 (16.60%) Firewall
2 229 (13.11%) DNS
3 197 (11.28%) DHCP
4 196 (11.22%) VPN
5 160 (9.16%) Wi-Fi
6 140 (8.01%) LAN
7 137 (7.84%) WAN
8 91 (5.21%) VLAN
9 88 (5.04%) TCP/IP
10 79 (4.52%) VoIP
11 54 (3.09%) SAN
12 49 (2.80%) Wireless
13 27 (1.55%) Network Security
14 18 (1.03%) SD-WAN
15 16 (0.92%) Internet
15 16 (0.92%) WLAN
16 11 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
16 11 (0.63%) SSL
17 7 (0.40%) NAS
18 5 (0.29%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (4.01%) SQL Server
2 13 (0.74%) Power BI
3 7 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.23%) MySQL
6 2 (0.11%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 46 (2.63%) JIRA
2 4 (0.23%) Chocolatey
2 4 (0.23%) GitLab
3 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.057%) Carbide.c++
4 1 (0.057%) Git
4 1 (0.057%) LabVIEW
General
1 432 (24.73%) Social Skills
2 68 (3.89%) Finance
3 62 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
4 59 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 57 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
5 57 (3.26%) Manufacturing
6 56 (3.21%) Legal
7 50 (2.86%) Law
8 41 (2.35%) Retail
9 39 (2.23%) Multimedia
10 35 (2.00%) Telecoms
11 19 (1.09%) Advertising
12 18 (1.03%) Public Sector
13 15 (0.86%) Automotive
14 14 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (0.52%) Banking
16 7 (0.40%) Games
17 6 (0.34%) Aerospace
17 6 (0.34%) Local Government
18 5 (0.29%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.52%) HTML
2 7 (0.40%) JSON
3 5 (0.29%) CSS
3 5 (0.29%) Web Services
4 4 (0.23%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.057%) EDI
5 1 (0.057%) OpenID
5 1 (0.057%) SAML
5 1 (0.057%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 234 (13.39%) Driving Licence
2 88 (5.04%) Onboarding
3 60 (3.43%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (1.95%) CCTV
4 34 (1.95%) Data Centre
5 20 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
6 17 (0.97%) Security Posture
7 16 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
8 13 (0.74%) Clustering
8 13 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 12 (0.69%) FMCG
9 12 (0.69%) Management Information System
10 11 (0.63%) NHS
11 10 (0.57%) Replication
12 9 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (0.52%) iPhone
13 8 (0.46%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (0.46%) Operational Technology
14 7 (0.40%) Linux Command Line
14 7 (0.40%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 692 (39.61%) Windows
2 361 (20.66%) Windows Server
3 161 (9.22%) Windows 10
4 119 (6.81%) Mac OS
5 105 (6.01%) Linux
6 63 (3.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 54 (3.09%) Windows Server 2016
8 41 (2.35%) Apple iOS
9 37 (2.12%) Android
10 24 (1.37%) Windows Server 2012
11 17 (0.97%) Windows 7
12 11 (0.63%) Windows 8
13 9 (0.52%) Mac OS X
14 5 (0.29%) Ubuntu
15 4 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
16 2 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 426 (24.38%) Problem-Solving
2 336 (19.23%) Customer Service
3 212 (12.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 179 (10.25%) Cybersecurity
5 157 (8.99%) ITIL
6 117 (6.70%) Disaster Recovery
7 108 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 99 (5.67%) Mentoring
9 94 (5.38%) Service Delivery
10 93 (5.32%) ITSM
11 70 (4.01%) Project Delivery
12 62 (3.55%) Service Management
13 59 (3.38%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 58 (3.32%) Change Management
15 47 (2.69%) Migration
15 47 (2.69%) Root Cause Analysis
16 46 (2.63%) Business Continuity
17 43 (2.46%) Process Improvement
18 42 (2.40%) Time Management
19 39 (2.23%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 126 (7.21%) PowerShell
2 59 (3.38%) SQL
3 12 (0.69%) Python
4 9 (0.52%) Bash
5 8 (0.46%) R
6 5 (0.29%) VB
7 4 (0.23%) PHP
7 4 (0.23%) VBScript
8 3 (0.17%) Bicep
8 3 (0.17%) C#
8 3 (0.17%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.17%) Uniface
8 3 (0.17%) VBA
9 2 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.11%) Ruby
9 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 117 (6.70%) Degree
2 108 (6.18%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (4.29%) DBS Check
4 69 (3.95%) Security Cleared
5 45 (2.58%) Cisco Certification
6 44 (2.52%) CCNA
7 42 (2.40%) SC Cleared
8 33 (1.89%) Azure Certification
9 32 (1.83%) A+ Certification
10 26 (1.49%) Network+ Certification
11 15 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
11 15 (0.86%) DV Cleared
12 14 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
12 14 (0.80%) MCSE
13 10 (0.57%) CCNP
14 6 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (0.29%) AWS Certification
15 5 (0.29%) MCITP
15 5 (0.29%) MCSA
16 4 (0.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials
2 69 (3.95%) SLA
3 61 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 24 (1.37%) GDPR
6 11 (0.63%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.34%) NIST
8 5 (0.29%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.23%) QA
10 1 (0.057%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.057%) NCSC
10 1 (0.057%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.057%) TickIT
System Software
1 572 (32.74%) Active Directory
2 172 (9.85%) Hyper-V
3 130 (7.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
6 12 (0.69%) Docker
6 12 (0.69%) vSphere
7 8 (0.46%) BitLocker
8 7 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.40%) VMware Workstation
9 6 (0.34%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.23%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.17%) Firmware
12 1 (0.057%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.057%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 236 (13.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (1.95%) SCCM
3 27 (1.55%) Autotask
4 23 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
5 16 (0.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 15 (0.86%) WSUS
7 14 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
8 12 (0.69%) FortiGate
9 8 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
10 6 (0.34%) Terraform
11 5 (0.29%) Ansible
12 3 (0.17%) Kubernetes
13 2 (0.11%) Iperf
14 1 (0.057%) Argo
14 1 (0.057%) Nessus
14 1 (0.057%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 803 (45.96%) Microsoft
2 190 (10.88%) VMware
3 71 (4.06%) Google
4 61 (3.49%) Cisco
5 59 (3.38%) Fortinet
6 47 (2.69%) Meraki
7 43 (2.46%) Apple
7 43 (2.46%) Veeam
8 39 (2.23%) Fujitsu
8 39 (2.23%) Virgin Media
9 30 (1.72%) SonicWALL
10 28 (1.60%) HP
11 27 (1.55%) Ubiquiti
12 26 (1.49%) Datto
13 22 (1.26%) Dell
14 21 (1.20%) Sophos
15 13 (0.74%) Aruba
15 13 (0.74%) Epicor
15 13 (0.74%) ServiceNow
16 11 (0.63%) Draytek