IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £34,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 225 133
Rank change year-on-year +133 -92 +106
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,521 587 1,760
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.87% 1.51% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.01% 1.69% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,301 412 1,580
10th Percentile £26,375 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £27,500 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £35,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% +6.06% -4.35%
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £43,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £50,250
UK median annual salary £34,750 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -0.71% +7.69% -5.80%

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 75,487 34,743 78,820
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 89.32% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 49,799 21,313 60,080
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year -6.78% +11.79% -12.04%

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 6 May 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 6 May 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 +84 357 £34,000 -2.86% 74
North of England +89 320 £32,500 -0.76% 57
Midlands +7 259 £32,500 -7.14% 38
East of England +73 208 £32,500 +8.33% 50
London +52 198 £40,000 -9.09% 34
South West +52 176 £35,000 +3.70% 32
North West +89 174 £32,500 -7.14% 30
Yorkshire +19 137 £32,500 +11.11% 25
East Midlands +14 136 £30,000 - 20
West Midlands -20 123 £32,500 -7.14% 18
North East -29 9 £30,000 -20.00% 4
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 6 May 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.

1 647 (42.54%) Microsoft 365
2 640 (42.08%) Microsoft
3 578 (38.00%) Windows
4 501 (32.94%) Active Directory
5 397 (26.10%) Azure
6 379 (24.92%) Problem-Solving
7 311 (20.45%) Windows Server
8 291 (19.13%) Customer Service
9 249 (16.37%) Entra ID
10 247 (16.24%) Firewall
11 192 (12.62%) DNS
12 184 (12.10%) Microsoft Intune
13 174 (11.44%) DHCP
14 173 (11.37%) VPN
15 166 (10.91%) Windows 10
16 163 (10.72%) SharePoint
17 156 (10.26%) Microsoft Exchange
18 152 (9.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 143 (9.40%) ITIL
19 143 (9.40%) VMware
20 135 (8.88%) LAN
21 134 (8.81%) WAN
22 131 (8.61%) Wi-Fi
23 123 (8.09%) Hyper-V
24 122 (8.02%) Microsoft Office
25 119 (7.82%) Cybersecurity
26 103 (6.77%) Degree
27 95 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
28 89 (5.85%) ITSM
29 88 (5.79%) Mentoring

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
1 163 (10.72%) SharePoint
2 156 (10.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (0.92%) Confluence
4 10 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.39%) IIS
Applications
1 122 (8.02%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.20%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.13%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.066%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.066%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (0.46%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.066%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 647 (42.54%) Microsoft 365
2 397 (26.10%) Azure
3 249 (16.37%) Entra ID
4 69 (4.54%) Google Workspace
5 53 (3.48%) AWS
6 43 (2.83%) OneDrive
7 41 (2.70%) SaaS
8 27 (1.78%) PaaS
9 24 (1.58%) IaaS
10 19 (1.25%) Power Platform
11 14 (0.92%) Mimecast
12 12 (0.79%) PowerApps
13 9 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (0.59%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (0.59%) Datadog
14 7 (0.46%) OCI
14 7 (0.46%) Power Automate
15 6 (0.39%) GCP
16 5 (0.33%) Intacct
16 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 247 (16.24%) Firewall
2 192 (12.62%) DNS
3 174 (11.44%) DHCP
4 173 (11.37%) VPN
5 135 (8.88%) LAN
6 134 (8.81%) WAN
7 131 (8.61%) Wi-Fi
8 81 (5.33%) VLAN
9 70 (4.60%) VoIP
10 57 (3.75%) TCP/IP
11 48 (3.16%) SAN
12 32 (2.10%) Wireless
13 25 (1.64%) Network Security
14 22 (1.45%) SD-WAN
15 13 (0.85%) WLAN
16 12 (0.79%) Internet
17 10 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.46%) NAS
18 7 (0.46%) SSL
19 5 (0.33%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (4.21%) SQL Server
2 19 (1.25%) Power BI
3 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.20%) MySQL
4 1 (0.066%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 36 (2.37%) JIRA
2 8 (0.53%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.26%) GitLab
4 1 (0.066%) Git
4 1 (0.066%) LabVIEW
General
1 341 (22.42%) Social Skills
2 81 (5.33%) Finance
3 63 (4.14%) Organisational Skills
4 58 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 56 (3.68%) Analytical Skills
6 55 (3.62%) Manufacturing
7 48 (3.16%) Law
8 41 (2.70%) Legal
9 40 (2.63%) Retail
10 39 (2.56%) Multimedia
11 38 (2.50%) Telecoms
12 22 (1.45%) Public Sector
13 14 (0.92%) Automotive
14 12 (0.79%) Advertising
15 9 (0.59%) Banking
16 8 (0.53%) Games
17 5 (0.33%) Documentation Skills
17 5 (0.33%) Electronics
17 5 (0.33%) Social Housing
18 4 (0.26%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.33%) CSS
1 5 (0.33%) HTML
2 4 (0.26%) OpenTelemetry
3 3 (0.20%) .NET
3 3 (0.20%) JSON
3 3 (0.20%) Web Services
4 1 (0.066%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
4 1 (0.066%) LangChain
4 1 (0.066%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.066%) OAuth
4 1 (0.066%) OpenID
4 1 (0.066%) React
4 1 (0.066%) SAML
4 1 (0.066%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 205 (13.48%) Driving Licence
2 69 (4.54%) Onboarding
3 43 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
5 25 (1.64%) CCTV
6 20 (1.31%) Data Centre
7 12 (0.79%) FMCG
8 11 (0.72%) Security Posture
8 11 (0.72%) Social Media
9 9 (0.59%) iPad
9 9 (0.59%) iPhone
9 9 (0.59%) Smartphone
10 8 (0.53%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (0.53%) Fat Client
10 8 (0.53%) Linux Command Line
10 8 (0.53%) Thin Client
11 7 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.46%) Management Information System
11 7 (0.46%) NHS
11 7 (0.46%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 578 (38.00%) Windows
2 311 (20.45%) Windows Server
3 166 (10.91%) Windows 10
4 80 (5.26%) Mac OS
5 52 (3.42%) Linux
6 47 (3.09%) Windows Server 2019
7 45 (2.96%) Windows Server 2016
8 39 (2.56%) Apple iOS
9 34 (2.24%) Android
10 22 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
11 13 (0.85%) Windows 7
12 10 (0.66%) Mac OS X
13 8 (0.53%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
14 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.066%) Solaris
16 1 (0.066%) Unix
16 1 (0.066%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 379 (24.92%) Problem-Solving
2 291 (19.13%) Customer Service
3 152 (9.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 143 (9.40%) ITIL
5 119 (7.82%) Cybersecurity
6 89 (5.85%) ITSM
7 88 (5.79%) Mentoring
8 75 (4.93%) Disaster Recovery
9 63 (4.14%) Service Delivery
10 60 (3.94%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 53 (3.48%) Continuous Improvement
12 47 (3.09%) Migration
13 44 (2.89%) Service Management
14 43 (2.83%) Time Management
15 42 (2.76%) Change Management
16 40 (2.63%) Project Delivery
16 40 (2.63%) Root Cause Analysis
17 39 (2.56%) Asset Management
18 37 (2.43%) Process Improvement
19 35 (2.30%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 76 (5.00%) PowerShell
2 43 (2.83%) SQL
3 11 (0.72%) Bash
4 10 (0.66%) Python
5 5 (0.33%) VB
6 4 (0.26%) C#
6 4 (0.26%) PHP
6 4 (0.26%) R
7 3 (0.20%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.20%) Uniface
7 3 (0.20%) VBA
8 2 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.066%) Java
9 1 (0.066%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 103 (6.77%) Degree
2 95 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (4.87%) Security Cleared
4 54 (3.55%) DBS Check
5 46 (3.02%) SC Cleared
6 37 (2.43%) A+ Certification
7 36 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
8 35 (2.30%) CCNA
9 28 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
10 21 (1.38%) Azure Certification
11 20 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
12 15 (0.99%) DV Cleared
12 15 (0.99%) MCSE
13 14 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
15 7 (0.46%) CCNP
16 6 (0.39%) MCITP
16 6 (0.39%) PMI Certification
17 4 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 4 (0.26%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (5.59%) SLA
2 57 (3.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 48 (3.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.79%) GDPR
6 9 (0.59%) NIST
7 7 (0.46%) QA
8 4 (0.26%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.13%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.066%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.066%) SOC 2
System Software
1 501 (32.94%) Active Directory
2 123 (8.09%) Hyper-V
3 85 (5.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.66%) Docker
7 8 (0.53%) VMware Workstation
8 7 (0.46%) vSphere
9 6 (0.39%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.26%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.20%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.20%) Firmware
12 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
13 1 (0.066%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 184 (12.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (2.24%) SCCM
3 20 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 19 (1.25%) Autotask
4 19 (1.25%) WSUS
5 17 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.66%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.33%) Ansible
9 4 (0.26%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.26%) Terraform
10 1 (0.066%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.066%) Podman
10 1 (0.066%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 640 (42.08%) Microsoft
2 143 (9.40%) VMware
3 75 (4.93%) Google
4 60 (3.94%) Fortinet
5 52 (3.42%) Apple
6 43 (2.83%) Cisco
7 39 (2.56%) Fujitsu
7 39 (2.56%) Virgin Media
8 38 (2.50%) Meraki
9 24 (1.58%) Dell
10 20 (1.31%) Veeam
11 19 (1.25%) Datto
12 18 (1.18%) HP
12 18 (1.18%) Sophos
13 16 (1.05%) SonicWALL
14 13 (0.85%) Epicor
14 13 (0.85%) Ubiquiti
15 12 (0.79%) Citrix
16 11 (0.72%) ConnectWise
16 11 (0.72%) Draytek