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 16 January 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 172 152
Rank change year-on-year +19 -20 +114
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 828 841 993
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.55% 1.75% 2.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 1.89% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 674 489 911
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 £44,388
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 48,554 44,488 47,201
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 92.57% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 30,755 23,272 36,968
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -7.26%
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 16 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 16 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 -19 192 £31,500 -10.00% 34
South East +34 185 £32,000 -11.72% 85
North of England +31 155 £32,500 -7.14% 71
London +66 142 £41,500 -16.16% 35
East Midlands +15 127 £30,000 - 18
South West +29 82 £32,500 -7.14% 32
North West +24 76 £30,000 -20.53% 27
East of England +35 74 £30,000 -4.00% 33
Yorkshire +20 72 £35,000 +6.06% 32
West Midlands -48 65 £35,000 - 16
North East -1 7 £30,000 -16.67% 18
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 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.

1 413 (49.88%) Microsoft 365
1 413 (49.88%) Windows
2 410 (49.52%) Microsoft
3 338 (40.82%) Active Directory
4 296 (35.75%) Azure
5 277 (33.45%) Problem-Solving
6 233 (28.14%) Windows Server
7 176 (21.26%) DNS
8 175 (21.14%) Firewall
9 168 (20.29%) Customer Service
10 161 (19.44%) DHCP
11 152 (18.36%) Microsoft Intune
12 143 (17.27%) Entra ID
13 126 (15.22%) SharePoint
14 123 (14.86%) VPN
15 120 (14.49%) ITIL
16 104 (12.56%) Windows 10
17 103 (12.44%) VMware
18 99 (11.96%) Microsoft Exchange
19 85 (10.27%) Cybersecurity
19 85 (10.27%) TCP/IP
20 83 (10.02%) VLAN
21 82 (9.90%) Hyper-V
22 80 (9.66%) Degree
23 78 (9.42%) Mentoring
24 74 (8.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
25 68 (8.21%) VMware Infrastructure
25 68 (8.21%) WAN
25 68 (8.21%) Wi-Fi
26 66 (7.97%) 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
1 126 (15.22%) SharePoint
2 99 (11.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (2.29%) IIS
4 7 (0.85%) Confluence
5 3 (0.36%) 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 66 (7.97%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.36%) 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 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 413 (49.88%) Microsoft 365
2 296 (35.75%) Azure
3 143 (17.27%) Entra ID
4 57 (6.88%) AWS
5 45 (5.43%) Google Workspace
6 33 (3.99%) OneDrive
7 30 (3.62%) SaaS
8 23 (2.78%) GCP
9 22 (2.66%) Power Platform
10 15 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (1.57%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.45%) Datadog
13 11 (1.33%) IaaS
13 11 (1.33%) PaaS
14 6 (0.72%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (0.72%) iPaaS
14 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
14 6 (0.72%) Nutanix
15 5 (0.60%) Azure AI
15 5 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 176 (21.26%) DNS
2 175 (21.14%) Firewall
3 161 (19.44%) DHCP
4 123 (14.86%) VPN
5 85 (10.27%) TCP/IP
6 83 (10.02%) VLAN
7 68 (8.21%) WAN
7 68 (8.21%) Wi-Fi
8 63 (7.61%) LAN
9 38 (4.59%) VoIP
10 35 (4.23%) Wireless
11 32 (3.86%) SAN
12 20 (2.42%) Network Security
13 14 (1.69%) SD-WAN
14 11 (1.33%) IP Telephony
14 11 (1.33%) Remote Desktop
15 9 (1.09%) IPsec
16 8 (0.97%) Internet
16 8 (0.97%) WLAN
17 5 (0.60%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.59%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.29%) Power BI
3 12 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.85%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.36%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.36%) Mixpanel
6 3 (0.36%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.36%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 21 (2.54%) JIRA
2 6 (0.72%) Chocolatey
3 5 (0.60%) Git
4 3 (0.36%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.36%) Charles Proxy
4 3 (0.36%) Fiddler
4 3 (0.36%) Maven
4 3 (0.36%) Postman
4 3 (0.36%) Selenium
4 3 (0.36%) TestNG
4 3 (0.36%) WebDriver
4 3 (0.36%) 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
1 267 (32.25%) Social Skills
2 64 (7.73%) Finance
3 54 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (6.28%) Law
5 47 (5.68%) Organisational Skills
6 39 (4.71%) Multimedia
7 38 (4.59%) Manufacturing
8 27 (3.26%) Legal
8 27 (3.26%) Telecoms
9 21 (2.54%) Public Sector
10 19 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (1.93%) Retail
12 14 (1.69%) Electronics
13 10 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (0.97%) Advertising
15 7 (0.85%) Games
16 6 (0.72%) Banking
16 6 (0.72%) Marketing
17 4 (0.48%) Dutch Language
17 4 (0.48%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.54%) .NET
2 15 (1.81%) .NET Framework
3 12 (1.45%) Entity Framework
3 12 (1.45%) WinForms
4 9 (1.09%) REST
5 7 (0.85%) ASP.NET
6 6 (0.72%) GraphQL
7 4 (0.48%) React
8 3 (0.36%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.36%) 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 (18.72%) Driving Licence
2 47 (5.68%) Onboarding
3 34 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (1.93%) CCTV
6 14 (1.69%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.33%) iPad
8 10 (1.21%) Clustering
8 10 (1.21%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.09%) Smartphone
10 8 (0.97%) FMCG
11 7 (0.85%) CMDB
11 7 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
11 7 (0.85%) Fat Client
11 7 (0.85%) Thin Client
11 7 (0.85%) Virtual Team
12 6 (0.72%) Management Information System
12 6 (0.72%) PMI
12 6 (0.72%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 413 (49.88%) Windows
2 233 (28.14%) Windows Server
3 104 (12.56%) Windows 10
4 53 (6.40%) Mac OS
5 41 (4.95%) Linux
6 36 (4.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 33 (3.99%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (2.17%) Android
9 17 (2.05%) Apple iOS
10 15 (1.81%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.97%) Mac OS X
12 6 (0.72%) VMS
12 6 (0.72%) Windows 7
13 4 (0.48%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.36%) Debian
15 2 (0.24%) Rocky
16 1 (0.12%) Solaris
16 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.12%) Unix
16 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (33.45%) Problem-Solving
2 168 (20.29%) Customer Service
3 120 (14.49%) ITIL
4 85 (10.27%) Cybersecurity
5 78 (9.42%) Mentoring
6 74 (8.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 51 (6.16%) Disaster Recovery
8 48 (5.80%) ITSM
9 38 (4.59%) Computer Science
9 38 (4.59%) Migration
10 35 (4.23%) Incident Management
10 35 (4.23%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 33 (3.99%) Service Delivery
12 32 (3.86%) Project Delivery
13 30 (3.62%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (3.50%) Data Protection
15 27 (3.26%) Process Improvement
15 27 (3.26%) Software Engineering
16 26 (3.14%) Asset Management
17 25 (3.02%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 52 (6.28%) PowerShell
2 41 (4.95%) SQL
3 18 (2.17%) C#
4 17 (2.05%) Python
5 12 (1.45%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.09%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.85%) PL/SQL
7 7 (0.85%) VBScript
8 4 (0.48%) Java
9 3 (0.36%) 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 (9.66%) Degree
2 64 (7.73%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (4.35%) DBS Check
4 30 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.26%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (3.14%) A+ Certification
7 25 (3.02%) CCNA
8 23 (2.78%) Security Cleared
9 21 (2.54%) MCP
10 18 (2.17%) SC Cleared
11 16 (1.93%) Azure Certification
12 15 (1.81%) MCSE
12 15 (1.81%) Network+ Certification
13 14 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (1.33%) MCSA
15 9 (1.09%) CCNP
16 7 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
17 6 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 6 (0.72%) PMI Certification
18 5 (0.60%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.19%) Cyber Essentials
2 42 (5.07%) SLA
3 38 (4.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (3.02%) GDPR
5 10 (1.21%) QA
6 7 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.72%) NIST
8 5 (0.60%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.36%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.24%) GxP
10 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 338 (40.82%) Active Directory
2 82 (9.90%) Hyper-V
3 68 (8.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.33%) Firmware
6 7 (0.85%) Docker
7 6 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (0.48%) vSphere
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.24%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 152 (18.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (1.93%) SCCM
3 13 (1.57%) Autotask
4 12 (1.45%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.45%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (0.85%) FortiGate
6 7 (0.85%) SmoothWall
6 7 (0.85%) WSUS
7 6 (0.72%) Ansible
7 6 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.48%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.12%) Nessus
10 1 (0.12%) Podman
10 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 410 (49.52%) Microsoft
2 103 (12.44%) VMware
3 56 (6.76%) Google
4 52 (6.28%) Fortinet
5 42 (5.07%) Apple
6 39 (4.71%) Fujitsu
6 39 (4.71%) Virgin Media
7 32 (3.86%) Veeam
8 31 (3.74%) Cisco
9 23 (2.78%) ServiceNow
10 19 (2.29%) Meraki
11 15 (1.81%) Adobe
12 14 (1.69%) Zoho
13 13 (1.57%) Sage
14 12 (1.45%) Datto
14 12 (1.45%) Dell
14 12 (1.45%) Xamarin
15 11 (1.33%) WatchGuard
16 9 (1.09%) Draytek
16 9 (1.09%) Oracle