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 14 August 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 268 158
Rank change year-on-year +163 -110 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,652 498 1,241
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.75% 1.14% 1.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.86% 1.26% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,430 382 971
10th Percentile £27,475 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,313 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £48,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £53,750
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 88,622 39,653 68,873
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 90.63% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,192 23,887 46,875
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,754 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% - -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 14 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 14 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 +126 408 £35,000 -12.50% 69
North of England +49 276 £32,500 -3.70% 44
East of England +109 266 £35,000 -2.78% 41
Midlands +67 256 £34,500 -1.43% 46
South West +50 226 £35,000 -9.68% 31
London +66 219 £36,000 -18.18% 107
North West +104 155 £35,000 - 20
East Midlands +39 132 £35,000 +7.69% 14
West Midlands +46 124 £33,875 -20.29% 32
Yorkshire -16 106 £30,000 -9.09% 19
North East -55 15 £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 14 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.

1 857 (51.88%) Microsoft
2 774 (46.85%) Microsoft 365
3 718 (43.46%) Windows
4 574 (34.75%) Active Directory
5 465 (28.15%) Azure
6 397 (24.03%) Problem-Solving
7 368 (22.28%) Windows Server
8 356 (21.55%) Entra ID
9 335 (20.28%) Customer Service
10 282 (17.07%) Firewall
11 278 (16.83%) Microsoft Exchange
12 258 (15.62%) Microsoft Intune
13 236 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 229 (13.86%) DNS
15 220 (13.32%) SharePoint
16 200 (12.11%) Hyper-V
17 195 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
18 191 (11.56%) DHCP
18 191 (11.56%) VMware
19 186 (11.26%) VPN
20 159 (9.62%) Wi-Fi
21 148 (8.96%) VMware Infrastructure
22 143 (8.66%) Disaster Recovery
23 142 (8.60%) ITIL
24 136 (8.23%) Continuous Improvement
25 131 (7.93%) Windows 10
26 126 (7.63%) TCP/IP
27 125 (7.57%) PowerShell
28 122 (7.38%) Degree
29 119 (7.20%) Mac OS

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
1 278 (16.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 220 (13.32%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.15%) IIS
4 12 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2013
5 10 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2007
5 10 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.36%) Confluence
7 3 (0.18%) Apache
Applications
1 93 (5.63%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.03%) 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%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.12%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 774 (46.85%) Microsoft 365
2 465 (28.15%) Azure
3 356 (21.55%) Entra ID
4 54 (3.27%) OneDrive
5 53 (3.21%) AWS
6 50 (3.03%) SaaS
7 46 (2.78%) Google Workspace
8 33 (2.00%) Mimecast
9 20 (1.21%) Power Platform
10 18 (1.09%) PaaS
11 16 (0.97%) IaaS
12 15 (0.91%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.85%) Nutanix
14 11 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.42%) PowerApps
16 6 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (0.36%) Cloudflare
16 6 (0.36%) GCP
16 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
17 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 282 (17.07%) Firewall
2 229 (13.86%) DNS
3 191 (11.56%) DHCP
4 186 (11.26%) VPN
5 159 (9.62%) Wi-Fi
6 126 (7.63%) TCP/IP
7 109 (6.60%) LAN
8 102 (6.17%) WAN
9 95 (5.75%) VLAN
10 84 (5.08%) Wireless
11 75 (4.54%) VoIP
12 50 (3.03%) SAN
13 35 (2.12%) Network Security
14 22 (1.33%) Internet
15 17 (1.03%) SSL
15 17 (1.03%) WLAN
16 16 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.42%) NAS
18 4 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
18 4 (0.24%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (3.93%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (0.54%) Power BI
4 6 (0.36%) MySQL
5 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 40 (2.42%) 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
1 425 (25.73%) Social Skills
2 72 (4.36%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (4.30%) Legal
4 66 (4.00%) Manufacturing
5 60 (3.63%) Finance
6 49 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 48 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
8 40 (2.42%) Retail
9 33 (2.00%) Advertising
10 32 (1.94%) Law
11 27 (1.63%) Telecoms
12 20 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.03%) Automotive
14 10 (0.61%) Public Sector
15 9 (0.54%) Aerospace
16 8 (0.48%) Local Government
17 6 (0.36%) Games
17 6 (0.36%) Police
18 5 (0.30%) Banking
19 4 (0.24%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.54%) HTML
2 7 (0.42%) JSON
3 5 (0.30%) CSS
3 5 (0.30%) Web Services
4 2 (0.12%) EDI
4 2 (0.12%) LDAP
4 2 (0.12%) SAML
5 1 (0.061%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 204 (12.35%) Driving Licence
2 98 (5.93%) Onboarding
3 70 (4.24%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (2.48%) Data Centre
5 35 (2.12%) CCTV
6 18 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
7 16 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
8 15 (0.91%) Clustering
8 15 (0.91%) Replication
9 14 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (0.85%) Management Information System
9 14 (0.85%) Security Posture
10 12 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
11 11 (0.67%) Cloud Native
11 11 (0.67%) NHS
11 11 (0.67%) Operational Technology
12 8 (0.48%) FMCG
12 8 (0.48%) PKI
13 7 (0.42%) EPoS
14 6 (0.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 718 (43.46%) Windows
2 368 (22.28%) Windows Server
3 131 (7.93%) Windows 10
4 119 (7.20%) Mac OS
5 113 (6.84%) Linux
6 51 (3.09%) Windows Server 2019
7 44 (2.66%) Apple iOS
8 40 (2.42%) Windows Server 2016
9 39 (2.36%) Android
10 18 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
11 11 (0.67%) Ubuntu
11 11 (0.67%) Windows 7
12 7 (0.42%) Windows 8
13 5 (0.30%) Mac OS X
13 5 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.18%) Kali Linux
16 2 (0.12%) Rocky
16 2 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 397 (24.03%) Problem-Solving
2 335 (20.28%) Customer Service
3 236 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 195 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
5 143 (8.66%) Disaster Recovery
6 142 (8.60%) ITIL
7 136 (8.23%) Continuous Improvement
8 87 (5.27%) Project Delivery
9 80 (4.84%) ITSM
10 75 (4.54%) Service Delivery
11 66 (4.00%) Service Management
12 60 (3.63%) Mentoring
12 60 (3.63%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 50 (3.03%) Change Management
14 47 (2.85%) Business Continuity
15 44 (2.66%) Collaborative Culture
16 43 (2.60%) User Experience
17 42 (2.54%) Root Cause Analysis
18 41 (2.48%) Identity Management
19 39 (2.36%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 125 (7.57%) PowerShell
2 53 (3.21%) SQL
3 12 (0.73%) Python
4 11 (0.67%) R
5 8 (0.48%) Ruby
6 4 (0.24%) VBScript
7 3 (0.18%) Bicep
7 3 (0.18%) C#
7 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.18%) PHP
7 3 (0.18%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.12%) VB
9 1 (0.061%) Bash
9 1 (0.061%) Java
Qualifications
1 122 (7.38%) Degree
2 114 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 72 (4.36%) DBS Check
4 52 (3.15%) Cisco Certification
4 52 (3.15%) Security Cleared
5 50 (3.03%) CCNA
6 34 (2.06%) Azure Certification
7 30 (1.82%) SC Cleared
8 28 (1.69%) A+ Certification
9 26 (1.57%) Network+ Certification
10 18 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
11 14 (0.85%) MCSE
12 10 (0.61%) DV Cleared
13 9 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
14 8 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
15 7 (0.42%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.42%) CCNP
16 6 (0.36%) MCSA
17 4 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (6.05%) Cyber Essentials
2 55 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (2.85%) SLA
4 34 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 29 (1.76%) GDPR
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%) NCSC
10 1 (0.061%) TickIT
System Software
1 574 (34.75%) Active Directory
2 200 (12.11%) Hyper-V
3 148 (8.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (0.79%) Docker
4 13 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
4 13 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
5 12 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
6 11 (0.67%) vSphere
7 8 (0.48%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.48%) Firmware
8 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.061%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 258 (15.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (1.63%) SCCM
3 25 (1.51%) Jamf Pro
4 23 (1.39%) Autotask
5 13 (0.79%) WSUS
6 11 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
8 7 (0.42%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (0.36%) Kubernetes
10 5 (0.30%) Terraform
11 4 (0.24%) Iperf
11 4 (0.24%) Nessus
12 3 (0.18%) Nmap
13 2 (0.12%) Ansible
13 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
13 2 (0.12%) SCOM
14 1 (0.061%) Argo
14 1 (0.061%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 857 (51.88%) Microsoft
2 191 (11.56%) VMware
3 81 (4.90%) Cisco
4 56 (3.39%) Veeam
5 53 (3.21%) Google
6 47 (2.85%) SonicWALL
7 39 (2.36%) Apple
8 35 (2.12%) HP
8 35 (2.12%) Meraki
8 35 (2.12%) Ubiquiti
9 26 (1.57%) Datto
9 26 (1.57%) Dell
9 26 (1.57%) Sophos
10 22 (1.33%) Fortinet
11 18 (1.09%) Aruba
12 17 (1.03%) Palo Alto
13 14 (0.85%) CrowdStrike
13 14 (0.85%) Logitech
13 14 (0.85%) TOWER Software
14 13 (0.79%) ServiceNow