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 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 266 159
Rank change year-on-year +161 -107 +41
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,648 500 1,228
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.73% 1.14% 1.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 1.26% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,428 382 960
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,313 £28,718
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 £61,150 £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 89,417 39,686 68,557
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 90.58% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 62,893 23,926 46,457
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,201 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £56,950 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.55% - -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 18 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 18 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 +133 404 £35,000 -12.50% 61
North of England +59 274 £32,500 -3.70% 38
East of England +109 267 £35,000 -1.41% 41
Midlands +62 251 £34,500 -1.43% 34
South West +50 227 £35,000 -9.68% 24
London +72 224 £36,000 -20.00% 53
North West +105 154 £35,000 - 15
East Midlands +36 131 £35,000 +7.69% 14
West Midlands +42 120 £33,875 -20.29% 20
Yorkshire -13 105 £30,000 -9.09% 18
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 18 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.

1 862 (52.31%) Microsoft
2 777 (47.15%) Microsoft 365
3 722 (43.81%) Windows
4 577 (35.01%) Active Directory
5 461 (27.97%) Azure
6 395 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
7 374 (22.69%) Windows Server
8 356 (21.60%) Entra ID
9 339 (20.57%) Customer Service
10 284 (17.23%) Firewall
11 274 (16.63%) Microsoft Exchange
12 258 (15.66%) Microsoft Intune
13 232 (14.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 231 (14.02%) DNS
15 221 (13.41%) SharePoint
16 202 (12.26%) Hyper-V
17 200 (12.14%) Cybersecurity
18 193 (11.71%) DHCP
19 192 (11.65%) VMware
20 185 (11.23%) VPN
21 157 (9.53%) Wi-Fi
22 149 (9.04%) VMware Infrastructure
23 143 (8.68%) Disaster Recovery
24 142 (8.62%) ITIL
25 136 (8.25%) Continuous Improvement
26 132 (8.01%) TCP/IP
27 131 (7.95%) Windows 10
28 127 (7.71%) Degree
29 123 (7.46%) PowerShell
30 116 (7.04%) Linux

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
1 274 (16.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 221 (13.41%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.21%) IIS
4 11 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2013
5 9 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (0.30%) Confluence
7 3 (0.18%) Apache
Applications
1 91 (5.52%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (0.97%) 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%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.061%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.061%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 777 (47.15%) Microsoft 365
2 461 (27.97%) Azure
3 356 (21.60%) Entra ID
4 57 (3.46%) OneDrive
5 53 (3.22%) AWS
6 50 (3.03%) SaaS
7 43 (2.61%) Google Workspace
8 33 (2.00%) Mimecast
9 21 (1.27%) Power Platform
10 17 (1.03%) PaaS
11 16 (0.97%) Power Automate
12 15 (0.91%) IaaS
13 14 (0.85%) Nutanix
14 11 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
15 8 (0.49%) PowerApps
16 6 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (0.36%) Cloudflare
16 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
17 5 (0.30%) GCP
17 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 284 (17.23%) Firewall
2 231 (14.02%) DNS
3 193 (11.71%) DHCP
4 185 (11.23%) VPN
5 157 (9.53%) Wi-Fi
6 132 (8.01%) TCP/IP
7 106 (6.43%) LAN
8 99 (6.01%) WAN
9 97 (5.89%) VLAN
10 88 (5.34%) Wireless
11 77 (4.67%) VoIP
12 49 (2.97%) SAN
13 35 (2.12%) Network Security
14 22 (1.33%) Internet
15 18 (1.09%) SSL
16 17 (1.03%) WLAN
17 16 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.42%) NAS
19 4 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
19 4 (0.24%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (3.94%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (0.55%) Power BI
4 6 (0.36%) MySQL
5 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 39 (2.37%) 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
1 430 (26.09%) Social Skills
2 73 (4.43%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (4.31%) Legal
4 68 (4.13%) Manufacturing
5 61 (3.70%) Finance
6 47 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 47 (2.85%) Organisational Skills
7 38 (2.31%) Retail
8 34 (2.06%) Advertising
9 30 (1.82%) Law
10 26 (1.58%) Telecoms
11 20 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (1.03%) Automotive
13 11 (0.67%) Public Sector
14 9 (0.55%) Aerospace
15 8 (0.49%) Games
15 8 (0.49%) Local Government
16 7 (0.42%) Banking
17 6 (0.36%) Police
18 4 (0.24%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.55%) 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%) .NET
5 1 (0.061%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.061%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 1 (0.061%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.061%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 204 (12.38%) Driving Licence
2 100 (6.07%) Onboarding
3 70 (4.25%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (2.49%) Data Centre
5 36 (2.18%) CCTV
6 18 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
6 18 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
7 16 (0.97%) Management Information System
7 16 (0.97%) Replication
8 15 (0.91%) Clustering
9 14 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (0.85%) Security Posture
10 12 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
10 12 (0.73%) Operational Technology
11 11 (0.67%) Cloud Native
11 11 (0.67%) NHS
12 8 (0.49%) FMCG
12 8 (0.49%) PKI
13 7 (0.42%) EPoS
14 6 (0.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 722 (43.81%) Windows
2 374 (22.69%) Windows Server
3 131 (7.95%) Windows 10
4 116 (7.04%) Linux
4 116 (7.04%) Mac OS
5 49 (2.97%) Windows Server 2019
6 43 (2.61%) Apple iOS
7 40 (2.43%) Windows Server 2016
8 39 (2.37%) Android
9 18 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
10 11 (0.67%) Ubuntu
11 9 (0.55%) Windows 7
12 6 (0.36%) 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
1 395 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
2 339 (20.57%) Customer Service
3 232 (14.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 200 (12.14%) Cybersecurity
5 143 (8.68%) Disaster Recovery
6 142 (8.62%) ITIL
7 136 (8.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 86 (5.22%) Project Delivery
9 76 (4.61%) ITSM
10 71 (4.31%) Service Delivery
11 66 (4.00%) Service Management
12 61 (3.70%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 59 (3.58%) Mentoring
14 49 (2.97%) Change Management
15 48 (2.91%) Business Continuity
16 45 (2.73%) Collaborative Culture
17 44 (2.67%) User Experience
18 41 (2.49%) Identity Management
18 41 (2.49%) Root Cause Analysis
19 38 (2.31%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 123 (7.46%) PowerShell
2 53 (3.22%) SQL
3 12 (0.73%) Python
4 11 (0.67%) R
5 8 (0.49%) Ruby
6 4 (0.24%) C#
6 4 (0.24%) VBScript
7 3 (0.18%) Bicep
7 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.18%) PHP
7 3 (0.18%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.061%) Bash
9 1 (0.061%) Java
9 1 (0.061%) VB
Qualifications
1 127 (7.71%) Degree
2 112 (6.80%) Microsoft Certification
3 71 (4.31%) DBS Check
4 51 (3.09%) Cisco Certification
5 49 (2.97%) CCNA
6 48 (2.91%) Security Cleared
7 35 (2.12%) Azure Certification
8 27 (1.64%) A+ Certification
8 27 (1.64%) SC Cleared
9 26 (1.58%) Network+ Certification
10 18 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
11 14 (0.85%) MCSE
12 10 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.49%) DV Cleared
14 7 (0.42%) AWS Certification
14 7 (0.42%) CCNP
15 6 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (0.36%) MCSA
16 5 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (6.01%) Cyber Essentials
2 53 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (2.85%) SLA
4 34 (2.06%) GDPR
5 31 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
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%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.061%) NCSC
10 1 (0.061%) TickIT
System Software
1 577 (35.01%) Active Directory
2 202 (12.26%) Hyper-V
3 149 (9.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
4 14 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (0.79%) Docker
5 13 (0.79%) vSphere
6 12 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.49%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.49%) Firmware
8 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.061%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 258 (15.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (1.58%) SCCM
3 25 (1.52%) Jamf Pro
4 22 (1.33%) Autotask
5 13 (0.79%) WSUS
6 11 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
8 9 (0.55%) 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%) vCenter Server
14 1 (0.061%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 862 (52.31%) Microsoft
2 192 (11.65%) VMware
3 80 (4.85%) Cisco
4 59 (3.58%) Veeam
5 51 (3.09%) SonicWALL
6 49 (2.97%) Google
7 39 (2.37%) Apple
8 34 (2.06%) HP
8 34 (2.06%) Ubiquiti
9 32 (1.94%) Meraki
10 27 (1.64%) Datto
11 26 (1.58%) Sophos
12 25 (1.52%) Dell
13 24 (1.46%) Fortinet
14 18 (1.09%) Aruba
15 17 (1.03%) Palo Alto
16 15 (0.91%) Draytek
16 15 (0.91%) Logitech
17 14 (0.85%) CrowdStrike
17 14 (0.85%) TOWER Software