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 21 January 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 164 144
Rank change year-on-year +20 -20 +121
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 869 852 1,162
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.60% 1.79% 2.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.76% 1.93% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 710 499 1,071
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - +6.06%
75th Percentile £40,563 £47,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £49,000 £57,500 £55,000
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 49,294 44,074 53,052
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.01% 92.41% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 31,230 22,993 41,992
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% -8.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,097
% change year-on-year -8.33% +8.90% -8.17%

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 21 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 21 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
South East +29 200 £32,500 -7.14% 94
Midlands -24 199 £31,500 -10.00% 34
North of England +36 165 £32,500 -7.14% 73
London +65 146 £42,000 -16.00% 34
East Midlands +10 131 £30,000 - 19
South West +33 85 £33,000 -5.71% 31
North West +24 81 £30,000 -17.24% 29
Yorkshire +17 77 £39,000 +18.18% 33
East of England +22 76 £30,000 - 34
West Midlands -50 68 £35,000 - 15
North East +2 7 £30,000 -16.67% 16
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 21 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.

1 433 (49.83%) Windows
2 428 (49.25%) Microsoft 365
3 427 (49.14%) Microsoft
4 351 (40.39%) Active Directory
5 308 (35.44%) Azure
6 290 (33.37%) Problem-Solving
7 238 (27.39%) Windows Server
8 182 (20.94%) Firewall
9 180 (20.71%) Customer Service
9 180 (20.71%) DNS
10 165 (18.99%) DHCP
11 156 (17.95%) Microsoft Intune
12 149 (17.15%) Entra ID
13 132 (15.19%) VPN
14 130 (14.96%) SharePoint
15 125 (14.38%) ITIL
16 113 (13.00%) Windows 10
17 106 (12.20%) VMware
18 105 (12.08%) Microsoft Exchange
19 88 (10.13%) Cybersecurity
19 88 (10.13%) TCP/IP
20 86 (9.90%) Degree
21 85 (9.78%) VLAN
22 84 (9.67%) Hyper-V
23 79 (9.09%) Mentoring
24 78 (8.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
25 77 (8.86%) WAN
26 73 (8.40%) Microsoft Office
27 71 (8.17%) LAN
27 71 (8.17%) Wi-Fi

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
1 130 (14.96%) SharePoint
2 105 (12.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (2.07%) IIS
4 7 (0.81%) Confluence
5 3 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 73 (8.40%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.35%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (0.23%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.23%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 428 (49.25%) Microsoft 365
2 308 (35.44%) Azure
3 149 (17.15%) Entra ID
4 58 (6.67%) AWS
5 50 (5.75%) Google Workspace
6 35 (4.03%) OneDrive
7 32 (3.68%) SaaS
8 23 (2.65%) GCP
9 22 (2.53%) Power Platform
10 15 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (1.50%) Datadog
11 13 (1.50%) IaaS
11 13 (1.50%) PaaS
11 13 (1.50%) Power Automate
12 6 (0.69%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.69%) iPaaS
12 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (0.58%) Azure AI
13 5 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
13 5 (0.58%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 182 (20.94%) Firewall
2 180 (20.71%) DNS
3 165 (18.99%) DHCP
4 132 (15.19%) VPN
5 88 (10.13%) TCP/IP
6 85 (9.78%) VLAN
7 77 (8.86%) WAN
8 71 (8.17%) LAN
8 71 (8.17%) Wi-Fi
9 39 (4.49%) VoIP
10 36 (4.14%) Wireless
11 34 (3.91%) SAN
12 20 (2.30%) Network Security
13 16 (1.84%) SD-WAN
14 11 (1.27%) IP Telephony
15 10 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.92%) Internet
16 8 (0.92%) WLAN
17 7 (0.81%) IPsec
18 5 (0.58%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.72%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.19%) Power BI
3 12 (1.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.81%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.35%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.35%) Mixpanel
6 3 (0.35%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.35%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 22 (2.53%) JIRA
2 7 (0.81%) Chocolatey
3 5 (0.58%) Git
4 3 (0.35%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.35%) Charles Proxy
4 3 (0.35%) Fiddler
4 3 (0.35%) Maven
4 3 (0.35%) Postman
4 3 (0.35%) Selenium
4 3 (0.35%) TestNG
4 3 (0.35%) WebDriver
4 3 (0.35%) Zephyr
5 2 (0.23%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.23%) JMeter
5 2 (0.23%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.23%) NeoLoad
5 2 (0.23%) Snyk
6 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
6 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
General
1 285 (32.80%) Social Skills
2 68 (7.83%) Finance
3 57 (6.56%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (6.21%) Law
5 50 (5.75%) Organisational Skills
6 41 (4.72%) Manufacturing
7 39 (4.49%) Multimedia
8 29 (3.34%) Legal
9 28 (3.22%) Telecoms
10 21 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (2.42%) Public Sector
11 16 (1.84%) Retail
12 13 (1.50%) Electronics
13 10 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (0.92%) Advertising
14 8 (0.92%) Games
15 7 (0.81%) Banking
16 5 (0.58%) Marketing
17 4 (0.46%) Dutch Language
17 4 (0.46%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.42%) .NET
2 15 (1.73%) .NET Framework
3 12 (1.38%) Entity Framework
3 12 (1.38%) WinForms
4 9 (1.04%) REST
5 7 (0.81%) ASP.NET
6 6 (0.69%) GraphQL
7 4 (0.46%) React
8 3 (0.35%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.35%) OAuth
9 2 (0.23%) 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
1 161 (18.53%) Driving Licence
2 50 (5.75%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (1.84%) CCTV
6 14 (1.61%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.27%) iPad
8 10 (1.15%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.04%) Clustering
9 9 (1.04%) Smartphone
10 8 (0.92%) Fat Client
10 8 (0.92%) FMCG
10 8 (0.92%) Thin Client
11 7 (0.81%) CMDB
11 7 (0.81%) Cyber Security Posture
11 7 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
11 7 (0.81%) iPhone
11 7 (0.81%) Security Posture
11 7 (0.81%) Virtual Team
12 6 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 433 (49.83%) Windows
2 238 (27.39%) Windows Server
3 113 (13.00%) Windows 10
4 57 (6.56%) Mac OS
5 42 (4.83%) Linux
6 40 (4.60%) Windows Server 2019
7 35 (4.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 20 (2.30%) Android
9 18 (2.07%) Apple iOS
10 16 (1.84%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.92%) Mac OS X
12 7 (0.81%) Windows 7
13 6 (0.69%) VMS
14 5 (0.58%) Windows 8
15 3 (0.35%) Debian
16 2 (0.23%) Rocky
17 1 (0.12%) Solaris
17 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
17 1 (0.12%) Unix
17 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (33.37%) Problem-Solving
2 180 (20.71%) Customer Service
3 125 (14.38%) ITIL
4 88 (10.13%) Cybersecurity
5 79 (9.09%) Mentoring
6 78 (8.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 52 (5.98%) Disaster Recovery
8 51 (5.87%) ITSM
9 43 (4.95%) Migration
10 40 (4.60%) Computer Science
11 36 (4.14%) Incident Management
12 35 (4.03%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 35 (4.03%) Service Delivery
13 31 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
13 31 (3.57%) Project Delivery
14 29 (3.34%) Data Protection
14 29 (3.34%) Software Engineering
15 28 (3.22%) Asset Management
15 28 (3.22%) Process Improvement
16 25 (2.88%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 54 (6.21%) PowerShell
2 42 (4.83%) SQL
3 18 (2.07%) C#
4 17 (1.96%) Python
5 12 (1.38%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.04%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.81%) PL/SQL
7 7 (0.81%) VBScript
8 4 (0.46%) Java
9 3 (0.35%) Bash
10 2 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
10 2 (0.23%) Uniface
11 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.12%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 86 (9.90%) Degree
2 67 (7.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 41 (4.72%) DBS Check
4 31 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (3.22%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (2.99%) A+ Certification
6 26 (2.99%) CCNA
7 24 (2.76%) Security Cleared
8 21 (2.42%) MCP
9 19 (2.19%) SC Cleared
10 18 (2.07%) Azure Certification
11 15 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
11 15 (1.73%) Network+ Certification
12 14 (1.61%) MCSE
13 11 (1.27%) CCNP
13 11 (1.27%) MCSA
14 7 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.69%) PMI Certification
16 5 (0.58%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (5.29%) SLA
2 44 (5.06%) Cyber Essentials
3 40 (4.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (2.99%) GDPR
5 10 (1.15%) QA
6 8 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.69%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.69%) NIST
8 3 (0.35%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.12%) GxP
9 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 351 (40.39%) Active Directory
2 84 (9.67%) Hyper-V
3 68 (7.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (1.50%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.27%) Firmware
6 6 (0.69%) Docker
6 6 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.58%) VMware Workstation
7 5 (0.58%) vSphere
8 2 (0.23%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 156 (17.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.07%) SCCM
3 12 (1.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 12 (1.38%) Autotask
3 12 (1.38%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (1.27%) Kubernetes
5 8 (0.92%) FortiGate
6 7 (0.81%) SmoothWall
6 7 (0.81%) WSUS
7 6 (0.69%) Ansible
7 6 (0.69%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.35%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.12%) Nessus
10 1 (0.12%) Podman
10 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 427 (49.14%) Microsoft
2 106 (12.20%) VMware
3 61 (7.02%) Google
4 52 (5.98%) Fortinet
5 43 (4.95%) Apple
6 39 (4.49%) Fujitsu
6 39 (4.49%) Virgin Media
7 34 (3.91%) Cisco
8 32 (3.68%) Veeam
9 24 (2.76%) ServiceNow
10 21 (2.42%) Meraki
11 15 (1.73%) Adobe
12 14 (1.61%) Sage
12 14 (1.61%) Zoho
13 13 (1.50%) Datto
13 13 (1.50%) Dell
14 12 (1.38%) WatchGuard
14 12 (1.38%) Xamarin
15 9 (1.04%) Draytek
16 8 (0.92%) Acronis