IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 April 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 206 133
Rank change year-on-year +113 -73 +114
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,494 600 1,767
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.89% 1.60% 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% 1.80% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,278 425 1,587
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £35,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +6.06% -4.35%
75th Percentile £42,250 £43,750 £43,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £54,200 £50,250
UK median annual salary £34,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -2.86% +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 73,299 33,353 78,588
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 88.82% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 48,050 21,342 60,019
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

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 26 April 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 26 April 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 +68 359 £34,000 -2.86% 69
North of England +69 317 £32,350 -1.97% 52
Midlands -6 256 £32,500 -7.14% 55
London +60 199 £40,000 -13.51% 26
East of England +53 199 £32,500 +12.07% 47
North West +75 167 £32,000 -8.57% 30
South West +53 161 £35,000 +0.72% 35
Yorkshire +8 140 £32,500 +8.33% 21
East Midlands -5 139 £30,000 - 35
West Midlands -31 117 £32,500 -7.14% 20
North East -44 10 £30,000 -20.00% 3
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 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.

1 656 (43.91%) Microsoft
1 656 (43.91%) Microsoft 365
2 609 (40.76%) Windows
3 514 (34.40%) Active Directory
4 403 (26.97%) Azure
5 388 (25.97%) Problem-Solving
6 323 (21.62%) Windows Server
7 289 (19.34%) Customer Service
8 249 (16.67%) Entra ID
9 245 (16.40%) Firewall
10 203 (13.59%) DNS
11 191 (12.78%) Microsoft Intune
12 184 (12.32%) DHCP
13 175 (11.71%) Windows 10
14 169 (11.31%) VPN
15 163 (10.91%) SharePoint
16 158 (10.58%) ITIL
17 154 (10.31%) Microsoft Exchange
18 151 (10.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 141 (9.44%) VMware
20 136 (9.10%) LAN
21 133 (8.90%) WAN
22 130 (8.70%) Wi-Fi
23 124 (8.30%) Microsoft Office
24 122 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
25 116 (7.76%) Hyper-V
26 97 (6.49%) Degree
27 95 (6.36%) ITSM
28 94 (6.29%) Microsoft Certification
29 91 (6.09%) 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 (10.91%) SharePoint
2 154 (10.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (0.94%) Confluence
4 10 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.40%) IIS
Applications
1 124 (8.30%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.20%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.13%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.067%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.067%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (0.47%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.067%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 656 (43.91%) Microsoft 365
2 403 (26.97%) Azure
3 249 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 77 (5.15%) Google Workspace
5 59 (3.95%) AWS
6 45 (3.01%) OneDrive
7 43 (2.88%) SaaS
8 28 (1.87%) PaaS
9 25 (1.67%) IaaS
10 22 (1.47%) Power Platform
11 13 (0.87%) Mimecast
11 13 (0.87%) PowerApps
12 10 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
12 10 (0.67%) Datadog
13 9 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (0.60%) Power Automate
14 8 (0.54%) GCP
15 7 (0.47%) OCI
16 5 (0.33%) Intacct
16 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 245 (16.40%) Firewall
2 203 (13.59%) DNS
3 184 (12.32%) DHCP
4 169 (11.31%) VPN
5 136 (9.10%) LAN
6 133 (8.90%) WAN
7 130 (8.70%) Wi-Fi
8 85 (5.69%) VLAN
9 69 (4.62%) TCP/IP
10 67 (4.48%) VoIP
11 44 (2.95%) SAN
12 35 (2.34%) Wireless
13 23 (1.54%) Network Security
13 23 (1.54%) SD-WAN
14 11 (0.74%) Internet
15 10 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
16 9 (0.60%) WLAN
17 7 (0.47%) NAS
17 7 (0.47%) SSL
18 6 (0.40%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (4.15%) SQL Server
2 22 (1.47%) Power BI
3 4 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.20%) MySQL
5 1 (0.067%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.067%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.067%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 37 (2.48%) JIRA
2 8 (0.54%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.067%) Git
4 1 (0.067%) LabVIEW
General
1 352 (23.56%) Social Skills
2 81 (5.42%) Finance
3 71 (4.75%) Organisational Skills
4 55 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (3.61%) Analytical Skills
6 51 (3.41%) Manufacturing
7 49 (3.28%) Law
8 41 (2.74%) Retail
9 39 (2.61%) Multimedia
10 38 (2.54%) Legal
11 36 (2.41%) Telecoms
12 23 (1.54%) Public Sector
13 14 (0.94%) Advertising
14 12 (0.80%) Automotive
15 9 (0.60%) Banking
16 8 (0.54%) Games
17 7 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
18 6 (0.40%) Dutch Language
18 6 (0.40%) Electronics
18 6 (0.40%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.33%) CSS
1 5 (0.33%) HTML
2 4 (0.27%) .NET
2 4 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
3 3 (0.20%) JSON
3 3 (0.20%) Web Services
4 1 (0.067%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.067%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.067%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
4 1 (0.067%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.067%) LangChain
4 1 (0.067%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.067%) OAuth
4 1 (0.067%) OpenID
4 1 (0.067%) React
4 1 (0.067%) SAML
4 1 (0.067%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.067%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 206 (13.79%) Driving Licence
2 72 (4.82%) Onboarding
3 43 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (1.74%) CCTV
5 25 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 17 (1.14%) Data Centre
7 11 (0.74%) Security Posture
7 11 (0.74%) Social Media
8 10 (0.67%) FMCG
8 10 (0.67%) iPad
8 10 (0.67%) iPhone
8 10 (0.67%) Smartphone
9 8 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (0.54%) Fat Client
9 8 (0.54%) Linux Command Line
9 8 (0.54%) Thin Client
10 7 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (0.47%) Operational Technology
11 6 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.40%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 609 (40.76%) Windows
2 323 (21.62%) Windows Server
3 175 (11.71%) Windows 10
4 83 (5.56%) Mac OS
5 55 (3.68%) Linux
6 50 (3.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 48 (3.21%) Windows Server 2016
8 40 (2.68%) Apple iOS
9 34 (2.28%) Android
10 23 (1.54%) Windows Server 2012
11 14 (0.94%) Windows 7
12 12 (0.80%) Mac OS X
13 9 (0.60%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.27%) Ubuntu
14 4 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.067%) Solaris
16 1 (0.067%) Unix
16 1 (0.067%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 388 (25.97%) Problem-Solving
2 289 (19.34%) Customer Service
3 158 (10.58%) ITIL
4 151 (10.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 122 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
6 95 (6.36%) ITSM
7 91 (6.09%) Mentoring
8 75 (5.02%) Disaster Recovery
9 65 (4.35%) Service Delivery
10 60 (4.02%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 53 (3.55%) Continuous Improvement
12 48 (3.21%) Service Management
13 47 (3.15%) Migration
14 43 (2.88%) Asset Management
15 42 (2.81%) Project Delivery
15 42 (2.81%) Time Management
16 41 (2.74%) Change Management
17 40 (2.68%) Process Improvement
18 39 (2.61%) Root Cause Analysis
19 36 (2.41%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 77 (5.15%) PowerShell
2 42 (2.81%) SQL
3 10 (0.67%) Bash
3 10 (0.67%) Python
4 5 (0.33%) C#
4 5 (0.33%) VB
5 4 (0.27%) PHP
5 4 (0.27%) R
6 3 (0.20%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.20%) Uniface
6 3 (0.20%) VBA
7 2 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.067%) Java
8 1 (0.067%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.067%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.067%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.067%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 97 (6.49%) Degree
2 94 (6.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 71 (4.75%) Security Cleared
4 57 (3.82%) DBS Check
5 45 (3.01%) SC Cleared
6 38 (2.54%) A+ Certification
7 36 (2.41%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (2.28%) CCNA
9 26 (1.74%) Network+ Certification
10 21 (1.41%) Azure Certification
11 20 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
12 17 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (1.00%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.00%) MCSE
14 10 (0.67%) CCNP
14 10 (0.67%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.40%) MCITP
15 6 (0.40%) MCSA
15 6 (0.40%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (5.96%) SLA
2 55 (3.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 46 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 11 (0.74%) GDPR
6 7 (0.47%) NIST
6 7 (0.47%) QA
7 3 (0.20%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.067%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.067%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.067%) SOC 2
System Software
1 514 (34.40%) Active Directory
2 116 (7.76%) Hyper-V
3 81 (5.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (0.60%) Docker
6 9 (0.60%) VMware Workstation
7 7 (0.47%) vSphere
8 5 (0.33%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.27%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.20%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.20%) Firmware
11 1 (0.067%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 191 (12.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (2.28%) SCCM
3 21 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 21 (1.41%) Autotask
4 19 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
4 19 (1.27%) WSUS
5 10 (0.67%) FortiGate
5 10 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.40%) SmoothWall
7 5 (0.33%) Ansible
8 3 (0.20%) Terraform
9 1 (0.067%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.067%) Podman
9 1 (0.067%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 656 (43.91%) Microsoft
2 141 (9.44%) VMware
3 83 (5.56%) Google
4 60 (4.02%) Fortinet
5 52 (3.48%) Apple
6 43 (2.88%) Cisco
7 39 (2.61%) Fujitsu
7 39 (2.61%) Virgin Media
8 36 (2.41%) Meraki
9 22 (1.47%) Dell
10 21 (1.41%) Veeam
11 19 (1.27%) Datto
12 18 (1.20%) HP
13 17 (1.14%) Sophos
14 15 (1.00%) SonicWALL
15 13 (0.87%) Draytek
15 13 (0.87%) Epicor
15 13 (0.87%) ServiceNow
15 13 (0.87%) Ubiquiti
16 11 (0.74%) Citrix