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 29 September 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 266 169
Rank change year-on-year +148 -97 +14
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,645 461 1,054
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.59% 1.08% 1.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 1.19% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,417 346 735
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,500 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.05% +5.71%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,938 £46,250
90th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +4.17% +2.86%

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 96,354 38,754 63,738
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.01% 90.47% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 67,687 22,906 37,121
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -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 29 September 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 29 September 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 +128 391 £37,500 -6.25% 91
Midlands +60 299 £34,500 -8.00% 67
North of England +45 264 £34,000 -2.86% 70
East of England +98 243 £35,000 -3.45% 34
South West +32 237 £35,000 -3.45% 24
London +42 209 £36,000 -20.00% 161
West Midlands +57 154 £34,500 -27.37% 31
North West +78 150 £35,000 - 39
East Midlands +26 145 £35,000 +13.82% 35
Yorkshire -15 92 £30,000 -9.09% 21
North East -51 22 £40,000 -17.95% 10
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 29 September 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.

1 887 (53.92%) Microsoft
2 809 (49.18%) Microsoft 365
3 774 (47.05%) Windows
4 600 (36.47%) Active Directory
5 475 (28.88%) Azure
6 420 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
7 401 (24.38%) Entra ID
8 400 (24.32%) Windows Server
9 362 (22.01%) Customer Service
10 309 (18.78%) Firewall
11 299 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
12 287 (17.45%) Microsoft Exchange
13 278 (16.90%) DNS
14 263 (15.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 245 (14.89%) Cybersecurity
16 242 (14.71%) SharePoint
17 237 (14.41%) DHCP
18 221 (13.43%) Hyper-V
19 218 (13.25%) VPN
20 211 (12.83%) VMware
21 170 (10.33%) TCP/IP
22 166 (10.09%) Wi-Fi
23 160 (9.73%) VMware Infrastructure
24 153 (9.30%) ITIL
25 150 (9.12%) Continuous Improvement
26 144 (8.75%) Disaster Recovery
27 135 (8.21%) Windows 10
28 130 (7.90%) Degree
29 125 (7.60%) Linux
30 122 (7.42%) VLAN

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
1 287 (17.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 242 (14.71%) SharePoint
3 23 (1.40%) IIS
4 6 (0.36%) Apache
5 5 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.24%) Confluence
6 4 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 83 (5.05%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.18%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (0.24%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.24%) Shopify
3 2 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.061%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 809 (49.18%) Microsoft 365
2 475 (28.88%) Azure
3 401 (24.38%) Entra ID
4 76 (4.62%) OneDrive
5 58 (3.53%) Google Workspace
6 51 (3.10%) AWS
7 41 (2.49%) SaaS
8 34 (2.07%) Mimecast
9 25 (1.52%) Power Platform
10 16 (0.97%) Power Automate
11 14 (0.85%) Nutanix
12 13 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
13 11 (0.67%) PaaS
14 10 (0.61%) IaaS
15 9 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
16 7 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
17 6 (0.36%) Cloudflare
18 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
18 5 (0.30%) PowerApps
19 4 (0.24%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 309 (18.78%) Firewall
2 278 (16.90%) DNS
3 237 (14.41%) DHCP
4 218 (13.25%) VPN
5 170 (10.33%) TCP/IP
6 166 (10.09%) Wi-Fi
7 122 (7.42%) VLAN
8 114 (6.93%) LAN
9 107 (6.50%) WAN
10 104 (6.32%) Wireless
11 95 (5.78%) VoIP
12 48 (2.92%) SAN
13 31 (1.88%) Network Security
14 23 (1.40%) Internet
15 21 (1.28%) SSL
16 17 (1.03%) WLAN
17 14 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
18 8 (0.49%) PBX
18 8 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
19 6 (0.36%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (4.38%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (0.55%) MySQL
4 4 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.24%) Power BI
5 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 34 (2.07%) 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
1 504 (30.64%) Social Skills
2 75 (4.56%) Analytical Skills
3 69 (4.19%) Legal
4 68 (4.13%) Manufacturing
5 56 (3.40%) Finance
6 53 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
7 39 (2.37%) Retail
8 36 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 35 (2.13%) Advertising
10 34 (2.07%) Telecoms
11 26 (1.58%) Public Sector
12 25 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
13 22 (1.34%) Law
14 16 (0.97%) Automotive
15 13 (0.79%) Games
16 9 (0.55%) Aerospace
17 8 (0.49%) Aviation
18 7 (0.43%) Local Government
19 6 (0.36%) Banking
19 6 (0.36%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.55%) HTML
2 7 (0.43%) JSON
3 5 (0.30%) CSS
4 4 (0.24%) .NET
4 4 (0.24%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 4 (0.24%) Web Services
4 4 (0.24%) WinForms
5 3 (0.18%) LDAP
5 3 (0.18%) Terraform
6 2 (0.12%) EDI
6 2 (0.12%) SAML
7 1 (0.061%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.061%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 224 (13.62%) Driving Licence
2 100 (6.08%) Onboarding
3 75 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (2.61%) CCTV
5 37 (2.25%) Data Centre
6 25 (1.52%) Operational Technology
7 21 (1.28%) Video Conferencing
8 20 (1.22%) Replication
9 17 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 17 (1.03%) Management Information System
10 15 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (0.91%) Clustering
11 12 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
12 11 (0.67%) Cloud Native
13 10 (0.61%) Security Posture
14 8 (0.49%) NHS
14 8 (0.49%) PKI
15 7 (0.43%) EPoS
16 6 (0.36%) FMCG
16 6 (0.36%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 774 (47.05%) Windows
2 400 (24.32%) Windows Server
3 135 (8.21%) Windows 10
4 125 (7.60%) Linux
5 107 (6.50%) Mac OS
6 45 (2.74%) Apple iOS
6 45 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 43 (2.61%) Android
8 33 (2.01%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (0.97%) Ubuntu
10 12 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.36%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.30%) Rocky
13 4 (0.24%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.18%) Kali Linux
14 3 (0.18%) Unix
15 2 (0.12%) VMS
16 1 (0.061%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 420 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
2 362 (22.01%) Customer Service
3 263 (15.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 245 (14.89%) Cybersecurity
5 153 (9.30%) ITIL
6 150 (9.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 144 (8.75%) Disaster Recovery
8 94 (5.71%) Project Delivery
9 79 (4.80%) Service Delivery
10 77 (4.68%) ITSM
11 65 (3.95%) Mentoring
12 61 (3.71%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 60 (3.65%) Service Management
14 53 (3.22%) Business Continuity
15 51 (3.10%) User Experience
16 50 (3.04%) Migration
17 49 (2.98%) Change Management
18 41 (2.49%) Root Cause Analysis
19 40 (2.43%) Collaborative Culture
20 39 (2.37%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 121 (7.36%) PowerShell
2 51 (3.10%) SQL
3 12 (0.73%) Python
3 12 (0.73%) Ruby
4 9 (0.55%) R
5 7 (0.43%) C#
6 4 (0.24%) Bicep
6 4 (0.24%) VBScript
7 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.18%) PHP
7 3 (0.18%) VB
7 3 (0.18%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.061%) Bash
9 1 (0.061%) Java
Qualifications
1 130 (7.90%) Degree
2 110 (6.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (4.50%) DBS Check
4 51 (3.10%) Cisco Certification
5 49 (2.98%) CCNA
6 38 (2.31%) Security Cleared
7 34 (2.07%) Azure Certification
8 27 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
9 25 (1.52%) A+ Certification
10 20 (1.22%) SC Cleared
11 19 (1.16%) MCSE
12 18 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
13 14 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (0.67%) MCSA
15 10 (0.61%) CCNP
16 9 (0.55%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.43%) AWS Certification
17 7 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
17 7 (0.43%) DV Cleared
17 7 (0.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (6.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 51 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (2.86%) GDPR
4 33 (2.01%) SLA
5 26 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (0.67%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.30%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.30%) NIST
8 4 (0.24%) NCSC
9 2 (0.12%) QA
10 1 (0.061%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.061%) TickIT
System Software
1 600 (36.47%) Active Directory
2 221 (13.43%) Hyper-V
3 160 (9.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (0.79%) vSphere
7 10 (0.61%) Docker
8 9 (0.55%) Firmware
8 9 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
9 7 (0.43%) BitLocker
10 4 (0.24%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.12%) XenApp
12 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 299 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (1.88%) Jamf Pro
3 18 (1.09%) Autotask
3 18 (1.09%) SCCM
4 13 (0.79%) WSUS
5 11 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
7 8 (0.49%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.36%) Kubernetes
9 5 (0.30%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.24%) Backup Exec
10 4 (0.24%) Iperf
10 4 (0.24%) Nessus
10 4 (0.24%) SmoothWall
11 3 (0.18%) Nmap
12 2 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.12%) Ansible
12 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 887 (53.92%) Microsoft
2 211 (12.83%) VMware
3 96 (5.84%) Cisco
4 82 (4.98%) Veeam
5 61 (3.71%) Google
5 61 (3.71%) SonicWALL
6 50 (3.04%) Apple
7 41 (2.49%) Meraki
8 37 (2.25%) Sophos
9 34 (2.07%) Datto
9 34 (2.07%) HP
10 32 (1.95%) Fortinet
11 31 (1.88%) Dell
12 30 (1.82%) Ubiquiti
13 28 (1.70%) Palo Alto
14 23 (1.40%) TOWER Software
15 22 (1.34%) Draytek
16 21 (1.28%) Aruba
17 20 (1.22%) Logitech
18 17 (1.03%) ServiceNow