IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £34,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2026.

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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 224 135
Rank change year-on-year +132 -89 +106
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,517 583 1,759
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.88% 1.50% 2.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.02% 1.68% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,297 405 1,578
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,625 £27,500 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £35,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% +6.06% -4.35%
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £43,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £54,200 £50,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year - +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 75,001 34,765 79,111
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 89.30% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 49,625 21,079 60,257
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £53,000
% change year-on-year -5.23% +9.50% -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 8 May 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 8 May 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 +79 352 £34,000 -2.86% 63
North of England +84 318 £32,500 - 56
Midlands +10 260 £32,500 -7.14% 39
East of England +72 210 £32,500 +8.33% 43
London +72 198 £40,000 -15.79% 31
South West +58 176 £35,000 +4.48% 32
North West +95 175 £32,500 -4.41% 26
East Midlands +26 136 £30,000 - 19
Yorkshire +19 134 £32,500 +11.11% 29
West Midlands -21 124 £32,500 -7.14% 20
North East -33 9 £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 8 May 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.

1 645 (42.52%) Microsoft 365
2 633 (41.73%) Microsoft
3 576 (37.97%) Windows
4 494 (32.56%) Active Directory
5 396 (26.10%) Azure
6 380 (25.05%) Problem-Solving
7 311 (20.50%) Windows Server
8 292 (19.25%) Customer Service
9 248 (16.35%) Entra ID
10 245 (16.15%) Firewall
11 191 (12.59%) DNS
12 185 (12.20%) Microsoft Intune
13 174 (11.47%) DHCP
14 173 (11.40%) VPN
15 159 (10.48%) SharePoint
15 159 (10.48%) Windows 10
16 155 (10.22%) Microsoft Exchange
17 152 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 141 (9.29%) VMware
19 140 (9.23%) ITIL
20 135 (8.90%) LAN
21 134 (8.83%) WAN
22 133 (8.77%) Wi-Fi
23 123 (8.11%) Hyper-V
24 122 (8.04%) Microsoft Office
25 121 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
26 103 (6.79%) Degree
27 96 (6.33%) Microsoft Certification
28 88 (5.80%) ITSM
28 88 (5.80%) 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
1 159 (10.48%) SharePoint
2 155 (10.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (0.92%) Confluence
4 11 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2013
5 9 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.40%) IIS
Applications
1 122 (8.04%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.20%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.13%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.066%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.066%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (0.46%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.066%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 645 (42.52%) Microsoft 365
2 396 (26.10%) Azure
3 248 (16.35%) Entra ID
4 66 (4.35%) Google Workspace
5 52 (3.43%) AWS
6 44 (2.90%) OneDrive
7 39 (2.57%) SaaS
8 26 (1.71%) PaaS
9 23 (1.52%) IaaS
10 21 (1.38%) Power Platform
11 14 (0.92%) Mimecast
12 12 (0.79%) PowerApps
13 9 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (0.59%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (0.53%) Datadog
15 7 (0.46%) OCI
16 6 (0.40%) Power Automate
17 5 (0.33%) GCP
17 5 (0.33%) Intacct
17 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 245 (16.15%) Firewall
2 191 (12.59%) DNS
3 174 (11.47%) DHCP
4 173 (11.40%) VPN
5 135 (8.90%) LAN
6 134 (8.83%) WAN
7 133 (8.77%) Wi-Fi
8 81 (5.34%) VLAN
9 70 (4.61%) VoIP
10 54 (3.56%) TCP/IP
11 49 (3.23%) SAN
12 31 (2.04%) Wireless
13 25 (1.65%) Network Security
14 21 (1.38%) SD-WAN
15 13 (0.86%) WLAN
16 11 (0.73%) Internet
17 10 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.46%) NAS
19 6 (0.40%) SSL
20 5 (0.33%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.35%) SQL Server
2 19 (1.25%) Power BI
3 3 (0.20%) MySQL
4 2 (0.13%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.066%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 35 (2.31%) JIRA
2 8 (0.53%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.26%) GitLab
4 1 (0.066%) Git
4 1 (0.066%) LabVIEW
General
1 339 (22.35%) Social Skills
2 82 (5.41%) Finance
3 61 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
4 59 (3.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (3.82%) Analytical Skills
6 54 (3.56%) Manufacturing
7 48 (3.16%) Law
8 40 (2.64%) Legal
8 40 (2.64%) Retail
9 39 (2.57%) Multimedia
9 39 (2.57%) Telecoms
10 21 (1.38%) Public Sector
11 14 (0.92%) Automotive
12 12 (0.79%) Advertising
13 9 (0.59%) Banking
14 8 (0.53%) Games
15 5 (0.33%) Electronics
15 5 (0.33%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.26%) Dutch Language
16 4 (0.26%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.33%) CSS
1 5 (0.33%) HTML
2 4 (0.26%) OpenTelemetry
3 3 (0.20%) .NET
3 3 (0.20%) JSON
3 3 (0.20%) Web Services
4 1 (0.066%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
4 1 (0.066%) LangChain
4 1 (0.066%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.066%) OAuth
4 1 (0.066%) OpenID
4 1 (0.066%) React
4 1 (0.066%) SAML
4 1 (0.066%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 202 (13.32%) Driving Licence
2 67 (4.42%) Onboarding
3 44 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
4 27 (1.78%) CCTV
5 20 (1.32%) Data Centre
6 12 (0.79%) FMCG
7 11 (0.73%) Security Posture
7 11 (0.73%) Social Media
8 9 (0.59%) Smartphone
9 8 (0.53%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (0.53%) Fat Client
9 8 (0.53%) iPad
9 8 (0.53%) iPhone
9 8 (0.53%) Linux Command Line
9 8 (0.53%) Management Information System
9 8 (0.53%) NHS
9 8 (0.53%) Thin Client
10 7 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (0.46%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 576 (37.97%) Windows
2 311 (20.50%) Windows Server
3 159 (10.48%) Windows 10
4 79 (5.21%) Mac OS
5 54 (3.56%) Linux
6 50 (3.30%) Windows Server 2019
7 47 (3.10%) Windows Server 2016
8 38 (2.50%) Apple iOS
9 34 (2.24%) Android
10 22 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
11 13 (0.86%) Windows 7
12 9 (0.59%) Mac OS X
13 8 (0.53%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
14 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.066%) Solaris
16 1 (0.066%) Unix
16 1 (0.066%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 380 (25.05%) Problem-Solving
2 292 (19.25%) Customer Service
3 152 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 140 (9.23%) ITIL
5 121 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
6 88 (5.80%) ITSM
6 88 (5.80%) Mentoring
7 76 (5.01%) Disaster Recovery
8 62 (4.09%) Service Delivery
9 59 (3.89%) Remote Monitoring and Management
10 54 (3.56%) Continuous Improvement
11 48 (3.16%) Migration
12 44 (2.90%) Service Management
13 43 (2.83%) Change Management
13 43 (2.83%) Time Management
14 41 (2.70%) Project Delivery
15 40 (2.64%) Root Cause Analysis
16 37 (2.44%) Process Improvement
17 35 (2.31%) ERP
18 34 (2.24%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 78 (5.14%) PowerShell
2 43 (2.83%) SQL
3 11 (0.73%) Bash
4 10 (0.66%) Python
5 5 (0.33%) VB
6 4 (0.26%) C#
6 4 (0.26%) PHP
6 4 (0.26%) R
7 3 (0.20%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.20%) Uniface
7 3 (0.20%) VBA
8 2 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.066%) Java
9 1 (0.066%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 103 (6.79%) Degree
2 96 (6.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (4.88%) Security Cleared
4 54 (3.56%) DBS Check
5 46 (3.03%) SC Cleared
6 38 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
7 37 (2.44%) A+ Certification
7 37 (2.44%) CCNA
8 28 (1.85%) Network+ Certification
9 22 (1.45%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 15 (0.99%) DV Cleared
11 15 (0.99%) MCSE
12 14 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (0.46%) CCNP
14 6 (0.40%) MCITP
14 6 (0.40%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.26%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (5.21%) SLA
2 59 (3.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 49 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.79%) GDPR
6 9 (0.59%) NIST
7 7 (0.46%) QA
8 4 (0.26%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.066%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.066%) SOC 2
System Software
1 494 (32.56%) Active Directory
2 123 (8.11%) Hyper-V
3 83 (5.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.19%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.66%) Docker
7 7 (0.46%) VMware Workstation
7 7 (0.46%) vSphere
8 6 (0.40%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.26%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.20%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.20%) Firmware
11 1 (0.066%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.066%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 185 (12.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (2.18%) SCCM
3 20 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 19 (1.25%) WSUS
5 18 (1.19%) Autotask
6 16 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
7 12 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
8 10 (0.66%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.33%) Ansible
10 4 (0.26%) SmoothWall
10 4 (0.26%) Terraform
11 1 (0.066%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.066%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.066%) Podman
11 1 (0.066%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 633 (41.73%) Microsoft
2 141 (9.29%) VMware
3 71 (4.68%) Google
4 60 (3.96%) Fortinet
5 52 (3.43%) Apple
6 43 (2.83%) Cisco
7 39 (2.57%) Fujitsu
7 39 (2.57%) Virgin Media
8 38 (2.50%) Meraki
9 24 (1.58%) Dell
10 20 (1.32%) Veeam
11 19 (1.25%) Datto
12 18 (1.19%) HP
12 18 (1.19%) Sophos
13 16 (1.05%) SonicWALL
14 13 (0.86%) Epicor
14 13 (0.86%) Ubiquiti
15 11 (0.73%) ConnectWise
15 11 (0.73%) Draytek
16 10 (0.66%) Citrix