IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £33,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 April 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 201 134
Rank change year-on-year +108 -67 +110
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,487 605 1,761
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.90% 1.62% 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.05% 1.81% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,272 431 1,583
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £35,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £43,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £50,250
UK median annual salary £34,000 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +6.06% -4.35%

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 72,689 33,363 78,271
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 89.26% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 47,571 21,428 59,865
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £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% -10.74%
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 24 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 24 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 +76 361 £33,500 -4.29% 61
North of England +69 316 £32,000 -3.03% 52
Midlands -13 255 £32,000 -8.57% 48
London +66 198 £40,000 -17.95% 23
East of England +49 195 £32,500 +12.07% 43
North West +73 166 £32,000 -8.57% 31
South West +43 159 £35,000 +0.72% 34
Yorkshire +13 140 £32,500 +8.33% 20
East Midlands -6 139 £30,000 - 31
West Midlands -23 116 £32,500 -7.14% 17
North East -36 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 24 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.

1 658 (44.25%) Microsoft
2 657 (44.18%) Microsoft 365
3 610 (41.02%) Windows
4 517 (34.77%) Active Directory
5 403 (27.10%) Azure
6 388 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
7 323 (21.72%) Windows Server
8 292 (19.64%) Customer Service
9 251 (16.88%) Entra ID
10 245 (16.48%) Firewall
11 206 (13.85%) DNS
12 192 (12.91%) Microsoft Intune
13 187 (12.58%) DHCP
14 176 (11.84%) Windows 10
15 169 (11.37%) VPN
16 163 (10.96%) SharePoint
17 159 (10.69%) ITIL
18 153 (10.29%) Microsoft Exchange
19 149 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 142 (9.55%) VMware
21 135 (9.08%) LAN
22 132 (8.88%) WAN
23 131 (8.81%) Wi-Fi
24 125 (8.41%) Microsoft Office
25 123 (8.27%) Cybersecurity
26 116 (7.80%) Hyper-V
27 97 (6.52%) ITSM
28 96 (6.46%) Degree
29 93 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
30 91 (6.12%) 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 (10.96%) SharePoint
2 153 (10.29%) 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 5 (0.34%) IIS
Applications
1 125 (8.41%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.48%) 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 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.067%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 657 (44.18%) Microsoft 365
2 403 (27.10%) Azure
3 251 (16.88%) Entra ID
4 77 (5.18%) Google Workspace
5 59 (3.97%) AWS
6 45 (3.03%) OneDrive
7 43 (2.89%) SaaS
8 28 (1.88%) PaaS
9 25 (1.68%) IaaS
10 22 (1.48%) Power Platform
11 13 (0.87%) PowerApps
12 12 (0.81%) Mimecast
13 10 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (0.67%) Datadog
14 9 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
14 9 (0.61%) Power Automate
15 8 (0.54%) GCP
16 7 (0.47%) OCI
17 5 (0.34%) Intacct
17 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 245 (16.48%) Firewall
2 206 (13.85%) DNS
3 187 (12.58%) DHCP
4 169 (11.37%) VPN
5 135 (9.08%) LAN
6 132 (8.88%) WAN
7 131 (8.81%) Wi-Fi
8 85 (5.72%) VLAN
9 70 (4.71%) TCP/IP
10 67 (4.51%) VoIP
11 43 (2.89%) SAN
12 34 (2.29%) Wireless
13 23 (1.55%) Network Security
13 23 (1.55%) SD-WAN
14 11 (0.74%) Internet
15 10 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
16 9 (0.61%) WLAN
17 7 (0.47%) NAS
18 6 (0.40%) IP Telephony
18 6 (0.40%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (4.17%) SQL Server
2 22 (1.48%) 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 (2.49%) JIRA
2 8 (0.54%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.067%) Git
4 1 (0.067%) LabVIEW
General
1 352 (23.67%) Social Skills
2 81 (5.45%) Finance
3 71 (4.77%) Organisational Skills
4 54 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 53 (3.56%) Analytical Skills
6 51 (3.43%) Manufacturing
7 49 (3.30%) Law
8 41 (2.76%) Retail
9 39 (2.62%) Multimedia
10 38 (2.56%) Legal
11 36 (2.42%) Telecoms
12 23 (1.55%) Public Sector
13 14 (0.94%) Advertising
14 12 (0.81%) Automotive
15 9 (0.61%) 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 (0.34%) CSS
1 5 (0.34%) HTML
2 4 (0.27%) .NET
2 4 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
3 3 (0.20%) JSON
4 2 (0.13%) Web Services
5 1 (0.067%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.067%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.067%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
5 1 (0.067%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.067%) LangChain
5 1 (0.067%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.067%) OAuth
5 1 (0.067%) OpenID
5 1 (0.067%) React
5 1 (0.067%) SAML
5 1 (0.067%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.067%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 207 (13.92%) Driving Licence
2 72 (4.84%) Onboarding
3 43 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
4 25 (1.68%) CCTV
5 17 (1.14%) Data Centre
6 11 (0.74%) Security Posture
6 11 (0.74%) Smartphone
6 11 (0.74%) Social Media
7 10 (0.67%) FMCG
7 10 (0.67%) iPad
7 10 (0.67%) iPhone
8 8 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (0.54%) Fat Client
8 8 (0.54%) Linux Command Line
8 8 (0.54%) Thin Client
9 7 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (0.47%) Operational Technology
10 6 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (0.40%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 610 (41.02%) Windows
2 323 (21.72%) Windows Server
3 176 (11.84%) Windows 10
4 84 (5.65%) Mac OS
5 55 (3.70%) Linux
6 50 (3.36%) Windows Server 2019
7 48 (3.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 38 (2.56%) Apple iOS
9 33 (2.22%) Android
10 23 (1.55%) Windows Server 2012
11 14 (0.94%) Windows 7
12 12 (0.81%) Mac OS X
13 9 (0.61%) 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 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
2 292 (19.64%) Customer Service
3 159 (10.69%) ITIL
4 149 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 123 (8.27%) Cybersecurity
6 97 (6.52%) ITSM
7 91 (6.12%) Mentoring
8 74 (4.98%) Disaster Recovery
9 65 (4.37%) Service Delivery
10 60 (4.03%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 53 (3.56%) Continuous Improvement
12 49 (3.30%) Service Management
13 47 (3.16%) Migration
14 43 (2.89%) Asset Management
15 42 (2.82%) Process Improvement
16 41 (2.76%) Change Management
16 41 (2.76%) Time Management
17 39 (2.62%) Project Delivery
17 39 (2.62%) Root Cause Analysis
18 37 (2.49%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 76 (5.11%) PowerShell
2 43 (2.89%) SQL
3 10 (0.67%) Bash
3 10 (0.67%) Python
4 5 (0.34%) C#
4 5 (0.34%) 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
7 2 (0.13%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.13%) VBScript
8 1 (0.067%) Java
8 1 (0.067%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.067%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 96 (6.46%) Degree
2 93 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 70 (4.71%) Security Cleared
4 57 (3.83%) DBS Check
5 44 (2.96%) SC Cleared
6 37 (2.49%) A+ Certification
7 36 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (2.29%) CCNA
9 26 (1.75%) Network+ Certification
10 20 (1.34%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
11 17 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (1.01%) DV Cleared
12 15 (1.01%) MCSE
13 10 (0.67%) CCNP
13 10 (0.67%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.40%) MCITP
14 6 (0.40%) MCSA
14 6 (0.40%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (5.92%) SLA
2 55 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 46 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (1.55%) 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
1 517 (34.77%) Active Directory
2 116 (7.80%) Hyper-V
3 83 (5.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.08%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (0.61%) Docker
6 9 (0.61%) VMware Workstation
7 7 (0.47%) vSphere
8 5 (0.34%) 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
1 192 (12.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (2.22%) SCCM
3 21 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 21 (1.41%) Autotask
4 19 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
4 19 (1.28%) WSUS
5 10 (0.67%) FortiGate
5 10 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.40%) SmoothWall
7 5 (0.34%) Ansible
8 3 (0.20%) Terraform
9 1 (0.067%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.067%) Podman
9 1 (0.067%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 658 (44.25%) Microsoft
2 142 (9.55%) VMware
3 83 (5.58%) Google
4 60 (4.03%) Fortinet
5 51 (3.43%) Apple
6 43 (2.89%) Cisco
7 39 (2.62%) Fujitsu
7 39 (2.62%) Virgin Media
8 36 (2.42%) Meraki
9 22 (1.48%) Dell
9 22 (1.48%) Veeam
10 19 (1.28%) Datto
11 18 (1.21%) HP
12 16 (1.08%) Sophos
13 15 (1.01%) ServiceNow
13 15 (1.01%) SonicWALL
14 13 (0.87%) Draytek
14 13 (0.87%) Epicor
14 13 (0.87%) Ubiquiti
15 11 (0.74%) Citrix