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 10 March 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 157 136
Rank change year-on-year +56 -21 +125
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,237 770 1,623
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.92% 1.95% 2.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.10% 2.15% 2.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,060 486 1,471
10th Percentile £25,875 £25,375 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +4.48% -
75th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £43,000
90th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £50,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,000
% 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 59,045 35,767 69,614
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.78% 90.67% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 38,347 20,975 55,049
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 10 March 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 10 March 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 +48 331 £33,500 -4.29% 72
North of England +44 260 £32,500 -4.41% 51
Midlands -21 228 £31,500 -10.00% 29
London +65 170 £40,000 -11.11% 37
East Midlands -3 133 £30,000 - 12
North West +48 132 £30,000 -22.08% 31
East of England +47 125 £30,000 +9.09% 34
South West +30 121 £33,000 -5.71% 29
Yorkshire +11 119 £35,000 +16.67% 15
West Midlands -51 95 £32,500 -7.14% 17
North East -25 9 £30,000 -16.67% 9
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 March 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.

1 570 (46.08%) Windows
2 561 (45.35%) Microsoft 365
3 552 (44.62%) Microsoft
4 459 (37.11%) Active Directory
5 388 (31.37%) Azure
6 362 (29.26%) Problem-Solving
7 294 (23.77%) Windows Server
8 248 (20.05%) Customer Service
9 230 (18.59%) Firewall
10 209 (16.90%) DNS
11 198 (16.01%) Entra ID
12 192 (15.52%) DHCP
13 184 (14.87%) Microsoft Intune
14 170 (13.74%) VPN
15 157 (12.69%) Windows 10
16 156 (12.61%) ITIL
17 141 (11.40%) SharePoint
18 137 (11.08%) VMware
19 135 (10.91%) Microsoft Exchange
20 124 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
21 119 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
22 115 (9.30%) WAN
23 114 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
24 113 (9.14%) Hyper-V
25 110 (8.89%) LAN
26 100 (8.08%) Wi-Fi
27 96 (7.76%) Google
28 90 (7.28%) VLAN
29 87 (7.03%) Degree
29 87 (7.03%) TCP/IP

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
1 141 (11.40%) SharePoint
2 135 (10.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.21%) Confluence
4 14 (1.13%) IIS
5 7 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2007
5 7 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2010
5 7 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.081%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 119 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.16%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.16%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.081%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.081%) CINEMA 4D
Business Applications
1 7 (0.57%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.081%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.081%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.081%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 561 (45.35%) Microsoft 365
2 388 (31.37%) Azure
3 198 (16.01%) Entra ID
4 82 (6.63%) Google Workspace
5 76 (6.14%) AWS
6 45 (3.64%) OneDrive
7 38 (3.07%) SaaS
8 24 (1.94%) GCP
8 24 (1.94%) Power Platform
9 20 (1.62%) IaaS
9 20 (1.62%) PaaS
10 16 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (1.05%) Power Automate
12 11 (0.89%) Datadog
13 10 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (0.65%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.57%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (0.57%) OCI
16 5 (0.40%) Azure AI
16 5 (0.40%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 230 (18.59%) Firewall
2 209 (16.90%) DNS
3 192 (15.52%) DHCP
4 170 (13.74%) VPN
5 115 (9.30%) WAN
6 110 (8.89%) LAN
7 100 (8.08%) Wi-Fi
8 90 (7.28%) VLAN
9 87 (7.03%) TCP/IP
10 58 (4.69%) VoIP
11 33 (2.67%) SAN
12 30 (2.43%) Wireless
13 25 (2.02%) SD-WAN
14 18 (1.46%) Network Security
15 14 (1.13%) Remote Desktop
16 10 (0.81%) IP Telephony
17 9 (0.73%) Internet
18 8 (0.65%) WLAN
19 5 (0.40%) SSL
19 5 (0.40%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.86%) Power BI
3 12 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.40%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.081%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.081%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.081%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 31 (2.51%) JIRA
2 8 (0.65%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.32%) GitLab
4 2 (0.16%) Git
4 2 (0.16%) Snyk
5 1 (0.081%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.081%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.081%) JMeter
5 1 (0.081%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.081%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.081%) NeoLoad
General
1 331 (26.76%) Social Skills
2 82 (6.63%) Finance
3 76 (6.14%) Organisational Skills
4 55 (4.45%) Law
5 50 (4.04%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (3.31%) Retail
7 39 (3.15%) Multimedia
8 37 (2.99%) Manufacturing
9 33 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (2.67%) Legal
9 33 (2.67%) Telecoms
10 24 (1.94%) Public Sector
11 9 (0.73%) Advertising
11 9 (0.73%) Banking
11 9 (0.73%) Games
12 7 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (0.57%) Electronics
13 5 (0.40%) Social Housing
14 4 (0.32%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.32%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.46%) .NET
2 13 (1.05%) .NET Framework
3 12 (0.97%) Entity Framework
3 12 (0.97%) WinForms
4 7 (0.57%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.32%) OpenTelemetry
6 3 (0.24%) OAuth
7 2 (0.16%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.16%) React
7 2 (0.16%) REST
8 1 (0.081%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.081%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
8 1 (0.081%) GraphQL
8 1 (0.081%) LangChain
8 1 (0.081%) LangGraph
8 1 (0.081%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.081%) OpenID
8 1 (0.081%) SAML
8 1 (0.081%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 206 (16.65%) Driving Licence
2 59 (4.77%) Onboarding
3 37 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (1.94%) CCTV
5 18 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (0.97%) Security Posture
7 11 (0.89%) Data Centre
7 11 (0.89%) Smartphone
8 10 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (0.81%) iPhone
9 9 (0.73%) Fat Client
9 9 (0.73%) iPad
9 9 (0.73%) Social Media
9 9 (0.73%) Thin Client
10 8 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (0.65%) Linux Command Line
11 7 (0.57%) FMCG
11 7 (0.57%) Management Information System
12 6 (0.49%) PMI
13 5 (0.40%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 570 (46.08%) Windows
2 294 (23.77%) Windows Server
3 157 (12.69%) Windows 10
4 80 (6.47%) Mac OS
5 54 (4.37%) Windows Server 2019
6 51 (4.12%) Linux
7 49 (3.96%) Windows Server 2016
8 26 (2.10%) Android
8 26 (2.10%) Apple iOS
9 24 (1.94%) Windows Server 2012
10 17 (1.37%) Windows 7
11 12 (0.97%) Mac OS X
12 11 (0.89%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.24%) Debian
14 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.081%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.081%) Solaris
15 1 (0.081%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.081%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 362 (29.26%) Problem-Solving
2 248 (20.05%) Customer Service
3 156 (12.61%) ITIL
4 124 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 114 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
6 85 (6.87%) Mentoring
7 81 (6.55%) ITSM
8 63 (5.09%) Service Delivery
9 54 (4.37%) Disaster Recovery
10 49 (3.96%) Migration
11 46 (3.72%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 43 (3.48%) Asset Management
12 43 (3.48%) Process Improvement
13 42 (3.40%) Continuous Improvement
14 40 (3.23%) Computer Science
15 36 (2.91%) Incident Management
15 36 (2.91%) Root Cause Analysis
16 35 (2.83%) Service Management
17 33 (2.67%) Change Management
17 33 (2.67%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 65 (5.25%) PowerShell
2 48 (3.88%) SQL
3 16 (1.29%) C#
4 12 (0.97%) Python
4 12 (0.97%) T-SQL
5 10 (0.81%) Bash
6 7 (0.57%) PL/SQL
6 7 (0.57%) VBScript
7 5 (0.40%) VB
8 3 (0.24%) Uniface
9 2 (0.16%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.16%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.081%) Java
10 1 (0.081%) PHP
10 1 (0.081%) R
10 1 (0.081%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 87 (7.03%) Degree
2 82 (6.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 56 (4.53%) Security Cleared
4 48 (3.88%) DBS Check
5 37 (2.99%) SC Cleared
6 36 (2.91%) Cisco Certification
7 35 (2.83%) CCNA
8 33 (2.67%) A+ Certification
9 31 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
10 21 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
11 20 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
12 19 (1.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 17 (1.37%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.29%) MCSE
15 15 (1.21%) DV Cleared
16 13 (1.05%) CCNP
16 13 (1.05%) MCSA
17 8 (0.65%) CompTIA Security+
18 6 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 6 (0.49%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (5.98%) SLA
2 56 (4.53%) Cyber Essentials
3 39 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 10 (0.81%) GDPR
6 7 (0.57%) QA
7 6 (0.49%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.49%) NIST
8 1 (0.081%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.081%) SOC 2
System Software
1 459 (37.11%) Active Directory
2 113 (9.14%) Hyper-V
3 80 (6.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (0.89%) VMware Workstation
6 8 (0.65%) vSphere
7 7 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (0.49%) Firmware
9 5 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (0.32%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.24%) Docker
12 2 (0.16%) XenDesktop
13 1 (0.081%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.081%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 184 (14.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.18%) SCCM
3 21 (1.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.21%) Autotask
4 15 (1.21%) Jamf Pro
4 15 (1.21%) WSUS
5 10 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (0.73%) Ansible
6 9 (0.73%) FortiGate
7 7 (0.57%) SmoothWall
8 4 (0.32%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.16%) Terraform
11 1 (0.081%) Nessus
11 1 (0.081%) Podman
11 1 (0.081%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 552 (44.62%) Microsoft
2 137 (11.08%) VMware
3 96 (7.76%) Google
4 52 (4.20%) Fortinet
5 47 (3.80%) Apple
6 39 (3.15%) Fujitsu
6 39 (3.15%) Virgin Media
7 36 (2.91%) Cisco
8 32 (2.59%) Meraki
9 30 (2.43%) Veeam
10 20 (1.62%) Dell
11 17 (1.37%) Sage
12 14 (1.13%) ServiceNow
12 14 (1.13%) WatchGuard
13 12 (0.97%) Xamarin
14 11 (0.89%) Adobe
14 11 (0.89%) Citrix
14 11 (0.89%) Datto
14 11 (0.89%) ESET
15 10 (0.81%) Draytek