IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £32,736 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 March 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 169 134
Rank change year-on-year +75 -35 +125
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,369 689 1,700
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.97% 1.87% 2.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.14% 2.08% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,181 457 1,527
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,630 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,736 £35,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.47% +6.06% -1.49%
75th Percentile £41,250 £44,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £51,100
UK median annual salary £32,868 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -6.09% +6.06% -1.49%

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 64,058 33,155 73,652
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 89.99% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 42,215 21,310 57,502
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,231 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,159
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 30 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 30 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 +62 356 £33,500 -4.29% 75
North of England +58 282 £32,175 -3.54% 59
Midlands -27 236 £32,000 -8.57% 46
London +69 187 £40,000 -11.11% 30
East of England +47 165 £30,000 +9.09% 30
North West +60 144 £31,000 -11.43% 35
South West +41 141 £34,500 -1.43% 41
East Midlands -8 136 £30,000 - 22
Yorkshire +14 127 £33,500 +11.67% 22
West Midlands -50 100 £32,500 -7.14% 24
North East -19 11 £30,000 -20.00% 5
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 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.

1 625 (45.65%) Microsoft 365
2 621 (45.36%) Microsoft
3 619 (45.22%) Windows
4 502 (36.67%) Active Directory
5 409 (29.88%) Azure
6 386 (28.20%) Problem-Solving
7 319 (23.30%) Windows Server
8 276 (20.16%) Customer Service
9 243 (17.75%) Firewall
10 226 (16.51%) Entra ID
11 217 (15.85%) DNS
12 201 (14.68%) DHCP
12 201 (14.68%) Microsoft Intune
13 172 (12.56%) VPN
13 172 (12.56%) Windows 10
14 167 (12.20%) ITIL
15 155 (11.32%) Microsoft Exchange
15 155 (11.32%) SharePoint
16 140 (10.23%) VMware
17 132 (9.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 125 (9.13%) WAN
19 123 (8.98%) Cybersecurity
19 123 (8.98%) Microsoft Office
20 122 (8.91%) LAN
21 121 (8.84%) Hyper-V
22 115 (8.40%) Wi-Fi
23 95 (6.94%) Google
24 90 (6.57%) Degree
24 90 (6.57%) Mentoring
24 90 (6.57%) Microsoft Certification

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
1 155 (11.32%) Microsoft Exchange
1 155 (11.32%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.10%) Confluence
3 11 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2013
4 10 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2007
4 10 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2010
4 10 (0.73%) IIS
Applications
1 123 (8.98%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.15%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.073%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.073%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (0.51%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.073%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 625 (45.65%) Microsoft 365
2 409 (29.88%) Azure
3 226 (16.51%) Entra ID
4 84 (6.14%) Google Workspace
5 74 (5.41%) AWS
6 49 (3.58%) OneDrive
7 44 (3.21%) SaaS
8 24 (1.75%) Power Platform
9 23 (1.68%) IaaS
9 23 (1.68%) PaaS
10 19 (1.39%) GCP
11 11 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (0.80%) Datadog
11 11 (0.80%) Power Automate
11 11 (0.80%) PowerApps
12 10 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (0.58%) Mimecast
14 7 (0.51%) OCI
15 5 (0.37%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 243 (17.75%) Firewall
2 217 (15.85%) DNS
3 201 (14.68%) DHCP
4 172 (12.56%) VPN
5 125 (9.13%) WAN
6 122 (8.91%) LAN
7 115 (8.40%) Wi-Fi
8 90 (6.57%) TCP/IP
8 90 (6.57%) VLAN
9 61 (4.46%) VoIP
10 33 (2.41%) Wireless
11 31 (2.26%) SAN
12 24 (1.75%) Network Security
12 24 (1.75%) SD-WAN
13 14 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
14 10 (0.73%) IP Telephony
14 10 (0.73%) WLAN
15 9 (0.66%) Internet
16 5 (0.37%) SSL
16 5 (0.37%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (3.87%) SQL Server
2 24 (1.75%) Power BI
3 8 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (0.29%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 36 (2.63%) JIRA
2 8 (0.58%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.29%) GitLab
4 2 (0.15%) Git
5 1 (0.073%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.073%) LabVIEW
General
1 352 (25.71%) Social Skills
2 81 (5.92%) Finance
3 78 (5.70%) Organisational Skills
4 51 (3.73%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (3.73%) Law
5 45 (3.29%) Retail
6 44 (3.21%) Manufacturing
7 39 (2.85%) Multimedia
8 38 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (2.70%) Legal
10 33 (2.41%) Telecoms
11 24 (1.75%) Public Sector
12 12 (0.88%) Advertising
13 9 (0.66%) Banking
13 9 (0.66%) Games
14 7 (0.51%) Electronics
15 6 (0.44%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.44%) Spanish Language
16 5 (0.37%) Financial Institution
16 5 (0.37%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (0.88%) .NET
2 8 (0.58%) .NET Framework
2 8 (0.58%) Entity Framework
2 8 (0.58%) WinForms
3 5 (0.37%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.29%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.073%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
5 1 (0.073%) LangChain
5 1 (0.073%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.073%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.073%) OAuth
5 1 (0.073%) OpenID
5 1 (0.073%) React
5 1 (0.073%) SAML
5 1 (0.073%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.073%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 212 (15.49%) Driving Licence
2 60 (4.38%) Onboarding
3 41 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (1.68%) CCTV
5 18 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (0.95%) Data Centre
7 11 (0.80%) Security Posture
7 11 (0.80%) Smartphone
8 10 (0.73%) iPad
8 10 (0.73%) iPhone
9 9 (0.66%) Fat Client
9 9 (0.66%) FMCG
9 9 (0.66%) Social Media
9 9 (0.66%) Thin Client
10 8 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (0.58%) Linux Command Line
11 6 (0.44%) PMI
12 5 (0.37%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.37%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 619 (45.22%) Windows
2 319 (23.30%) Windows Server
3 172 (12.56%) Windows 10
4 84 (6.14%) Mac OS
5 57 (4.16%) Windows Server 2019
6 56 (4.09%) Linux
7 54 (3.94%) Windows Server 2016
8 29 (2.12%) Apple iOS
9 28 (2.05%) Windows Server 2012
10 24 (1.75%) Android
11 17 (1.24%) Windows 7
12 16 (1.17%) Mac OS X
13 11 (0.80%) Windows 8
14 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.22%) Debian
16 1 (0.073%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.073%) Solaris
16 1 (0.073%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.073%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (28.20%) Problem-Solving
2 276 (20.16%) Customer Service
3 167 (12.20%) ITIL
4 132 (9.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 123 (8.98%) Cybersecurity
6 90 (6.57%) Mentoring
7 89 (6.50%) ITSM
8 67 (4.89%) Service Delivery
9 56 (4.09%) Disaster Recovery
10 51 (3.73%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 48 (3.51%) Continuous Improvement
12 47 (3.43%) Migration
12 47 (3.43%) Process Improvement
13 43 (3.14%) Asset Management
14 40 (2.92%) Change Management
15 39 (2.85%) Project Delivery
15 39 (2.85%) Service Management
16 38 (2.78%) Computer Science
16 38 (2.78%) Incident Management
17 35 (2.56%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 71 (5.19%) PowerShell
2 44 (3.21%) SQL
3 11 (0.80%) C#
3 11 (0.80%) Python
4 10 (0.73%) Bash
5 8 (0.58%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.37%) PL/SQL
6 5 (0.37%) VB
6 5 (0.37%) VBScript
7 4 (0.29%) R
8 3 (0.22%) Uniface
9 2 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.073%) Java
10 1 (0.073%) PHP
10 1 (0.073%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 90 (6.57%) Degree
1 90 (6.57%) Microsoft Certification
2 61 (4.46%) Security Cleared
3 51 (3.73%) DBS Check
4 39 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
5 38 (2.78%) SC Cleared
6 37 (2.70%) CCNA
7 36 (2.63%) A+ Certification
8 26 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 24 (1.75%) Network+ Certification
10 21 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
11 20 (1.46%) Azure Certification
12 18 (1.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 17 (1.24%) MCSE
14 15 (1.10%) CCNP
14 15 (1.10%) DV Cleared
15 13 (0.95%) MCSA
16 9 (0.66%) CompTIA Security+
17 6 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 6 (0.44%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (6.21%) SLA
2 59 (4.31%) Cyber Essentials
3 44 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (0.66%) GDPR
6 7 (0.51%) NIST
6 7 (0.51%) QA
7 3 (0.22%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.073%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.073%) SOC 2
System Software
1 502 (36.67%) Active Directory
2 121 (8.84%) Hyper-V
3 80 (5.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (0.80%) VMware Workstation
6 8 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (0.51%) vSphere
8 6 (0.44%) Firmware
9 5 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (0.29%) Docker
10 4 (0.29%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.15%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.073%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.073%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 201 (14.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.34%) SCCM
3 22 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 18 (1.31%) Autotask
4 18 (1.31%) WSUS
5 17 (1.24%) Jamf Pro
6 10 (0.73%) FortiGate
6 10 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.58%) Ansible
8 7 (0.51%) SmoothWall
9 3 (0.22%) Terraform
10 1 (0.073%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.073%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.073%) Podman
Vendors
1 621 (45.36%) Microsoft
2 140 (10.23%) VMware
3 95 (6.94%) Google
4 55 (4.02%) Fortinet
5 52 (3.80%) Apple
6 39 (2.85%) Cisco
6 39 (2.85%) Fujitsu
6 39 (2.85%) Virgin Media
7 34 (2.48%) Meraki
8 26 (1.90%) Veeam
9 22 (1.61%) Dell
10 14 (1.02%) Datto
10 14 (1.02%) Sage
10 14 (1.02%) ServiceNow
10 14 (1.02%) WatchGuard
11 12 (0.88%) ConnectWise
11 12 (0.88%) Draytek
12 11 (0.80%) Citrix
12 11 (0.80%) Epicor
12 11 (0.80%) HP