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 18 January 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 164 149
Rank change year-on-year +13 -15 +121
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 845 848 1,063
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.57% 1.77% 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 1.91% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 688 495 973
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - +6.06%
75th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £48,825 £57,500 £57,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
% 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 48,844 44,336 50,080
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 92.44% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 30,889 23,188 39,413
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -7.39%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 18 January 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 18 January 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
Midlands -17 195 £31,500 -10.00% 34
South East +40 190 £32,000 -8.57% 83
North of England +27 161 £32,500 -7.14% 63
London +65 143 £42,000 -16.00% 30
East Midlands +11 128 £30,000 - 21
South West +26 83 £32,750 -6.43% 29
North West +14 78 £30,000 -17.24% 25
Yorkshire +23 76 £36,500 +10.61% 27
East of England +31 75 £30,000 - 28
West Midlands -53 67 £35,000 - 13
North East -3 7 £30,000 -16.67% 16
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 January 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.

1 422 (49.94%) Windows
2 420 (49.70%) Microsoft 365
3 417 (49.35%) Microsoft
4 343 (40.59%) Active Directory
5 300 (35.50%) Azure
6 283 (33.49%) Problem-Solving
7 235 (27.81%) Windows Server
8 177 (20.95%) DNS
9 176 (20.83%) Firewall
10 175 (20.71%) Customer Service
11 161 (19.05%) DHCP
12 152 (17.99%) Microsoft Intune
13 146 (17.28%) Entra ID
14 128 (15.15%) SharePoint
15 125 (14.79%) VPN
16 121 (14.32%) ITIL
17 107 (12.66%) Windows 10
18 105 (12.43%) VMware
19 102 (12.07%) Microsoft Exchange
20 86 (10.18%) TCP/IP
21 85 (10.06%) Cybersecurity
22 84 (9.94%) VLAN
23 83 (9.82%) Hyper-V
24 81 (9.59%) Degree
25 77 (9.11%) Mentoring
26 74 (8.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
27 71 (8.40%) WAN
28 69 (8.17%) VMware Infrastructure
28 69 (8.17%) Wi-Fi
29 68 (8.05%) Microsoft Office

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
1 128 (15.15%) SharePoint
2 102 (12.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (2.13%) IIS
4 7 (0.83%) Confluence
5 3 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 68 (8.05%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.36%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (0.24%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 420 (49.70%) Microsoft 365
2 300 (35.50%) Azure
3 146 (17.28%) Entra ID
4 57 (6.75%) AWS
5 49 (5.80%) Google Workspace
6 34 (4.02%) OneDrive
7 30 (3.55%) SaaS
8 23 (2.72%) GCP
9 22 (2.60%) Power Platform
10 15 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (1.54%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.42%) Datadog
13 11 (1.30%) IaaS
13 11 (1.30%) PaaS
14 6 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (0.71%) iPaaS
14 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (0.59%) Azure AI
15 5 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (0.59%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 177 (20.95%) DNS
2 176 (20.83%) Firewall
3 161 (19.05%) DHCP
4 125 (14.79%) VPN
5 86 (10.18%) TCP/IP
6 84 (9.94%) VLAN
7 71 (8.40%) WAN
8 69 (8.17%) Wi-Fi
9 65 (7.69%) LAN
10 38 (4.50%) VoIP
11 35 (4.14%) Wireless
12 33 (3.91%) SAN
13 19 (2.25%) Network Security
14 15 (1.78%) SD-WAN
15 11 (1.30%) IP Telephony
15 11 (1.30%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.95%) Internet
16 8 (0.95%) IPsec
16 8 (0.95%) WLAN
17 5 (0.59%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.50%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.25%) Power BI
3 12 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.83%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.36%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.36%) Mixpanel
6 3 (0.36%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.36%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.12%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 22 (2.60%) JIRA
2 6 (0.71%) Chocolatey
3 5 (0.59%) Git
4 3 (0.36%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.36%) Charles Proxy
4 3 (0.36%) Fiddler
4 3 (0.36%) Maven
4 3 (0.36%) Postman
4 3 (0.36%) Selenium
4 3 (0.36%) TestNG
4 3 (0.36%) WebDriver
4 3 (0.36%) Zephyr
5 2 (0.24%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.24%) JMeter
5 2 (0.24%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.24%) NeoLoad
5 2 (0.24%) Snyk
6 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
General
1 273 (32.31%) Social Skills
2 66 (7.81%) Finance
3 54 (6.39%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (6.15%) Law
5 50 (5.92%) Organisational Skills
6 39 (4.62%) Manufacturing
6 39 (4.62%) Multimedia
7 29 (3.43%) Legal
8 26 (3.08%) Telecoms
9 21 (2.49%) Public Sector
10 19 (2.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (1.89%) Retail
12 13 (1.54%) Electronics
13 10 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (0.95%) Advertising
15 7 (0.83%) Games
16 6 (0.71%) Banking
17 5 (0.59%) Marketing
18 4 (0.47%) Dutch Language
18 4 (0.47%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.49%) .NET
2 15 (1.78%) .NET Framework
3 12 (1.42%) Entity Framework
3 12 (1.42%) WinForms
4 9 (1.07%) REST
5 7 (0.83%) ASP.NET
6 6 (0.71%) GraphQL
7 4 (0.47%) React
8 3 (0.36%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.36%) OAuth
9 2 (0.24%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.12%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
10 1 (0.12%) LangChain
10 1 (0.12%) LangGraph
10 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.12%) OpenID
10 1 (0.12%) OpenTelemetry
10 1 (0.12%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 159 (18.82%) Driving Licence
2 50 (5.92%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (1.89%) CCTV
6 14 (1.66%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.30%) iPad
8 10 (1.18%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.07%) Clustering
9 9 (1.07%) Smartphone
10 8 (0.95%) FMCG
11 7 (0.83%) CMDB
11 7 (0.83%) Cyber Security Posture
11 7 (0.83%) Fat Client
11 7 (0.83%) Thin Client
11 7 (0.83%) Virtual Team
12 6 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.71%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.71%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 422 (49.94%) Windows
2 235 (27.81%) Windows Server
3 107 (12.66%) Windows 10
4 52 (6.15%) Mac OS
5 41 (4.85%) Linux
6 38 (4.50%) Windows Server 2019
7 34 (4.02%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (2.13%) Android
8 18 (2.13%) Apple iOS
9 15 (1.78%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (0.95%) Mac OS X
11 7 (0.83%) Windows 7
12 6 (0.71%) VMS
13 5 (0.59%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.36%) Debian
15 2 (0.24%) Rocky
16 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.12%) Solaris
16 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (33.49%) Problem-Solving
2 175 (20.71%) Customer Service
3 121 (14.32%) ITIL
4 85 (10.06%) Cybersecurity
5 77 (9.11%) Mentoring
6 74 (8.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 50 (5.92%) Disaster Recovery
8 49 (5.80%) ITSM
9 40 (4.73%) Migration
10 38 (4.50%) Computer Science
11 35 (4.14%) Incident Management
11 35 (4.14%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 34 (4.02%) Service Delivery
13 31 (3.67%) Project Delivery
14 30 (3.55%) Continuous Improvement
15 29 (3.43%) Data Protection
16 28 (3.31%) Asset Management
17 27 (3.20%) Process Improvement
17 27 (3.20%) Software Engineering
18 25 (2.96%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 52 (6.15%) PowerShell
2 41 (4.85%) SQL
3 18 (2.13%) C#
4 17 (2.01%) Python
5 12 (1.42%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.07%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.83%) PL/SQL
7 7 (0.83%) VBScript
8 4 (0.47%) Java
9 3 (0.36%) Bash
10 2 (0.24%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.12%) Uniface
11 1 (0.12%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 81 (9.59%) Degree
2 64 (7.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 39 (4.62%) DBS Check
4 30 (3.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.20%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (3.08%) A+ Certification
7 25 (2.96%) CCNA
8 23 (2.72%) Security Cleared
9 21 (2.49%) MCP
10 18 (2.13%) SC Cleared
11 16 (1.89%) Azure Certification
12 15 (1.78%) MCSE
12 15 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
13 14 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (1.30%) MCSA
15 9 (1.07%) CCNP
16 7 (0.83%) CompTIA Security+
17 6 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 6 (0.71%) PMI Certification
18 5 (0.59%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.09%) SLA
2 42 (4.97%) Cyber Essentials
3 38 (4.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (2.96%) GDPR
5 10 (1.18%) QA
6 7 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.71%) NIST
8 5 (0.59%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.36%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.24%) GxP
10 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 343 (40.59%) Active Directory
2 83 (9.82%) Hyper-V
3 69 (8.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.30%) Firmware
6 6 (0.71%) Docker
7 5 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.59%) VMware Workstation
7 5 (0.59%) vSphere
8 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.24%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 152 (17.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (2.01%) SCCM
3 13 (1.54%) Autotask
4 12 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (1.30%) Kubernetes
6 7 (0.83%) FortiGate
6 7 (0.83%) SmoothWall
6 7 (0.83%) WSUS
7 6 (0.71%) Ansible
7 6 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.36%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.12%) Nessus
9 1 (0.12%) Podman
9 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 417 (49.35%) Microsoft
2 105 (12.43%) VMware
3 60 (7.10%) Google
4 52 (6.15%) Fortinet
5 42 (4.97%) Apple
6 39 (4.62%) Fujitsu
6 39 (4.62%) Virgin Media
7 32 (3.79%) Veeam
8 30 (3.55%) Cisco
9 23 (2.72%) ServiceNow
10 18 (2.13%) Meraki
11 15 (1.78%) Adobe
12 14 (1.66%) Zoho
13 13 (1.54%) Sage
14 12 (1.42%) Datto
14 12 (1.42%) Dell
14 12 (1.42%) WatchGuard
14 12 (1.42%) Xamarin
15 9 (1.07%) Draytek
16 8 (0.95%) Salesforce