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 7 May 2026.

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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 221 136
Rank change year-on-year +132 -85 +111
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,531 587 1,763
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.88% 1.50% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.02% 1.68% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,309 410 1,583
10th Percentile £26,475 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £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 £53,750 £50,250
UK median annual salary £34,625 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -1.07% +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 75,631 34,943 79,067
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.91% 89.34% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 49,894 21,346 60,262
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,531 £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 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% +10.38% -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 7 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 7 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 +89 357 £34,000 -2.86% 74
North of England +89 322 £32,500 - 52
Midlands +7 261 £32,500 -7.14% 39
East of England +78 211 £32,500 +8.33% 45
London +68 200 £40,000 -11.11% 34
South West +47 177 £35,000 +3.70% 34
North West +97 175 £32,500 -7.14% 27
Yorkshire +14 138 £32,500 +14.04% 23
East Midlands +17 136 £30,000 - 21
West Midlands -17 125 £32,500 -7.14% 18
North East -26 9 £30,000 -20.00% 4
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 7 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.

1 654 (42.72%) Microsoft 365
2 645 (42.13%) Microsoft
3 585 (38.21%) Windows
4 504 (32.92%) Active Directory
5 402 (26.26%) Azure
6 383 (25.02%) Problem-Solving
7 315 (20.57%) Windows Server
8 293 (19.14%) Customer Service
9 253 (16.53%) Entra ID
10 251 (16.39%) Firewall
11 194 (12.67%) DNS
12 189 (12.34%) Microsoft Intune
13 175 (11.43%) DHCP
13 175 (11.43%) VPN
14 165 (10.78%) SharePoint
14 165 (10.78%) Windows 10
15 158 (10.32%) Microsoft Exchange
16 152 (9.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 144 (9.41%) VMware
18 143 (9.34%) ITIL
19 136 (8.88%) LAN
20 135 (8.82%) WAN
20 135 (8.82%) Wi-Fi
21 125 (8.16%) Hyper-V
22 122 (7.97%) Microsoft Office
23 121 (7.90%) Cybersecurity
24 103 (6.73%) Degree
25 96 (6.27%) Microsoft Certification
26 89 (5.81%) ITSM
27 88 (5.75%) 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
1 165 (10.78%) SharePoint
2 158 (10.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (0.91%) Confluence
4 11 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
5 9 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.39%) IIS
Applications
1 122 (7.97%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.20%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.13%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.065%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.065%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (0.46%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.065%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 654 (42.72%) Microsoft 365
2 402 (26.26%) Azure
3 253 (16.53%) Entra ID
4 69 (4.51%) Google Workspace
5 53 (3.46%) AWS
6 44 (2.87%) OneDrive
7 41 (2.68%) SaaS
8 27 (1.76%) PaaS
9 24 (1.57%) IaaS
10 21 (1.37%) Power Platform
11 14 (0.91%) Mimecast
12 12 (0.78%) PowerApps
13 9 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (0.59%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (0.59%) Datadog
14 7 (0.46%) OCI
14 7 (0.46%) Power Automate
15 6 (0.39%) GCP
16 5 (0.33%) Intacct
16 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 251 (16.39%) Firewall
2 194 (12.67%) DNS
3 175 (11.43%) DHCP
3 175 (11.43%) VPN
4 136 (8.88%) LAN
5 135 (8.82%) WAN
5 135 (8.82%) Wi-Fi
6 83 (5.42%) VLAN
7 70 (4.57%) VoIP
8 57 (3.72%) TCP/IP
9 49 (3.20%) SAN
10 33 (2.16%) Wireless
11 25 (1.63%) Network Security
12 22 (1.44%) SD-WAN
13 13 (0.85%) WLAN
14 12 (0.78%) Internet
15 10 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (0.46%) NAS
16 7 (0.46%) SSL
17 5 (0.33%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.31%) SQL Server
2 19 (1.24%) Power BI
3 3 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.20%) MySQL
4 1 (0.065%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 36 (2.35%) JIRA
2 8 (0.52%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.26%) GitLab
4 1 (0.065%) Git
4 1 (0.065%) LabVIEW
General
1 343 (22.40%) Social Skills
2 82 (5.36%) Finance
3 62 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
4 59 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (3.79%) Analytical Skills
6 55 (3.59%) Manufacturing
7 48 (3.14%) Law
8 41 (2.68%) Legal
9 40 (2.61%) Retail
9 40 (2.61%) Telecoms
10 39 (2.55%) Multimedia
11 22 (1.44%) Public Sector
12 14 (0.91%) Automotive
13 12 (0.78%) Advertising
14 9 (0.59%) Banking
15 8 (0.52%) Games
16 5 (0.33%) Electronics
16 5 (0.33%) Social Housing
17 4 (0.26%) Documentation Skills
17 4 (0.26%) Financial Institution
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 (0.065%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
4 1 (0.065%) LangChain
4 1 (0.065%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.065%) OAuth
4 1 (0.065%) OpenID
4 1 (0.065%) React
4 1 (0.065%) SAML
4 1 (0.065%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 207 (13.52%) Driving Licence
2 68 (4.44%) Onboarding
3 44 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
5 26 (1.70%) CCTV
6 20 (1.31%) Data Centre
7 12 (0.78%) FMCG
8 11 (0.72%) Security Posture
8 11 (0.72%) Social Media
9 9 (0.59%) iPad
9 9 (0.59%) iPhone
9 9 (0.59%) Smartphone
10 8 (0.52%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (0.52%) Fat Client
10 8 (0.52%) Linux Command Line
10 8 (0.52%) Management Information System
10 8 (0.52%) NHS
10 8 (0.52%) Thin Client
11 7 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.46%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 585 (38.21%) Windows
2 315 (20.57%) Windows Server
3 165 (10.78%) Windows 10
4 80 (5.23%) Mac OS
5 54 (3.53%) Linux
6 50 (3.27%) Windows Server 2019
7 47 (3.07%) Windows Server 2016
8 39 (2.55%) Apple iOS
9 34 (2.22%) Android
10 22 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
11 14 (0.91%) Windows 7
12 10 (0.65%) Mac OS X
13 9 (0.59%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
14 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.065%) Solaris
16 1 (0.065%) Unix
16 1 (0.065%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 383 (25.02%) Problem-Solving
2 293 (19.14%) Customer Service
3 152 (9.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 143 (9.34%) ITIL
5 121 (7.90%) Cybersecurity
6 89 (5.81%) ITSM
7 88 (5.75%) Mentoring
8 76 (4.96%) Disaster Recovery
9 63 (4.11%) Service Delivery
10 60 (3.92%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 54 (3.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 48 (3.14%) Migration
13 45 (2.94%) Service Management
14 43 (2.81%) Change Management
14 43 (2.81%) Time Management
15 42 (2.74%) Project Delivery
16 40 (2.61%) Root Cause Analysis
17 38 (2.48%) Asset Management
18 37 (2.42%) Process Improvement
19 35 (2.29%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 77 (5.03%) PowerShell
2 43 (2.81%) SQL
3 11 (0.72%) Bash
4 10 (0.65%) 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 (0.065%) Java
9 1 (0.065%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 103 (6.73%) Degree
2 96 (6.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (4.83%) Security Cleared
4 54 (3.53%) DBS Check
5 46 (3.00%) SC Cleared
6 38 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
7 37 (2.42%) A+ Certification
7 37 (2.42%) CCNA
8 28 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
9 22 (1.44%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
11 15 (0.98%) DV Cleared
11 15 (0.98%) MCSE
12 14 (0.91%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (0.46%) CCNP
14 6 (0.39%) MCITP
14 6 (0.39%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.26%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (5.49%) SLA
2 59 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 48 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.78%) GDPR
6 9 (0.59%) NIST
7 7 (0.46%) QA
8 4 (0.26%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.20%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.065%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.065%) SOC 2
System Software
1 504 (32.92%) Active Directory
2 125 (8.16%) Hyper-V
3 85 (5.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.65%) Docker
7 8 (0.52%) VMware Workstation
8 7 (0.46%) vSphere
9 6 (0.39%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.26%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.20%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.20%) Firmware
12 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
13 1 (0.065%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 189 (12.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (2.22%) SCCM
3 20 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 19 (1.24%) Autotask
4 19 (1.24%) WSUS
5 17 (1.11%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.65%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.33%) Ansible
9 4 (0.26%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.26%) Terraform
10 1 (0.065%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.065%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.065%) Podman
10 1 (0.065%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 645 (42.13%) Microsoft
2 144 (9.41%) VMware
3 75 (4.90%) Google
4 60 (3.92%) Fortinet
5 52 (3.40%) Apple
6 43 (2.81%) Cisco
7 39 (2.55%) Fujitsu
7 39 (2.55%) Virgin Media
8 38 (2.48%) Meraki
9 24 (1.57%) Dell
10 21 (1.37%) Veeam
11 19 (1.24%) Datto
12 18 (1.18%) HP
12 18 (1.18%) Sophos
13 16 (1.05%) SonicWALL
14 13 (0.85%) Epicor
14 13 (0.85%) Ubiquiti
15 12 (0.78%) Citrix
16 11 (0.72%) ConnectWise
16 11 (0.72%) Draytek