IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 274 168
Rank change year-on-year +162 -106 +20
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,664 467 1,077
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.66% 1.08% 1.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.78% 1.19% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,445 351 789
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,875 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +5.41% +5.71%
75th Percentile £43,750 £49,000 £46,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £55,400
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +4.17% +2.86%

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 93,639 39,093 65,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 90.39% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 66,191 23,439 40,359
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,853 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -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 14 September 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 14 September 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 +134 390 £38,500 -3.75% 103
Midlands +66 285 £35,000 -5.41% 48
East of England +107 273 £35,000 -6.67% 39
North of England +47 258 £32,500 -7.14% 49
South West +45 239 £35,000 -12.50% 34
London +53 218 £36,000 -20.00% 111
North West +87 145 £33,475 -4.36% 30
East Midlands +32 143 £35,000 +7.69% 22
West Midlands +56 142 £34,500 -27.37% 26
Yorkshire -9 96 £30,000 -9.09% 11
North East -52 17 £40,000 -17.95% 8
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 September 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.

1 888 (53.37%) Microsoft
2 810 (48.68%) Microsoft 365
3 759 (45.61%) Windows
4 600 (36.06%) Active Directory
5 473 (28.43%) Azure
6 409 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
7 394 (23.68%) Windows Server
8 391 (23.50%) Entra ID
9 351 (21.09%) Customer Service
10 302 (18.15%) Firewall
11 293 (17.61%) Microsoft Intune
12 286 (17.19%) Microsoft Exchange
13 266 (15.99%) DNS
14 249 (14.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 247 (14.84%) SharePoint
16 237 (14.24%) Cybersecurity
17 228 (13.70%) DHCP
18 214 (12.86%) Hyper-V
19 209 (12.56%) VPN
20 204 (12.26%) VMware
21 166 (9.98%) Wi-Fi
22 163 (9.80%) TCP/IP
23 155 (9.31%) VMware Infrastructure
24 149 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
25 147 (8.83%) ITIL
26 141 (8.47%) Windows 10
27 139 (8.35%) Disaster Recovery
28 132 (7.93%) Degree
29 126 (7.57%) Linux
30 125 (7.51%) PowerShell

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
1 286 (17.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 247 (14.84%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.32%) IIS
4 9 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2013
5 7 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
5 7 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (0.30%) Apache
7 4 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 84 (5.05%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.18%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
2 3 (0.18%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.18%) Shopify
3 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.060%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 810 (48.68%) Microsoft 365
2 473 (28.43%) Azure
3 391 (23.50%) Entra ID
4 74 (4.45%) OneDrive
5 50 (3.00%) AWS
6 49 (2.94%) Google Workspace
7 47 (2.82%) SaaS
8 33 (1.98%) Mimecast
9 28 (1.68%) Power Platform
10 17 (1.02%) Power Automate
11 14 (0.84%) Nutanix
11 14 (0.84%) PaaS
12 13 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
13 11 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (0.66%) IaaS
14 7 (0.42%) PowerApps
15 6 (0.36%) Cloudflare
16 5 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 302 (18.15%) Firewall
2 266 (15.99%) DNS
3 228 (13.70%) DHCP
4 209 (12.56%) VPN
5 166 (9.98%) Wi-Fi
6 163 (9.80%) TCP/IP
7 116 (6.97%) VLAN
8 104 (6.25%) Wireless
9 99 (5.95%) LAN
10 93 (5.59%) WAN
11 91 (5.47%) VoIP
12 46 (2.76%) SAN
13 35 (2.10%) Network Security
14 23 (1.38%) Internet
15 20 (1.20%) SSL
16 19 (1.14%) WLAN
17 14 (0.84%) Remote Desktop
18 8 (0.48%) PBX
18 8 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
19 7 (0.42%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (4.15%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (0.48%) MySQL
4 7 (0.42%) Power BI
5 4 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 37 (2.22%) JIRA
2 3 (0.18%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.18%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.060%) Carbide.c++
General
1 484 (29.09%) Social Skills
2 73 (4.39%) Analytical Skills
2 73 (4.39%) Manufacturing
3 72 (4.33%) Legal
4 54 (3.25%) Finance
5 52 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
6 42 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 37 (2.22%) Advertising
7 37 (2.22%) Retail
8 31 (1.86%) Telecoms
9 25 (1.50%) Law
10 24 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
11 18 (1.08%) Automotive
12 15 (0.90%) Public Sector
13 13 (0.78%) Games
14 9 (0.54%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.42%) Local Government
16 6 (0.36%) Banking
16 6 (0.36%) Police
17 4 (0.24%) Portuguese Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.54%) HTML
2 7 (0.42%) JSON
3 5 (0.30%) CSS
4 4 (0.24%) .NET
4 4 (0.24%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 4 (0.24%) Terraform
4 4 (0.24%) Web Services
4 4 (0.24%) WinForms
5 2 (0.12%) EDI
5 2 (0.12%) LDAP
5 2 (0.12%) SAML
6 1 (0.060%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.060%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 217 (13.04%) Driving Licence
2 96 (5.77%) Onboarding
3 75 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (2.52%) CCTV
5 38 (2.28%) Data Centre
6 27 (1.62%) Operational Technology
7 19 (1.14%) Replication
7 19 (1.14%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
9 16 (0.96%) Management Information System
10 15 (0.90%) Clustering
11 13 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (0.66%) Cloud Native
14 10 (0.60%) Security Posture
15 8 (0.48%) FMCG
15 8 (0.48%) NHS
15 8 (0.48%) PKI
16 7 (0.42%) EPoS
17 6 (0.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 759 (45.61%) Windows
2 394 (23.68%) Windows Server
3 141 (8.47%) Windows 10
4 126 (7.57%) Linux
5 110 (6.61%) Mac OS
6 48 (2.88%) Apple iOS
7 47 (2.82%) Windows Server 2019
8 43 (2.58%) Android
9 35 (2.10%) Windows Server 2016
10 16 (0.96%) Ubuntu
11 15 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (0.36%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 5 (0.30%) Rocky
14 4 (0.24%) Mac OS X
14 4 (0.24%) Windows 8
15 3 (0.18%) Kali Linux
15 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
16 2 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
2 351 (21.09%) Customer Service
3 249 (14.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 237 (14.24%) Cybersecurity
5 149 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 147 (8.83%) ITIL
7 139 (8.35%) Disaster Recovery
8 94 (5.65%) Project Delivery
9 81 (4.87%) Service Delivery
10 76 (4.57%) ITSM
11 62 (3.73%) Mentoring
12 58 (3.49%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 57 (3.43%) Service Management
14 50 (3.00%) Change Management
15 49 (2.94%) Business Continuity
16 47 (2.82%) User Experience
17 46 (2.76%) Migration
18 42 (2.52%) Collaborative Culture
19 40 (2.40%) Identity Management
20 39 (2.34%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 125 (7.51%) PowerShell
2 54 (3.25%) SQL
3 12 (0.72%) Python
4 10 (0.60%) R
4 10 (0.60%) Ruby
5 7 (0.42%) C#
6 4 (0.24%) Bicep
6 4 (0.24%) VBScript
7 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.18%) PHP
7 3 (0.18%) VB
7 3 (0.18%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.060%) Bash
9 1 (0.060%) Java
Qualifications
1 132 (7.93%) Degree
2 111 (6.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (4.51%) DBS Check
4 50 (3.00%) Cisco Certification
5 47 (2.82%) CCNA
6 39 (2.34%) Security Cleared
7 33 (1.98%) Azure Certification
8 28 (1.68%) Network+ Certification
9 24 (1.44%) A+ Certification
10 20 (1.20%) SC Cleared
11 19 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 17 (1.02%) MCSE
13 14 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (0.66%) CCNP
15 10 (0.60%) MCSA
16 8 (0.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.42%) AWS Certification
17 7 (0.42%) DV Cleared
18 5 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
18 5 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (6.61%) Cyber Essentials
2 53 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 46 (2.76%) GDPR
4 37 (2.22%) SLA
5 28 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (0.66%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.36%) NIST
8 5 (0.30%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.060%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.060%) NCSC
9 1 (0.060%) QA
9 1 (0.060%) TickIT
System Software
1 600 (36.06%) Active Directory
2 214 (12.86%) Hyper-V
3 155 (9.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (0.78%) vSphere
7 12 (0.72%) Docker
8 10 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
9 8 (0.48%) BitLocker
9 8 (0.48%) Firmware
10 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.060%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.060%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 293 (17.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (1.56%) Jamf Pro
3 23 (1.38%) SCCM
4 19 (1.14%) Autotask
5 15 (0.90%) WSUS
6 11 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.60%) Failover Clustering
8 8 (0.48%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.36%) Kubernetes
10 4 (0.24%) Iperf
10 4 (0.24%) Nessus
11 3 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.18%) Nmap
12 2 (0.12%) Ansible
12 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.12%) SCOM
12 2 (0.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 1 (0.060%) Backup Exec
13 1 (0.060%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 888 (53.37%) Microsoft
2 204 (12.26%) VMware
3 88 (5.29%) Cisco
4 71 (4.27%) Veeam
5 62 (3.73%) SonicWALL
6 52 (3.13%) Google
7 51 (3.06%) Apple
8 37 (2.22%) HP
9 32 (1.92%) Datto
9 32 (1.92%) Meraki
9 32 (1.92%) Ubiquiti
10 30 (1.80%) Fortinet
10 30 (1.80%) Sophos
11 29 (1.74%) Dell
12 23 (1.38%) Draytek
13 22 (1.32%) Palo Alto
14 21 (1.26%) Aruba
15 18 (1.08%) Logitech
16 17 (1.02%) ServiceNow
16 17 (1.02%) TOWER Software