IT Engineer Job Trends in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 200 136
Rank change year-on-year +110 -64 +111
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,479 608 1,748
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.90% 1.62% 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.05% 1.82% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,267 434 1,570
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £26,525
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £35,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% +6.06% -5.04%
75th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £43,000
90th Percentile £53,000 £54,850 £50,025
UK median annual salary £33,500 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -4.29% +6.06% -4.35%

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 72,301 33,434 77,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 89.22% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 47,276 21,446 59,559
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.45%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -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 22 April 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 22 April 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 +71 363 £33,500 -4.29% 62
North of England +69 313 £32,000 -3.03% 62
Midlands -13 255 £32,000 -8.57% 50
London +69 195 £40,000 -15.79% 25
East of England +53 194 £32,500 +12.07% 42
North West +75 162 £32,000 -8.57% 38
South West +41 156 £35,000 - 39
Yorkshire +12 141 £32,500 +8.33% 23
East Midlands -4 141 £30,000 - 33
West Midlands -29 114 £32,500 -7.14% 17
North East -43 10 £30,000 -20.00% 3
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 April 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.

1 656 (44.35%) Microsoft
2 649 (43.88%) Microsoft 365
3 609 (41.18%) Windows
4 513 (34.69%) Active Directory
5 401 (27.11%) Azure
6 391 (26.44%) Problem-Solving
7 320 (21.64%) Windows Server
8 288 (19.47%) Customer Service
9 247 (16.70%) Entra ID
10 242 (16.36%) Firewall
11 206 (13.93%) DNS
12 192 (12.98%) Microsoft Intune
13 188 (12.71%) DHCP
14 178 (12.04%) Windows 10
15 167 (11.29%) VPN
16 163 (11.02%) SharePoint
17 158 (10.68%) ITIL
18 151 (10.21%) Microsoft Exchange
19 149 (10.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 139 (9.40%) VMware
21 135 (9.13%) LAN
22 132 (8.92%) WAN
23 130 (8.79%) Wi-Fi
24 125 (8.45%) Microsoft Office
25 124 (8.38%) Cybersecurity
26 114 (7.71%) Hyper-V
27 96 (6.49%) ITSM
28 95 (6.42%) Degree
29 92 (6.22%) Mentoring
30 91 (6.15%) 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
1 163 (11.02%) SharePoint
2 151 (10.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (0.95%) Confluence
4 10 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.41%) IIS
Applications
1 125 (8.45%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.20%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.068%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.068%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (0.47%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.068%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 649 (43.88%) Microsoft 365
2 401 (27.11%) Azure
3 247 (16.70%) Entra ID
4 78 (5.27%) Google Workspace
5 61 (4.12%) AWS
6 45 (3.04%) OneDrive
7 42 (2.84%) SaaS
8 27 (1.83%) PaaS
9 25 (1.69%) IaaS
10 22 (1.49%) Power Platform
11 13 (0.88%) PowerApps
12 12 (0.81%) Mimecast
13 10 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
13 10 (0.68%) Datadog
13 10 (0.68%) Power Automate
14 9 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
15 8 (0.54%) GCP
16 7 (0.47%) OCI
17 5 (0.34%) Intacct
17 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 242 (16.36%) Firewall
2 206 (13.93%) DNS
3 188 (12.71%) DHCP
4 167 (11.29%) VPN
5 135 (9.13%) LAN
6 132 (8.92%) WAN
7 130 (8.79%) Wi-Fi
8 84 (5.68%) VLAN
9 72 (4.87%) TCP/IP
10 66 (4.46%) VoIP
11 41 (2.77%) SAN
12 33 (2.23%) Wireless
13 23 (1.56%) SD-WAN
14 22 (1.49%) Network Security
15 10 (0.68%) Internet
15 10 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.54%) WLAN
17 7 (0.47%) IP Telephony
17 7 (0.47%) NAS
18 6 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (4.06%) SQL Server
2 22 (1.49%) Power BI
3 4 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.20%) MySQL
5 2 (0.14%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.068%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 36 (2.43%) JIRA
2 8 (0.54%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.068%) Git
4 1 (0.068%) LabVIEW
General
1 349 (23.60%) Social Skills
2 79 (5.34%) Finance
3 71 (4.80%) Organisational Skills
4 54 (3.65%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (3.45%) Manufacturing
6 48 (3.25%) Law
7 41 (2.77%) Retail
8 39 (2.64%) Multimedia
9 37 (2.50%) Legal
10 36 (2.43%) Telecoms
11 24 (1.62%) Public Sector
12 14 (0.95%) Advertising
13 10 (0.68%) Automotive
14 9 (0.61%) Banking
15 8 (0.54%) Games
16 7 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (0.41%) Dutch Language
17 6 (0.41%) Electronics
17 6 (0.41%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.34%) .NET
1 5 (0.34%) CSS
1 5 (0.34%) HTML
2 4 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
3 3 (0.20%) JSON
4 2 (0.14%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.14%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.14%) Entity Framework
4 2 (0.14%) Web Services
4 2 (0.14%) WinForms
5 1 (0.068%) AVA JavaScript Test Runner
5 1 (0.068%) LangChain
5 1 (0.068%) LangGraph
5 1 (0.068%) OAuth
5 1 (0.068%) OpenID
5 1 (0.068%) React
5 1 (0.068%) SAML
5 1 (0.068%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 209 (14.13%) Driving Licence
2 67 (4.53%) Onboarding
3 42 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
4 25 (1.69%) CCTV
5 17 (1.15%) Data Centre
6 11 (0.74%) Security Posture
6 11 (0.74%) Smartphone
6 11 (0.74%) Social Media
7 10 (0.68%) FMCG
7 10 (0.68%) iPad
7 10 (0.68%) iPhone
8 8 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (0.54%) Fat Client
8 8 (0.54%) Linux Command Line
8 8 (0.54%) Thin Client
9 7 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (0.47%) Operational Technology
10 6 (0.41%) Management Information System
10 6 (0.41%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 609 (41.18%) Windows
2 320 (21.64%) Windows Server
3 178 (12.04%) Windows 10
4 82 (5.54%) Mac OS
5 54 (3.65%) Linux
6 51 (3.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 49 (3.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 37 (2.50%) Apple iOS
9 32 (2.16%) Android
10 24 (1.62%) Windows Server 2012
11 14 (0.95%) Windows 7
12 12 (0.81%) Mac OS X
13 9 (0.61%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.27%) Ubuntu
14 4 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.068%) Debian
15 1 (0.068%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.068%) Solaris
15 1 (0.068%) Unix
15 1 (0.068%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (26.44%) Problem-Solving
2 288 (19.47%) Customer Service
3 158 (10.68%) ITIL
4 149 (10.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 124 (8.38%) Cybersecurity
6 96 (6.49%) ITSM
7 92 (6.22%) Mentoring
8 73 (4.94%) Disaster Recovery
9 64 (4.33%) Service Delivery
10 59 (3.99%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 53 (3.58%) Continuous Improvement
12 49 (3.31%) Service Management
13 46 (3.11%) Migration
14 43 (2.91%) Asset Management
14 43 (2.91%) Process Improvement
15 40 (2.70%) Change Management
16 39 (2.64%) Project Delivery
16 39 (2.64%) Time Management
17 37 (2.50%) ERP
17 37 (2.50%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 76 (5.14%) PowerShell
2 42 (2.84%) SQL
3 11 (0.74%) Python
4 10 (0.68%) Bash
5 6 (0.41%) C#
6 5 (0.34%) VB
7 4 (0.27%) PHP
7 4 (0.27%) R
8 3 (0.20%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.20%) Uniface
8 3 (0.20%) VBA
9 2 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.14%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.14%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.14%) VBScript
10 1 (0.068%) Java
10 1 (0.068%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 95 (6.42%) Degree
2 91 (6.15%) Microsoft Certification
3 69 (4.67%) Security Cleared
4 56 (3.79%) DBS Check
5 44 (2.97%) SC Cleared
6 37 (2.50%) A+ Certification
7 36 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (2.30%) CCNA
9 26 (1.76%) Network+ Certification
10 20 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
11 19 (1.28%) Azure Certification
12 18 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (1.01%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.01%) MCSE
14 11 (0.74%) CCNP
15 10 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
16 7 (0.47%) MCSA
17 6 (0.41%) MCITP
17 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 6 (0.41%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (6.02%) SLA
2 56 (3.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 47 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.81%) GDPR
6 7 (0.47%) NIST
6 7 (0.47%) QA
7 3 (0.20%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.068%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.068%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.068%) SOC 2
System Software
1 513 (34.69%) Active Directory
2 114 (7.71%) Hyper-V
3 81 (5.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (0.61%) VMware Workstation
7 8 (0.54%) Docker
8 7 (0.47%) vSphere
9 5 (0.34%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.27%) Firmware
10 4 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (0.27%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.20%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.068%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 192 (12.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (2.23%) SCCM
3 22 (1.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 20 (1.35%) Autotask
5 19 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
5 19 (1.28%) WSUS
6 10 (0.68%) FortiGate
6 10 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.41%) SmoothWall
8 5 (0.34%) Ansible
9 3 (0.20%) Terraform
10 1 (0.068%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.068%) Podman
Vendors
1 656 (44.35%) Microsoft
2 139 (9.40%) VMware
3 84 (5.68%) Google
4 60 (4.06%) Fortinet
5 51 (3.45%) Apple
6 41 (2.77%) Cisco
7 39 (2.64%) Fujitsu
7 39 (2.64%) Virgin Media
8 36 (2.43%) Meraki
9 22 (1.49%) Dell
10 21 (1.42%) Veeam
11 19 (1.28%) Datto
12 18 (1.22%) HP
13 15 (1.01%) ServiceNow
13 15 (1.01%) SonicWALL
13 15 (1.01%) Sophos
14 13 (0.88%) Draytek
14 13 (0.88%) Epicor
14 13 (0.88%) Ubiquiti
15 11 (0.74%) Citrix