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 26 August 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 265 159
Rank change year-on-year +156 -106 +36
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,646 497 1,242
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.71% 1.14% 1.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.82% 1.25% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,430 379 957
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,375 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £49,000 £44,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £53,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

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 90,592 39,605 69,389
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 90.51% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 63,845 23,969 46,045
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,320 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 26 August 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 26 August 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 +119 393 £37,500 -6.25% 37
East of England +107 275 £35,000 -1.41% 27
North of England +44 271 £32,500 -3.70% 23
Midlands +59 259 £35,000 - 31
South West +45 224 £35,000 -12.50% 25
London +63 223 £36,000 -20.88% 35
North West +98 152 £33,475 -4.36% 13
East Midlands +39 132 £35,000 +20.69% 12
West Midlands +45 127 £34,500 -18.82% 19
Yorkshire -22 103 £30,000 -9.09% 7
North East -56 16 £40,000 -17.95% 3
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 August 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.

1 866 (52.61%) Microsoft
2 777 (47.21%) Microsoft 365
3 723 (43.92%) Windows
4 580 (35.24%) Active Directory
5 457 (27.76%) Azure
6 391 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
7 379 (23.03%) Windows Server
8 361 (21.93%) Entra ID
9 334 (20.29%) Customer Service
10 286 (17.38%) Firewall
11 275 (16.71%) Microsoft Exchange
12 262 (15.92%) Microsoft Intune
13 238 (14.46%) DNS
13 238 (14.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 227 (13.79%) SharePoint
15 213 (12.94%) Cybersecurity
16 203 (12.33%) Hyper-V
17 200 (12.15%) DHCP
18 191 (11.60%) VMware
18 191 (11.60%) VPN
19 154 (9.36%) Wi-Fi
20 149 (9.05%) VMware Infrastructure
21 143 (8.69%) Disaster Recovery
22 141 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
22 141 (8.57%) ITIL
23 138 (8.38%) TCP/IP
24 132 (8.02%) Windows 10
25 130 (7.90%) Degree
26 127 (7.72%) PowerShell
27 118 (7.17%) Linux

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
1 275 (16.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 227 (13.79%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.22%) IIS
4 10 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.24%) Confluence
7 3 (0.18%) Apache
Applications
1 87 (5.29%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (0.91%) 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 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.061%) Eikon
3 1 (0.061%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 777 (47.21%) Microsoft 365
2 457 (27.76%) Azure
3 361 (21.93%) Entra ID
4 59 (3.58%) OneDrive
5 51 (3.10%) AWS
6 49 (2.98%) SaaS
7 45 (2.73%) Google Workspace
8 33 (2.00%) Mimecast
9 24 (1.46%) Power Platform
10 16 (0.97%) PaaS
10 16 (0.97%) Power Automate
11 14 (0.85%) IaaS
11 14 (0.85%) Nutanix
12 11 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (0.55%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.43%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (0.36%) Cloudflare
15 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 286 (17.38%) Firewall
2 238 (14.46%) DNS
3 200 (12.15%) DHCP
4 191 (11.60%) VPN
5 154 (9.36%) Wi-Fi
6 138 (8.38%) TCP/IP
7 102 (6.20%) LAN
7 102 (6.20%) VLAN
8 96 (5.83%) WAN
9 94 (5.71%) Wireless
10 77 (4.68%) VoIP
11 46 (2.79%) SAN
12 38 (2.31%) Network Security
13 22 (1.34%) Internet
14 19 (1.15%) SSL
15 17 (1.03%) WLAN
16 15 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.43%) NAS
18 5 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
19 4 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (0.55%) Power BI
4 6 (0.36%) MySQL
5 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 39 (2.37%) JIRA
2 3 (0.18%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.18%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.061%) Carbide.c++
General
1 442 (26.85%) Social Skills
2 72 (4.37%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (4.31%) Manufacturing
4 70 (4.25%) Legal
5 58 (3.52%) Finance
6 47 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
7 44 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 35 (2.13%) Retail
9 34 (2.07%) Advertising
10 27 (1.64%) Law
11 26 (1.58%) Telecoms
12 21 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.03%) Automotive
14 10 (0.61%) Games
14 10 (0.61%) Public Sector
15 9 (0.55%) Aerospace
16 8 (0.49%) Local Government
17 7 (0.43%) Banking
18 6 (0.36%) Police
19 4 (0.24%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.55%) HTML
2 7 (0.43%) JSON
3 5 (0.30%) CSS
3 5 (0.30%) Terraform
3 5 (0.30%) Web Services
4 2 (0.12%) .NET
4 2 (0.12%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 2 (0.12%) EDI
4 2 (0.12%) LDAP
4 2 (0.12%) SAML
4 2 (0.12%) WinForms
5 1 (0.061%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.061%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 205 (12.45%) Driving Licence
2 99 (6.01%) Onboarding
3 70 (4.25%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (2.37%) Data Centre
5 37 (2.25%) CCTV
6 22 (1.34%) Operational Technology
7 18 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
8 17 (1.03%) Replication
9 16 (0.97%) Management Information System
10 15 (0.91%) Clustering
11 13 (0.79%) Security Posture
12 12 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (0.67%) Cloud Native
14 10 (0.61%) NHS
15 8 (0.49%) FMCG
15 8 (0.49%) PKI
16 7 (0.43%) EPoS
17 6 (0.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 723 (43.92%) Windows
2 379 (23.03%) Windows Server
3 132 (8.02%) Windows 10
4 118 (7.17%) Linux
5 112 (6.80%) Mac OS
6 50 (3.04%) Windows Server 2019
7 46 (2.79%) Apple iOS
8 38 (2.31%) Android
8 38 (2.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 18 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
10 12 (0.73%) Ubuntu
11 7 (0.43%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.30%) Mac OS X
12 5 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.30%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.18%) Kali Linux
14 3 (0.18%) Rocky
15 2 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
2 334 (20.29%) Customer Service
3 238 (14.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 213 (12.94%) Cybersecurity
5 143 (8.69%) Disaster Recovery
6 141 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 141 (8.57%) ITIL
7 89 (5.41%) Project Delivery
8 73 (4.43%) ITSM
9 72 (4.37%) Service Delivery
10 62 (3.77%) Mentoring
10 62 (3.77%) Service Management
11 61 (3.71%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 49 (2.98%) Business Continuity
13 47 (2.86%) Change Management
14 45 (2.73%) User Experience
15 44 (2.67%) Collaborative Culture
16 41 (2.49%) Identity Management
16 41 (2.49%) Migration
17 39 (2.37%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 127 (7.72%) PowerShell
2 53 (3.22%) SQL
3 12 (0.73%) Python
4 11 (0.67%) R
5 8 (0.49%) Ruby
6 5 (0.30%) C#
7 4 (0.24%) VBScript
8 3 (0.18%) Bicep
8 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.18%) PHP
8 3 (0.18%) VB
8 3 (0.18%) VBA
9 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.061%) Bash
10 1 (0.061%) Java
Qualifications
1 130 (7.90%) Degree
2 110 (6.68%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (4.50%) DBS Check
4 48 (2.92%) Cisco Certification
5 46 (2.79%) CCNA
6 43 (2.61%) Security Cleared
7 35 (2.13%) Azure Certification
8 25 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
9 23 (1.40%) A+ Certification
9 23 (1.40%) SC Cleared
10 19 (1.15%) CompTIA Security+
11 13 (0.79%) MCSE
12 12 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.49%) CCNP
14 7 (0.43%) AWS Certification
14 7 (0.43%) DV Cleared
14 7 (0.43%) MCSA
15 5 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 4 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (6.20%) Cyber Essentials
2 53 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (2.73%) SLA
4 37 (2.25%) GDPR
5 30 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (0.67%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.36%) NIST
8 4 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.12%) QA
10 1 (0.061%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.061%) NCSC
10 1 (0.061%) TickIT
System Software
1 580 (35.24%) Active Directory
2 203 (12.33%) Hyper-V
3 149 (9.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
5 14 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (0.79%) Docker
6 13 (0.79%) vSphere
7 12 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (0.49%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.49%) Firmware
9 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.061%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.061%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 262 (15.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (1.58%) Jamf Pro
3 25 (1.52%) SCCM
4 21 (1.28%) Autotask
5 13 (0.79%) WSUS
6 11 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
8 9 (0.55%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.36%) Kubernetes
10 5 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.24%) Iperf
11 4 (0.24%) Nessus
12 3 (0.18%) Nmap
13 2 (0.12%) Ansible
13 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
13 2 (0.12%) SCOM
14 1 (0.061%) vCenter Server
14 1 (0.061%) vRealize Orchestrator
14 1 (0.061%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 866 (52.61%) Microsoft
2 191 (11.60%) VMware
3 80 (4.86%) Cisco
4 61 (3.71%) Veeam
5 55 (3.34%) SonicWALL
6 50 (3.04%) Google
7 43 (2.61%) Apple
8 34 (2.07%) HP
9 33 (2.00%) Ubiquiti
10 32 (1.94%) Meraki
11 30 (1.82%) Datto
12 27 (1.64%) Sophos
13 25 (1.52%) Fortinet
14 23 (1.40%) Dell
15 19 (1.15%) Aruba
16 18 (1.09%) Draytek
17 17 (1.03%) Palo Alto
18 16 (0.97%) Logitech
19 15 (0.91%) TOWER Software
20 14 (0.85%) CrowdStrike