IT Engineer Job Trends in Fareham

IT Engineer
Hampshire > Fareham

The median IT Engineer salary in Fareham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 32 22
Rank change year-on-year -3 -10 +15
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Fareham 0.35% 1.55% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 1.60% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - - £21,750
25th Percentile - £26,250 £24,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £27,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% -11.29% -34.74%
75th Percentile - £28,750 £37,875
90th Percentile - - £40,650
Hampshire median annual salary £35,000 £32,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year +9.38% -5.88% +13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Fareham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fareham. 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 Fareham with a recognized job title 267 188 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 97.41% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 171 97 92
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,125 £30,000 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% -13.46% +30.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £56,325 £67,813
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Fareham

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 Fareham.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Fareham

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Fareham

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Fareham.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Fareham

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham

For the 6 months to 13 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 Fareham region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware