Engineering Specialist Job Trends in Manchester

Engineering Specialist
North West > Manchester

The median Engineering Specialist salary in Manchester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 August 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 - 192
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Engineering Specialist 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.030% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - £32,000
75th Percentile £92,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £85,000 - £32,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 6,404 2,286 4,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.52% 91.51% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 5,040 1,375 2,954
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £88,750 £83,750
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Engineering Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Engineering Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Engineering Specialist job vacancy trend in Manchester

Engineering Specialist
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Specialist job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Specialist job vacancies in Manchester

Engineering Specialist Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 7 August 2026, Engineering Specialist 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 Manchester region featuring Engineering Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Docker
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Git
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (50.00%) MEAN Stack
1 1 (50.00%) Objective-C
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering

Engineering Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (50.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Git
1 1 (50.00%) Jenkins
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) MEAN Stack
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Objective-C
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes