IT Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

IT Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median IT Engineer salary in Manchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 February 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 124 117
Rank change year-on-year +18 -7 +93
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 30 31 65
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.90% 1.22% 1.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 1.30% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 28 23 62
10th Percentile £27,575 £25,256 £24,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,875 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +25.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £40,313 £40,000 £42,500
90th Percentile £43,875 £42,500 £62,500
North West median annual salary £30,000 £38,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -22.08% +28.33% -14.29%

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 3,003 2,385 3,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.88% 94.08% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,992 1,185 2,853
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.90%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,975 £87,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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 Manchester.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in Manchester

IT Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 10 February 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
Bolton +13 1 £40,000 +35.59%
Wigan +3 1 - -
IT Engineer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 10 February 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 Manchester region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 22 (73.33%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (70.00%) Windows
3 19 (63.33%) Active Directory
3 19 (63.33%) Microsoft
4 16 (53.33%) Azure
4 16 (53.33%) Firewall
5 14 (46.67%) Windows Server
6 13 (43.33%) Customer Service
6 13 (43.33%) Entra ID
6 13 (43.33%) Microsoft Intune
7 12 (40.00%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (40.00%) VPN
8 11 (36.67%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (36.67%) DHCP
8 11 (36.67%) DNS
8 11 (36.67%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (36.67%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 11 (36.67%) VLAN
9 10 (33.33%) Service Delivery
10 9 (30.00%) Windows 10
11 8 (26.67%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (26.67%) Mentoring
11 8 (26.67%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (26.67%) Process Improvement
12 5 (16.67%) ITIL
13 4 (13.33%) Azure Certification
13 4 (13.33%) Change Management
13 4 (13.33%) Intacct
13 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Office

IT Engineer 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (13.33%) SharePoint
2 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (73.33%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (53.33%) Azure
3 13 (43.33%) Entra ID
4 8 (26.67%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (13.33%) Intacct
5 4 (13.33%) SaaS
6 3 (10.00%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 16 (53.33%) Firewall
2 12 (40.00%) VPN
3 11 (36.67%) DHCP
3 11 (36.67%) DNS
3 11 (36.67%) VLAN
4 3 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (3.33%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (3.33%) DMVPN
5 1 (3.33%) LAN
5 1 (3.33%) SD-WAN
5 1 (3.33%) WAN
5 1 (3.33%) Wireless
General
1 21 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (20.00%) Finance
2 6 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (6.67%) Electronics
4 2 (6.67%) Fire and Rescue
4 2 (6.67%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.67%) Marketing
4 2 (6.67%) Multimedia
4 2 (6.67%) Police
4 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.33%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 15 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.33%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 21 (70.00%) Windows
2 14 (46.67%) Windows Server
3 9 (30.00%) Windows 10
4 3 (10.00%) Mac OS
4 3 (10.00%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (10.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (43.33%) Customer Service
2 11 (36.67%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (36.67%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (36.67%) Remote Monitoring and Management
3 10 (33.33%) Service Delivery
4 8 (26.67%) Mentoring
4 8 (26.67%) Process Improvement
5 5 (16.67%) ITIL
6 4 (13.33%) Change Management
6 4 (13.33%) Mobile Device Management
6 4 (13.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 3 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (10.00%) Incident Response
7 3 (10.00%) Presales
7 3 (10.00%) Time Management
8 2 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (6.67%) Digital Marketing
8 2 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (6.67%) ITSM
8 2 (6.67%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 8 (26.67%) Network+ Certification
2 4 (13.33%) Azure Certification
2 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (6.67%) A+ Certification
3 2 (6.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.33%) CCNA
4 1 (3.33%) CCNP
4 1 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.33%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (40.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (6.67%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (63.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (43.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.33%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 19 (63.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.33%) Sage
2 4 (13.33%) Ubiquiti
3 3 (10.00%) Google
4 2 (6.67%) Cisco
4 2 (6.67%) Fortinet
4 2 (6.67%) Fujitsu
4 2 (6.67%) SAP
4 2 (6.67%) Virgin Media
5 1 (3.33%) Meraki