Senior IT Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Manchester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
138 |
151 |
158 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+13 |
+7 |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.033% |
0.038% |
0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.037% |
0.040% |
0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£38,800 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£41,250 |
£42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£42,500 |
£54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+41.18% |
-22.02% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£43,750 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median annual salary |
£36,000 |
£42,500 |
£54,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.29% |
-22.02% |
- |
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 |
2,700 |
2,482 |
2,754 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.46% |
93.73% |
94.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,764 |
1,204 |
2,255 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-2.49% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£87,500 |
£82,529 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+4.00% |
-4.76% |
