Technical Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Technical Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Technical Engineer salary in Manchester is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 January 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 149 146
Rank change year-on-year +41 -3 +86
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Engineer 28 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.98% 0.33% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 0.36% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 22 4 2
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,275 -
25th Percentile £33,125 £30,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.38%
75th Percentile £45,625 £43,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £48,750 - -
North West median annual salary £37,500 £30,500 £28,000
% change year-on-year +22.95% +8.93% -12.50%

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 2,545 2,532 2,279
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.24% 93.88% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,633 1,220 1,831
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.65% -1.74%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,945 £52,000
% change year-on-year -1.85% -2.03% -1.89%

Technical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Technical Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Technical Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Technical Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Technical Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Engineer in Manchester

Technical 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 Technical Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 7 January 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
Altrincham - 5 £47,500 -
Salford - 1 £45,000 -
Technical Engineer
North West

Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 7 January 2026, Technical 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 Technical Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (35.71%) Microsoft
3 7 (25.00%) Azure
4 6 (21.43%) CCNA
4 6 (21.43%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (17.86%) Active Directory
5 5 (17.86%) AWS
5 5 (17.86%) Entra ID
5 5 (17.86%) Firewall
5 5 (17.86%) Hyper-V
5 5 (17.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (17.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (17.86%) Preventative Maintenance
5 5 (17.86%) SQL
5 5 (17.86%) Windows
6 3 (10.71%) Customer Service
6 3 (10.71%) Ladder Logic
6 3 (10.71%) NVQ Level 4
6 3 (10.71%) Siemens
7 2 (7.14%) Google
7 2 (7.14%) Roadmaps
7 2 (7.14%) Technical Debt
7 2 (7.14%) Windows Server
8 1 (3.57%) LAN
8 1 (3.57%) Service Delivery
8 1 (3.57%) WAN

Technical 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (25.00%) Azure
2 5 (17.86%) AWS
2 5 (17.86%) Entra ID
2 5 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.86%) Firewall
2 1 (3.57%) LAN
2 1 (3.57%) WAN
General
1 9 (32.14%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.86%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (17.86%) Avionics
2 5 (17.86%) Electronics
3 3 (10.71%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (28.57%) Driving Licence
2 5 (17.86%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (17.86%) Cloud Native
2 5 (17.86%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (10.71%) CCTV
3 3 (10.71%) Home Automation
3 3 (10.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (17.86%) Windows
2 2 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (17.86%) Preventative Maintenance
4 3 (10.71%) Customer Service
5 2 (7.14%) Roadmaps
5 2 (7.14%) Technical Debt
6 1 (3.57%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (17.86%) SQL
2 3 (10.71%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 6 (21.43%) CCNA
1 6 (21.43%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (10.71%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (17.86%) Active Directory
1 5 (17.86%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (17.86%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.71%) Siemens
3 2 (7.14%) Google