IT Engineer Job Trends in Merseyside
IT Engineer
North West > Merseyside
The median IT Engineer salary in Merseyside is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 52 | - | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside | 1.80% | - | 1.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.99% | - | 1.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,375 | - | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | - | £29,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,000 | - | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -37.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £36,750 | - | £38,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,625 | - | £61,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £35,000 | £32,250 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.53% | -7.86% | +4.48% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Merseyside with a recognized job title | 1,205 | 541 | 704 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.26% | 88.54% | 96.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 812 | 244 | 459 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,325 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,875 | £35,000 | £39,445 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £77,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -9.09% |
IT Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
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 Merseyside.
IT Engineer Salary Trend in Merseyside
Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Merseyside.
IT Engineer Salary Histogram in Merseyside
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Merseyside over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
IT Engineer Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | - | 15 | £32,000 | - | 1 |
| Wirral | - | 5 | £32,500 | - | 4 |
| Birkenhead | - | 1 | £33,227 | - | |
| Wallasey | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
| IT Engineer North West |
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IT Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside
For the 6 months to 18 October 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 Merseyside region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 54.2% | 13 |
| 1 | Windows | 54.2% | 13 |
| 3 | Active Directory | 50.0% | 12 |
| 3 | Firewall | 50.0% | 12 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 50.0% | 12 |
| 6 | Windows Server | 41.7% | 10 |
| 7 | DHCP | 37.5% | 9 |
| 7 | DNS | 37.5% | 9 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Engineering | 33.3% | 8 |
| 9 | VoIP | 33.3% | 8 |
| 9 | Wi-Fi | 33.3% | 8 |
| 12 | Cyber Essentials | 29.2% | 7 |
| 12 | VLAN | 29.2% | 7 |
| 14 | Draytek | 25.0% | 6 |
| 14 | Fortinet | 25.0% | 6 |
| 14 | Problem-Solving | 25.0% | 6 |
| 14 | Remote Monitoring and Management | 25.0% | 6 |
| 14 | SonicWALL | 25.0% | 6 |
| 14 | Structured Cabling | 25.0% | 6 |
| 14 | TCP/IP | 25.0% | 6 |
| 14 | VPN | 25.0% | 6 |
| 22 | Degree | 16.7% | 4 |
| 23 | Amazon RDS | 12.5% | 3 |
| 23 | AWS | 12.5% | 3 |
| 23 | User Experience | 12.5% | 3 |
| 26 | Apple | 8.3% | 2 |
| 26 | CheckPoint | 8.3% | 2 |
| 26 | Client Onboarding | 8.3% | 2 |
| 26 | Collaborative Culture | 8.3% | 2 |
| 26 | Continuous Improvement | 8.3% | 2 |
IT Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 91.7% | 22 |
| 2 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Field Support Engineer | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2 | IT Security Engineer | 25.0% | 6 |
| 5 | Security Support Engineer | 20.8% | 5 |
| 5 | Systems Support Engineer | 20.8% | 5 |
| 7 | Senior IT Engineer | 16.7% | 4 |
| 8 | Senior IT Support | 12.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Senior Support Engineer | 12.5% | 3 |
| 10 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 8.3% | 2 |
| 10 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 8.3% | 2 |
| 12 | IT Support Analyst | 4.2% | 1 |
| 12 | Service Desk Engineer | 4.2% | 1 |
| 12 | Service Desk Support Analyst | 4.2% | 1 |