Applications Engineer Job Trends in the North East

Applications Engineer
England > North East

The median Applications Engineer salary in the North East is £45,497 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 82 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 6 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.56% 0.70% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.74% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 0
10th Percentile - £47,000 -
25th Percentile £44,972 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -9.01% - -
75th Percentile £46,022 £55,000 -
90th Percentile - £70,000 -
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 944 1,223 493
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.47% 94.59% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 607 657 413
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,960 £28,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% -9.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in the North East

Applications Engineer
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in the North East

Applications Engineer
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the North East region over the 6 months to 3 November 2025. 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
Tyne and Wear +12 6 £45,497 -9.01%
Applications Engineer
England

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Applications 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 North East region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Coaching
2 3 (50.00%) ITIL
2 3 (50.00%) Linux
2 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (50.00%) Service Management
2 3 (50.00%) Systems Thinking
2 3 (50.00%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (16.67%) Benchmarking
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) HNC
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Task-Oriented
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Verification and Validation

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (16.67%) Electronics
1 1 (16.67%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Linux
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
1 3 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Coaching
2 3 (50.00%) ITIL
2 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (50.00%) Service Management
2 3 (50.00%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Benchmarking
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Task-Oriented
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft