Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in the North East
Infrastructure Engineer
England > North East
The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in the North East is £48,445 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 64 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | 0 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer | 79 | 15 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North East | 2.14% | 1.54% | 2.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.38% | 1.75% | 2.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74 | 8 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,288 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £50,719 | £42,238 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,445 | £52,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.84% | +15.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,390 | £56,750 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,717 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | +20.00% | -4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the North East with a recognized job title | 3,320 | 856 | 1,260 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.78% | 87.62% | 94.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,436 | 528 | 686 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,625 | £25,087 | £24,960 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £28,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £44,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -2.22% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £56,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £74,481 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,853 | £53,688 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.48% | -6.63% | -4.17% |
Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Infrastructure Engineer Salary Trend in the North East
Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the North East.
Infrastructure Engineer Salary Histogram in the North East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer in the North East over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Engineer within the North East region over the 6 months to 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | -21 | 73 | £50,000 | -3.85% | 12 |
| Durham | -4 | 6 | £37,500 | +27.12% | 1 |
| Infrastructure Engineer England |
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Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East
For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 79 |
| 2 | Project Delivery | 26.6% | 21 |
| 2 | Technical Leadership | 26.6% | 21 |
| 4 | Windows | 20.3% | 16 |
| 5 | Infrastructure as Code | 17.7% | 14 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 16.5% | 13 |
| 6 | SC Cleared | 16.5% | 13 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 16.5% | 13 |
| 9 | Azure | 15.2% | 12 |
| 9 | DevOps | 15.2% | 12 |
| 11 | AWS | 13.9% | 11 |
| 11 | BMC | 13.9% | 11 |
| 11 | Microsoft | 13.9% | 11 |
| 14 | Entra ID | 12.7% | 10 |
| 14 | Microsoft 365 | 12.7% | 10 |
| 14 | Windows Server | 12.7% | 10 |
| 17 | Firewall | 11.4% | 9 |
| 18 | Asset Management | 10.1% | 8 |
| 19 | Active Directory | 8.9% | 7 |
| 19 | Agile | 8.9% | 7 |
| 19 | CI/CD | 8.9% | 7 |
| 19 | Cybersecurity | 8.9% | 7 |
| 19 | ITIL | 8.9% | 7 |
| 19 | Microsoft Intune | 8.9% | 7 |
| 19 | SaaS | 8.9% | 7 |
| 19 | Software Asset Management | 8.9% | 7 |
| 27 | Mentoring | 7.6% | 6 |
| 27 | Migration | 7.6% | 6 |
| 27 | Peregrine | 7.6% | 6 |
| 30 | Amazon EKS | 6.3% | 5 |
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 24.1% | 19 |
| 2 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 21.5% | 17 |
| 3 | Lead Infrastructure Engineer | 8.9% | 7 |
| 4 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 7.6% | 6 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Security Engineer | 7.6% | 6 |
| 6 | AWS Infrastructure Engineer | 5.1% | 4 |
| 7 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 3.8% | 3 |
| 7 | Infrastructure Design Engineer | 3.8% | 3 |
| 7 | IT Security Engineer | 3.8% | 3 |
| 10 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 1.3% | 1 |