Lead Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in the North East

Lead Infrastructure Engineer
England > North East

The median Lead Infrastructure Engineer salary in the North East is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 November 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Infrastructure Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
England median annual salary £85,000 £67,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +26.87% -0.74% +8.00%

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 935 1,202 496
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.90% 94.65% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 633 648 420
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,960 £28,391
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% -9.50% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -

Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Lead Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in the North East

Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend in the North East

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

Salary distribution trend for Lead Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the North East

Lead 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 Lead Infrastructure Engineer within the North East region over the 6 months to 27 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 - 2 £85,000 - 1
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
England

Lead Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, Lead 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 Lead Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes

Lead Infrastructure 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes