IT Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

IT Engineer
England > North of England

The median IT Engineer salary in the North of England is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 April 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 146 124
Rank change year-on-year +53 -22 +81
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 284 100 339
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.84% 1.57% 2.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.01% 1.70% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 243 91 281
10th Percentile £25,875 £25,750 £22,614
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,875 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £33,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% +4.76% -3.08%
75th Percentile £40,625 £43,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £50,000 £46,000 £48,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +6.06% -1.49%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 14,098 5,880 14,889
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 92.12% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9,057 3,756 11,967
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £84,075 £79,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.71%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in the North of England

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the North of England

IT Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 April 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
North West +60 145 £31,000 -11.43% 35
Yorkshire +17 128 £33,500 +11.67% 22
North East -27 11 £30,000 -20.00% 5
IT Engineer
England

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 April 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 North of England region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 134 (47.18%) Microsoft
2 119 (41.90%) Microsoft 365
3 114 (40.14%) Windows
4 97 (34.15%) Active Directory
5 86 (30.28%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (22.18%) Azure
6 63 (22.18%) Windows Server
7 62 (21.83%) Firewall
8 59 (20.77%) Customer Service
9 53 (18.66%) Windows 10
10 44 (15.49%) DNS
11 40 (14.08%) DHCP
12 38 (13.38%) VMware
13 37 (13.03%) Entra ID
13 37 (13.03%) VPN
14 34 (11.97%) VMware Infrastructure
15 32 (11.27%) Hyper-V
16 31 (10.92%) Microsoft Exchange
17 30 (10.56%) ITIL
17 30 (10.56%) WAN
18 28 (9.86%) Microsoft Intune
18 28 (9.86%) Remote Monitoring and Management
19 27 (9.51%) VLAN
20 26 (9.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
21 24 (8.45%) SharePoint
22 22 (7.75%) Cybersecurity
23 21 (7.39%) Mac OS
24 20 (7.04%) LAN
24 20 (7.04%) Mentoring
24 20 (7.04%) Proactive Maintenance

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (10.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (8.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (6.69%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (4.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.70%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.35%) Acrobat
Cloud Services
1 119 (41.90%) Microsoft 365
2 63 (22.18%) Azure
3 37 (13.03%) Entra ID
4 17 (5.99%) Google Workspace
5 15 (5.28%) AWS
6 10 (3.52%) SaaS
7 9 (3.17%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.76%) Intacct
8 5 (1.76%) OCI
9 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 62 (21.83%) Firewall
2 44 (15.49%) DNS
3 40 (14.08%) DHCP
4 37 (13.03%) VPN
5 30 (10.56%) WAN
6 27 (9.51%) VLAN
7 20 (7.04%) LAN
8 16 (5.63%) SD-WAN
9 15 (5.28%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (4.58%) TCP/IP
11 10 (3.52%) Wireless
12 9 (3.17%) VoIP
13 4 (1.41%) Asterisk PBX
13 4 (1.41%) BGP
13 4 (1.41%) MPLS
13 4 (1.41%) Software-Defined Networking
13 4 (1.41%) VPLS
14 3 (1.06%) IP Telephony
15 2 (0.70%) Ethernet
15 2 (0.70%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.41%) GitLab
General
1 77 (27.11%) Social Skills
2 28 (9.86%) Organisational Skills
3 18 (6.34%) Manufacturing
4 15 (5.28%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (4.23%) Retail
6 10 (3.52%) Public Sector
7 8 (2.82%) Advertising
7 8 (2.82%) Multimedia
8 7 (2.46%) Finance
8 7 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.46%) Law
9 5 (1.76%) Social Housing
10 3 (1.06%) Local Government
11 2 (0.70%) Electronics
11 2 (0.70%) Fire and Rescue
11 2 (0.70%) Marketing
11 2 (0.70%) Police
11 2 (0.70%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.41%) OpenTelemetry
2 1 (0.35%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 53 (18.66%) Driving Licence
2 26 (9.15%) Onboarding
3 15 (5.28%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (1.76%) CCTV
4 5 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (1.76%) Life Science
4 5 (1.76%) Linux Command Line
4 5 (1.76%) Mobile App
4 5 (1.76%) Security Posture
5 4 (1.41%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.41%) PKI
6 3 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.70%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.35%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 114 (40.14%) Windows
2 63 (22.18%) Windows Server
3 53 (18.66%) Windows 10
4 21 (7.39%) Mac OS
5 13 (4.58%) Android
6 11 (3.87%) Windows 7
6 11 (3.87%) Windows 8
7 9 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (2.82%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (1.76%) Linux
10 4 (1.41%) Apple iOS
10 4 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.70%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.35%) Solaris
12 1 (0.35%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (30.28%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (20.77%) Customer Service
3 30 (10.56%) ITIL
4 28 (9.86%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 26 (9.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 22 (7.75%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (7.04%) Mentoring
7 20 (7.04%) Proactive Maintenance
8 18 (6.34%) Service Management
9 17 (5.99%) Service Delivery
10 15 (5.28%) Disaster Recovery
10 15 (5.28%) Process Improvement
11 10 (3.52%) Root Cause Analysis
12 9 (3.17%) Asset Management
12 9 (3.17%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (3.17%) ITSM
12 9 (3.17%) Software Testing
13 8 (2.82%) Mobile Device Management
14 7 (2.46%) Coaching
14 7 (2.46%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.58%) PowerShell
2 11 (3.87%) SQL
3 6 (2.11%) Bash
4 5 (1.76%) PL/SQL
4 5 (1.76%) VBScript
5 1 (0.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (6.69%) Security Cleared
2 13 (4.58%) Degree
3 9 (3.17%) DV Cleared
3 9 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (3.17%) Network+ Certification
4 8 (2.82%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.11%) Azure Certification
6 6 (2.11%) CCNA
7 3 (1.06%) A+ Certification
7 3 (1.06%) CCNP
8 2 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.35%) ACSP
9 1 (0.35%) CISSP
9 1 (0.35%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.99%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (2.11%) SLA
3 4 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.06%) GDPR
5 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 97 (34.15%) Active Directory
2 34 (11.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (11.27%) Hyper-V
4 11 (3.87%) VMware Workstation
5 7 (2.46%) vSphere
6 4 (1.41%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.41%) VMware NSX
7 3 (1.06%) Firmware
8 1 (0.35%) Docker
8 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.35%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 28 (9.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (4.23%) SCCM
3 11 (3.87%) Autotask
4 7 (2.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (2.11%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (2.11%) WSUS
6 5 (1.76%) Ansible
7 4 (1.41%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.35%) Podman
Vendors
1 134 (47.18%) Microsoft
2 38 (13.38%) VMware
3 18 (6.34%) Google
4 11 (3.87%) Apple
4 11 (3.87%) ESET
4 11 (3.87%) Fortinet
5 9 (3.17%) Veeam
6 8 (2.82%) Fujitsu
6 8 (2.82%) Virgin Media
7 5 (1.76%) Cisco
7 5 (1.76%) Citrix
7 5 (1.76%) CyberArk
7 5 (1.76%) Sage
7 5 (1.76%) Ubiquiti
7 5 (1.76%) Zoho
8 4 (1.41%) Adobe
8 4 (1.41%) Splunk
9 3 (1.06%) Meraki
9 3 (1.06%) Mitel
9 3 (1.06%) WatchGuard