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 £32,940 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2026.

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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 216 118
Rank change year-on-year +120 -98 +78
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 334 88 364
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.75% 1.12% 2.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.88% 1.23% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 297 80 304
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,750 £22,534
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,940 £32,500 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% +3.17% -8.70%
75th Percentile £43,250 £40,313 £39,063
90th Percentile £50,000 £44,250 £48,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year - +6.06% -4.35%

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 17,767 7,130 16,199
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.04% 90.44% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 12,129 3,759 12,929
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,130 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% +2.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,520 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% -12.01%

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 19 May 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 19 May 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 +122 184 £32,940 -5.89% 19
Yorkshire +25 140 £33,500 +11.67% 15
North East -35 10 £30,000 -20.00% 3
IT Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 19 May 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.

1 143 (42.81%) Microsoft
2 129 (38.62%) Microsoft 365
3 111 (33.23%) Windows
4 102 (30.54%) Active Directory
5 91 (27.25%) Problem-Solving
6 80 (23.95%) Azure
7 65 (19.46%) Windows Server
8 63 (18.86%) Firewall
9 53 (15.87%) Customer Service
10 44 (13.17%) Entra ID
11 43 (12.87%) Windows 10
12 42 (12.57%) DNS
13 40 (11.98%) Microsoft Intune
14 39 (11.68%) VPN
15 38 (11.38%) DHCP
16 35 (10.48%) SharePoint
17 34 (10.18%) Cybersecurity
18 33 (9.88%) ITIL
19 32 (9.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 31 (9.28%) Microsoft Exchange
20 31 (9.28%) VMware
21 30 (8.98%) Hyper-V
21 30 (8.98%) VLAN
22 27 (8.08%) Cyber Essentials
22 27 (8.08%) WAN
23 24 (7.19%) VMware Infrastructure
24 22 (6.59%) Mentoring
24 22 (6.59%) Remote Monitoring and Management
24 22 (6.59%) Wi-Fi
25 21 (6.29%) Service Management

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 35 (10.48%) SharePoint
2 31 (9.28%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.60%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 129 (38.62%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (23.95%) Azure
3 44 (13.17%) Entra ID
4 12 (3.59%) AWS
5 10 (2.99%) Google Workspace
6 8 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (2.10%) SaaS
8 5 (1.50%) Intacct
8 5 (1.50%) OCI
9 3 (0.90%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.60%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 63 (18.86%) Firewall
2 42 (12.57%) DNS
3 39 (11.68%) VPN
4 38 (11.38%) DHCP
5 30 (8.98%) VLAN
6 27 (8.08%) WAN
7 22 (6.59%) Wi-Fi
8 20 (5.99%) LAN
9 13 (3.89%) SD-WAN
9 13 (3.89%) VoIP
10 10 (2.99%) Wireless
11 9 (2.69%) TCP/IP
12 4 (1.20%) Asterisk PBX
12 4 (1.20%) BGP
12 4 (1.20%) MPLS
12 4 (1.20%) SAN
12 4 (1.20%) Software-Defined Networking
12 4 (1.20%) VPLS
13 3 (0.90%) IP Telephony
13 3 (0.90%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.90%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.20%) GitLab
General
1 89 (26.65%) Social Skills
2 23 (6.89%) Organisational Skills
3 18 (5.39%) Manufacturing
4 12 (3.59%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (3.29%) Advertising
5 11 (3.29%) Retail
6 9 (2.69%) Finance
6 9 (2.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (2.69%) Public Sector
7 8 (2.40%) Multimedia
8 7 (2.10%) Law
9 5 (1.50%) Automotive
9 5 (1.50%) Local Government
9 5 (1.50%) Social Housing
10 4 (1.20%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.90%) Banking
12 1 (0.30%) Electronics
12 1 (0.30%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.30%) Marketing
12 1 (0.30%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.20%) OpenTelemetry
2 2 (0.60%) HTML
2 2 (0.60%) JSON
3 1 (0.30%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 58 (17.37%) Driving Licence
2 25 (7.49%) Onboarding
3 22 (6.59%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.40%) CCTV
5 5 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.50%) Linux Command Line
5 5 (1.50%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.20%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.20%) PKI
7 3 (0.90%) FMCG
7 3 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.60%) Educational Technology
8 2 (0.60%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.30%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.30%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 111 (33.23%) Windows
2 65 (19.46%) Windows Server
3 43 (12.87%) Windows 10
4 13 (3.89%) Mac OS
4 13 (3.89%) Windows Server 2019
5 12 (3.59%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (2.99%) Android
7 7 (2.10%) Linux
7 7 (2.10%) Windows 7
7 7 (2.10%) Windows 8
8 4 (1.20%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.20%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.60%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.30%) Solaris
10 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (27.25%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (15.87%) Customer Service
3 34 (10.18%) Cybersecurity
4 33 (9.88%) ITIL
5 32 (9.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 22 (6.59%) Mentoring
6 22 (6.59%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 21 (6.29%) Service Management
8 17 (5.09%) Disaster Recovery
8 17 (5.09%) Service Delivery
9 15 (4.49%) Proactive Maintenance
9 15 (4.49%) Process Improvement
10 13 (3.89%) Root Cause Analysis
11 12 (3.59%) Continuous Improvement
12 10 (2.99%) ITSM
12 10 (2.99%) Mobile Device Management
13 7 (2.10%) Business Continuity
13 7 (2.10%) Change Management
13 7 (2.10%) Coaching
13 7 (2.10%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 19 (5.69%) PowerShell
2 6 (1.80%) Bash
2 6 (1.80%) SQL
3 1 (0.30%) Python
3 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 20 (5.99%) Security Cleared
2 13 (3.89%) Degree
3 12 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (2.99%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.69%) CCNA
5 9 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
5 9 (2.69%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.69%) Network+ Certification
6 8 (2.40%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.60%) A+ Certification
7 2 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.60%) CCNP
7 2 (0.60%) CISSP
8 1 (0.30%) ACSP
8 1 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.08%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (1.50%) SLA
4 2 (0.60%) NIST
5 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 102 (30.54%) Active Directory
2 30 (8.98%) Hyper-V
3 24 (7.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.10%) VMware Workstation
5 6 (1.80%) vSphere
6 4 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.20%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.60%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.30%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.30%) Docker
Systems Management
1 40 (11.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.29%) SCCM
3 8 (2.40%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 7 (2.10%) Autotask
5 6 (1.80%) WSUS
6 5 (1.50%) Ansible
7 4 (1.20%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.30%) Podman
Vendors
1 143 (42.81%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.28%) VMware
3 11 (3.29%) Google
4 10 (2.99%) Fortinet
5 8 (2.40%) Apple
5 8 (2.40%) Fujitsu
5 8 (2.40%) Virgin Media
6 7 (2.10%) Cisco
6 7 (2.10%) ESET
6 7 (2.10%) Veeam
7 6 (1.80%) Meraki
8 5 (1.50%) CyberArk
8 5 (1.50%) Sage
8 5 (1.50%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (1.20%) Draytek
9 4 (1.20%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.20%) Splunk
10 3 (0.90%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.90%) Mitel
10 3 (0.90%) WatchGuard