Junior IT Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

Junior IT Engineer
England > North of England

The median Junior IT Engineer salary in the North of England is £24,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 256 288 271
Rank change year-on-year +32 -17 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior IT Engineer 2 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.019% 0.021% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.022% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile - - £28,752
25th Percentile - - £30,255
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,500 £25,008 £32,760
Median % change year-on-year -2.03% -23.66% -
75th Percentile - - £40,755
90th Percentile - - £45,552
England median annual salary £27,000 £22,500 £28,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -21.05% +26.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 9,145 9,217 6,481
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.70% 94.66% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 5,152 4,475 5,091
10th Percentile £27,512 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,842 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,320 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Junior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Junior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Junior IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Junior 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 Junior IT Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
Yorkshire - 2 £24,500 -
Junior IT Engineer
England

Junior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Junior 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 Junior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

Junior 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft