IT Engineer Job Trends in the North West

IT Engineer
England > North West

The median IT Engineer salary in the North West is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 135 130
Rank change year-on-year +8 -5 +86
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 55 81 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.93% 1.47% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 1.57% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 55 66 53
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,597 £28,600
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,125 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £38,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +13.43% +9.84%
75th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £39,500 £46,875 £47,600
England median annual salary £32,868 £36,500 £35,154
% change year-on-year -9.95% +3.83% +4.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 5,068 5,157 3,376
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.72% 93.49% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,664 2,819 2,576
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -8.99% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 West.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in the North West

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in the North West

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the North West

IT Engineer
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Lancashire +28 26 £26,500 -37.65% 8
Manchester +11 13 £31,000 -22.50% 13
Cumbria +3 7 £55,000 +57.14%
Merseyside -6 6 £30,000 -9.09% 8
Cheshire -12 3 £37,500 +4.17% 11
IT Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 West region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 40 (72.73%) Windows
2 34 (61.82%) Microsoft
3 28 (50.91%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (49.09%) Active Directory
5 22 (40.00%) Firewall
5 22 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (38.18%) Windows Server
7 18 (32.73%) Windows 10
8 17 (30.91%) Customer Service
9 14 (25.45%) Wireless
10 13 (23.64%) Hyper-V
10 13 (23.64%) VMware
11 12 (21.82%) Azure
11 12 (21.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 12 (21.82%) Veeam
11 12 (21.82%) VMware Infrastructure
12 11 (20.00%) Mac OS
13 10 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
14 9 (16.36%) DHCP
14 9 (16.36%) DNS
14 9 (16.36%) Proactive Maintenance
14 9 (16.36%) VPN
15 8 (14.55%) Google
15 8 (14.55%) Google Workspace
16 7 (12.73%) Continuous Improvement
16 7 (12.73%) Critical Thinking
16 7 (12.73%) ERP
16 7 (12.73%) PL/SQL
16 7 (12.73%) SQL
16 7 (12.73%) TCP/IP

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.82%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.82%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 28 (50.91%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (21.82%) Azure
3 8 (14.55%) Google Workspace
4 5 (9.09%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.64%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 22 (40.00%) Firewall
2 14 (25.45%) Wireless
3 9 (16.36%) DHCP
3 9 (16.36%) DNS
3 9 (16.36%) VPN
4 7 (12.73%) TCP/IP
5 5 (9.09%) VLAN
6 4 (7.27%) WAN
7 3 (5.45%) SAN
7 3 (5.45%) SD-WAN
7 3 (5.45%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (3.64%) VoIP
9 1 (1.82%) Ethernet
9 1 (1.82%) LAN
9 1 (1.82%) Remote Desktop
General
1 25 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 7 (12.73%) Organisational Skills
3 6 (10.91%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 5 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 4 (7.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.64%) Electronics
6 2 (3.64%) Finance
6 2 (3.64%) Fire and Rescue
6 2 (3.64%) Marketing
6 2 (3.64%) Police
6 2 (3.64%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 14 (25.45%) Driving Licence
2 8 (14.55%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.45%) Enterprise Storage
3 3 (5.45%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.64%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.64%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.82%) Educational Technology
5 1 (1.82%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 40 (72.73%) Windows
2 21 (38.18%) Windows Server
3 18 (32.73%) Windows 10
4 11 (20.00%) Mac OS
5 4 (7.27%) Windows 7
5 4 (7.27%) Windows 8
6 1 (1.82%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.82%) Linux
6 1 (1.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.82%) Solaris
6 1 (1.82%) Unix
6 1 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (30.91%) Customer Service
3 12 (21.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 9 (16.36%) Proactive Maintenance
5 7 (12.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (12.73%) Critical Thinking
5 7 (12.73%) ERP
6 6 (10.91%) ITIL
6 6 (10.91%) Mentoring
7 5 (9.09%) Service Delivery
8 4 (7.27%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (7.27%) ITSM
9 3 (5.45%) Agile
9 3 (5.45%) Service Management
10 2 (3.64%) Business Intelligence
10 2 (3.64%) Data Privacy
10 2 (3.64%) Digital Marketing
10 2 (3.64%) Disaster Recovery
10 2 (3.64%) Programme Management
10 2 (3.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.73%) PL/SQL
1 7 (12.73%) SQL
1 7 (12.73%) VBScript
2 1 (1.82%) Bash
2 1 (1.82%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (10.91%) Degree
2 5 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 4 (7.27%) CCNA
3 4 (7.27%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (5.45%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.64%) A+ Certification
5 2 (3.64%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.64%) DBS Check
5 2 (3.64%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.45%) SLA
2 2 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 27 (49.09%) Active Directory
2 13 (23.64%) Hyper-V
3 12 (21.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (5.45%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (1.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (7.27%) Autotask
1 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (5.45%) SCCM
3 1 (1.82%) Ansible
3 1 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.82%) Podman
Vendors
1 34 (61.82%) Microsoft
2 13 (23.64%) VMware
3 12 (21.82%) Veeam
4 8 (14.55%) Google
5 6 (10.91%) Cisco
5 6 (10.91%) ESET
6 4 (7.27%) Aruba
6 4 (7.27%) Meraki
7 3 (5.45%) Palo Alto
7 3 (5.45%) Zerto
8 2 (3.64%) Apple
8 2 (3.64%) ConnectWise
8 2 (3.64%) Datto
8 2 (3.64%) SAP
8 2 (3.64%) Sophos
8 2 (3.64%) Ubiquiti
9 1 (1.82%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.82%) HP
9 1 (1.82%) Red Hat
9 1 (1.82%) ServiceNow