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 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 122 134
Rank change year-on-year 0 +12 +102
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 51 95 57
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.97% 1.56% 1.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 1.66% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 51 79 56
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,215 £28,125
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £38,000 £33,130
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +14.70% +6.87%
75th Percentile £37,750 £43,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £48,750 £48,350 £48,500
England median annual salary £33,000 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -9.59% +4.29% +4.48%

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 4,534 5,712 3,492
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.00% 93.75% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,574 3,201 2,664
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £34,250 £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 £83,750
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 6 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 6 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 +23 25 £26,500 -37.65% 17
Manchester +19 12 £31,000 -22.50% 14
Cumbria -4 7 £55,000 +57.14%
Merseyside -4 5 £30,000 -10.45% 8
Cheshire -14 2 £37,750 -1.95% 7
IT Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 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 38 (74.51%) Windows
2 32 (62.75%) Microsoft
3 27 (52.94%) Active Directory
3 27 (52.94%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (41.18%) Firewall
5 20 (39.22%) Windows Server
6 18 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (35.29%) Windows 10
7 16 (31.37%) Customer Service
8 14 (27.45%) VMware
9 13 (25.49%) Azure
9 13 (25.49%) VMware Infrastructure
9 13 (25.49%) Wireless
10 12 (23.53%) Hyper-V
10 12 (23.53%) Veeam
11 10 (19.61%) Mac OS
11 10 (19.61%) Microsoft Office
11 10 (19.61%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 8 (15.69%) Cisco
12 8 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
12 8 (15.69%) Google
12 8 (15.69%) Google Workspace
12 8 (15.69%) Proactive Maintenance
12 8 (15.69%) SQL
13 7 (13.73%) Critical Thinking
13 7 (13.73%) Degree
13 7 (13.73%) DHCP
13 7 (13.73%) DNS
13 7 (13.73%) ERP
13 7 (13.73%) ITIL

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 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (19.61%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.96%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 27 (52.94%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (25.49%) Azure
3 8 (15.69%) Google Workspace
4 4 (7.84%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.96%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (41.18%) Firewall
2 13 (25.49%) Wireless
3 7 (13.73%) DHCP
3 7 (13.73%) DNS
3 7 (13.73%) VPN
4 6 (11.76%) TCP/IP
4 6 (11.76%) WAN
5 5 (9.80%) VLAN
6 4 (7.84%) SAN
6 4 (7.84%) SD-WAN
7 3 (5.88%) VoIP
7 3 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (3.92%) LAN
9 1 (1.96%) Ethernet
9 1 (1.96%) NetScaler
9 1 (1.96%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.96%) SQL Server
General
1 22 (43.14%) Social Skills
2 6 (11.76%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (7.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (7.84%) Manufacturing
4 3 (5.88%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.96%) Electronics
5 1 (1.96%) Finance
5 1 (1.96%) Fire and Rescue
5 1 (1.96%) Marketing
5 1 (1.96%) Police
5 1 (1.96%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 11 (21.57%) Driving Licence
2 6 (11.76%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.88%) Enterprise Storage
4 2 (3.92%) Security Posture
4 2 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.92%) Social Media
5 1 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.96%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (74.51%) Windows
2 20 (39.22%) Windows Server
3 18 (35.29%) Windows 10
4 10 (19.61%) Mac OS
5 4 (7.84%) Windows 7
5 4 (7.84%) Windows 8
6 1 (1.96%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.96%) Linux
6 1 (1.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.96%) Solaris
6 1 (1.96%) Unix
6 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (31.37%) Customer Service
3 10 (19.61%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 8 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (15.69%) Proactive Maintenance
5 7 (13.73%) Critical Thinking
5 7 (13.73%) ERP
5 7 (13.73%) ITIL
6 5 (9.80%) Mentoring
7 4 (7.84%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (5.88%) Agile
8 3 (5.88%) Disaster Recovery
8 3 (5.88%) ITSM
8 3 (5.88%) Kalman Filter
8 3 (5.88%) Service Delivery
8 3 (5.88%) Service Management
8 3 (5.88%) Web Filtering
9 2 (3.92%) Data Privacy
9 2 (3.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 1 (1.96%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.69%) SQL
2 7 (13.73%) PL/SQL
2 7 (13.73%) VBScript
3 1 (1.96%) Bash
3 1 (1.96%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (13.73%) Degree
2 4 (7.84%) CCNA
2 4 (7.84%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (5.88%) DBS Check
3 3 (5.88%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.92%) Azure Certification
4 2 (3.92%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.96%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.96%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.92%) SLA
2 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 27 (52.94%) Active Directory
2 13 (25.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (23.53%) Hyper-V
4 3 (5.88%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (1.96%) Docker
5 1 (1.96%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 4 (7.84%) Autotask
1 4 (7.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (5.88%) SCCM
3 2 (3.92%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.96%) Ansible
4 1 (1.96%) Podman
4 1 (1.96%) SmoothWall
4 1 (1.96%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 32 (62.75%) Microsoft
2 14 (27.45%) VMware
3 12 (23.53%) Veeam
4 8 (15.69%) Cisco
4 8 (15.69%) Google
5 6 (11.76%) ESET
6 5 (9.80%) Meraki
7 4 (7.84%) Aruba
8 3 (5.88%) Palo Alto
8 3 (5.88%) Zerto
9 2 (3.92%) Apple
9 2 (3.92%) ConnectWise
9 2 (3.92%) Datto
9 2 (3.92%) Sophos
9 2 (3.92%) Ubiquiti
10 1 (1.96%) Citrix
10 1 (1.96%) HP
10 1 (1.96%) NetApp
10 1 (1.96%) Red Hat
10 1 (1.96%) SAP