IT Support Engineer Job Trends in Peterborough

IT Support Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median IT Support Engineer salary in Peterborough is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 January 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 7 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 3.74% - 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.87% - 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
75th Percentile £31,000 - -
90th Percentile £38,000 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £30,000 £28,250 £32,500
% change year-on-year +6.19% -13.08% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 181 125 98
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.79% 88.03% 93.33%
Number of salaries quoted 131 61 88
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,952
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £67,111 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,500 £66,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -1.82%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Peterborough

IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Peterborough.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Peterborough

IT Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Peterborough

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in Peterborough over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support Engineer in Peterborough

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 17 January 2026, IT Support 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 Peterborough region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (28.57%) IT Strategy
1 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
2 1 (14.29%) Fujitsu
2 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
2 1 (14.29%) Virgin Media

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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:

General
1 1 (14.29%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) CCTV
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) IT Strategy
1 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
1 1 (14.29%) Fujitsu
1 1 (14.29%) Virgin Media