IT Engineer Jobs in Reading

IT Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median IT Engineer salary in Reading is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 118 121
Rank change year-on-year +19 +3 -14
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 28 7 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 1.45% 0.47% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 0.50% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 25 6 12
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,063 £26,325
25th Percentile £25,500 £31,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £32,750 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.50% +16.96% +1.82%
75th Percentile £40,000 £36,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £46,250 £37,500 -
Berkshire median annual salary £40,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +23.08% - +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,834 1,400 1,899
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.03% 94.02% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,138 727 1,095
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £38,223 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% +1.67% +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +0.88% +3.64%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in Reading

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Reading.

Salary trend for IT Engineer in Reading

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Reading over the 6 months to 15 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in Reading

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 15 June 2024, IT Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Reading region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (57.14%) Microsoft
1 16 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (39.29%) Firewall
4 10 (35.71%) Android
5 9 (32.14%) Windows
6 8 (28.57%) SharePoint
6 8 (28.57%) Apple
6 8 (28.57%) Barracuda Networks
6 8 (28.57%) VLAN
7 6 (21.43%) Active Directory
7 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
8 5 (17.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (17.86%) Degree
8 5 (17.86%) Azure
9 4 (14.29%) Change Control
9 4 (14.29%) Fortinet
9 4 (14.29%) Network Security
9 4 (14.29%) Retail
9 4 (14.29%) WAN
9 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (14.29%) Cisco
9 4 (14.29%) Meraki
9 4 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (14.29%) Network Segmentation
9 4 (14.29%) Proactive Management
9 4 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 3 (10.71%) Customer Requirements
10 3 (10.71%) Driving Licence

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (28.57%) SharePoint
2 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (7.14%) CMS
Applications
1 12 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 16 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (17.86%) Azure
3 1 (3.57%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 11 (39.29%) Firewall
2 8 (28.57%) VLAN
3 4 (14.29%) Network Security
3 4 (14.29%) WAN
4 3 (10.71%) LAN
4 3 (10.71%) NAS
4 3 (10.71%) SAN
4 3 (10.71%) VoIP
4 3 (10.71%) VPN
4 3 (10.71%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (10.71%) Wireshark
5 2 (7.14%) Multicast
6 1 (3.57%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (3.57%) Wireless
General
1 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 4 (14.29%) Retail
3 2 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.71%) Driving Licence
2 2 (7.14%) Digital Signage
2 2 (7.14%) IPTV
3 1 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (3.57%) Operational Technology
3 1 (3.57%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 10 (35.71%) Android
2 9 (32.14%) Windows
3 3 (10.71%) Linux
4 1 (3.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (14.29%) Change Control
1 4 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 4 (14.29%) Network Segmentation
1 4 (14.29%) Proactive Management
2 3 (10.71%) Customer Requirements
2 3 (10.71%) Customer Service
2 3 (10.71%) ITIL
3 2 (7.14%) Break/Fix
3 2 (7.14%) Content Management
4 1 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (3.57%) Data Loss Prevention
4 1 (3.57%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (3.57%) Security Architecture
4 1 (3.57%) Service Management
4 1 (3.57%) SIEM
4 1 (3.57%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) Bash
1 3 (10.71%) PowerShell
1 3 (10.71%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (17.86%) Degree
2 3 (10.71%) CCNA
2 3 (10.71%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (10.71%) MCSE
2 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (7.14%) A+ Certification
3 2 (7.14%) DV Cleared
3 2 (7.14%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (7.14%) SLA
4 1 (3.57%) COBIT
4 1 (3.57%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (21.43%) Active Directory
2 3 (10.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 16 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 8 (28.57%) Apple
2 8 (28.57%) Barracuda Networks
3 4 (14.29%) Cisco
3 4 (14.29%) Fortinet
3 4 (14.29%) Meraki
4 3 (10.71%) VMware
5 2 (7.14%) HP
6 1 (3.57%) Google