IT Engineer Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

IT Engineer
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The median IT Engineer salary in South Lanarkshire is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2026.

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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire 16.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 19.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
75th Percentile £28,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
% change year-on-year -10.40% +9.65% -22.97%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Lanarkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire with a recognized job title 26 18 26
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.67% 100.00% 86.67%
Number of salaries quoted 16 2 14
10th Percentile - - £35,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £47,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -31.03% +81.25%
75th Percentile £65,313 £52,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £73,750 - £97,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -5.41%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in South Lanarkshire

IT Engineer
Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 11 May 2026. 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
East Kilbride - 5 £28,000 -
IT Engineer
Scotland

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire

For the 6 months to 11 May 2026, 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 South Lanarkshire region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) CCNA
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) JIRA
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 5 (100.00%) SLA
1 5 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 5 (100.00%) VoIP
1 5 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) VoIP
1 5 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CCNA
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco