Applications Engineer Jobs in the South West

Applications Engineer
England > South West

The median Applications Engineer salary in the South West is £49,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

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

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 171 283 257
Rank change year-on-year +112 -26 +38
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 5 12 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.14% 0.13% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.13% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 11
10th Percentile £44,000 £24,550 £28,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £29,375 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.67% +15.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £70,000 £43,125 £36,875
90th Percentile £82,000 £56,500 £64,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -22.73% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 3,353 8,934 6,044
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 96.22% 89.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2,004 6,537 3,788
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,175
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,250 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Applications Engineer in the South West

Applications Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer in the South West.

Salary trend for Applications Engineer in the South West

Applications Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Applications Engineer in the South West

Applications Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Bristol +65 4 £59,500 +64.14% 6
Wiltshire - 1 £47,500 - 4
Applications Engineer
England

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Applications 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 South West region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) CISSP
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (40.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (40.00%) DevOps
1 2 (40.00%) Threat Modelling
1 2 (40.00%) Power BI
1 2 (40.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (40.00%) SANS
1 2 (40.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (40.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (40.00%) Application Security
1 2 (40.00%) Technology Transformation
1 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (40.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) PowerApps
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Databricks
2 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (20.00%) SCCM
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Power BI
2 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Application Security
1 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) DevOps
1 2 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (40.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (40.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 2 (40.00%) Technology Transformation
1 2 (40.00%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CISSP
1 2 (40.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (40.00%) SANS
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Databricks