Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in the South West

Infrastructure Engineer
England > South West

The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in the South West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 54 70
Rank change year-on-year -58 +16 +86
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 58 233 189
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.61% 3.61% 4.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 3.82% 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 54 160 123
10th Percentile £30,538 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £37,000 £35,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% - +3.26%
75th Percentile £69,688 £55,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,875 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% +1.94%

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 6,097 4,441
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.91% 94.38% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,193 3,767 3,432
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -5.56% +8.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in the South West

Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the South West

Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Infrastructure Engineer in the South West

Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
Gloucestershire +9 20 £80,000 +77.78% 16
Bristol +2 17 £60,000 +20.00% 18
Devon -21 10 £31,125 -30.83% 1
Wiltshire -15 7 £55,000 +8.91% 2
Somerset -23 2 £47,500 -11.63% 3
Dorset +9 1 - - 1
Infrastructure Engineer
England

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Infrastructure 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 West region featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 58 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 35 (60.34%) Azure
3 32 (55.17%) Windows
4 31 (53.45%) Active Directory
4 31 (53.45%) Windows Server
5 26 (44.83%) Microsoft
6 24 (41.38%) Entra ID
7 23 (39.66%) Hyper-V
8 18 (31.03%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (31.03%) Security Cleared
9 17 (29.31%) Firewall
10 16 (27.59%) VMware
11 14 (24.14%) DV Cleared
11 14 (24.14%) Linux
11 14 (24.14%) Microsoft Intune
12 13 (22.41%) VMware Infrastructure
13 12 (20.69%) PowerShell
14 11 (18.97%) Kubernetes
14 11 (18.97%) VLAN
15 10 (17.24%) Containerisation
15 10 (17.24%) DHCP
15 10 (17.24%) DNS
15 10 (17.24%) SC Cleared
15 10 (17.24%) vSphere
15 10 (17.24%) Windows Server 2019
16 9 (15.52%) Azure Certification
16 9 (15.52%) IaaS
16 9 (15.52%) SD-WAN
16 9 (15.52%) SQL Server
16 9 (15.52%) Veeam

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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 7 (12.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (5.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.72%) AutoCAD
1 1 (1.72%) Civil 3D
Cloud Services
1 35 (60.34%) Azure
2 24 (41.38%) Entra ID
3 18 (31.03%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (15.52%) IaaS
5 8 (13.79%) Azure Stack
6 7 (12.07%) PaaS
7 5 (8.62%) Rubrik
7 5 (8.62%) Serverless
8 4 (6.90%) AWS
9 3 (5.17%) OCI
10 2 (3.45%) Google Workspace
10 2 (3.45%) OpenShift
10 2 (3.45%) SaaS
11 1 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (1.72%) Mimecast
11 1 (1.72%) Nutanix
11 1 (1.72%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (29.31%) Firewall
2 11 (18.97%) VLAN
3 10 (17.24%) DHCP
3 10 (17.24%) DNS
4 9 (15.52%) SD-WAN
5 8 (13.79%) VPN
5 8 (13.79%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (12.07%) SAN
6 7 (12.07%) TCP/IP
7 5 (8.62%) WAN
8 4 (6.90%) LAN
8 4 (6.90%) Wireless
9 2 (3.45%) Network Security
9 2 (3.45%) WLAN
10 1 (1.72%) BGP
10 1 (1.72%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (1.72%) NAS
10 1 (1.72%) OSPF
10 1 (1.72%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (15.52%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.72%) GitLab
1 1 (1.72%) Jenkins
General
1 15 (25.86%) Public Sector
2 13 (22.41%) Social Skills
3 5 (8.62%) Local Government
4 3 (5.17%) Finance
4 3 (5.17%) Law
4 3 (5.17%) Legal
5 2 (3.45%) Advertising
5 2 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (3.45%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.72%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.62%) 802.1X
2 2 (3.45%) OLE
3 1 (1.72%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.52%) Hybrid Cloud
2 8 (13.79%) Data Centre
2 8 (13.79%) Onboarding
3 5 (8.62%) BYOD
4 3 (5.17%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (5.17%) NHS
5 1 (1.72%) CCTV
5 1 (1.72%) Cyberattack
5 1 (1.72%) Digital Signage
5 1 (1.72%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (1.72%) Enterprise Storage
5 1 (1.72%) Private Cloud
5 1 (1.72%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 32 (55.17%) Windows
2 31 (53.45%) Windows Server
3 14 (24.14%) Linux
4 10 (17.24%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (13.79%) Rocky
6 1 (1.72%) Android
6 1 (1.72%) CentOS
6 1 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.72%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.72%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.72%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 10 (17.24%) Containerisation
3 8 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (10.34%) ITIL
5 5 (8.62%) Predictive Analysis
5 5 (8.62%) Preventative Maintenance
5 5 (8.62%) Server Management
5 5 (8.62%) Vulnerability Management
6 4 (6.90%) Business Continuity
6 4 (6.90%) ITSM
6 4 (6.90%) Mentoring
6 4 (6.90%) Project Delivery
6 4 (6.90%) Project Management
7 3 (5.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (5.17%) Due Diligence
7 3 (5.17%) Incident Management
7 3 (5.17%) Root Cause Analysis
7 3 (5.17%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (5.17%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 12 (20.69%) PowerShell
2 4 (6.90%) Python
3 3 (5.17%) Bash
4 2 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (31.03%) Security Cleared
2 14 (24.14%) DV Cleared
3 10 (17.24%) SC Cleared
4 9 (15.52%) Azure Certification
5 8 (13.79%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (13.79%) Network+ Certification
6 5 (8.62%) Degree
7 3 (5.17%) Postgraduate
8 2 (3.45%) CCIE
8 2 (3.45%) CCNA
8 2 (3.45%) CCNP
8 2 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (3.45%) DBS Check
8 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (3.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (8.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (6.90%) SLA
4 3 (5.17%) Accessibility
4 3 (5.17%) GDPR
5 1 (1.72%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 31 (53.45%) Active Directory
2 23 (39.66%) Hyper-V
3 13 (22.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (17.24%) vSphere
5 3 (5.17%) Docker
5 3 (5.17%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (3.45%) VMware NSX
6 2 (3.45%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 14 (24.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (18.97%) Kubernetes
3 4 (6.90%) Ansible
4 3 (5.17%) vCenter Server
5 2 (3.45%) SCCM
5 2 (3.45%) SmoothWall
5 2 (3.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (44.83%) Microsoft
2 16 (27.59%) VMware
3 9 (15.52%) Veeam
4 8 (13.79%) Dell
5 7 (12.07%) Aruba
5 7 (12.07%) Cisco
6 5 (8.62%) HP
6 5 (8.62%) Palo Alto
7 4 (6.90%) Meraki
8 3 (5.17%) Oracle
9 2 (3.45%) Citrix
9 2 (3.45%) EMC
9 2 (3.45%) Fortinet
9 2 (3.45%) Google
9 2 (3.45%) SonicWALL
9 2 (3.45%) Thales
10 1 (1.72%) 3PAR
10 1 (1.72%) Juniper
10 1 (1.72%) SolarWinds
10 1 (1.72%) Splunk