IT Engineer Job Trends in the South West

IT Engineer
England > South West

The median IT Engineer salary in the South West is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 110 91
Rank change year-on-year +45 -19 +14
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 226 57 183
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.51% 1.64% 2.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.67% 1.80% 2.39%
Number of salaries quoted 181 48 159
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,850 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,125 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% +10.71% +2.94%
75th Percentile £50,000 £49,063 £45,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £80,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 8,472 3,170 7,665
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.22% 91.25% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 5,764 2,134 5,485
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £32,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -3.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £64,625 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 the South West.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in the South West

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the South West

IT 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 IT Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Gloucestershire -4 65 £51,250 -35.94% 2
Somerset +10 53 £35,000 +22.81% 1
Wiltshire +26 46 £35,000 - 5
Devon -4 27 £32,500 - 11
Bristol -34 17 £28,000 -36.00% 4
Dorset +2 9 £37,500 +21.95% 5
Cornwall - 9 £32,500 - 2
IT Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 August 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 West region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 115 (50.88%) Microsoft
2 109 (48.23%) Microsoft 365
3 88 (38.94%) Active Directory
4 79 (34.96%) Windows
5 78 (34.51%) Entra ID
6 77 (34.07%) Azure
7 56 (24.78%) Microsoft Exchange
8 52 (23.01%) Microsoft Intune
9 47 (20.80%) Problem-Solving
10 46 (20.35%) Windows Server
11 43 (19.03%) Customer Service
12 38 (16.81%) Hyper-V
13 34 (15.04%) DNS
13 34 (15.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 33 (14.60%) Cyber Essentials
14 33 (14.60%) VPN
15 32 (14.16%) DHCP
16 30 (13.27%) VMware
17 29 (12.83%) VMware Infrastructure
18 28 (12.39%) Cybersecurity
18 28 (12.39%) Firewall
19 26 (11.50%) Wi-Fi
20 23 (10.18%) Mac OS
20 23 (10.18%) Microsoft Certification
21 20 (8.85%) Linux
21 20 (8.85%) TCP/IP
22 19 (8.41%) Network Security
23 18 (7.96%) LAN
23 18 (7.96%) SharePoint
24 17 (7.52%) Continuous Improvement

IT 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 56 (24.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (7.96%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 109 (48.23%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (34.51%) Entra ID
3 77 (34.07%) Azure
4 14 (6.19%) AWS
5 10 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.77%) SaaS
7 3 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (1.33%) OneDrive
7 3 (1.33%) PaaS
8 1 (0.44%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 34 (15.04%) DNS
2 33 (14.60%) VPN
3 32 (14.16%) DHCP
4 28 (12.39%) Firewall
5 26 (11.50%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (8.85%) TCP/IP
7 19 (8.41%) Network Security
8 18 (7.96%) LAN
9 17 (7.52%) WAN
10 12 (5.31%) Wireless
11 11 (4.87%) VLAN
12 8 (3.54%) SAN
12 8 (3.54%) WLAN
13 4 (1.77%) DMZ
13 4 (1.77%) VoIP
13 4 (1.77%) Wireshark
14 1 (0.44%) DKIM
14 1 (0.44%) DMARC
Development Applications
1 10 (4.42%) JIRA
General
1 48 (21.24%) Social Skills
2 19 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (6.64%) Advertising
4 10 (4.42%) Finance
4 10 (4.42%) Manufacturing
5 9 (3.98%) Automotive
6 7 (3.10%) Legal
6 7 (3.10%) Retail
7 6 (2.65%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.33%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 39 (17.26%) Driving Licence
2 19 (8.41%) Data Centre
3 9 (3.98%) Cloud Native
3 9 (3.98%) Onboarding
4 8 (3.54%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.77%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (1.77%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.77%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.77%) Smartphone
6 4 (1.77%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.33%) EPoS
8 2 (0.88%) Replication
9 1 (0.44%) Apple TV
9 1 (0.44%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.44%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 79 (34.96%) Windows
2 46 (20.35%) Windows Server
3 23 (10.18%) Mac OS
4 20 (8.85%) Linux
5 6 (2.65%) Apple iOS
6 5 (2.21%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.77%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.88%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (20.80%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (19.03%) Customer Service
3 34 (15.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 28 (12.39%) Cybersecurity
5 17 (7.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (6.64%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (6.19%) Project Delivery
8 11 (4.87%) DevOps
8 11 (4.87%) ITIL
8 11 (4.87%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 10 (4.42%) Software Licensing
10 9 (3.98%) Continuous Integration
10 9 (3.98%) Edge Computing
10 9 (3.98%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
11 8 (3.54%) Logistics
12 6 (2.65%) Collaborative Culture
12 6 (2.65%) Migration
12 6 (2.65%) Tech Ops
13 5 (2.21%) Coaching
13 5 (2.21%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.65%) PowerShell
2 5 (2.21%) SQL
3 1 (0.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (10.18%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (7.52%) Degree
3 12 (5.31%) CCNA
3 12 (5.31%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (4.42%) Network+ Certification
5 8 (3.54%) A+ Certification
5 8 (3.54%) MCSE
6 7 (3.10%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.65%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.77%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.77%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 4 (1.77%) MCSA
8 4 (1.77%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 3 (1.33%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.88%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.88%) Security Cleared
11 1 (0.44%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (14.60%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (4.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 10 (4.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.77%) GDPR
4 1 (0.44%) SLA
System Software
1 88 (38.94%) Active Directory
2 38 (16.81%) Hyper-V
3 29 (12.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.98%) Docker
5 3 (1.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 52 (23.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.65%) FortiGate
3 4 (1.77%) Iperf
4 2 (0.88%) PaperCut
5 1 (0.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 115 (50.88%) Microsoft
2 30 (13.27%) VMware
3 15 (6.64%) Ubiquiti
4 13 (5.75%) Dell
5 10 (4.42%) Cisco
5 10 (4.42%) Veeam
6 6 (2.65%) Fortinet
7 5 (2.21%) HP
8 4 (1.77%) Apple
8 4 (1.77%) Ruckus Wireless
8 4 (1.77%) SonicWALL
9 3 (1.33%) Sage
9 3 (1.33%) SolarWinds
10 2 (0.88%) Meraki
11 1 (0.44%) Citrix
11 1 (0.44%) Oracle
11 1 (0.44%) ServiceNow