The median IT Engineer salary in Sunderland is £29,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
15 |
13 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland |
4.76% |
1.82% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.88% |
1.89% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£33,000 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£29,250 |
£34,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.97% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£30,000 |
£36,000 |
£32,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+10.77% |
+32.65% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title |
82 |
53 |
46 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.62% |
96.36% |
92.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
47 |
24 |
36 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£26,250 |
£25,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£31,000 |
£34,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
- |
+33.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£68,750 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£79,250 |
£78,125 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-4.76% |
