IT Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median IT Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 105 189
Rank change year-on-year -34 +84 -14
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 38 159 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.23% 2.37% 1.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 2.50% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 33 149 73
10th Percentile - £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,750 £30,000 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £36,000
90th Percentile £48,750 - £52,500
South East median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £31,375
% change year-on-year - +11.55% -9.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,533 6,358 5,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.00% 94.68% 89.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,274 4,519 3,207
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,954
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,375 £37,481
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for IT Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 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
Oxfordshire -6 16 £27,500 -34.52% 7
Berkshire +9 15 £37,500 -6.25% 14
Buckinghamshire +4 7 £50,000 +62.60% 5
IT Engineer
South East

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, IT 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 Thames Valley region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 34 (89.47%) Windows
2 31 (81.58%) Microsoft
3 27 (71.05%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (55.26%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (52.63%) Active Directory
6 19 (50.00%) DNS
7 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
8 17 (44.74%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (42.11%) DHCP
9 16 (42.11%) Azure
10 15 (39.47%) SharePoint
11 13 (34.21%) TCP/IP
12 12 (31.58%) MCP
13 11 (28.95%) Microsoft Exchange
13 11 (28.95%) A+ Certification
13 11 (28.95%) Google
13 11 (28.95%) Windows 10
14 10 (26.32%) Hyper-V
14 10 (26.32%) Firewall
15 9 (23.68%) AWS
15 9 (23.68%) Mac OS
16 8 (21.05%) VMware Infrastructure
16 8 (21.05%) GCP
16 8 (21.05%) VMware
16 8 (21.05%) VPN
16 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Office
16 8 (21.05%) Project Delivery
17 7 (18.42%) Customer Service
17 7 (18.42%) Onboarding
17 7 (18.42%) Windows Server

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 15 (39.47%) SharePoint
2 11 (28.95%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 27 (71.05%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (42.11%) Azure
3 9 (23.68%) AWS
4 8 (21.05%) GCP
5 4 (10.53%) OneDrive
6 2 (5.26%) Entra ID
6 2 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (50.00%) DNS
2 16 (42.11%) DHCP
3 13 (34.21%) TCP/IP
4 10 (26.32%) Firewall
5 8 (21.05%) VPN
6 6 (15.79%) VLAN
7 4 (10.53%) VoIP
8 2 (5.26%) Internet
8 2 (5.26%) Network Security
8 2 (5.26%) WAN
9 1 (2.63%) 4G
9 1 (2.63%) 5G
9 1 (2.63%) LAN
9 1 (2.63%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (2.63%) SD-WAN
9 1 (2.63%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (2.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.89%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.89%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.26%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.42%) Onboarding
2 6 (15.79%) Driving Licence
3 2 (5.26%) CMDB
4 1 (2.63%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.63%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.63%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (89.47%) Windows
2 11 (28.95%) Windows 10
3 9 (23.68%) Mac OS
4 7 (18.42%) Windows Server
4 7 (18.42%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (10.53%) Android
5 4 (10.53%) Linux
5 4 (10.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (2.63%) CentOS
6 1 (2.63%) Debian
6 1 (2.63%) Ubuntu
6 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (55.26%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (21.05%) Project Delivery
3 7 (18.42%) Customer Service
4 6 (15.79%) Service Desk Management
5 5 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (7.89%) Asset Management
6 3 (7.89%) Data Privacy
6 3 (7.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (7.89%) Issue Tracking
6 3 (7.89%) Mobile Device Management
6 3 (7.89%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 3 (7.89%) Service Delivery
7 2 (5.26%) Change Management
7 2 (5.26%) Configuration Management
7 2 (5.26%) Cost Reduction
7 2 (5.26%) ITIL
7 2 (5.26%) Logistics
7 2 (5.26%) Password Management
7 2 (5.26%) Project Management
7 2 (5.26%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.63%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 17 (44.74%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (31.58%) MCP
3 11 (28.95%) A+ Certification
4 5 (13.16%) Degree
5 4 (10.53%) DBS Check
6 3 (7.89%) MCSA
7 2 (5.26%) CCNA
7 2 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared
7 2 (5.26%) Security Cleared
8 1 (2.63%) CCNP
8 1 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (2.63%) LPIC
8 1 (2.63%) MCSE
8 1 (2.63%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (5.26%) GDPR
1 2 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 20 (52.63%) Active Directory
2 10 (26.32%) Hyper-V
3 8 (21.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (2.63%) pfSense
4 1 (2.63%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (2.63%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (2.63%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.63%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 31 (81.58%) Microsoft
2 11 (28.95%) Google
3 8 (21.05%) VMware
4 5 (13.16%) Apple
5 3 (7.89%) Cisco
5 3 (7.89%) Meraki
5 3 (7.89%) SonicWALL
5 3 (7.89%) Veeam
6 2 (5.26%) ConnectWise
6 2 (5.26%) HP
6 2 (5.26%) Sophos
7 1 (2.63%) Dell
7 1 (2.63%) Draytek