Project Engineer Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Project Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Project Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 149 184
Rank change year-on-year -7 +35 +51
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Engineer 15 32 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.37% 0.95% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 1.09% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 8 11 13
10th Percentile - £32,500 £39,832
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,813 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £43,860
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +14.00% +34.95%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,750 £55,000
90th Percentile - £53,000 £61,250
South East median annual salary £60,000 £35,000 £43,860
% change year-on-year +71.43% -20.20% +34.95%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 3,722 2,948 3,760
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 87.12% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,181 1,458 2,675
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Project Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Project Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Project Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Project Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Project 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 Project Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Berkshire 0 8 £42,500 -19.05% 1
Buckinghamshire +7 7 - -
Project Engineer
South East

Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Project 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 Thames Valley region featuring Project Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (53.33%) Azure
1 8 (53.33%) Entra ID
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft 365
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (53.33%) PowerShell
1 8 (53.33%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (46.67%) Degree
2 7 (46.67%) HNC
3 4 (26.67%) HND
4 3 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
4 3 (20.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis

Project Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 8 (53.33%) Azure
1 8 (53.33%) Entra ID
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 7 (46.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 8 (53.33%) Onboarding
2 4 (26.67%) SCADA
3 3 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 3 (20.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (53.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) Degree
1 7 (46.67%) HNC
2 4 (26.67%) HND
Systems Management
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft