Break Fix Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Break/Fix Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Break/Fix Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 January 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 495 - 557
Rank change year-on-year - - +207
Permanent jobs requiring a Break Fix Engineer 21 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.050% - 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% - 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,000 - £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - £26,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.64%
75th Percentile £31,250 - £27,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £28,000 - £26,500
% change year-on-year - - -3.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,105 33,579 32,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 92.94% 95.37%
Number of salaries quoted 23,220 16,417 24,649
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,760
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Break Fix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Break Fix Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Break Fix Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Break Fix Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Break Fix Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Break Fix Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Break Fix Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Break Fix Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 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
South East - 7 £30,500 - 1
South West - 6 £26,000 - 1
Wales - 6 £30,500 -
North of England - 2 £30,500 - 2
North West - 2 £30,500 - 2
Break Fix Engineer
UK

Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 January 2026, Break Fix 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 UK excluding London region featuring Break Fix Engineer in the job title.

1 21 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 14 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 14 (66.67%) Dell
3 13 (61.90%) DBS Check
3 13 (61.90%) HP
3 13 (61.90%) ITSM
4 10 (47.62%) Hardware Maintenance
4 10 (47.62%) IBM
4 10 (47.62%) Service Delivery
5 1 (4.76%) A+ Certification
5 1 (4.76%) CCNA
5 1 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (4.76%) Coaching
5 1 (4.76%) Customer Service
5 1 (4.76%) MCSE
5 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (4.76%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.76%) SAN

Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) SAN
General
1 6 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 13 (61.90%) Driving Licence
2 11 (52.38%) Data Centre
3 10 (47.62%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.76%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 13 (61.90%) ITSM
3 10 (47.62%) Hardware Maintenance
3 10 (47.62%) Service Delivery
4 1 (4.76%) Coaching
4 1 (4.76%) Customer Service
4 1 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 14 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (61.90%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.76%) A+ Certification
3 1 (4.76%) CCNA
3 1 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (4.76%) MCSE
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.76%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 14 (66.67%) Dell
2 13 (61.90%) HP
3 10 (47.62%) IBM