IT Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

IT Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median IT Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2026.

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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 212 111
Rank change year-on-year +135 -101 +79
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,465 427 1,718
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.23% 1.49% 2.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.38% 1.67% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,272 348 1,480
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,715 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £33,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.69% -1.54%
75th Percentile £41,250 £41,757 £42,500
90th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £47,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -5.80%

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 61,574 25,605 65,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.65% 89.10% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 40,552 14,301 47,395
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £68,755 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,508
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.51% -12.49%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the UK excluding London

IT 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 IT Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 May 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 +96 368 £34,000 -2.86% 56
North of England +111 327 £32,500 - 44
Midlands +38 256 £32,500 -7.14% 40
East of England +86 220 £33,000 +10.00% 43
South West +59 188 £35,000 +4.48% 27
North West +116 180 £32,500 -7.14% 25
Yorkshire +22 138 £33,500 +11.67% 17
East Midlands +44 131 £30,000 -7.69% 26
West Midlands +14 125 £32,500 -7.14% 14
Scotland +37 69 £28,000 -10.40% 8
Wales +2 37 £45,000 +13.92% 10
North East -34 9 £30,000 -20.00% 4
IT Engineer
UK

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 15 May 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 UK excluding London region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 534 (36.45%) Microsoft 365
2 529 (36.11%) Microsoft
3 480 (32.76%) Windows
4 407 (27.78%) Active Directory
5 341 (23.28%) Problem-Solving
6 332 (22.66%) Azure
7 276 (18.84%) Customer Service
8 266 (18.16%) Windows Server
9 213 (14.54%) Entra ID
10 212 (14.47%) Firewall
11 148 (10.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 146 (9.97%) DNS
13 145 (9.90%) Microsoft Intune
14 137 (9.35%) VPN
15 135 (9.22%) SharePoint
16 131 (8.94%) Windows 10
17 129 (8.81%) DHCP
18 123 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
19 120 (8.19%) Microsoft Exchange
20 119 (8.12%) VMware
21 117 (7.99%) LAN
22 116 (7.92%) Hyper-V
23 108 (7.37%) WAN
24 107 (7.30%) ITIL
25 100 (6.83%) Security Cleared
26 93 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
27 92 (6.28%) Wi-Fi
28 86 (5.87%) Microsoft Office
29 80 (5.46%) Mentoring
30 78 (5.32%) Microsoft Certification

IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 135 (9.22%) SharePoint
2 120 (8.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.16%) Confluence
4 13 (0.89%) Exchange Server 2013
5 11 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.41%) IIS
Applications
1 86 (5.87%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.20%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.068%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.41%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.068%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 534 (36.45%) Microsoft 365
2 332 (22.66%) Azure
3 213 (14.54%) Entra ID
4 45 (3.07%) Google Workspace
5 40 (2.73%) AWS
6 32 (2.18%) OneDrive
7 22 (1.50%) Power Platform
8 21 (1.43%) SaaS
9 19 (1.30%) PaaS
10 15 (1.02%) Mimecast
11 14 (0.96%) IaaS
12 11 (0.75%) PowerApps
13 9 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.55%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.34%) GCP
16 5 (0.34%) Intacct
16 5 (0.34%) OCI
16 5 (0.34%) Power Automate
17 4 (0.27%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 212 (14.47%) Firewall
2 146 (9.97%) DNS
3 137 (9.35%) VPN
4 129 (8.81%) DHCP
5 117 (7.99%) LAN
6 108 (7.37%) WAN
7 92 (6.28%) Wi-Fi
8 57 (3.89%) VoIP
9 48 (3.28%) VLAN
10 38 (2.59%) TCP/IP
11 34 (2.32%) Wireless
12 30 (2.05%) SAN
13 26 (1.77%) Network Security
14 19 (1.30%) WLAN
15 14 (0.96%) SD-WAN
16 11 (0.75%) Internet
17 10 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.48%) NAS
18 7 (0.48%) SSL
18 7 (0.48%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (2.59%) SQL Server
2 18 (1.23%) Power BI
3 5 (0.34%) MySQL
4 1 (0.068%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.068%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 39 (2.66%) JIRA
2 4 (0.27%) GitLab
3 1 (0.068%) LabVIEW
General
1 295 (20.14%) Social Skills
2 72 (4.91%) Manufacturing
3 62 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
4 56 (3.82%) Analytical Skills
5 52 (3.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (2.87%) Telecoms
7 41 (2.80%) Finance
8 40 (2.73%) Legal
8 40 (2.73%) Public Sector
9 39 (2.66%) Retail
10 36 (2.46%) Law
11 28 (1.91%) Multimedia
12 14 (0.96%) Automotive
13 13 (0.89%) Advertising
14 8 (0.55%) Electronics
15 6 (0.41%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (0.41%) Marketing
15 6 (0.41%) Police
16 5 (0.34%) Social Housing
17 4 (0.27%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.27%) HTML
1 4 (0.27%) JSON
1 4 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
2 3 (0.20%) CSS
2 3 (0.20%) Web Services
3 1 (0.068%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 199 (13.58%) Driving Licence
2 54 (3.69%) Onboarding
3 50 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
5 27 (1.84%) CCTV
5 27 (1.84%) Data Centre
6 26 (1.77%) FMCG
7 16 (1.09%) Smartphone
8 11 (0.75%) Management Information System
8 11 (0.75%) Security Posture
9 10 (0.68%) NHS
10 9 (0.61%) Social Media
11 7 (0.48%) Operational Technology
12 6 (0.41%) Clustering
12 6 (0.41%) iPad
12 6 (0.41%) iPhone
12 6 (0.41%) PMI
12 6 (0.41%) Replication
13 5 (0.34%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.34%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 480 (32.76%) Windows
2 266 (18.16%) Windows Server
3 131 (8.94%) Windows 10
4 58 (3.96%) Mac OS
5 47 (3.21%) Linux
6 32 (2.18%) Android
6 32 (2.18%) Windows Server 2019
7 31 (2.12%) Windows Server 2016
8 30 (2.05%) Apple iOS
9 14 (0.96%) Windows 7
10 11 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
11 9 (0.61%) Windows 8
12 7 (0.48%) Ubuntu
13 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.27%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.068%) CentOS
15 1 (0.068%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.068%) Solaris
15 1 (0.068%) Unix
15 1 (0.068%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 341 (23.28%) Problem-Solving
2 276 (18.84%) Customer Service
3 148 (10.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 123 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
5 107 (7.30%) ITIL
6 80 (5.46%) Mentoring
7 61 (4.16%) Disaster Recovery
8 57 (3.89%) Service Delivery
9 54 (3.69%) ITSM
10 51 (3.48%) Continuous Improvement
11 49 (3.34%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 48 (3.28%) Root Cause Analysis
13 44 (3.00%) Service Management
14 42 (2.87%) Project Delivery
15 41 (2.80%) Time Management
16 34 (2.32%) Business Continuity
16 34 (2.32%) ERP
17 31 (2.12%) Coaching
17 31 (2.12%) Process Improvement
18 30 (2.05%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 68 (4.64%) PowerShell
2 46 (3.14%) SQL
3 7 (0.48%) Bash
3 7 (0.48%) Python
4 5 (0.34%) VB
5 4 (0.27%) PHP
5 4 (0.27%) R
6 3 (0.20%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.20%) Uniface
6 3 (0.20%) VBA
7 2 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.068%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (6.83%) Security Cleared
2 78 (5.32%) Microsoft Certification
3 69 (4.71%) Degree
4 67 (4.57%) SC Cleared
5 49 (3.34%) DBS Check
6 44 (3.00%) CCNA
6 44 (3.00%) Cisco Certification
7 39 (2.66%) Network+ Certification
8 37 (2.53%) A+ Certification
9 28 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
10 20 (1.37%) MCSE
11 16 (1.09%) DV Cleared
12 14 (0.96%) Azure Certification
12 14 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (0.48%) CCNP
14 6 (0.41%) MCITP
14 6 (0.41%) PMI Certification
15 5 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
16 3 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
16 3 (0.20%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (4.37%) Cyber Essentials
2 61 (4.16%) SLA
3 49 (3.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.82%) GDPR
6 8 (0.55%) NIST
7 5 (0.34%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.34%) QA
8 4 (0.27%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.068%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 407 (27.78%) Active Directory
2 116 (7.92%) Hyper-V
3 93 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.68%) Docker
7 9 (0.61%) vSphere
8 7 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
9 5 (0.34%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.27%) BitLocker
10 4 (0.27%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 145 (9.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.23%) SCCM
3 16 (1.09%) WSUS
4 11 (0.75%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.68%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.61%) Proxmox
6 9 (0.61%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 8 (0.55%) Autotask
8 7 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.34%) Ansible
10 4 (0.27%) SmoothWall
11 2 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.14%) Terraform
12 1 (0.068%) Kubernetes
12 1 (0.068%) Podman
Vendors
1 529 (36.11%) Microsoft
2 119 (8.12%) VMware
3 50 (3.41%) Google
4 41 (2.80%) Cisco
5 38 (2.59%) Apple
6 37 (2.53%) Fortinet
7 32 (2.18%) Dell
7 32 (2.18%) Meraki
8 28 (1.91%) Fujitsu
8 28 (1.91%) Virgin Media
9 23 (1.57%) Veeam
10 18 (1.23%) Sophos
11 15 (1.02%) HP
12 13 (0.89%) Epicor
13 12 (0.82%) Ubiquiti
14 10 (0.68%) SAP
14 10 (0.68%) SonicWALL
15 9 (0.61%) Citrix
16 8 (0.55%) Sage
17 7 (0.48%) ESET