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 £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 August 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 221 123
Rank change year-on-year +139 -98 +39
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,563 437 1,166
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.98% 1.26% 1.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.10% 1.41% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,386 343 901
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +2.94%
75th Percentile £43,750 £47,375 £43,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £52,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

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 74,448 31,065 56,654
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.25% 89.44% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 51,545 17,889 36,754
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,150 £47,683 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.56% -4.63% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 23 August 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 23 August 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 +123 392 £36,250 -9.38% 58
North of England +47 272 £32,500 -3.70% 37
East of England +108 271 £35,000 -2.78% 35
Midlands +66 259 £35,000 - 38
South West +45 226 £35,000 -12.50% 27
North West +99 152 £33,475 -4.36% 18
East Midlands +35 132 £35,000 +20.69% 14
West Midlands +48 127 £34,500 -18.82% 24
Yorkshire -23 104 £30,000 -9.09% 14
Scotland +52 78 £28,500 -0.87% 10
Wales -17 54 £40,000 -50.00% 6
North East -50 16 £40,000 -17.95% 5
Northern Ireland -71 11 £41,000 +30.16%
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 August 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.

1 758 (48.50%) Microsoft
2 684 (43.76%) Microsoft 365
3 638 (40.82%) Windows
4 509 (32.57%) Active Directory
5 403 (25.78%) Azure
6 360 (23.03%) Problem-Solving
7 335 (21.43%) Windows Server
8 326 (20.86%) Customer Service
9 306 (19.58%) Entra ID
10 244 (15.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 242 (15.48%) Microsoft Intune
12 240 (15.36%) Firewall
13 226 (14.46%) Microsoft Exchange
14 209 (13.37%) DNS
15 196 (12.54%) Hyper-V
16 194 (12.41%) SharePoint
17 186 (11.90%) Cybersecurity
18 176 (11.26%) DHCP
19 168 (10.75%) VMware
20 156 (9.98%) VPN
21 144 (9.21%) VMware Infrastructure
22 135 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
23 130 (8.32%) Windows 10
24 129 (8.25%) Disaster Recovery
25 127 (8.13%) ITIL
26 124 (7.93%) Wi-Fi
27 115 (7.36%) PowerShell
28 114 (7.29%) TCP/IP
29 97 (6.21%) Cyber Essentials
30 95 (6.08%) Mac OS

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
1 226 (14.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 194 (12.41%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.09%) IIS
4 7 (0.45%) Confluence
4 7 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.19%) Apache
Applications
1 64 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.19%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.38%) Raiser’s Edge
2 2 (0.13%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.064%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 684 (43.76%) Microsoft 365
2 403 (25.78%) Azure
3 306 (19.58%) Entra ID
4 48 (3.07%) AWS
5 43 (2.75%) OneDrive
6 29 (1.86%) Mimecast
7 26 (1.66%) Google Workspace
8 24 (1.54%) SaaS
9 23 (1.47%) Power Platform
10 16 (1.02%) Power Automate
11 15 (0.96%) PaaS
12 12 (0.77%) IaaS
13 11 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (0.70%) Nutanix
14 8 (0.51%) PowerApps
15 6 (0.38%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
17 3 (0.19%) Cloudflare
17 3 (0.19%) GCP
18 2 (0.13%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 240 (15.36%) Firewall
2 209 (13.37%) DNS
3 176 (11.26%) DHCP
4 156 (9.98%) VPN
5 124 (7.93%) Wi-Fi
6 114 (7.29%) TCP/IP
7 91 (5.82%) LAN
8 80 (5.12%) VoIP
8 80 (5.12%) WAN
9 79 (5.05%) Wireless
10 74 (4.73%) VLAN
11 36 (2.30%) Network Security
12 33 (2.11%) SAN
13 22 (1.41%) Internet
14 16 (1.02%) WLAN
15 15 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
15 15 (0.96%) SSL
16 7 (0.45%) NAS
17 5 (0.32%) Broadband
18 4 (0.26%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (3.01%) SQL Server
2 9 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (0.58%) MySQL
2 9 (0.58%) Power BI
3 5 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.13%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 37 (2.37%) JIRA
2 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.064%) Carbide.c++
General
1 377 (24.12%) Social Skills
2 83 (5.31%) Analytical Skills
3 81 (5.18%) Manufacturing
4 71 (4.54%) Legal
5 44 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
7 36 (2.30%) Public Sector
8 32 (2.05%) Telecoms
9 31 (1.98%) Retail
10 29 (1.86%) Advertising
11 28 (1.79%) Finance
12 25 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.09%) Automotive
14 14 (0.90%) Law
15 9 (0.58%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.38%) Local Government
17 4 (0.26%) Banking
17 4 (0.26%) Dutch Language
17 4 (0.26%) Military
17 4 (0.26%) Portuguese Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.45%) HTML
1 7 (0.45%) JSON
2 4 (0.26%) Terraform
2 4 (0.26%) Web Services
3 3 (0.19%) CSS
4 1 (0.064%) .NET
4 1 (0.064%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 1 (0.064%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 229 (14.65%) Driving Licence
2 97 (6.21%) Onboarding
3 63 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (2.75%) CCTV
5 38 (2.43%) Data Centre
6 21 (1.34%) FMCG
7 17 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
7 17 (1.09%) Operational Technology
8 16 (1.02%) Security Posture
9 15 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (0.83%) Management Information System
11 12 (0.77%) Replication
12 11 (0.70%) Cloud Native
12 11 (0.70%) Clustering
12 11 (0.70%) Smartphone
13 10 (0.64%) NHS
14 9 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
15 8 (0.51%) PKI
16 7 (0.45%) EPoS
17 6 (0.38%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 638 (40.82%) Windows
2 335 (21.43%) Windows Server
3 130 (8.32%) Windows 10
4 95 (6.08%) Mac OS
5 91 (5.82%) Linux
6 43 (2.75%) Apple iOS
7 35 (2.24%) Android
7 35 (2.24%) Windows Server 2019
8 25 (1.60%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.02%) Ubuntu
10 10 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.51%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.32%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.26%) Mac OS X
14 3 (0.19%) Debian
15 2 (0.13%) Rocky
15 2 (0.13%) VMS
16 1 (0.064%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 360 (23.03%) Problem-Solving
2 326 (20.86%) Customer Service
3 244 (15.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 186 (11.90%) Cybersecurity
5 135 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 129 (8.25%) Disaster Recovery
7 127 (8.13%) ITIL
8 75 (4.80%) Project Delivery
9 61 (3.90%) Service Management
10 57 (3.65%) Mentoring
11 53 (3.39%) ITSM
12 46 (2.94%) User Experience
13 45 (2.88%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 44 (2.82%) Business Continuity
15 43 (2.75%) Root Cause Analysis
16 41 (2.62%) Service Delivery
17 39 (2.50%) Time Management
18 32 (2.05%) Collaborative Culture
19 31 (1.98%) Collaborative Working
19 31 (1.98%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 115 (7.36%) PowerShell
2 50 (3.20%) SQL
3 11 (0.70%) R
4 10 (0.64%) Python
5 8 (0.51%) Ruby
6 4 (0.26%) VBScript
7 3 (0.19%) Bicep
7 3 (0.19%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.19%) PHP
7 3 (0.19%) VBA
8 2 (0.13%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.13%) VB
9 1 (0.064%) C#
Qualifications
1 90 (5.76%) Degree
2 88 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 61 (3.90%) Security Cleared
4 58 (3.71%) DBS Check
5 51 (3.26%) CCNA
5 51 (3.26%) Cisco Certification
6 42 (2.69%) SC Cleared
7 38 (2.43%) Network+ Certification
8 26 (1.66%) Azure Certification
9 23 (1.47%) A+ Certification
10 19 (1.22%) CompTIA Security+
11 15 (0.96%) MCSE
12 13 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (0.45%) DV Cleared
14 6 (0.38%) AWS Certification
14 6 (0.38%) CCNP
15 5 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (0.32%) MCSA
16 4 (0.26%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (6.21%) Cyber Essentials
2 52 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (2.24%) SLA
4 32 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 30 (1.92%) GDPR
6 10 (0.64%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.26%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.26%) NIST
8 3 (0.19%) QA
9 1 (0.064%) NCSC
System Software
1 509 (32.57%) Active Directory
2 196 (12.54%) Hyper-V
3 144 (9.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (1.09%) vSphere
5 16 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
6 13 (0.83%) Docker
7 12 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (0.51%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.51%) Firmware
9 5 (0.32%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.064%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.064%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 242 (15.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.34%) SCCM
3 16 (1.02%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 13 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (0.77%) WSUS
6 9 (0.58%) Proxmox
7 7 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (0.45%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.38%) Kubernetes
9 4 (0.26%) Iperf
10 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.13%) Ansible
11 2 (0.13%) Autotask
11 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.13%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.13%) SCOM
12 1 (0.064%) Argo
12 1 (0.064%) Nessus
Vendors
1 758 (48.50%) Microsoft
2 168 (10.75%) VMware
3 65 (4.16%) Cisco
4 57 (3.65%) Veeam
5 39 (2.50%) Apple
5 39 (2.50%) SonicWALL
6 30 (1.92%) Google
7 27 (1.73%) Sophos
8 25 (1.60%) Dell
9 23 (1.47%) Meraki
10 21 (1.34%) Ubiquiti
11 20 (1.28%) Fortinet
12 17 (1.09%) HP
13 15 (0.96%) Logitech
13 15 (0.96%) TOWER Software
14 12 (0.77%) Datto
14 12 (0.77%) Palo Alto
15 11 (0.70%) CrowdStrike
15 11 (0.70%) Draytek
16 10 (0.64%) ServiceNow