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 £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2026.

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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 223 108
Rank change year-on-year +145 -115 +82
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,480 427 1,725
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.23% 1.45% 2.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.38% 1.63% 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,287 347 1,487
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,703 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £33,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% +3.08% -
75th Percentile £41,250 £42,014 £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 62,155 26,263 65,587
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 89.46% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 41,146 14,496 47,795
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 18 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 18 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 +96 372 £34,000 -2.86% 56
North of England +110 330 £32,500 - 41
Midlands +47 260 £32,500 -7.14% 36
East of England +86 222 £33,000 +10.00% 45
South West +54 190 £35,000 +4.48% 26
North West +127 182 £32,940 -5.89% 22
Yorkshire +29 138 £33,500 +11.67% 17
East Midlands +38 131 £30,000 -7.69% 21
West Midlands +21 129 £32,500 -7.14% 15
Scotland +38 68 £28,000 -10.40% 11
Wales +5 38 £45,000 +13.92% 10
North East -33 10 £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 18 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.

1 538 (36.35%) Microsoft 365
2 533 (36.01%) Microsoft
3 482 (32.57%) Windows
4 406 (27.43%) Active Directory
5 341 (23.04%) Problem-Solving
6 338 (22.84%) Azure
7 275 (18.58%) Customer Service
8 267 (18.04%) Windows Server
9 214 (14.46%) Entra ID
10 213 (14.39%) Firewall
11 151 (10.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 148 (10.00%) DNS
13 147 (9.93%) Microsoft Intune
14 138 (9.32%) VPN
15 136 (9.19%) SharePoint
16 130 (8.78%) DHCP
16 130 (8.78%) Windows 10
17 126 (8.51%) Cybersecurity
18 123 (8.31%) Microsoft Exchange
19 120 (8.11%) VMware
20 116 (7.84%) Hyper-V
20 116 (7.84%) LAN
21 108 (7.30%) ITIL
22 107 (7.23%) WAN
23 98 (6.62%) Security Cleared
24 94 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
25 93 (6.28%) Wi-Fi
26 85 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
27 79 (5.34%) Mentoring
28 77 (5.20%) 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
1 136 (9.19%) SharePoint
2 123 (8.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.15%) Confluence
4 14 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2013
5 12 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2007
5 12 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.41%) IIS
Applications
1 85 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.15%) 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
1 538 (36.35%) Microsoft 365
2 338 (22.84%) Azure
3 214 (14.46%) Entra ID
4 45 (3.04%) Google Workspace
5 41 (2.77%) AWS
6 34 (2.30%) OneDrive
7 21 (1.42%) Power Platform
8 20 (1.35%) SaaS
9 19 (1.28%) PaaS
10 15 (1.01%) Mimecast
11 14 (0.95%) IaaS
12 10 (0.68%) PowerApps
13 9 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.34%) GCP
16 5 (0.34%) Intacct
16 5 (0.34%) OCI
17 4 (0.27%) Nutanix
17 4 (0.27%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 213 (14.39%) Firewall
2 148 (10.00%) DNS
3 138 (9.32%) VPN
4 130 (8.78%) DHCP
5 116 (7.84%) LAN
6 107 (7.23%) WAN
7 93 (6.28%) Wi-Fi
8 57 (3.85%) VoIP
9 48 (3.24%) VLAN
10 39 (2.64%) TCP/IP
11 34 (2.30%) Wireless
12 30 (2.03%) SAN
13 27 (1.82%) Network Security
14 19 (1.28%) WLAN
15 14 (0.95%) SD-WAN
16 11 (0.74%) Internet
17 10 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (0.47%) NAS
18 7 (0.47%) SSL
18 7 (0.47%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.50%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.15%) Power BI
3 5 (0.34%) MySQL
4 1 (0.068%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.068%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 39 (2.64%) JIRA
2 4 (0.27%) GitLab
3 1 (0.068%) LabVIEW
General
1 294 (19.86%) Social Skills
2 70 (4.73%) Manufacturing
3 59 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
4 56 (3.78%) Analytical Skills
5 52 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (2.84%) Legal
7 40 (2.70%) Finance
7 40 (2.70%) Telecoms
8 38 (2.57%) Public Sector
9 37 (2.50%) Law
9 37 (2.50%) Retail
10 28 (1.89%) Multimedia
11 14 (0.95%) Automotive
12 13 (0.88%) Advertising
13 5 (0.34%) Electronics
13 5 (0.34%) Social Housing
14 4 (0.27%) Aerospace
14 4 (0.27%) Fire and Rescue
14 4 (0.27%) Military
14 4 (0.27%) Police
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
1 197 (13.31%) Driving Licence
2 55 (3.72%) Onboarding
3 48 (3.24%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
5 27 (1.82%) CCTV
5 27 (1.82%) Data Centre
6 26 (1.76%) FMCG
7 16 (1.08%) Smartphone
8 11 (0.74%) Management Information System
8 11 (0.74%) Security Posture
9 10 (0.68%) NHS
10 9 (0.61%) Social Media
11 7 (0.47%) 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
1 482 (32.57%) Windows
2 267 (18.04%) Windows Server
3 130 (8.78%) Windows 10
4 59 (3.99%) Mac OS
5 48 (3.24%) Linux
6 33 (2.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 32 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (2.09%) Android
9 30 (2.03%) Apple iOS
10 15 (1.01%) Windows 7
11 12 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
12 10 (0.68%) Windows 8
13 7 (0.47%) Ubuntu
14 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (0.27%) Mac OS X
16 1 (0.068%) CentOS
16 1 (0.068%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.068%) Solaris
16 1 (0.068%) Unix
16 1 (0.068%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 341 (23.04%) Problem-Solving
2 275 (18.58%) Customer Service
3 151 (10.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 126 (8.51%) Cybersecurity
5 108 (7.30%) ITIL
6 79 (5.34%) Mentoring
7 62 (4.19%) Disaster Recovery
8 56 (3.78%) Service Delivery
9 52 (3.51%) Continuous Improvement
9 52 (3.51%) ITSM
10 51 (3.45%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 48 (3.24%) Root Cause Analysis
12 44 (2.97%) Project Delivery
12 44 (2.97%) Service Management
13 41 (2.77%) Time Management
14 35 (2.36%) ERP
15 34 (2.30%) Business Continuity
16 32 (2.16%) Coaching
17 31 (2.09%) Process Improvement
18 30 (2.03%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 68 (4.59%) PowerShell
2 47 (3.18%) SQL
3 8 (0.54%) Python
4 7 (0.47%) Bash
5 5 (0.34%) VB
6 4 (0.27%) PHP
6 4 (0.27%) R
7 3 (0.20%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.20%) Uniface
7 3 (0.20%) VBA
8 2 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.068%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 98 (6.62%) Security Cleared
2 77 (5.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 70 (4.73%) Degree
4 67 (4.53%) SC Cleared
5 50 (3.38%) DBS Check
6 44 (2.97%) CCNA
6 44 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
7 39 (2.64%) Network+ Certification
8 35 (2.36%) A+ Certification
9 28 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
10 20 (1.35%) MCSE
11 16 (1.08%) DV Cleared
12 15 (1.01%) Azure Certification
13 14 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (0.47%) CCNP
15 6 (0.41%) MCITP
15 6 (0.41%) PMI Certification
16 5 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
17 3 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
17 3 (0.20%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (4.39%) Cyber Essentials
2 59 (3.99%) SLA
3 49 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.81%) GDPR
6 8 (0.54%) 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
1 406 (27.43%) Active Directory
2 116 (7.84%) Hyper-V
3 94 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.68%) Docker
7 9 (0.61%) vSphere
8 7 (0.47%) 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
1 147 (9.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.22%) SCCM
3 16 (1.08%) WSUS
4 11 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.68%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.61%) Proxmox
6 9 (0.61%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 8 (0.54%) Autotask
8 7 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.34%) Ansible
10 4 (0.27%) SmoothWall
11 3 (0.20%) Terraform
12 2 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
13 1 (0.068%) Kubernetes
13 1 (0.068%) Podman
Vendors
1 533 (36.01%) Microsoft
2 120 (8.11%) VMware
3 50 (3.38%) Google
4 42 (2.84%) Cisco
5 38 (2.57%) Apple
6 37 (2.50%) Fortinet
7 32 (2.16%) Dell
7 32 (2.16%) Meraki
8 28 (1.89%) Fujitsu
8 28 (1.89%) Virgin Media
9 23 (1.55%) Veeam
10 18 (1.22%) Sophos
11 15 (1.01%) HP
12 13 (0.88%) Epicor
12 13 (0.88%) Ubiquiti
13 10 (0.68%) SonicWALL
14 8 (0.54%) Citrix
14 8 (0.54%) Sage
14 8 (0.54%) SAP
15 7 (0.47%) ESET