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 £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 March 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 119 110
Rank change year-on-year +36 -9 +107
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,113 695 1,426
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.19% 2.36% 2.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.39% 2.59% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 966 422 1,253
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,775 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,732 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.65% +3.79% +3.17%
75th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,000
90th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +4.48% -

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 46,614 26,789 50,917
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 90.95% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 29,292 13,895 39,027
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,026 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -5.21%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 4 March 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 4 March 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 +47 315 £33,000 -0.75% 87
North of England +45 252 £32,500 -3.60% 52
Midlands -20 232 £31,500 -10.00% 21
East Midlands -10 135 £30,000 - 7
North West +48 127 £30,000 -14.29% 32
East of England +48 118 £30,000 +9.09% 30
South West +36 116 £33,000 -4.35% 27
Yorkshire +25 116 £35,750 +19.17% 18
West Midlands -42 97 £32,500 -7.14% 14
Scotland +22 59 £30,000 -4.76% 30
Wales +12 21 £40,000 -5.88% 15
North East -16 9 £30,000 -16.67% 5
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 March 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.

1 486 (43.67%) Microsoft 365
2 485 (43.58%) Windows
3 470 (42.23%) Microsoft
4 398 (35.76%) Active Directory
5 331 (29.74%) Problem-Solving
6 327 (29.38%) Azure
7 253 (22.73%) Windows Server
8 233 (20.93%) Customer Service
9 195 (17.52%) Firewall
10 181 (16.26%) Entra ID
11 164 (14.73%) DNS
12 153 (13.75%) Microsoft Intune
13 152 (13.66%) DHCP
14 128 (11.50%) SharePoint
15 127 (11.41%) ITIL
16 125 (11.23%) VPN
17 121 (10.87%) Windows 10
18 118 (10.60%) Cybersecurity
19 116 (10.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 109 (9.79%) VMware
21 100 (8.98%) Microsoft Exchange
22 95 (8.54%) Hyper-V
22 95 (8.54%) Microsoft Office
23 89 (8.00%) LAN
24 88 (7.91%) WAN
25 79 (7.10%) Mentoring
26 75 (6.74%) Microsoft Certification
26 75 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
27 72 (6.47%) Google
28 66 (5.93%) Security Cleared

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
1 128 (11.50%) SharePoint
2 100 (8.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.35%) Confluence
3 15 (1.35%) IIS
4 11 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2007
4 11 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2010
4 11 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 95 (8.54%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.18%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (0.63%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.090%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.090%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 486 (43.67%) Microsoft 365
2 327 (29.38%) Azure
3 181 (16.26%) Entra ID
4 58 (5.21%) Google Workspace
5 55 (4.94%) AWS
6 37 (3.32%) OneDrive
7 25 (2.25%) SaaS
8 23 (2.07%) GCP
8 23 (2.07%) Power Platform
9 14 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.08%) Power Automate
11 10 (0.90%) IaaS
11 10 (0.90%) PaaS
12 9 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (0.72%) PowerApps
14 6 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (0.45%) Azure AI
15 5 (0.45%) Intacct
15 5 (0.45%) iPaaS
15 5 (0.45%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 195 (17.52%) Firewall
2 164 (14.73%) DNS
3 152 (13.66%) DHCP
4 125 (11.23%) VPN
5 89 (8.00%) LAN
6 88 (7.91%) WAN
7 65 (5.84%) Wi-Fi
8 64 (5.75%) TCP/IP
9 59 (5.30%) VLAN
10 36 (3.23%) VoIP
11 28 (2.52%) Wireless
12 20 (1.80%) Network Security
13 18 (1.62%) SAN
14 17 (1.53%) SD-WAN
15 14 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
16 11 (0.99%) IP Telephony
16 11 (0.99%) WLAN
17 7 (0.63%) Internet
17 7 (0.63%) TETRA
18 4 (0.36%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (2.43%) SQL Server
2 22 (1.98%) Power BI
3 12 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.36%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 30 (2.70%) JIRA
2 4 (0.36%) GitLab
3 1 (0.090%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.090%) Git
3 1 (0.090%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.090%) Snyk
General
1 308 (27.67%) Social Skills
2 80 (7.19%) Organisational Skills
3 46 (4.13%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (4.04%) Finance
4 45 (4.04%) Law
5 44 (3.95%) Manufacturing
6 39 (3.50%) Public Sector
7 37 (3.32%) Retail
8 33 (2.96%) Telecoms
9 28 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (2.52%) Multimedia
10 26 (2.34%) Legal
11 11 (0.99%) Electronics
12 9 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (0.54%) Advertising
13 6 (0.54%) Fire and Rescue
13 6 (0.54%) Marketing
13 6 (0.54%) Police
14 5 (0.45%) Social Housing
15 4 (0.36%) Dutch Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.17%) .NET
2 12 (1.08%) .NET Framework
2 12 (1.08%) Entity Framework
2 12 (1.08%) WinForms
3 7 (0.63%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.36%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.090%) OAuth
5 1 (0.090%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.090%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 201 (18.06%) Driving Licence
2 55 (4.94%) Onboarding
3 43 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (1.89%) CCTV
5 20 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
6 16 (1.44%) Smartphone
7 12 (1.08%) Data Centre
8 11 (0.99%) FMCG
9 10 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (0.90%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.72%) iPad
10 8 (0.72%) Social Media
11 6 (0.54%) iPhone
11 6 (0.54%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.54%) PMI
12 5 (0.45%) Clustering
12 5 (0.45%) Life Science
12 5 (0.45%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (0.45%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.45%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 485 (43.58%) Windows
2 253 (22.73%) Windows Server
3 121 (10.87%) Windows 10
4 56 (5.03%) Mac OS
5 38 (3.41%) Linux
6 32 (2.88%) Windows Server 2019
7 30 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 25 (2.25%) Android
9 18 (1.62%) Apple iOS
10 16 (1.44%) Windows 7
11 14 (1.26%) Windows Server 2012
12 10 (0.90%) Windows 8
13 6 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.27%) Debian
15 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.090%) CentOS
16 1 (0.090%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.090%) Rocky
16 1 (0.090%) Solaris
16 1 (0.090%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (29.74%) Problem-Solving
2 233 (20.93%) Customer Service
3 127 (11.41%) ITIL
4 118 (10.60%) Cybersecurity
5 116 (10.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 79 (7.10%) Mentoring
7 66 (5.93%) Service Delivery
8 56 (5.03%) ITSM
9 42 (3.77%) Remote Monitoring and Management
10 40 (3.59%) Continuous Improvement
11 39 (3.50%) Root Cause Analysis
12 37 (3.32%) Disaster Recovery
13 36 (3.23%) Incident Management
13 36 (3.23%) Process Improvement
14 35 (3.14%) Asset Management
15 33 (2.96%) Project Delivery
16 31 (2.79%) Data Protection
17 30 (2.70%) ERP
18 28 (2.52%) Business Intelligence
18 28 (2.52%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 54 (4.85%) PowerShell
2 47 (4.22%) SQL
3 13 (1.17%) C#
4 12 (1.08%) T-SQL
5 9 (0.81%) Python
6 7 (0.63%) Bash
6 7 (0.63%) PL/SQL
6 7 (0.63%) VBScript
7 5 (0.45%) VB
8 3 (0.27%) Uniface
9 2 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.090%) PHP
10 1 (0.090%) R
Qualifications
1 75 (6.74%) Microsoft Certification
2 66 (5.93%) Security Cleared
3 65 (5.84%) Degree
4 45 (4.04%) SC Cleared
5 41 (3.68%) DBS Check
6 39 (3.50%) Cisco Certification
7 37 (3.32%) CCNA
8 36 (3.23%) A+ Certification
9 26 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
10 22 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (1.89%) MCSE
11 21 (1.89%) Network+ Certification
12 20 (1.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 15 (1.35%) DV Cleared
14 13 (1.17%) CCNP
15 11 (0.99%) MCSA
16 8 (0.72%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 6 (0.54%) MCITP
18 6 (0.54%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (4.85%) Cyber Essentials
1 54 (4.85%) SLA
2 35 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 13 (1.17%) GDPR
5 6 (0.54%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.45%) NIST
7 3 (0.27%) QA
8 1 (0.090%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 398 (35.76%) Active Directory
2 95 (8.54%) Hyper-V
3 75 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.80%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (0.90%) VMware Workstation
6 9 (0.81%) vSphere
7 8 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.45%) Firmware
8 5 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.36%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.18%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.090%) Docker
11 1 (0.090%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 153 (13.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
3 11 (0.99%) SCCM
3 11 (0.99%) WSUS
4 10 (0.90%) Autotask
5 9 (0.81%) FortiGate
6 8 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (0.63%) Proxmox
8 6 (0.54%) Ansible
8 6 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 5 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
9 5 (0.45%) SmoothWall
10 1 (0.090%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.090%) Podman
Vendors
1 470 (42.23%) Microsoft
2 109 (9.79%) VMware
3 72 (6.47%) Google
4 37 (3.32%) Cisco
5 33 (2.96%) Fortinet
6 32 (2.88%) Apple
7 31 (2.79%) Dell
8 30 (2.70%) Meraki
8 30 (2.70%) Veeam
9 28 (2.52%) Fujitsu
9 28 (2.52%) Virgin Media
10 17 (1.53%) Sage
11 14 (1.26%) HP
11 14 (1.26%) WatchGuard
12 13 (1.17%) ServiceNow
13 12 (1.08%) Xamarin
14 10 (0.90%) Adobe
14 10 (0.90%) ESET
14 10 (0.90%) SAP
14 10 (0.90%) Zoho