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 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 122 105
Rank change year-on-year +39 -17 +114
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,222 624 1,637
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.22% 2.38% 2.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.41% 2.65% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,062 416 1,416
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% +3.17%
75th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
90th Percentile £45,675 £50,000 £48,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +6.06% -1.49%

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 50,792 23,546 58,137
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 89.68% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 32,312 14,311 43,655
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £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 24 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 24 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 +59 347 £33,250 -5.00% 73
North of England +59 274 £32,175 -4.57% 51
Midlands -21 231 £32,000 -8.57% 40
East of England +48 149 £30,000 +9.09% 26
North West +56 139 £30,000 -14.29% 35
South West +50 134 £35,000 +0.72% 36
East Midlands -9 134 £30,000 - 19
Yorkshire +19 125 £34,250 +14.17% 15
West Midlands -52 97 £32,500 -7.14% 21
Scotland +9 64 £30,000 -0.83% 19
Wales +6 23 £40,000 +10.34% 17
North East -23 10 £30,000 -16.67% 3
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 24 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.

1 511 (41.82%) Microsoft 365
2 507 (41.49%) Microsoft
3 502 (41.08%) Windows
4 406 (33.22%) Active Directory
5 343 (28.07%) Problem-Solving
6 337 (27.58%) Azure
7 257 (21.03%) Windows Server
8 249 (20.38%) Customer Service
9 199 (16.28%) Firewall
10 188 (15.38%) Entra ID
11 162 (13.26%) DNS
12 154 (12.60%) Microsoft Intune
13 150 (12.27%) DHCP
14 132 (10.80%) ITIL
15 131 (10.72%) SharePoint
15 131 (10.72%) VPN
16 128 (10.47%) Windows 10
17 121 (9.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 119 (9.74%) Cybersecurity
19 111 (9.08%) VMware
20 106 (8.67%) Microsoft Exchange
21 98 (8.02%) LAN
22 97 (7.94%) Hyper-V
23 96 (7.86%) WAN
24 91 (7.45%) Microsoft Office
25 80 (6.55%) Mentoring
26 77 (6.30%) VMware Infrastructure
27 76 (6.22%) Microsoft Certification
28 74 (6.06%) Wi-Fi
29 70 (5.73%) Google

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
1 131 (10.72%) SharePoint
2 106 (8.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.23%) Confluence
4 13 (1.06%) IIS
5 11 (0.90%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.90%) Exchange Server 2010
5 11 (0.90%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 91 (7.45%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.16%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.082%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (0.57%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.082%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 511 (41.82%) Microsoft 365
2 337 (27.58%) Azure
3 188 (15.38%) Entra ID
4 58 (4.75%) Google Workspace
5 55 (4.50%) AWS
6 35 (2.86%) OneDrive
7 23 (1.88%) Power Platform
7 23 (1.88%) SaaS
8 21 (1.72%) GCP
9 14 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (1.06%) IaaS
10 13 (1.06%) PaaS
11 11 (0.90%) Power Automate
12 10 (0.82%) PowerApps
13 9 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (0.57%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (0.49%) Mimecast
16 5 (0.41%) Intacct
16 5 (0.41%) OCI
17 3 (0.25%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 199 (16.28%) Firewall
2 162 (13.26%) DNS
3 150 (12.27%) DHCP
4 131 (10.72%) VPN
5 98 (8.02%) LAN
6 96 (7.86%) WAN
7 74 (6.06%) Wi-Fi
8 62 (5.07%) TCP/IP
9 57 (4.66%) VLAN
10 39 (3.19%) VoIP
11 30 (2.45%) Wireless
12 22 (1.80%) Network Security
13 17 (1.39%) SAN
13 17 (1.39%) SD-WAN
14 14 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
15 12 (0.98%) WLAN
16 10 (0.82%) IP Telephony
17 7 (0.57%) Internet
17 7 (0.57%) TETRA
18 4 (0.33%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (2.54%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.88%) Power BI
3 10 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.33%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (2.78%) JIRA
2 4 (0.33%) GitLab
3 1 (0.082%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.082%) Git
3 1 (0.082%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.082%) Snyk
General
1 306 (25.04%) Social Skills
2 82 (6.71%) Organisational Skills
3 52 (4.26%) Manufacturing
4 49 (4.01%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (3.68%) Finance
6 44 (3.60%) Retail
7 42 (3.44%) Law
8 39 (3.19%) Public Sector
9 35 (2.86%) Telecoms
10 31 (2.54%) Legal
11 28 (2.29%) Multimedia
12 27 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (0.90%) Electronics
14 7 (0.57%) Advertising
14 7 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.49%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (0.49%) Marketing
15 6 (0.49%) Police
16 5 (0.41%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.41%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (0.90%) .NET
2 10 (0.82%) .NET Framework
2 10 (0.82%) Entity Framework
2 10 (0.82%) WinForms
3 6 (0.49%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.33%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.082%) OAuth
5 1 (0.082%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.082%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.082%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 202 (16.53%) Driving Licence
2 60 (4.91%) Onboarding
3 44 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
5 20 (1.64%) CCTV
6 18 (1.47%) Data Centre
6 18 (1.47%) Smartphone
7 16 (1.31%) FMCG
8 12 (0.98%) Security Posture
9 7 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (0.57%) Social Media
10 6 (0.49%) iPad
10 6 (0.49%) iPhone
10 6 (0.49%) Management Information System
10 6 (0.49%) PMI
11 5 (0.41%) Life Science
11 5 (0.41%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (0.41%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.41%) NHS
11 5 (0.41%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 502 (41.08%) Windows
2 257 (21.03%) Windows Server
3 128 (10.47%) Windows 10
4 60 (4.91%) Mac OS
5 41 (3.36%) Linux
6 31 (2.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 29 (2.37%) Windows Server 2016
8 24 (1.96%) Android
9 19 (1.55%) Apple iOS
10 17 (1.39%) Windows 7
11 14 (1.15%) Windows Server 2012
12 11 (0.90%) Windows 8
13 6 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.25%) Debian
15 2 (0.16%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.082%) CentOS
16 1 (0.082%) Mac OS X
16 1 (0.082%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.082%) Solaris
16 1 (0.082%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 343 (28.07%) Problem-Solving
2 249 (20.38%) Customer Service
3 132 (10.80%) ITIL
4 121 (9.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 119 (9.74%) Cybersecurity
6 80 (6.55%) Mentoring
7 66 (5.40%) Service Delivery
8 58 (4.75%) ITSM
9 46 (3.76%) Remote Monitoring and Management
10 42 (3.44%) Continuous Improvement
11 40 (3.27%) Disaster Recovery
11 40 (3.27%) Process Improvement
11 40 (3.27%) Root Cause Analysis
12 37 (3.03%) Service Management
13 36 (2.95%) Project Delivery
14 35 (2.86%) Incident Management
15 34 (2.78%) ERP
16 33 (2.70%) Asset Management
16 33 (2.70%) Data Protection
17 31 (2.54%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 56 (4.58%) PowerShell
2 46 (3.76%) SQL
3 11 (0.90%) C#
4 10 (0.82%) T-SQL
5 9 (0.74%) Python
6 7 (0.57%) Bash
7 6 (0.49%) PL/SQL
7 6 (0.49%) VBScript
8 5 (0.41%) VB
9 3 (0.25%) Uniface
10 2 (0.16%) Google Apps Script
10 2 (0.16%) R
11 1 (0.082%) PHP
Qualifications
1 76 (6.22%) Microsoft Certification
2 70 (5.73%) Security Cleared
3 59 (4.83%) Degree
4 47 (3.85%) SC Cleared
5 40 (3.27%) Cisco Certification
5 40 (3.27%) DBS Check
6 39 (3.19%) CCNA
7 37 (3.03%) A+ Certification
8 28 (2.29%) BPSS Clearance
9 27 (2.21%) Network+ Certification
10 23 (1.88%) MCSE
11 19 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (1.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 15 (1.23%) DV Cleared
14 14 (1.15%) CCNP
15 11 (0.90%) MCSA
16 10 (0.82%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.57%) CompTIA Security+
18 6 (0.49%) MCITP
18 6 (0.49%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (5.16%) SLA
2 59 (4.83%) Cyber Essentials
3 39 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 11 (0.90%) GDPR
6 5 (0.41%) NIST
7 4 (0.33%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.33%) QA
8 1 (0.082%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 406 (33.22%) Active Directory
2 97 (7.94%) Hyper-V
3 77 (6.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (0.90%) VMware Workstation
6 8 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (0.65%) vSphere
7 5 (0.41%) Firmware
7 5 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.33%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.25%) Docker
10 1 (0.082%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.082%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.082%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 154 (12.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.06%) SCCM
3 12 (0.98%) Autotask
3 12 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (0.98%) WSUS
4 10 (0.82%) FortiGate
5 8 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (0.57%) Proxmox
7 6 (0.49%) Ansible
7 6 (0.49%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 5 (0.41%) SmoothWall
9 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.16%) Terraform
10 1 (0.082%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.082%) Podman
Vendors
1 507 (41.49%) Microsoft
2 111 (9.08%) VMware
3 70 (5.73%) Google
4 34 (2.78%) Cisco
4 34 (2.78%) Fortinet
5 32 (2.62%) Apple
6 31 (2.54%) Dell
6 31 (2.54%) Meraki
7 28 (2.29%) Fujitsu
7 28 (2.29%) Virgin Media
8 27 (2.21%) Veeam
9 15 (1.23%) Sage
10 14 (1.15%) WatchGuard
11 12 (0.98%) HP
11 12 (0.98%) ServiceNow
12 11 (0.90%) ESET
12 11 (0.90%) Ubiquiti
13 10 (0.82%) Citrix
13 10 (0.82%) Epicor
13 10 (0.82%) SAP