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 3 April 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 125 111
Rank change year-on-year +47 -14 +99
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,302 594 1,664
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.26% 2.29% 2.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.45% 2.57% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,130 393 1,438
10th Percentile £25,875 £25,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +3.08% +3.17%
75th Percentile £40,000 £42,250 £42,500
90th Percentile £45,925 £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 53,237 23,120 60,360
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 89.29% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 34,134 14,419 44,867
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,250 £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 £65,640 £68,568 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,995
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.10% -8.34%

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 3 April 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 3 April 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 +68 370 £32,736 -6.47% 75
North of England +50 290 £32,175 -2.50% 59
Midlands -21 238 £31,750 -9.29% 46
East of England +49 171 £30,000 +9.09% 30
North West +59 148 £31,000 -11.43% 35
South West +46 143 £35,000 +1.45% 41
East Midlands -5 135 £30,000 - 22
Yorkshire +15 131 £33,500 +11.67% 22
West Midlands -54 103 £32,500 -7.14% 24
Scotland +8 66 £30,000 +9.09% 14
Wales -2 24 £40,000 +9.59% 16
North East -23 11 £30,000 -20.00% 5
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 3 April 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.

1 540 (41.47%) Microsoft 365
2 534 (41.01%) Microsoft
3 520 (39.94%) Windows
4 425 (32.64%) Active Directory
5 353 (27.11%) Problem-Solving
6 344 (26.42%) Azure
7 266 (20.43%) Windows Server
8 261 (20.05%) Customer Service
9 200 (15.36%) Entra ID
10 198 (15.21%) Firewall
11 164 (12.60%) DNS
12 160 (12.29%) Microsoft Intune
13 151 (11.60%) DHCP
14 140 (10.75%) ITIL
15 139 (10.68%) Windows 10
16 137 (10.52%) SharePoint
17 127 (9.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 127 (9.75%) VPN
18 123 (9.45%) Cybersecurity
19 113 (8.68%) Microsoft Exchange
20 111 (8.53%) VMware
21 105 (8.06%) LAN
22 102 (7.83%) WAN
23 96 (7.37%) Hyper-V
24 91 (6.99%) Microsoft Office
25 84 (6.45%) Mentoring
26 80 (6.14%) Security Cleared
27 79 (6.07%) Microsoft Certification
28 77 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
29 76 (5.84%) VMware Infrastructure

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
1 137 (10.52%) SharePoint
2 113 (8.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.15%) Confluence
4 13 (1.00%) Exchange Server 2013
5 11 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2007
5 11 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2010
6 9 (0.69%) IIS
Applications
1 91 (6.99%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.15%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.077%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.077%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (0.54%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.077%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 540 (41.47%) Microsoft 365
2 344 (26.42%) Azure
3 200 (15.36%) Entra ID
4 58 (4.45%) Google Workspace
5 54 (4.15%) AWS
6 35 (2.69%) OneDrive
7 25 (1.92%) Power Platform
8 24 (1.84%) SaaS
9 17 (1.31%) GCP
10 15 (1.15%) PaaS
11 14 (1.08%) IaaS
12 12 (0.92%) PowerApps
13 11 (0.84%) Power Automate
14 10 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
15 9 (0.69%) Azure Sentinel
16 8 (0.61%) Mimecast
17 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
18 5 (0.38%) Intacct
18 5 (0.38%) OCI
19 3 (0.23%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 198 (15.21%) Firewall
2 164 (12.60%) DNS
3 151 (11.60%) DHCP
4 127 (9.75%) VPN
5 105 (8.06%) LAN
6 102 (7.83%) WAN
7 77 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
8 63 (4.84%) TCP/IP
9 53 (4.07%) VLAN
10 41 (3.15%) VoIP
11 32 (2.46%) Wireless
12 23 (1.77%) Network Security
13 17 (1.31%) SAN
13 17 (1.31%) SD-WAN
14 13 (1.00%) Remote Desktop
14 13 (1.00%) WLAN
15 11 (0.84%) IP Telephony
16 7 (0.54%) Internet
16 7 (0.54%) TETRA
17 4 (0.31%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (2.30%) SQL Server
2 25 (1.92%) Power BI
3 7 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.31%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.077%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 39 (3.00%) JIRA
2 4 (0.31%) GitLab
3 1 (0.077%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.077%) Git
3 1 (0.077%) LabVIEW
General
1 313 (24.04%) Social Skills
2 82 (6.30%) Organisational Skills
3 58 (4.45%) Manufacturing
4 51 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (3.46%) Retail
6 43 (3.30%) Finance
7 41 (3.15%) Law
8 39 (3.00%) Public Sector
9 35 (2.69%) Telecoms
10 33 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 32 (2.46%) Legal
12 28 (2.15%) Multimedia
13 11 (0.84%) Electronics
14 9 (0.69%) Advertising
15 6 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.46%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (0.46%) Marketing
15 6 (0.46%) Police
15 6 (0.46%) Spanish Language
16 5 (0.38%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.54%) .NET
2 6 (0.46%) .NET Framework
2 6 (0.46%) Entity Framework
2 6 (0.46%) WinForms
3 4 (0.31%) ASP.NET
3 4 (0.31%) OpenTelemetry
4 1 (0.077%) CSS
4 1 (0.077%) HTML
4 1 (0.077%) JSON
4 1 (0.077%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.077%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 210 (16.13%) Driving Licence
2 59 (4.53%) Onboarding
3 46 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
5 22 (1.69%) CCTV
6 21 (1.61%) Data Centre
7 20 (1.54%) FMCG
8 18 (1.38%) Smartphone
9 11 (0.84%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.61%) Social Media
11 6 (0.46%) iPad
11 6 (0.46%) iPhone
11 6 (0.46%) PMI
12 5 (0.38%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.38%) Life Science
12 5 (0.38%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (0.38%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.38%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.38%) Robotics
13 4 (0.31%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 520 (39.94%) Windows
2 266 (20.43%) Windows Server
3 139 (10.68%) Windows 10
4 57 (4.38%) Mac OS
5 43 (3.30%) Linux
6 31 (2.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 29 (2.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 24 (1.84%) Android
9 22 (1.69%) Apple iOS
10 17 (1.31%) Windows 7
11 13 (1.00%) Windows Server 2012
12 11 (0.84%) Windows 8
13 6 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.31%) Mac OS X
15 3 (0.23%) Debian
16 2 (0.15%) Ubuntu
17 1 (0.077%) CentOS
17 1 (0.077%) Solaris
17 1 (0.077%) Unix
17 1 (0.077%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 353 (27.11%) Problem-Solving
2 261 (20.05%) Customer Service
3 140 (10.75%) ITIL
4 127 (9.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 123 (9.45%) Cybersecurity
6 84 (6.45%) Mentoring
7 67 (5.15%) Service Delivery
8 60 (4.61%) ITSM
9 46 (3.53%) Remote Monitoring and Management
10 45 (3.46%) Disaster Recovery
11 44 (3.38%) Continuous Improvement
12 43 (3.30%) Process Improvement
12 43 (3.30%) Service Management
13 41 (3.15%) Root Cause Analysis
14 39 (3.00%) Project Delivery
15 35 (2.69%) ERP
15 35 (2.69%) Incident Management
16 33 (2.53%) Asset Management
16 33 (2.53%) Data Protection
17 32 (2.46%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 59 (4.53%) PowerShell
2 42 (3.23%) SQL
3 9 (0.69%) Python
4 7 (0.54%) Bash
4 7 (0.54%) C#
5 6 (0.46%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.38%) VB
7 4 (0.31%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.31%) R
7 4 (0.31%) VBScript
8 3 (0.23%) Uniface
9 2 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.15%) PHP
10 1 (0.077%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.077%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (6.14%) Security Cleared
2 79 (6.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 55 (4.22%) Degree
4 52 (3.99%) SC Cleared
5 43 (3.30%) Cisco Certification
5 43 (3.30%) DBS Check
6 42 (3.23%) CCNA
7 40 (3.07%) A+ Certification
8 30 (2.30%) Network+ Certification
9 28 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
10 24 (1.84%) MCSE
11 17 (1.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 15 (1.15%) CCNP
12 15 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (1.15%) DV Cleared
13 10 (0.77%) Azure Certification
13 10 (0.77%) MCSA
14 7 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (0.46%) MCITP
15 6 (0.46%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (5.30%) SLA
2 58 (4.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 42 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (0.69%) GDPR
6 5 (0.38%) NIST
7 4 (0.31%) QA
8 3 (0.23%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.077%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.077%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 425 (32.64%) Active Directory
2 96 (7.37%) Hyper-V
3 76 (5.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (0.84%) VMware Workstation
6 9 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.61%) vSphere
8 5 (0.38%) Docker
8 5 (0.38%) Firmware
8 5 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.31%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.15%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.15%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.077%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 160 (12.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.38%) SCCM
3 15 (1.15%) WSUS
4 12 (0.92%) Autotask
4 12 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
5 10 (0.77%) FortiGate
6 8 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (0.46%) Ansible
8 6 (0.46%) Proxmox
8 6 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 5 (0.38%) SmoothWall
10 2 (0.15%) Terraform
11 1 (0.077%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.077%) Podman
Vendors
1 534 (41.01%) Microsoft
2 111 (8.53%) VMware
3 68 (5.22%) Google
4 37 (2.84%) Cisco
5 36 (2.76%) Apple
6 35 (2.69%) Fortinet
7 31 (2.38%) Dell
8 30 (2.30%) Meraki
9 28 (2.15%) Fujitsu
9 28 (2.15%) Virgin Media
10 22 (1.69%) Veeam
11 14 (1.08%) WatchGuard
12 13 (1.00%) ServiceNow
13 12 (0.92%) Epicor
13 12 (0.92%) Sage
14 11 (0.84%) ESET
14 11 (0.84%) HP
15 10 (0.77%) Adobe
15 10 (0.77%) Citrix
15 10 (0.77%) Ubiquiti