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 23 November 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 149 117 137
Rank change year-on-year -32 +20 +104
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 574 1,006 707
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.56% 2.08% 2.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.21% 2.46%
Number of salaries quoted 491 590 640
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,700 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,250 £29,000 £28,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £34,854
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +0.42% +7.24%
75th Percentile £40,500 £45,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £53,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -12.16% +5.71% +2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 33,211 45,623 28,743
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 94.39% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 20,994 24,773 21,661
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,242 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.30% -2.40% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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
Midlands -26 157 £31,500 -10.00% 49
South East -5 135 £33,000 -17.50% 80
North of England -23 119 £32,500 -7.14% 69
East Midlands +18 111 £30,000 -14.29% 22
South West -9 73 £35,000 -12.50% 39
Yorkshire +11 66 £37,500 +13.64% 37
East of England +14 55 £31,000 -4.62% 32
North West -13 47 £30,000 -14.29% 30
West Midlands -57 46 £37,500 +7.14% 27
Scotland +13 33 £28,000 -11.11% 24
Wales +16 16 £57,500 +53.33% 7
North East +2 6 £48,750 +38.30% 2
Northern Ireland +2 1 £31,500 +5.00% 2
Channel Islands - 1 £45,000 - 2
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 November 2025, 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.

1 358 (62.37%) Windows
2 334 (58.19%) Microsoft
3 327 (56.97%) Microsoft 365
4 311 (54.18%) Active Directory
5 241 (41.99%) Azure
6 197 (34.32%) Problem-Solving
7 192 (33.45%) Windows Server
8 170 (29.62%) Firewall
9 138 (24.04%) DNS
10 129 (22.47%) Customer Service
11 127 (22.13%) DHCP
12 113 (19.69%) Entra ID
12 113 (19.69%) Microsoft Intune
13 98 (17.07%) Cybersecurity
14 92 (16.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 91 (15.85%) VMware
16 90 (15.68%) ITIL
17 87 (15.16%) Hyper-V
17 87 (15.16%) SharePoint
18 73 (12.72%) Microsoft Exchange
19 72 (12.54%) TCP/IP
20 70 (12.20%) Windows 10
21 67 (11.67%) VMware Infrastructure
22 64 (11.15%) VLAN
23 63 (10.98%) VPN
24 60 (10.45%) Degree
25 59 (10.28%) PowerShell
26 57 (9.93%) Microsoft Certification
27 51 (8.89%) Wi-Fi
28 50 (8.71%) Microsoft Office

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 87 (15.16%) SharePoint
2 73 (12.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (3.83%) IIS
4 3 (0.52%) Confluence
5 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.17%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 50 (8.71%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.35%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.70%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.17%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 327 (56.97%) Microsoft 365
2 241 (41.99%) Azure
3 113 (19.69%) Entra ID
4 39 (6.79%) AWS
5 22 (3.83%) GCP
5 22 (3.83%) SaaS
6 21 (3.66%) OneDrive
7 18 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (3.14%) Power Platform
8 17 (2.96%) Google Workspace
9 11 (1.92%) IaaS
9 11 (1.92%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (1.39%) Azure Stack
11 8 (1.39%) PaaS
12 6 (1.05%) iPaaS
12 6 (1.05%) Nutanix
12 6 (1.05%) Serverless
13 5 (0.87%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.87%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 170 (29.62%) Firewall
2 138 (24.04%) DNS
3 127 (22.13%) DHCP
4 72 (12.54%) TCP/IP
5 64 (11.15%) VLAN
6 63 (10.98%) VPN
7 51 (8.89%) Wi-Fi
8 42 (7.32%) WAN
9 31 (5.40%) Wireless
10 30 (5.23%) LAN
10 30 (5.23%) SAN
11 23 (4.01%) VoIP
12 22 (3.83%) Network Security
13 18 (3.14%) SD-WAN
14 12 (2.09%) IP Telephony
15 9 (1.57%) IPsec
16 6 (1.05%) Cisco IOS
16 6 (1.05%) Intrusion Detection
16 6 (1.05%) iSCSI
16 6 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.79%) SQL Server
2 14 (2.44%) Power BI
3 13 (2.26%) Amazon RDS
4 12 (2.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.70%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.17%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 11 (1.92%) JIRA
2 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.17%) Git
2 1 (0.17%) Snyk
General
1 215 (37.46%) Social Skills
2 38 (6.62%) Manufacturing
3 32 (5.57%) Organisational Skills
4 30 (5.23%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (5.23%) Law
5 24 (4.18%) Public Sector
6 23 (4.01%) Finance
6 23 (4.01%) Telecoms
7 19 (3.31%) Legal
8 12 (2.09%) Electronics
9 11 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (1.92%) Retail
10 10 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.57%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (1.39%) Marketing
13 4 (0.70%) Dutch Language
13 4 (0.70%) French Language
13 4 (0.70%) Spanish Language
14 3 (0.52%) Automotive
14 3 (0.52%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.26%) .NET
2 12 (2.09%) .NET Framework
2 12 (2.09%) Entity Framework
2 12 (2.09%) WinForms
3 7 (1.22%) ASP.NET
4 5 (0.87%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.52%) EDI
6 1 (0.17%) LAMP
6 1 (0.17%) OAuth
6 1 (0.17%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 117 (20.38%) Driving Licence
2 46 (8.01%) Onboarding
3 22 (3.83%) Operational Technology
4 21 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.14%) Data Centre
6 15 (2.61%) Clustering
7 11 (1.92%) CCTV
8 10 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 9 (1.57%) FMCG
10 8 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.22%) Smartphone
12 6 (1.05%) iPad
12 6 (1.05%) Life Science
12 6 (1.05%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.87%) BYOD
13 5 (0.87%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.87%) Mobile App
14 4 (0.70%) Enterprise Storage
15 3 (0.52%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 358 (62.37%) Windows
2 192 (33.45%) Windows Server
3 70 (12.20%) Windows 10
4 49 (8.54%) Linux
5 31 (5.40%) Mac OS
6 25 (4.36%) Windows Server 2019
7 14 (2.44%) Apple iOS
8 13 (2.26%) Android
9 12 (2.09%) Windows Server 2016
10 8 (1.39%) Rocky
11 6 (1.05%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.70%) Unix
12 4 (0.70%) Windows 8
12 4 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
13 3 (0.52%) Debian
14 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.17%) Solaris
14 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (34.32%) Problem-Solving
2 129 (22.47%) Customer Service
3 98 (17.07%) Cybersecurity
4 92 (16.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 90 (15.68%) ITIL
6 40 (6.97%) Disaster Recovery
7 38 (6.62%) Network Management
8 37 (6.45%) Project Delivery
9 33 (5.75%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (5.75%) Incident Management
10 31 (5.40%) ITSM
10 31 (5.40%) Mentoring
11 29 (5.05%) Migration
12 28 (4.88%) Data Protection
13 26 (4.53%) Service Delivery
13 26 (4.53%) Software Engineering
14 25 (4.36%) Process Improvement
15 24 (4.18%) Computer Science
16 23 (4.01%) Business Intelligence
16 23 (4.01%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 59 (10.28%) PowerShell
2 35 (6.10%) SQL
3 14 (2.44%) C#
4 13 (2.26%) T-SQL
5 9 (1.57%) Python
6 7 (1.22%) PL/SQL
6 7 (1.22%) VBScript
7 4 (0.70%) Uniface
8 3 (0.52%) Bash
9 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 60 (10.45%) Degree
2 57 (9.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 29 (5.05%) Cisco Certification
4 25 (4.36%) CCNA
5 22 (3.83%) DBS Check
6 21 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (3.66%) MCP
7 20 (3.48%) Security Cleared
8 19 (3.31%) A+ Certification
9 16 (2.79%) SC Cleared
10 15 (2.61%) Azure Certification
11 14 (2.44%) MCSE
12 12 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (2.09%) Network+ Certification
13 9 (1.57%) MCSA
14 8 (1.39%) CCNP
14 8 (1.39%) DV Cleared
15 7 (1.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 7 (1.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 6 (1.05%) ACMT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 34 (5.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (4.53%) SLA
4 25 (4.36%) GDPR
5 6 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (1.05%) NIST
6 2 (0.35%) GxP
6 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.17%) NCSC
7 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 311 (54.18%) Active Directory
2 87 (15.16%) Hyper-V
3 67 (11.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (4.01%) Virtual Servers
5 11 (1.92%) Firmware
6 8 (1.39%) Docker
7 7 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.70%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.35%) vSphere
10 2 (0.35%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.17%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 113 (19.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.31%) SCCM
3 16 (2.79%) Kubernetes
4 13 (2.26%) Autotask
5 9 (1.57%) vCenter Server
6 7 (1.22%) Failover Clustering
7 6 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.70%) WSUS
9 3 (0.52%) Ansible
9 3 (0.52%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.35%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.35%) Podman
10 2 (0.35%) Puppet
10 2 (0.35%) SmoothWall
10 2 (0.35%) Terraform
10 2 (0.35%) WhatsUp Gold
11 1 (0.17%) Backup Exec
11 1 (0.17%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 334 (58.19%) Microsoft
2 91 (15.85%) VMware
3 45 (7.84%) Cisco
4 43 (7.49%) Veeam
5 29 (5.05%) Google
6 24 (4.18%) Apple
7 20 (3.48%) Dell
8 19 (3.31%) Meraki
9 18 (3.14%) Sophos
10 15 (2.61%) HP
10 15 (2.61%) ServiceNow
11 14 (2.44%) Aruba
11 14 (2.44%) Zoho
12 13 (2.26%) Sage
13 12 (2.09%) Datto
13 12 (2.09%) Xamarin
14 9 (1.57%) Draytek
14 9 (1.57%) SAP
14 9 (1.57%) WatchGuard
15 8 (1.39%) Adobe