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 £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 October 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 228 128
Rank change year-on-year +137 -100 +25
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,561 405 961
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.80% 1.17% 1.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.94% 1.30% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,375 317 671
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £25,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.45%
75th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £53,250 £57,500 £52,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +4.17% +2.86%

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 80,453 31,096 49,968
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 89.47% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 55,617 17,341 28,040
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,125 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -6.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,396 £54,987 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.20% -0.02% -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 October 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 October 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 +122 373 £38,500 -3.75% 131
Midlands +71 300 £35,000 -5.41% 86
North of England +45 258 £34,000 -2.86% 91
South West +46 238 £35,000 - 45
East of England +91 235 £35,000 -3.45% 43
West Midlands +60 155 £34,500 -27.37% 35
East Midlands +17 145 £35,000 +16.67% 50
North West +79 143 £35,000 +3.70% 50
Yorkshire -25 91 £30,000 -9.09% 32
Scotland +53 90 £30,000 - 66
Wales -25 56 £40,000 -50.00% 18
North East -41 24 £40,000 -17.95% 10
Northern Ireland -70 11 £41,000 +30.16% 13
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 October 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.

1 798 (51.12%) Microsoft
2 749 (47.98%) Microsoft 365
3 724 (46.38%) Windows
4 539 (34.53%) Active Directory
5 429 (27.48%) Azure
6 400 (25.62%) Problem-Solving
7 373 (23.89%) Windows Server
8 354 (22.68%) Entra ID
9 353 (22.61%) Customer Service
10 290 (18.58%) Microsoft Intune
11 275 (17.62%) Firewall
12 270 (17.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 261 (16.72%) DNS
14 244 (15.63%) Microsoft Exchange
15 231 (14.80%) Cybersecurity
16 222 (14.22%) DHCP
17 220 (14.09%) Hyper-V
18 213 (13.65%) SharePoint
19 192 (12.30%) VMware
20 187 (11.98%) VPN
21 155 (9.93%) VMware Infrastructure
22 151 (9.67%) Wi-Fi
23 148 (9.48%) TCP/IP
24 147 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
25 143 (9.16%) ITIL
26 135 (8.65%) Windows 10
27 126 (8.07%) Disaster Recovery
28 116 (7.43%) PowerShell
29 110 (7.05%) LAN
30 106 (6.79%) Cyber Essentials

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
1 244 (15.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 213 (13.65%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.22%) IIS
4 7 (0.45%) Confluence
5 6 (0.38%) Apache
6 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 69 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (0.38%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (0.26%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.26%) Shopify
3 2 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.13%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 749 (47.98%) Microsoft 365
2 429 (27.48%) Azure
3 354 (22.68%) Entra ID
4 64 (4.10%) OneDrive
5 52 (3.33%) AWS
6 51 (3.27%) Google Workspace
7 30 (1.92%) Mimecast
8 23 (1.47%) Power Platform
9 22 (1.41%) SaaS
10 15 (0.96%) Power Automate
11 11 (0.70%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (0.70%) Nutanix
12 8 (0.51%) PaaS
13 7 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (0.45%) IaaS
14 5 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
15 4 (0.26%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.26%) Serverless
16 3 (0.19%) Cloudflare
17 2 (0.13%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 275 (17.62%) Firewall
2 261 (16.72%) DNS
3 222 (14.22%) DHCP
4 187 (11.98%) VPN
5 151 (9.67%) Wi-Fi
6 148 (9.48%) TCP/IP
7 110 (7.05%) LAN
8 103 (6.60%) VLAN
9 102 (6.53%) VoIP
10 97 (6.21%) WAN
11 86 (5.51%) Wireless
12 34 (2.18%) SAN
13 31 (1.99%) Network Security
14 23 (1.47%) Internet
15 17 (1.09%) SSL
15 17 (1.09%) WLAN
16 14 (0.90%) Remote Desktop
17 8 (0.51%) NAS
17 8 (0.51%) PBX
18 7 (0.45%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (3.65%) SQL Server
2 11 (0.70%) MySQL
3 9 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.13%) KNIME
5 2 (0.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 33 (2.11%) JIRA
2 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.064%) Carbide.c++
General
1 452 (28.96%) Social Skills
2 82 (5.25%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (5.06%) Manufacturing
4 71 (4.55%) Legal
5 52 (3.33%) Public Sector
6 48 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
7 41 (2.63%) Telecoms
8 36 (2.31%) Retail
9 33 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
10 31 (1.99%) Advertising
11 30 (1.92%) Finance
11 30 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (0.96%) Automotive
13 12 (0.77%) Aerospace
13 12 (0.77%) Law
14 8 (0.51%) Aviation
15 6 (0.38%) Games
15 6 (0.38%) Police
16 5 (0.32%) Military
17 4 (0.26%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.38%) HTML
1 6 (0.38%) JSON
2 4 (0.26%) .NET
2 4 (0.26%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 4 (0.26%) WinForms
3 3 (0.19%) Web Services
4 2 (0.13%) CSS
4 2 (0.13%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 253 (16.21%) Driving Licence
2 94 (6.02%) Onboarding
3 69 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
4 48 (3.07%) CCTV
5 33 (2.11%) Data Centre
6 25 (1.60%) Operational Technology
7 19 (1.22%) Replication
8 17 (1.09%) FMCG
9 16 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
10 15 (0.96%) Security Posture
11 14 (0.90%) Management Information System
12 12 (0.77%) Smartphone
13 11 (0.70%) Cloud Native
13 11 (0.70%) Clustering
14 9 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
15 8 (0.51%) NHS
15 8 (0.51%) PKI
16 7 (0.45%) Cyber Security Posture
16 7 (0.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 724 (46.38%) Windows
2 373 (23.89%) Windows Server
3 135 (8.65%) Windows 10
4 103 (6.60%) Linux
5 100 (6.41%) Mac OS
6 43 (2.75%) Apple iOS
7 40 (2.56%) Android
8 37 (2.37%) Windows Server 2019
9 30 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
10 23 (1.47%) Ubuntu
11 12 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (0.38%) Rocky
12 6 (0.38%) Windows 7
13 4 (0.26%) Debian
13 4 (0.26%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.13%) Unix
15 1 (0.064%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.064%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (25.62%) Problem-Solving
2 353 (22.61%) Customer Service
3 270 (17.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 231 (14.80%) Cybersecurity
5 147 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
6 143 (9.16%) ITIL
7 126 (8.07%) Disaster Recovery
8 81 (5.19%) Project Delivery
9 68 (4.36%) ITSM
10 56 (3.59%) Mentoring
11 55 (3.52%) Service Delivery
12 51 (3.27%) Service Management
13 50 (3.20%) Business Continuity
14 48 (3.07%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 47 (3.01%) User Experience
16 44 (2.82%) Root Cause Analysis
17 39 (2.50%) Migration
18 38 (2.43%) Collaborative Working
19 37 (2.37%) Change Management
20 36 (2.31%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (7.43%) PowerShell
2 48 (3.07%) SQL
3 12 (0.77%) Ruby
4 10 (0.64%) Python
5 8 (0.51%) R
6 4 (0.26%) C#
6 4 (0.26%) VBScript
7 3 (0.19%) Bicep
7 3 (0.19%) VB
8 2 (0.13%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.13%) PHP
8 2 (0.13%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 95 (6.09%) Microsoft Certification
2 89 (5.70%) Degree
3 58 (3.72%) DBS Check
4 57 (3.65%) CCNA
4 57 (3.65%) Cisco Certification
5 48 (3.07%) Security Cleared
6 41 (2.63%) Network+ Certification
7 31 (1.99%) SC Cleared
8 26 (1.67%) Azure Certification
9 24 (1.54%) A+ Certification
10 20 (1.28%) MCSE
11 18 (1.15%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (0.64%) MCSA
13 10 (0.64%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 9 (0.58%) CCNP
15 6 (0.38%) AWS Certification
15 6 (0.38%) DV Cleared
15 6 (0.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 5 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (6.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 49 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (2.50%) GDPR
4 26 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 24 (1.54%) SLA
6 10 (0.64%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.32%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.26%) NCSC
8 4 (0.26%) NIST
9 3 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 539 (34.53%) Active Directory
2 220 (14.09%) Hyper-V
3 155 (9.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.09%) vSphere
6 15 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
7 14 (0.90%) VMware ESXi
8 10 (0.64%) Firmware
9 9 (0.58%) Docker
10 6 (0.38%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.19%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.064%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 290 (18.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.35%) Jamf Pro
2 21 (1.35%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 13 (0.83%) SCCM
4 11 (0.70%) WSUS
5 8 (0.51%) Proxmox
6 7 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
7 6 (0.38%) Backup Exec
7 6 (0.38%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.38%) Kubernetes
8 5 (0.32%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.26%) Iperf
10 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.13%) Ansible
11 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.13%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.13%) SCOM
12 1 (0.064%) Argo
12 1 (0.064%) Autotask
Vendors
1 798 (51.12%) Microsoft
2 192 (12.30%) VMware
3 89 (5.70%) Cisco
4 80 (5.12%) Veeam
5 53 (3.40%) Google
6 49 (3.14%) SonicWALL
7 46 (2.95%) Apple
8 37 (2.37%) Meraki
9 34 (2.18%) Dell
10 32 (2.05%) Sophos
11 26 (1.67%) Fortinet
12 25 (1.60%) TOWER Software
13 20 (1.28%) Logitech
14 19 (1.22%) Datto
14 19 (1.22%) HP
14 19 (1.22%) Palo Alto
15 18 (1.15%) Draytek
15 18 (1.15%) Ubiquiti
16 13 (0.83%) ServiceNow
17 12 (0.77%) Citrix