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 17 July 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 224 111
Rank change year-on-year +156 -113 +64
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,647 457 1,649
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.30% 1.35% 2.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.43% 1.51% 2.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,473 363 1,366
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £43,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £57,000 £48,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +11.94% -2.90%

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 67,835 30,250 67,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 89.49% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 47,008 17,302 47,472
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.66%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year - +4.66% -12.42%

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 17 July 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 17 July 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 +118 445 £35,000 -6.67% 56
North of England +90 327 £32,500 -1.52% 50
East of England +114 263 £35,000 +1.45% 29
Midlands +72 262 £32,500 -13.33% 29
South West +55 221 £35,000 -6.67% 27
North West +117 184 £33,970 +5.33% 18
West Midlands +58 131 £32,500 -21.00% 11
East Midlands +50 131 £32,500 - 18
Yorkshire -4 126 £30,000 - 29
Scotland +48 73 £28,500 -5.00% 14
Wales -10 51 £45,000 -43.75% 12
North East -50 17 £40,000 -17.95% 8
Northern Ireland - 5 £41,000 - 8
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 July 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.

1 746 (45.29%) Microsoft
2 709 (43.05%) Microsoft 365
3 647 (39.28%) Windows
4 527 (32.00%) Active Directory
5 422 (25.62%) Azure
6 394 (23.92%) Problem-Solving
7 349 (21.19%) Customer Service
8 338 (20.52%) Windows Server
9 307 (18.64%) Entra ID
10 261 (15.85%) Firewall
11 227 (13.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 227 (13.78%) Microsoft Intune
12 215 (13.05%) Microsoft Exchange
13 206 (12.51%) DNS
14 191 (11.60%) SharePoint
15 179 (10.87%) Cybersecurity
15 179 (10.87%) Hyper-V
16 172 (10.44%) VMware
17 169 (10.26%) DHCP
18 163 (9.90%) VPN
19 152 (9.23%) Windows 10
20 138 (8.38%) ITIL
21 137 (8.32%) VMware Infrastructure
22 127 (7.71%) Wi-Fi
23 118 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement
24 116 (7.04%) Disaster Recovery
24 116 (7.04%) LAN
24 116 (7.04%) PowerShell
25 109 (6.62%) WAN
26 105 (6.38%) Mac OS

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
1 215 (13.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 191 (11.60%) SharePoint
3 14 (0.85%) Confluence
3 14 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2013
4 13 (0.79%) IIS
5 12 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2007
5 12 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.18%) Apache
Applications
1 96 (5.83%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.18%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.061%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.30%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.061%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 709 (43.05%) Microsoft 365
2 422 (25.62%) Azure
3 307 (18.64%) Entra ID
4 57 (3.46%) AWS
5 48 (2.91%) OneDrive
6 41 (2.49%) Google Workspace
7 31 (1.88%) SaaS
8 27 (1.64%) Mimecast
9 23 (1.40%) Power Platform
10 19 (1.15%) PaaS
11 14 (0.85%) IaaS
12 11 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (0.67%) Power Automate
13 9 (0.55%) PowerApps
14 8 (0.49%) Nutanix
15 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.30%) OCI
17 4 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
17 4 (0.24%) GCP
17 4 (0.24%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 261 (15.85%) Firewall
2 206 (12.51%) DNS
3 169 (10.26%) DHCP
4 163 (9.90%) VPN
5 127 (7.71%) Wi-Fi
6 116 (7.04%) LAN
7 109 (6.62%) WAN
8 95 (5.77%) TCP/IP
9 78 (4.74%) VoIP
10 65 (3.95%) Wireless
11 64 (3.89%) VLAN
12 31 (1.88%) SAN
13 30 (1.82%) Network Security
14 22 (1.34%) Internet
15 16 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
15 16 (0.97%) WLAN
16 12 (0.73%) SD-WAN
17 10 (0.61%) SSL
18 7 (0.43%) Broadband
18 7 (0.43%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (3.04%) SQL Server
2 13 (0.79%) Power BI
3 9 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (0.55%) MySQL
4 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 45 (2.73%) JIRA
2 3 (0.18%) GitLab
3 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.061%) Carbide.c++
4 1 (0.061%) LabVIEW
General
1 398 (24.17%) Social Skills
2 77 (4.68%) Manufacturing
3 69 (4.19%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
5 55 (3.34%) Legal
6 51 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (2.31%) Public Sector
7 38 (2.31%) Retail
8 32 (1.94%) Law
9 31 (1.88%) Telecoms
10 30 (1.82%) Finance
11 24 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
12 21 (1.28%) Advertising
13 17 (1.03%) Automotive
14 7 (0.43%) Aerospace
14 7 (0.43%) Local Government
15 5 (0.30%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.24%) Dutch Language
16 4 (0.24%) Portuguese Language
16 4 (0.24%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.43%) HTML
1 7 (0.43%) JSON
2 4 (0.24%) Web Services
3 3 (0.18%) CSS
3 3 (0.18%) OpenTelemetry
4 1 (0.061%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 235 (14.27%) Driving Licence
2 87 (5.28%) Onboarding
3 65 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (2.43%) CCTV
5 37 (2.25%) Data Centre
6 23 (1.40%) FMCG
7 20 (1.21%) Security Posture
8 19 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (0.67%) Cloud Native
10 11 (0.67%) Clustering
10 11 (0.67%) Management Information System
10 11 (0.67%) NHS
11 10 (0.61%) PKI
11 10 (0.61%) Smartphone
12 9 (0.55%) Operational Technology
13 7 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (0.43%) EPoS
13 7 (0.43%) Replication
14 6 (0.36%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 647 (39.28%) Windows
2 338 (20.52%) Windows Server
3 152 (9.23%) Windows 10
4 105 (6.38%) Mac OS
5 89 (5.40%) Linux
6 41 (2.49%) Apple iOS
7 40 (2.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 38 (2.31%) Android
9 36 (2.19%) Windows Server 2016
10 17 (1.03%) Windows 7
11 15 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
12 11 (0.67%) Ubuntu
12 11 (0.67%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.24%) Mac OS X
13 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.12%) VMS
15 1 (0.061%) CentOS
15 1 (0.061%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.061%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 394 (23.92%) Problem-Solving
2 349 (21.19%) Customer Service
3 227 (13.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 179 (10.87%) Cybersecurity
5 138 (8.38%) ITIL
6 118 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement
7 116 (7.04%) Disaster Recovery
8 69 (4.19%) Project Delivery
9 65 (3.95%) Service Delivery
10 63 (3.83%) Mentoring
10 63 (3.83%) Service Management
11 59 (3.58%) ITSM
11 59 (3.58%) Root Cause Analysis
12 50 (3.04%) Business Continuity
13 48 (2.91%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 46 (2.79%) Time Management
15 42 (2.55%) User Experience
16 39 (2.37%) Process Improvement
17 38 (2.31%) ERP
18 36 (2.19%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (7.04%) PowerShell
2 58 (3.52%) SQL
3 10 (0.61%) Python
3 10 (0.61%) R
4 5 (0.30%) Bash
4 5 (0.30%) Ruby
4 5 (0.30%) VB
5 4 (0.24%) PHP
5 4 (0.24%) VBScript
6 3 (0.18%) Bicep
6 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.18%) VBA
7 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.12%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 90 (5.46%) Microsoft Certification
2 83 (5.04%) Security Cleared
3 78 (4.74%) Degree
4 60 (3.64%) DBS Check
5 56 (3.40%) SC Cleared
6 53 (3.22%) CCNA
6 53 (3.22%) Cisco Certification
7 34 (2.06%) Network+ Certification
8 27 (1.64%) A+ Certification
9 23 (1.40%) Azure Certification
10 19 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 15 (0.91%) DV Cleared
11 15 (0.91%) MCSE
12 14 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (0.55%) CCNP
14 7 (0.43%) MCSA
15 6 (0.36%) AWS Certification
16 5 (0.30%) MCITP
17 4 (0.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
17 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (5.65%) Cyber Essentials
2 59 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (2.85%) SLA
4 33 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 23 (1.40%) GDPR
6 10 (0.61%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.24%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.24%) NIST
7 4 (0.24%) QA
8 1 (0.061%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.061%) NCSC
System Software
1 527 (32.00%) Active Directory
2 179 (10.87%) Hyper-V
3 137 (8.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (1.15%) vSphere
6 17 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
7 15 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
8 13 (0.79%) Docker
9 8 (0.49%) BitLocker
10 7 (0.43%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.18%) Firmware
12 3 (0.18%) VMware NSX
13 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 227 (13.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (1.34%) SCCM
3 18 (1.09%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 12 (0.73%) Proxmox
4 12 (0.73%) WSUS
5 10 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (0.55%) FortiGate
6 9 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.49%) Autotask
8 7 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
9 5 (0.30%) Ansible
10 4 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.24%) Iperf
10 4 (0.24%) Kubernetes
10 4 (0.24%) Terraform
11 1 (0.061%) Argo
11 1 (0.061%) Nessus
Vendors
1 746 (45.29%) Microsoft
2 172 (10.44%) VMware
3 67 (4.07%) Cisco
4 47 (2.85%) Google
5 45 (2.73%) Veeam
6 36 (2.19%) Meraki
7 34 (2.06%) Apple
8 32 (1.94%) Dell
9 24 (1.46%) Sophos
10 23 (1.40%) HP
11 22 (1.34%) Ubiquiti
12 21 (1.28%) SonicWALL
13 15 (0.91%) Fortinet
14 13 (0.79%) Epicor
15 12 (0.73%) CrowdStrike
16 11 (0.67%) Logitech
16 11 (0.67%) ServiceNow
16 11 (0.67%) TOWER Software
17 10 (0.61%) Sage
18 9 (0.55%) Palo Alto