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 20 February 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 124 107
Rank change year-on-year +40 -17 +111
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,051 729 1,372
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.15% 2.27% 2.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.36% 2.49% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 911 432 1,219
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,008 £23,400
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,188 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% +5.38% +3.17%
75th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £41,000
90th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +4.48% +1.33%

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 44,585 29,316 47,841
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.27% 91.43% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 27,998 14,451 37,066
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,110 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £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 20 February 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 20 February 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 +43 290 £32,736 +0.73% 98
North of England +56 240 £32,500 -5.80% 63
Midlands -22 229 £31,500 -10.00% 29
East Midlands +8 138 £30,000 - 13
North West +41 121 £30,000 -22.08% 36
Yorkshire +27 110 £41,500 +37.19% 23
East of England +38 108 £30,000 +1.69% 36
South West +29 107 £35,000 - 34
West Midlands -42 91 £32,500 -7.14% 16
Scotland +17 58 £30,000 -4.76% 26
Wales +14 19 £40,000 - 18
North East -11 9 £30,000 -16.67% 8
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 February 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.

1 475 (45.20%) Microsoft 365
2 469 (44.62%) Windows
3 454 (43.20%) Microsoft
4 388 (36.92%) Active Directory
5 327 (31.11%) Problem-Solving
6 318 (30.26%) Azure
7 249 (23.69%) Windows Server
8 221 (21.03%) Customer Service
9 190 (18.08%) Firewall
10 178 (16.94%) Entra ID
11 164 (15.60%) DNS
12 154 (14.65%) Microsoft Intune
13 152 (14.46%) DHCP
14 129 (12.27%) SharePoint
15 126 (11.99%) ITIL
16 123 (11.70%) VPN
17 119 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
18 116 (11.04%) Windows 10
19 114 (10.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 104 (9.90%) VMware
21 96 (9.13%) Microsoft Exchange
22 92 (8.75%) Microsoft Office
23 89 (8.47%) Hyper-V
24 84 (7.99%) LAN
25 83 (7.90%) WAN
26 80 (7.61%) Mentoring
27 77 (7.33%) Microsoft Certification
28 71 (6.76%) VMware Infrastructure
29 70 (6.66%) Google
30 66 (6.28%) Service Delivery

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
1 129 (12.27%) SharePoint
2 96 (9.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.43%) IIS
4 14 (1.33%) Confluence
5 10 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2007
5 10 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2010
5 10 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 92 (8.75%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.19%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
1 5 (0.48%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.095%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.095%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 475 (45.20%) Microsoft 365
2 318 (30.26%) Azure
3 178 (16.94%) Entra ID
4 56 (5.33%) Google Workspace
5 53 (5.04%) AWS
6 38 (3.62%) OneDrive
7 27 (2.57%) SaaS
8 23 (2.19%) GCP
9 22 (2.09%) Power Platform
10 14 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (1.14%) Power Automate
12 9 (0.86%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (0.76%) IaaS
13 8 (0.76%) PaaS
14 7 (0.67%) PowerApps
15 6 (0.57%) iPaaS
15 6 (0.57%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.48%) Azure AI
16 5 (0.48%) Intacct
16 5 (0.48%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 190 (18.08%) Firewall
2 164 (15.60%) DNS
3 152 (14.46%) DHCP
4 123 (11.70%) VPN
5 84 (7.99%) LAN
6 83 (7.90%) WAN
7 65 (6.18%) TCP/IP
8 62 (5.90%) VLAN
8 62 (5.90%) Wi-Fi
9 34 (3.24%) VoIP
10 30 (2.85%) Wireless
11 20 (1.90%) Network Security
12 19 (1.81%) SAN
13 16 (1.52%) SD-WAN
14 13 (1.24%) Remote Desktop
15 11 (1.05%) IP Telephony
15 11 (1.05%) WLAN
16 7 (0.67%) Internet
16 7 (0.67%) TETRA
17 4 (0.38%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (2.38%) SQL Server
2 21 (2.00%) Power BI
3 12 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.38%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 29 (2.76%) JIRA
2 4 (0.38%) GitLab
3 1 (0.095%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.095%) Git
3 1 (0.095%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.095%) Snyk
General
1 311 (29.59%) Social Skills
2 78 (7.42%) Organisational Skills
3 47 (4.47%) Law
4 46 (4.38%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (4.09%) Finance
6 41 (3.90%) Manufacturing
7 36 (3.43%) Public Sector
8 34 (3.24%) Retail
9 32 (3.04%) Telecoms
10 28 (2.66%) Multimedia
11 24 (2.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (2.28%) Legal
12 11 (1.05%) Electronics
13 10 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (0.57%) Fire and Rescue
14 6 (0.57%) Marketing
14 6 (0.57%) Police
15 5 (0.48%) Advertising
15 5 (0.48%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.38%) Dutch Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.24%) .NET
2 12 (1.14%) .NET Framework
2 12 (1.14%) Entity Framework
2 12 (1.14%) WinForms
3 7 (0.67%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.38%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.095%) OAuth
5 1 (0.095%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.095%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 200 (19.03%) Driving Licence
2 50 (4.76%) Onboarding
3 42 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
5 19 (1.81%) CCTV
6 14 (1.33%) Smartphone
7 11 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (0.95%) Data Centre
8 10 (0.95%) FMCG
9 9 (0.86%) iPad
9 9 (0.86%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.76%) Social Media
11 6 (0.57%) Clustering
11 6 (0.57%) iPhone
11 6 (0.57%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.57%) PMI
12 5 (0.48%) Life Science
12 5 (0.48%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (0.48%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.48%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 469 (44.62%) Windows
2 249 (23.69%) Windows Server
3 116 (11.04%) Windows 10
4 53 (5.04%) Mac OS
5 37 (3.52%) Linux
6 32 (3.04%) Windows Server 2019
7 30 (2.85%) Windows Server 2016
8 25 (2.38%) Android
9 18 (1.71%) Apple iOS
10 14 (1.33%) Windows 7
10 14 (1.33%) Windows Server 2012
11 9 (0.86%) Windows 8
12 6 (0.57%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.29%) Debian
14 2 (0.19%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.095%) CentOS
15 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.095%) Rocky
15 1 (0.095%) Solaris
15 1 (0.095%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (31.11%) Problem-Solving
2 221 (21.03%) Customer Service
3 126 (11.99%) ITIL
4 119 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
5 114 (10.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 80 (7.61%) Mentoring
7 66 (6.28%) Service Delivery
8 51 (4.85%) ITSM
9 39 (3.71%) Remote Monitoring and Management
10 37 (3.52%) Incident Management
11 36 (3.43%) Continuous Improvement
12 35 (3.33%) Asset Management
12 35 (3.33%) Disaster Recovery
12 35 (3.33%) Process Improvement
12 35 (3.33%) Project Delivery
13 33 (3.14%) Data Protection
14 32 (3.04%) Root Cause Analysis
15 27 (2.57%) Business Intelligence
15 27 (2.57%) ERP
16 26 (2.47%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 53 (5.04%) PowerShell
2 47 (4.47%) SQL
3 13 (1.24%) C#
3 13 (1.24%) T-SQL
4 9 (0.86%) Python
5 7 (0.67%) Bash
5 7 (0.67%) PL/SQL
5 7 (0.67%) VBScript
6 5 (0.48%) VB
7 3 (0.29%) Uniface
8 2 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.095%) PHP
9 1 (0.095%) R
Qualifications
1 77 (7.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 64 (6.09%) Degree
3 59 (5.61%) Security Cleared
4 43 (4.09%) DBS Check
5 39 (3.71%) SC Cleared
6 37 (3.52%) Cisco Certification
7 35 (3.33%) CCNA
8 34 (3.24%) A+ Certification
9 24 (2.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 22 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (2.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 19 (1.81%) MCSE
12 19 (1.81%) Network+ Certification
13 14 (1.33%) DV Cleared
14 13 (1.24%) CCNP
15 11 (1.05%) MCSA
16 8 (0.76%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 6 (0.57%) PMI Certification
19 5 (0.48%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (4.95%) Cyber Essentials
2 47 (4.47%) SLA
3 36 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.62%) GDPR
5 13 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (0.57%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.48%) NIST
8 3 (0.29%) QA
9 1 (0.095%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 388 (36.92%) Active Directory
2 89 (8.47%) Hyper-V
3 71 (6.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (0.86%) VMware Workstation
5 9 (0.86%) vSphere
6 8 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (0.67%) Firmware
8 5 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.38%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.19%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.095%) Docker
11 1 (0.095%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 154 (14.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.14%) Jamf Pro
3 11 (1.05%) SCCM
3 11 (1.05%) WSUS
4 9 (0.86%) Autotask
4 9 (0.86%) FortiGate
5 8 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.57%) Ansible
7 6 (0.57%) Failover Clustering
7 6 (0.57%) Proxmox
8 5 (0.48%) SmoothWall
8 5 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.19%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.095%) Podman
Vendors
1 454 (43.20%) Microsoft
2 104 (9.90%) VMware
3 70 (6.66%) Google
4 40 (3.81%) Cisco
5 33 (3.14%) Fortinet
6 32 (3.04%) Apple
7 31 (2.95%) Veeam
8 30 (2.85%) Meraki
9 28 (2.66%) Dell
9 28 (2.66%) Fujitsu
9 28 (2.66%) Virgin Media
10 17 (1.62%) Sage
11 14 (1.33%) ServiceNow
11 14 (1.33%) WatchGuard
12 13 (1.24%) HP
13 12 (1.14%) Xamarin
14 10 (0.95%) Adobe
14 10 (0.95%) Zoho
15 9 (0.86%) Draytek
15 9 (0.86%) ESET