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 £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 130 126
Rank change year-on-year -4 -4 +100
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 662 767 740
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.56% 2.02% 2.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.16% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 579 456 652
10th Percentile £25,660 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,250 £28,750 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £53,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,000 £35,500
% change year-on-year -9.72% +1.41% +7.58%

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 38,344 35,435 28,278
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 93.39% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 23,364 17,758 21,349
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £52,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +2.94% -2.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 25 December 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 25 December 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 -33 177 £31,500 -10.00% 26
South East +23 167 £32,500 -13.33% 60
East Midlands +5 120 £30,000 -1.64% 12
North of England +3 117 £32,500 -7.14% 64
South West +21 80 £35,000 -4.11% 42
East of England +35 73 £30,000 -7.69% 16
North West +8 58 £30,000 -20.53% 31
West Midlands -57 57 £37,500 +7.14% 14
Yorkshire +1 56 £35,750 +9.16% 30
Scotland +11 43 £29,000 -18.31% 12
Wales +18 14 £33,250 -11.33% 13
North East +3 3 £47,500 +31.94% 8
Northern Ireland -6 1 £31,500 -47.50% 2
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 25 December 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.

1 350 (52.87%) Microsoft 365
2 344 (51.96%) Microsoft
2 344 (51.96%) Windows
3 293 (44.26%) Active Directory
4 249 (37.61%) Azure
5 226 (34.14%) Problem-Solving
6 199 (30.06%) Windows Server
7 146 (22.05%) Customer Service
8 142 (21.45%) Firewall
9 138 (20.85%) DNS
10 129 (19.49%) DHCP
11 124 (18.73%) Microsoft Intune
12 122 (18.43%) Entra ID
13 101 (15.26%) ITIL
13 101 (15.26%) SharePoint
14 79 (11.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 78 (11.78%) VMware
15 78 (11.78%) VPN
16 77 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
17 75 (11.33%) Hyper-V
18 70 (10.57%) Windows 10
19 65 (9.82%) Microsoft Exchange
20 64 (9.67%) TCP/IP
21 63 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
22 61 (9.21%) VLAN
23 58 (8.76%) Degree
24 57 (8.61%) VMware Infrastructure
25 56 (8.46%) Microsoft Office
26 51 (7.70%) WAN
27 47 (7.10%) PowerShell

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
1 101 (15.26%) SharePoint
2 65 (9.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (3.32%) IIS
4 6 (0.91%) Confluence
5 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 56 (8.46%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.30%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 9 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.30%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 350 (52.87%) Microsoft 365
2 249 (37.61%) Azure
3 122 (18.43%) Entra ID
4 36 (5.44%) AWS
5 25 (3.78%) OneDrive
6 24 (3.63%) Google Workspace
7 21 (3.17%) GCP
8 20 (3.02%) Power Platform
8 20 (3.02%) SaaS
9 15 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.81%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.06%) IaaS
12 6 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (0.91%) iPaaS
12 6 (0.91%) PaaS
13 5 (0.76%) Azure AI
13 5 (0.76%) Azure Stack
13 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (0.76%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.60%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 142 (21.45%) Firewall
2 138 (20.85%) DNS
3 129 (19.49%) DHCP
4 78 (11.78%) VPN
5 64 (9.67%) TCP/IP
6 61 (9.21%) VLAN
7 51 (7.70%) WAN
8 47 (7.10%) Wi-Fi
9 46 (6.95%) LAN
10 35 (5.29%) Wireless
11 26 (3.93%) VoIP
12 25 (3.78%) SAN
13 20 (3.02%) Network Security
14 11 (1.66%) WLAN
15 10 (1.51%) IP Telephony
15 10 (1.51%) SD-WAN
16 9 (1.36%) IPsec
16 9 (1.36%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (1.06%) Internet
18 6 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.78%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.57%) Power BI
3 13 (1.96%) Amazon RDS
4 12 (1.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.60%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (2.42%) JIRA
2 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.15%) Git
2 1 (0.15%) Snyk
General
1 229 (34.59%) Social Skills
2 46 (6.95%) Manufacturing
3 43 (6.50%) Organisational Skills
4 40 (6.04%) Finance
5 38 (5.74%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (4.83%) Public Sector
7 31 (4.68%) Law
8 29 (4.38%) Telecoms
9 24 (3.63%) Legal
10 17 (2.57%) Electronics
11 15 (2.27%) Retail
12 13 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (1.81%) Marketing
14 10 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.91%) Advertising
15 6 (0.91%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (0.91%) Police
16 4 (0.60%) Dutch Language
16 4 (0.60%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.96%) .NET
2 12 (1.81%) .NET Framework
2 12 (1.81%) Entity Framework
2 12 (1.81%) WinForms
3 7 (1.06%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.45%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.45%) EDI
5 1 (0.15%) LAMP
5 1 (0.15%) OAuth
5 1 (0.15%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 125 (18.88%) Driving Licence
2 48 (7.25%) Onboarding
3 28 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (2.27%) Clustering
6 14 (2.11%) Data Centre
7 12 (1.81%) Smartphone
8 11 (1.66%) CCTV
9 10 (1.51%) FMCG
9 10 (1.51%) iPad
10 7 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.91%) PMI
11 6 (0.91%) Security Posture
11 6 (0.91%) Social Media
12 5 (0.76%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (0.76%) Life Science
13 4 (0.60%) Enterprise Storage
13 4 (0.60%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.60%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 344 (51.96%) Windows
2 199 (30.06%) Windows Server
3 70 (10.57%) Windows 10
4 41 (6.19%) Linux
5 27 (4.08%) Mac OS
6 22 (3.32%) Windows Server 2019
7 14 (2.11%) Android
8 13 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (1.81%) Apple iOS
10 6 (0.91%) Windows 7
11 5 (0.76%) Rocky
11 5 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.60%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.45%) Debian
14 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.15%) Solaris
14 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.15%) Unix
14 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (34.14%) Problem-Solving
2 146 (22.05%) Customer Service
3 101 (15.26%) ITIL
4 79 (11.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 77 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
6 39 (5.89%) Mentoring
7 36 (5.44%) Disaster Recovery
7 36 (5.44%) Project Delivery
8 35 (5.29%) ITSM
9 34 (5.14%) Service Delivery
10 33 (4.98%) Incident Management
11 32 (4.83%) Data Protection
12 30 (4.53%) Business Intelligence
13 29 (4.38%) Continuous Improvement
13 29 (4.38%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 27 (4.08%) Process Improvement
15 25 (3.78%) Asset Management
15 25 (3.78%) Migration
16 22 (3.32%) Computer Science
16 22 (3.32%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 47 (7.10%) PowerShell
2 35 (5.29%) SQL
3 14 (2.11%) C#
4 13 (1.96%) T-SQL
5 11 (1.66%) Python
6 7 (1.06%) PL/SQL
6 7 (1.06%) VBScript
7 4 (0.60%) Bash
8 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 63 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
2 58 (8.76%) Degree
3 31 (4.68%) Cisco Certification
4 30 (4.53%) DBS Check
5 28 (4.23%) A+ Certification
6 27 (4.08%) CCNA
7 26 (3.93%) Security Cleared
8 23 (3.47%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (3.17%) MCP
10 19 (2.87%) MCSE
11 18 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
11 18 (2.72%) SC Cleared
12 17 (2.57%) Network+ Certification
13 12 (1.81%) Azure Certification
14 9 (1.36%) MCSA
15 8 (1.21%) CCNP
15 8 (1.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 7 (1.06%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 6 (0.91%) DV Cleared
17 6 (0.91%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
2 33 (4.98%) SLA
3 31 (4.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.02%) GDPR
5 6 (0.91%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.76%) NIST
7 2 (0.30%) GxP
7 2 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.15%) QA
System Software
1 293 (44.26%) Active Directory
2 75 (11.33%) Hyper-V
3 57 (8.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.66%) Firmware
5 10 (1.51%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (1.21%) Docker
7 6 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.60%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.30%) vSphere
10 2 (0.30%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.15%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 124 (18.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.96%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.51%) Autotask
3 10 (1.51%) SCCM
4 9 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.21%) vCenter Server
6 7 (1.06%) Failover Clustering
7 6 (0.91%) WSUS
8 5 (0.76%) SmoothWall
9 3 (0.45%) Ansible
9 3 (0.45%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.30%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.30%) Podman
10 2 (0.30%) Puppet
10 2 (0.30%) WhatsUp Gold
11 1 (0.15%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
11 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 344 (51.96%) Microsoft
2 78 (11.78%) VMware
3 41 (6.19%) Cisco
4 38 (5.74%) Veeam
5 35 (5.29%) Google
6 31 (4.68%) Apple
7 22 (3.32%) Meraki
8 20 (3.02%) Dell
9 16 (2.42%) ServiceNow
10 13 (1.96%) Sage
10 13 (1.96%) SAP
10 13 (1.96%) Zoho
11 12 (1.81%) Sophos
11 12 (1.81%) Xamarin
12 10 (1.51%) HP
12 10 (1.51%) WatchGuard
13 9 (1.36%) Adobe
13 9 (1.36%) Draytek
14 7 (1.06%) Aruba
14 7 (1.06%) Mitel