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 24 July 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 227 112
Rank change year-on-year +154 -115 +64
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,615 446 1,439
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.22% 1.32% 2.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.34% 1.47% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,440 353 1,168
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,938 £29,000 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +10.77% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £47,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +10.29% -2.16%

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 69,080 30,398 62,327
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 89.71% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 47,750 17,453 43,175
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,929 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.21%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,083
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,389
% change year-on-year - +1.12% -9.35%

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 24 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 24 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 +131 439 £35,000 -12.50% 59
North of England +78 304 £32,500 -1.52% 50
East of England +112 257 £35,000 -0.71% 39
Midlands +68 256 £32,500 -12.16% 29
South West +53 225 £35,000 -9.68% 30
North West +110 170 £33,970 +5.33% 22
East Midlands +45 132 £32,500 - 15
West Midlands +41 124 £32,500 -23.53% 14
Yorkshire -11 117 £30,000 -7.69% 25
Scotland +60 74 £28,500 -5.00% 15
Wales -13 53 £45,000 -43.75% 9
North East -40 17 £40,000 -17.95% 6
Northern Ireland - 7 £41,000 - 2
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 24 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.

1 734 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 696 (43.10%) Microsoft 365
3 639 (39.57%) Windows
4 517 (32.01%) Active Directory
5 411 (25.45%) Azure
6 378 (23.41%) Problem-Solving
7 341 (21.11%) Customer Service
8 328 (20.31%) Windows Server
9 302 (18.70%) Entra ID
10 251 (15.54%) Firewall
11 232 (14.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 229 (14.18%) Microsoft Intune
13 214 (13.25%) Microsoft Exchange
14 198 (12.26%) DNS
15 190 (11.76%) SharePoint
16 179 (11.08%) Hyper-V
17 176 (10.90%) Cybersecurity
18 170 (10.53%) VMware
19 162 (10.03%) DHCP
20 154 (9.54%) VPN
21 143 (8.85%) Windows 10
22 138 (8.54%) VMware Infrastructure
23 134 (8.30%) ITIL
24 124 (7.68%) Wi-Fi
25 117 (7.24%) Disaster Recovery
26 116 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
27 111 (6.87%) PowerShell
28 107 (6.63%) LAN
29 105 (6.50%) Mac OS
30 99 (6.13%) WAN

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
1 214 (13.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 190 (11.76%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.80%) Confluence
3 13 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2013
3 13 (0.80%) IIS
4 11 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2007
4 11 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.19%) Apache
Applications
1 89 (5.51%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.19%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.37%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (0.31%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.12%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.062%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 696 (43.10%) Microsoft 365
2 411 (25.45%) Azure
3 302 (18.70%) Entra ID
4 52 (3.22%) AWS
5 47 (2.91%) OneDrive
6 39 (2.41%) Google Workspace
7 29 (1.80%) SaaS
8 27 (1.67%) Mimecast
9 21 (1.30%) Power Platform
10 18 (1.11%) PaaS
11 13 (0.80%) IaaS
12 12 (0.74%) Power Automate
13 11 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
14 9 (0.56%) Nutanix
15 7 (0.43%) PowerApps
16 6 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
17 4 (0.25%) GCP
18 3 (0.19%) Azure Sentinel
18 3 (0.19%) Cloudflare
18 3 (0.19%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 251 (15.54%) Firewall
2 198 (12.26%) DNS
3 162 (10.03%) DHCP
4 154 (9.54%) VPN
5 124 (7.68%) Wi-Fi
6 107 (6.63%) LAN
7 99 (6.13%) WAN
8 95 (5.88%) TCP/IP
9 79 (4.89%) VoIP
10 67 (4.15%) Wireless
11 63 (3.90%) VLAN
12 31 (1.92%) SAN
13 30 (1.86%) Network Security
14 22 (1.36%) Internet
15 17 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
16 16 (0.99%) WLAN
17 11 (0.68%) SSL
18 8 (0.50%) SD-WAN
19 7 (0.43%) Broadband
19 7 (0.43%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (2.97%) SQL Server
2 11 (0.68%) Power BI
3 9 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (0.56%) MySQL
4 5 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 43 (2.66%) JIRA
2 2 (0.12%) GitLab
2 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.062%) Carbide.c++
General
1 385 (23.84%) Social Skills
2 77 (4.77%) Manufacturing
3 70 (4.33%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (3.65%) Legal
5 52 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (2.35%) Retail
8 36 (2.23%) Public Sector
9 32 (1.98%) Finance
10 31 (1.92%) Telecoms
11 27 (1.67%) Law
12 24 (1.49%) Advertising
12 24 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.05%) Automotive
14 8 (0.50%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.43%) Local Government
16 4 (0.25%) Banking
16 4 (0.25%) Dutch Language
16 4 (0.25%) Military
16 4 (0.25%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.43%) HTML
1 7 (0.43%) JSON
2 4 (0.25%) Web Services
3 3 (0.19%) CSS
4 2 (0.12%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.062%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 232 (14.37%) Driving Licence
2 86 (5.33%) Onboarding
3 64 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (2.54%) CCTV
5 37 (2.29%) Data Centre
6 22 (1.36%) FMCG
7 19 (1.18%) Security Posture
8 17 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 12 (0.74%) Management Information System
10 11 (0.68%) Cloud Native
10 11 (0.68%) Clustering
10 11 (0.68%) NHS
11 10 (0.62%) Smartphone
12 9 (0.56%) Operational Technology
12 9 (0.56%) PKI
13 7 (0.43%) EPoS
13 7 (0.43%) Replication
14 6 (0.37%) Cyber Threat
15 5 (0.31%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 639 (39.57%) Windows
2 328 (20.31%) Windows Server
3 143 (8.85%) Windows 10
4 105 (6.50%) Mac OS
5 89 (5.51%) Linux
6 40 (2.48%) Apple iOS
7 37 (2.29%) Windows Server 2019
8 34 (2.11%) Android
9 31 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
10 16 (0.99%) Windows 7
11 12 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
12 11 (0.68%) Ubuntu
13 10 (0.62%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.25%) Mac OS X
15 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
16 2 (0.12%) VMS
17 1 (0.062%) CentOS
17 1 (0.062%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 1 (0.062%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (23.41%) Problem-Solving
2 341 (21.11%) Customer Service
3 232 (14.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 176 (10.90%) Cybersecurity
5 134 (8.30%) ITIL
6 117 (7.24%) Disaster Recovery
7 116 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 74 (4.58%) Project Delivery
9 63 (3.90%) Service Management
10 59 (3.65%) Mentoring
11 57 (3.53%) ITSM
11 57 (3.53%) Root Cause Analysis
12 56 (3.47%) Service Delivery
13 48 (2.97%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 47 (2.91%) Business Continuity
15 44 (2.72%) Time Management
16 42 (2.60%) User Experience
17 37 (2.29%) Process Improvement
18 35 (2.17%) Incident Management
19 34 (2.11%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 111 (6.87%) PowerShell
2 56 (3.47%) SQL
3 10 (0.62%) Python
3 10 (0.62%) R
4 7 (0.43%) Ruby
5 4 (0.25%) PHP
5 4 (0.25%) VB
5 4 (0.25%) VBScript
6 3 (0.19%) Bicep
6 3 (0.19%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.19%) VBA
7 2 (0.12%) Bash
7 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.062%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 87 (5.39%) Microsoft Certification
2 79 (4.89%) Security Cleared
3 78 (4.83%) Degree
4 58 (3.59%) DBS Check
5 53 (3.28%) SC Cleared
6 49 (3.03%) CCNA
6 49 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
7 35 (2.17%) Network+ Certification
8 27 (1.67%) A+ Certification
9 22 (1.36%) Azure Certification
10 16 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (0.99%) CompTIA Security+
11 14 (0.87%) DV Cleared
11 14 (0.87%) MCSE
12 6 (0.37%) AWS Certification
12 6 (0.37%) CCNP
12 6 (0.37%) MCSA
13 5 (0.31%) MCITP
14 4 (0.25%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (5.82%) Cyber Essentials
2 55 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (2.66%) SLA
4 32 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 23 (1.42%) GDPR
6 10 (0.62%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.25%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.25%) NIST
8 3 (0.19%) QA
9 1 (0.062%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.062%) NCSC
System Software
1 517 (32.01%) Active Directory
2 179 (11.08%) Hyper-V
3 138 (8.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.11%) vSphere
6 16 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
7 15 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
8 13 (0.80%) Docker
9 8 (0.50%) BitLocker
10 6 (0.37%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (0.31%) Terminal Services
12 4 (0.25%) Firmware
13 2 (0.12%) VMware NSX
14 1 (0.062%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 229 (14.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.30%) SCCM
3 19 (1.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 12 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (0.74%) Proxmox
5 11 (0.68%) WSUS
6 8 (0.50%) FortiGate
7 7 (0.43%) Autotask
7 7 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
8 5 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.25%) Ansible
9 4 (0.25%) Iperf
9 4 (0.25%) Kubernetes
9 4 (0.25%) Terraform
10 2 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
11 1 (0.062%) Argo
11 1 (0.062%) Nessus
Vendors
1 734 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 170 (10.53%) VMware
3 64 (3.96%) Cisco
4 46 (2.85%) Veeam
5 45 (2.79%) Google
6 34 (2.11%) Apple
7 31 (1.92%) Meraki
8 30 (1.86%) Dell
9 24 (1.49%) Sophos
10 23 (1.42%) HP
10 23 (1.42%) Ubiquiti
11 22 (1.36%) SonicWALL
12 14 (0.87%) Fortinet
13 11 (0.68%) CrowdStrike
13 11 (0.68%) Epicor
13 11 (0.68%) Logitech
13 11 (0.68%) TOWER Software
14 10 (0.62%) ServiceNow
15 9 (0.56%) Palo Alto
15 9 (0.56%) Sage