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 11 April 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 123 110
Rank change year-on-year +45 -13 +94
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,342 589 1,690
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.23% 2.27% 2.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.40% 2.56% 2.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,168 387 1,459
10th Percentile £25,875 £25,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,210 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +3.08% +1.96%
75th Percentile £40,000 £42,250 £42,500
90th Percentile £49,000 £49,250 £48,750
UK median annual salary £33,000 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -5.71% +6.06% -1.49%

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 55,855 23,031 62,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 88.90% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 35,901 14,510 45,989
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 11 April 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 11 April 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 +71 363 £33,500 -4.29% 75
North of England +62 303 £32,000 -3.03% 59
Midlands -27 249 £31,750 -9.29% 46
East of England +43 181 £31,000 +6.90% 30
North West +64 155 £31,000 -11.43% 35
South West +45 149 £35,000 - 41
East Midlands -5 142 £30,000 - 22
Yorkshire +16 137 £32,500 +8.33% 22
West Midlands -48 107 £32,500 -7.14% 24
Scotland +21 69 £30,000 +1.69% 14
Wales -5 28 £40,000 +9.59% 16
North East -28 11 £30,000 -20.00% 5
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 11 April 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.

1 540 (40.24%) Microsoft 365
2 538 (40.09%) Microsoft
3 515 (38.38%) Windows
4 429 (31.97%) Active Directory
5 356 (26.53%) Problem-Solving
6 339 (25.26%) Azure
7 271 (20.19%) Windows Server
8 264 (19.67%) Customer Service
9 204 (15.20%) Entra ID
10 200 (14.90%) Firewall
11 161 (12.00%) DNS
12 155 (11.55%) Microsoft Intune
13 146 (10.88%) DHCP
14 143 (10.66%) Windows 10
15 137 (10.21%) SharePoint
16 133 (9.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 133 (9.91%) ITIL
17 125 (9.31%) Cybersecurity
18 124 (9.24%) VPN
19 115 (8.57%) VMware
20 109 (8.12%) Microsoft Exchange
21 108 (8.05%) LAN
22 105 (7.82%) WAN
23 96 (7.15%) Hyper-V
24 91 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
25 84 (6.26%) Security Cleared
26 83 (6.18%) VMware Infrastructure
27 82 (6.11%) Mentoring
27 82 (6.11%) Wi-Fi
28 75 (5.59%) Microsoft Certification

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
1 137 (10.21%) SharePoint
2 109 (8.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.19%) Confluence
4 12 (0.89%) Exchange Server 2013
5 10 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2007
5 10 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2010
6 8 (0.60%) IIS
Applications
1 91 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.15%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.075%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.075%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (0.52%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.075%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 540 (40.24%) Microsoft 365
2 339 (25.26%) Azure
3 204 (15.20%) Entra ID
4 55 (4.10%) Google Workspace
5 48 (3.58%) AWS
6 34 (2.53%) OneDrive
7 24 (1.79%) Power Platform
7 24 (1.79%) SaaS
8 17 (1.27%) PaaS
9 15 (1.12%) IaaS
10 14 (1.04%) GCP
11 13 (0.97%) PowerApps
12 11 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (0.75%) Mimecast
13 10 (0.75%) Power Automate
14 9 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
15 5 (0.37%) Intacct
15 5 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (0.37%) OCI
16 3 (0.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 200 (14.90%) Firewall
2 161 (12.00%) DNS
3 146 (10.88%) DHCP
4 124 (9.24%) VPN
5 108 (8.05%) LAN
6 105 (7.82%) WAN
7 82 (6.11%) Wi-Fi
8 58 (4.32%) TCP/IP
9 49 (3.65%) VLAN
10 45 (3.35%) VoIP
11 32 (2.38%) Wireless
12 22 (1.64%) Network Security
13 19 (1.42%) SAN
14 17 (1.27%) SD-WAN
15 11 (0.82%) Remote Desktop
15 11 (0.82%) WLAN
16 9 (0.67%) IP Telephony
17 7 (0.52%) Internet
17 7 (0.52%) TETRA
18 5 (0.37%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (2.38%) SQL Server
2 24 (1.79%) Power BI
3 6 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.22%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.15%) MySQL
5 2 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 39 (2.91%) JIRA
2 4 (0.30%) GitLab
3 1 (0.075%) LabVIEW
General
1 307 (22.88%) Social Skills
2 79 (5.89%) Organisational Skills
3 63 (4.69%) Manufacturing
4 50 (3.73%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (3.20%) Finance
5 43 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (3.06%) Retail
7 39 (2.91%) Public Sector
8 38 (2.83%) Law
9 35 (2.61%) Telecoms
10 33 (2.46%) Legal
11 28 (2.09%) Multimedia
12 11 (0.82%) Electronics
13 10 (0.75%) Advertising
14 7 (0.52%) Automotive
14 7 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.52%) Dutch Language
14 7 (0.52%) Spanish Language
15 6 (0.45%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (0.45%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.45%) .NET
1 6 (0.45%) .NET Framework
1 6 (0.45%) Entity Framework
1 6 (0.45%) WinForms
2 4 (0.30%) ASP.NET
2 4 (0.30%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.075%) CSS
3 1 (0.075%) HTML
3 1 (0.075%) JSON
3 1 (0.075%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.075%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 200 (14.90%) Driving Licence
2 59 (4.40%) Onboarding
3 45 (3.35%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (1.71%) Data Centre
6 22 (1.64%) CCTV
6 22 (1.64%) FMCG
7 18 (1.34%) Smartphone
8 11 (0.82%) Security Posture
9 8 (0.60%) Social Media
10 6 (0.45%) iPad
10 6 (0.45%) iPhone
10 6 (0.45%) Management Information System
10 6 (0.45%) PMI
11 5 (0.37%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.37%) Life Science
11 5 (0.37%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (0.37%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.37%) Operational Technology
11 5 (0.37%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 515 (38.38%) Windows
2 271 (20.19%) Windows Server
3 143 (10.66%) Windows 10
4 54 (4.02%) Mac OS
5 42 (3.13%) Linux
6 29 (2.16%) Windows Server 2019
7 28 (2.09%) Windows Server 2016
8 27 (2.01%) Android
9 25 (1.86%) Apple iOS
10 15 (1.12%) Windows 7
11 11 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
12 10 (0.75%) Windows 8
13 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.30%) Mac OS X
14 4 (0.30%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.15%) Debian
16 1 (0.075%) CentOS
16 1 (0.075%) Solaris
16 1 (0.075%) Unix
16 1 (0.075%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (26.53%) Problem-Solving
2 264 (19.67%) Customer Service
3 133 (9.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 133 (9.91%) ITIL
4 125 (9.31%) Cybersecurity
5 82 (6.11%) Mentoring
6 64 (4.77%) ITSM
7 63 (4.69%) Service Delivery
8 54 (4.02%) Disaster Recovery
9 48 (3.58%) Service Management
10 47 (3.50%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 45 (3.35%) Continuous Improvement
12 41 (3.06%) Process Improvement
12 41 (3.06%) Root Cause Analysis
13 39 (2.91%) Project Delivery
14 37 (2.76%) ERP
15 34 (2.53%) Incident Management
16 33 (2.46%) Asset Management
16 33 (2.46%) Time Management
17 32 (2.38%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 61 (4.55%) PowerShell
2 45 (3.35%) SQL
3 10 (0.75%) Python
4 7 (0.52%) Bash
5 6 (0.45%) C#
5 6 (0.45%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.37%) VB
7 4 (0.30%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.30%) R
7 4 (0.30%) VBScript
8 3 (0.22%) Uniface
9 2 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.15%) PHP
10 1 (0.075%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.075%) VBA
Qualifications
1 84 (6.26%) Security Cleared
2 75 (5.59%) Microsoft Certification
3 57 (4.25%) Degree
4 56 (4.17%) SC Cleared
5 46 (3.43%) DBS Check
6 41 (3.06%) Cisco Certification
7 40 (2.98%) CCNA
8 38 (2.83%) A+ Certification
9 31 (2.31%) Network+ Certification
10 27 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
11 22 (1.64%) MCSE
12 15 (1.12%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (0.97%) CCNP
15 11 (0.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 9 (0.67%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.52%) CompTIA Security+
17 7 (0.52%) MCSA
18 6 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 6 (0.45%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (5.37%) SLA
2 56 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 42 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.89%) GDPR
6 5 (0.37%) NIST
6 5 (0.37%) QA
7 3 (0.22%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.075%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.075%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 429 (31.97%) Active Directory
2 96 (7.15%) Hyper-V
3 83 (6.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (0.82%) VMware Workstation
7 9 (0.67%) vSphere
8 6 (0.45%) Docker
8 6 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
9 5 (0.37%) Firmware
10 4 (0.30%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.22%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.22%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.075%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 155 (11.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.34%) SCCM
3 15 (1.12%) WSUS
4 12 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (0.82%) Autotask
5 11 (0.82%) FortiGate
6 8 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (0.45%) Proxmox
8 6 (0.45%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 5 (0.37%) Ansible
9 5 (0.37%) SmoothWall
10 2 (0.15%) Terraform
11 1 (0.075%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.075%) Podman
Vendors
1 538 (40.09%) Microsoft
2 115 (8.57%) VMware
3 65 (4.84%) Google
4 38 (2.83%) Cisco
5 36 (2.68%) Fortinet
6 35 (2.61%) Apple
7 30 (2.24%) Dell
7 30 (2.24%) Meraki
8 28 (2.09%) Fujitsu
8 28 (2.09%) Virgin Media
9 25 (1.86%) Veeam
10 15 (1.12%) HP
11 14 (1.04%) ServiceNow
12 13 (0.97%) Epicor
12 13 (0.97%) Sage
12 13 (0.97%) Sophos
13 11 (0.82%) WatchGuard
14 10 (0.75%) Citrix
14 10 (0.75%) SAP
14 10 (0.75%) Ubiquiti