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 9 October 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 221 132
Rank change year-on-year +131 -89 +22
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,523 428 934
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.76% 1.23% 1.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% 1.37% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,333 338 646
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £25,129
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.45%
75th Percentile £43,750 £44,688 £45,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
% change year-on-year - -3.45% +3.57%

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 80,060 31,196 48,798
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.68% 89.60% 95.37%
Number of salaries quoted 55,304 17,435 27,014
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,210 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.42% -2.39% -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 9 October 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 9 October 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 +119 367 £38,500 +2.67% 96
Midlands +62 288 £35,000 +3.70% 67
North of England +35 252 £35,000 - 75
South West +40 236 £35,000 - 43
East of England +85 226 £35,000 - 33
West Midlands +62 153 £34,750 -26.84% 32
North West +73 140 £35,000 - 40
East Midlands +14 135 £35,000 +16.67% 35
Scotland +62 90 £30,000 - 32
Yorkshire -21 88 £30,000 -9.09% 26
Wales -31 53 £37,500 -53.13% 8
North East -46 24 £40,000 -17.95% 11
Northern Ireland -69 11 £41,000 +30.16% 10
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 October 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.

1 791 (51.94%) Microsoft
2 745 (48.92%) Microsoft 365
3 724 (47.54%) Windows
4 531 (34.87%) Active Directory
5 422 (27.71%) Azure
6 392 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
7 370 (24.29%) Windows Server
8 354 (23.24%) Entra ID
9 345 (22.65%) Customer Service
10 294 (19.30%) Microsoft Intune
11 273 (17.93%) Firewall
12 271 (17.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 262 (17.20%) DNS
14 247 (16.22%) Microsoft Exchange
15 232 (15.23%) Cybersecurity
16 223 (14.64%) DHCP
17 219 (14.38%) Hyper-V
18 211 (13.85%) SharePoint
19 194 (12.74%) VPN
20 193 (12.67%) VMware
21 155 (10.18%) VMware Infrastructure
22 153 (10.05%) TCP/IP
23 151 (9.91%) Wi-Fi
24 144 (9.46%) ITIL
25 142 (9.32%) Continuous Improvement
26 130 (8.54%) Windows 10
27 121 (7.94%) Disaster Recovery
28 115 (7.55%) PowerShell
29 114 (7.49%) LAN
30 110 (7.22%) VLAN

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
1 247 (16.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 211 (13.85%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.31%) IIS
4 7 (0.46%) Apache
5 6 (0.39%) Confluence
6 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 69 (4.53%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (0.39%) Raiser’s Edge
2 4 (0.26%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.26%) Shopify
3 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.13%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 745 (48.92%) Microsoft 365
2 422 (27.71%) Azure
3 354 (23.24%) Entra ID
4 65 (4.27%) OneDrive
5 53 (3.48%) Google Workspace
6 51 (3.35%) AWS
7 29 (1.90%) Mimecast
8 22 (1.44%) Power Platform
9 21 (1.38%) SaaS
10 15 (0.98%) Power Automate
11 11 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (0.66%) Nutanix
13 7 (0.46%) IaaS
14 6 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (0.39%) PaaS
15 5 (0.33%) Cloud Computing
16 4 (0.26%) Serverless
17 3 (0.20%) Cloudflare
17 3 (0.20%) PowerApps
18 2 (0.13%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 273 (17.93%) Firewall
2 262 (17.20%) DNS
3 223 (14.64%) DHCP
4 194 (12.74%) VPN
5 153 (10.05%) TCP/IP
6 151 (9.91%) Wi-Fi
7 114 (7.49%) LAN
8 110 (7.22%) VLAN
9 100 (6.57%) VoIP
10 99 (6.50%) WAN
11 84 (5.52%) Wireless
12 33 (2.17%) SAN
13 32 (2.10%) Network Security
14 23 (1.51%) Internet
15 18 (1.18%) SSL
16 17 (1.12%) WLAN
17 14 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
18 8 (0.53%) PBX
19 7 (0.46%) Broadband
19 7 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (3.87%) SQL Server
2 12 (0.79%) MySQL
3 9 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.13%) KNIME
6 1 (0.066%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 31 (2.04%) JIRA
2 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.066%) Carbide.c++
General
1 450 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 82 (5.38%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (5.19%) Manufacturing
4 71 (4.66%) Legal
5 52 (3.41%) Public Sector
6 50 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
7 38 (2.50%) Retail
7 38 (2.50%) Telecoms
8 34 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
9 30 (1.97%) Advertising
10 29 (1.90%) Finance
11 23 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (0.85%) Automotive
12 13 (0.85%) Law
13 11 (0.72%) Aerospace
14 10 (0.66%) Aviation
15 6 (0.39%) Games
15 6 (0.39%) Police
16 4 (0.26%) Banking
16 4 (0.26%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.39%) HTML
1 6 (0.39%) JSON
2 4 (0.26%) .NET
2 4 (0.26%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 4 (0.26%) WinForms
3 3 (0.20%) Web Services
4 2 (0.13%) CSS
4 2 (0.13%) Terraform
5 1 (0.066%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 256 (16.81%) Driving Licence
2 93 (6.11%) Onboarding
3 67 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (3.02%) CCTV
5 31 (2.04%) Data Centre
6 27 (1.77%) Operational Technology
7 16 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (1.05%) FMCG
7 16 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
7 16 (1.05%) Replication
7 16 (1.05%) Security Posture
8 14 (0.92%) Management Information System
9 13 (0.85%) Smartphone
10 11 (0.72%) Cloud Native
10 11 (0.72%) Clustering
11 9 (0.59%) Cyber Threat
11 9 (0.59%) NHS
12 8 (0.53%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (0.53%) PKI
13 7 (0.46%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 724 (47.54%) Windows
2 370 (24.29%) Windows Server
3 130 (8.54%) Windows 10
4 102 (6.70%) Mac OS
5 101 (6.63%) Linux
6 41 (2.69%) Apple iOS
7 38 (2.50%) Android
8 37 (2.43%) Windows Server 2019
9 31 (2.04%) Windows Server 2016
10 23 (1.51%) Ubuntu
11 12 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (0.39%) Rocky
12 6 (0.39%) Windows 7
13 4 (0.26%) Debian
13 4 (0.26%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.13%) Unix
15 1 (0.066%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.066%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 392 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
2 345 (22.65%) Customer Service
3 271 (17.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 232 (15.23%) Cybersecurity
5 144 (9.46%) ITIL
6 142 (9.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 121 (7.94%) Disaster Recovery
8 81 (5.32%) Project Delivery
9 62 (4.07%) ITSM
10 57 (3.74%) Service Delivery
11 55 (3.61%) Mentoring
12 50 (3.28%) Business Continuity
13 49 (3.22%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 47 (3.09%) Service Management
15 46 (3.02%) Root Cause Analysis
15 46 (3.02%) User Experience
16 40 (2.63%) Change Management
16 40 (2.63%) Migration
17 37 (2.43%) Collaborative Working
17 37 (2.43%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 115 (7.55%) PowerShell
2 46 (3.02%) SQL
3 12 (0.79%) Ruby
4 8 (0.53%) Python
4 8 (0.53%) R
5 4 (0.26%) C#
5 4 (0.26%) VBScript
6 3 (0.20%) Bicep
6 3 (0.20%) VB
7 2 (0.13%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.13%) PHP
7 2 (0.13%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 95 (6.24%) Microsoft Certification
2 87 (5.71%) Degree
3 56 (3.68%) CCNA
3 56 (3.68%) Cisco Certification
4 55 (3.61%) DBS Check
5 43 (2.82%) Security Cleared
6 40 (2.63%) Network+ Certification
7 27 (1.77%) SC Cleared
8 26 (1.71%) Azure Certification
9 25 (1.64%) A+ Certification
10 20 (1.31%) MCSE
11 18 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (0.66%) MCSA
13 10 (0.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 9 (0.59%) CCNP
15 6 (0.39%) AWS Certification
15 6 (0.39%) DV Cleared
15 6 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 5 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (6.96%) Cyber Essentials
2 49 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (2.43%) GDPR
4 25 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 23 (1.51%) SLA
6 10 (0.66%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.33%) NCSC
8 4 (0.26%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.26%) NIST
9 2 (0.13%) QA
System Software
1 531 (34.87%) Active Directory
2 219 (14.38%) Hyper-V
3 155 (10.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.12%) vSphere
6 15 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
8 9 (0.59%) Firmware
9 8 (0.53%) Docker
10 6 (0.39%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.20%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.066%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 294 (19.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (1.51%) Jamf Pro
3 21 (1.38%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 15 (0.98%) SCCM
5 12 (0.79%) WSUS
6 8 (0.53%) Proxmox
7 7 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (0.39%) Backup Exec
8 6 (0.39%) Kubernetes
9 5 (0.33%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.33%) SmoothWall
10 4 (0.26%) Iperf
11 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.13%) Ansible
12 2 (0.13%) Autotask
12 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 2 (0.13%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.13%) SCOM
13 1 (0.066%) Argo
Vendors
1 791 (51.94%) Microsoft
2 193 (12.67%) VMware
3 92 (6.04%) Cisco
4 81 (5.32%) Veeam
5 55 (3.61%) Google
6 51 (3.35%) Apple
7 50 (3.28%) SonicWALL
8 42 (2.76%) Meraki
9 35 (2.30%) Dell
10 32 (2.10%) Sophos
11 26 (1.71%) Fortinet
12 24 (1.58%) TOWER Software
13 22 (1.44%) Palo Alto
14 20 (1.31%) Datto
15 19 (1.25%) Logitech
16 18 (1.18%) Ubiquiti
17 17 (1.12%) Draytek
18 16 (1.05%) HP
19 15 (0.98%) Citrix
20 13 (0.85%) ServiceNow