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 7 October 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 221 131
Rank change year-on-year +132 -90 +17
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,541 412 941
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.78% 1.19% 1.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% 1.32% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,351 322 652
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £25,032
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 £47,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £36,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -4.11% +1.39% +2.86%

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 80,230 31,106 49,383
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 89.53% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 55,581 17,332 27,492
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,250 £39,390
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -6.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.80% -0.91% -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 7 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 7 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 +122 366 £38,500 -3.75% 120
Midlands +71 297 £35,000 -4.11% 84
North of England +50 255 £35,000 - 88
South West +38 235 £35,000 - 53
East of England +87 232 £35,000 -3.45% 37
West Midlands +56 154 £34,500 -27.37% 40
East Midlands +28 143 £35,000 +18.64% 42
North West +68 141 £35,000 +3.70% 46
Scotland +60 90 £30,000 - 49
Yorkshire -14 90 £30,000 -9.09% 32
Wales -21 55 £37,500 -53.13% 16
North East -50 24 £40,000 -17.95% 12
Northern Ireland -71 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 7 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.

1 795 (51.59%) Microsoft
2 748 (48.54%) Microsoft 365
3 723 (46.92%) Windows
4 541 (35.11%) Active Directory
5 425 (27.58%) Azure
6 397 (25.76%) Problem-Solving
7 370 (24.01%) Windows Server
8 354 (22.97%) Entra ID
9 350 (22.71%) Customer Service
10 291 (18.88%) Microsoft Intune
11 274 (17.78%) Firewall
12 268 (17.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 263 (17.07%) DNS
14 246 (15.96%) Microsoft Exchange
15 232 (15.06%) Cybersecurity
16 225 (14.60%) DHCP
17 219 (14.21%) Hyper-V
18 214 (13.89%) SharePoint
19 190 (12.33%) VMware
19 190 (12.33%) VPN
20 153 (9.93%) VMware Infrastructure
21 149 (9.67%) TCP/IP
21 149 (9.67%) Wi-Fi
22 144 (9.34%) Continuous Improvement
23 143 (9.28%) ITIL
24 131 (8.50%) Windows 10
25 122 (7.92%) Disaster Recovery
26 116 (7.53%) PowerShell
27 109 (7.07%) LAN
28 107 (6.94%) Cyber Essentials

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
1 246 (15.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 214 (13.89%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.23%) IIS
4 6 (0.39%) Apache
4 6 (0.39%) Confluence
5 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 69 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.19%) 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 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.13%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 748 (48.54%) Microsoft 365
2 425 (27.58%) Azure
3 354 (22.97%) Entra ID
4 64 (4.15%) OneDrive
5 51 (3.31%) AWS
5 51 (3.31%) Google Workspace
6 29 (1.88%) Mimecast
7 23 (1.49%) Power Platform
8 21 (1.36%) SaaS
9 15 (0.97%) Power Automate
10 11 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (0.71%) Nutanix
11 7 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.45%) IaaS
11 7 (0.45%) PaaS
12 5 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.26%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.26%) Serverless
14 3 (0.19%) Cloudflare
15 2 (0.13%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 274 (17.78%) Firewall
2 263 (17.07%) DNS
3 225 (14.60%) DHCP
4 190 (12.33%) VPN
5 149 (9.67%) TCP/IP
5 149 (9.67%) Wi-Fi
6 109 (7.07%) LAN
7 104 (6.75%) VLAN
8 102 (6.62%) VoIP
9 96 (6.23%) WAN
10 88 (5.71%) Wireless
11 33 (2.14%) SAN
12 31 (2.01%) Network Security
13 23 (1.49%) Internet
14 17 (1.10%) SSL
14 17 (1.10%) WLAN
15 14 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.52%) PBX
17 7 (0.45%) NAS
17 7 (0.45%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (3.76%) SQL Server
2 11 (0.71%) MySQL
3 9 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.13%) KNIME
5 2 (0.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 32 (2.08%) JIRA
2 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.065%) Carbide.c++
General
1 452 (29.33%) Social Skills
2 82 (5.32%) Analytical Skills
3 77 (5.00%) Manufacturing
4 70 (4.54%) Legal
5 52 (3.37%) Public Sector
6 48 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
7 41 (2.66%) Telecoms
8 37 (2.40%) Retail
9 33 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
10 31 (2.01%) Advertising
10 31 (2.01%) Finance
11 28 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (0.97%) Automotive
13 12 (0.78%) Aerospace
13 12 (0.78%) Law
14 9 (0.58%) Aviation
15 6 (0.39%) Games
15 6 (0.39%) Police
16 5 (0.32%) Military
17 4 (0.26%) Banking
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 (0.19%) Web Services
4 2 (0.13%) CSS
4 2 (0.13%) Terraform
5 1 (0.065%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 256 (16.61%) Driving Licence
2 94 (6.10%) Onboarding
3 67 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
4 48 (3.11%) CCTV
5 31 (2.01%) Data Centre
6 25 (1.62%) Operational Technology
7 16 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (1.04%) FMCG
7 16 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
7 16 (1.04%) Replication
7 16 (1.04%) Security Posture
8 14 (0.91%) Management Information System
9 13 (0.84%) Smartphone
10 11 (0.71%) Cloud Native
10 11 (0.71%) Clustering
11 9 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (0.52%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (0.52%) NHS
12 8 (0.52%) PKI
13 7 (0.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 723 (46.92%) Windows
2 370 (24.01%) Windows Server
3 131 (8.50%) Windows 10
4 101 (6.55%) Linux
4 101 (6.55%) Mac OS
5 42 (2.73%) Apple iOS
6 39 (2.53%) Android
7 37 (2.40%) Windows Server 2019
8 30 (1.95%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (1.43%) Ubuntu
10 12 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.39%) Rocky
11 6 (0.39%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.26%) Debian
12 4 (0.26%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.13%) Unix
14 1 (0.065%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.065%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 397 (25.76%) Problem-Solving
2 350 (22.71%) Customer Service
3 268 (17.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 232 (15.06%) Cybersecurity
5 144 (9.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 143 (9.28%) ITIL
7 122 (7.92%) Disaster Recovery
8 82 (5.32%) Project Delivery
9 66 (4.28%) ITSM
10 55 (3.57%) Mentoring
10 55 (3.57%) Service Delivery
11 50 (3.24%) Business Continuity
11 50 (3.24%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 50 (3.24%) Service Management
12 46 (2.99%) User Experience
13 45 (2.92%) Root Cause Analysis
14 40 (2.60%) Migration
15 38 (2.47%) Change Management
15 38 (2.47%) Collaborative Working
16 36 (2.34%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 116 (7.53%) PowerShell
2 46 (2.99%) SQL
3 12 (0.78%) Ruby
4 10 (0.65%) Python
5 8 (0.52%) R
6 4 (0.26%) C#
6 4 (0.26%) VBScript
7 3 (0.19%) Bicep
7 3 (0.19%) VB
8 2 (0.13%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.13%) PHP
8 2 (0.13%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (6.23%) Microsoft Certification
2 87 (5.65%) Degree
3 58 (3.76%) DBS Check
4 56 (3.63%) CCNA
4 56 (3.63%) Cisco Certification
5 46 (2.99%) Security Cleared
6 40 (2.60%) Network+ Certification
7 30 (1.95%) SC Cleared
8 26 (1.69%) Azure Certification
9 25 (1.62%) A+ Certification
10 20 (1.30%) MCSE
11 18 (1.17%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (0.65%) MCSA
13 10 (0.65%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 9 (0.58%) CCNP
15 6 (0.39%) AWS Certification
15 6 (0.39%) DV Cleared
15 6 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 5 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (6.94%) Cyber Essentials
2 48 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (2.47%) GDPR
4 26 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 24 (1.56%) SLA
6 10 (0.65%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.39%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.32%) NCSC
9 4 (0.26%) NIST
10 2 (0.13%) QA
System Software
1 541 (35.11%) Active Directory
2 219 (14.21%) Hyper-V
3 153 (9.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.10%) vSphere
6 15 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
8 9 (0.58%) Docker
9 8 (0.52%) Firmware
10 6 (0.39%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.19%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.065%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 291 (18.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
2 21 (1.36%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 15 (0.97%) SCCM
4 11 (0.71%) WSUS
5 8 (0.52%) Proxmox
6 7 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
7 6 (0.39%) Backup Exec
7 6 (0.39%) Kubernetes
8 5 (0.32%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.32%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.26%) Iperf
10 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.13%) Ansible
11 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.13%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.13%) SCOM
12 1 (0.065%) Argo
12 1 (0.065%) Autotask
Vendors
1 795 (51.59%) Microsoft
2 190 (12.33%) VMware
3 88 (5.71%) Cisco
4 78 (5.06%) Veeam
5 53 (3.44%) Google
6 49 (3.18%) SonicWALL
7 48 (3.11%) Apple
8 38 (2.47%) Meraki
9 34 (2.21%) Dell
10 31 (2.01%) Sophos
11 25 (1.62%) Fortinet
12 24 (1.56%) TOWER Software
13 20 (1.30%) Palo Alto
14 19 (1.23%) Datto
14 19 (1.23%) Logitech
15 18 (1.17%) HP
15 18 (1.17%) Ubiquiti
16 17 (1.10%) Draytek
17 14 (0.91%) ServiceNow
18 13 (0.84%) Citrix