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 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 158 111
Rank change year-on-year +78 -47 +80
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,418 512 1,732
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.17% 1.88% 2.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% 2.12% 2.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,226 367 1,495
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,575 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +3.08% -
75th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
90th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £48,750
UK median annual salary £34,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -1.43% +7.69% -5.80%

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 60,893 24,120 64,462
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 88.67% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 39,038 14,658 47,091
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £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 £85,000 £82,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,648 £53,000
% change year-on-year -7.79% +12.54% -11.67%

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 2 May 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 2 May 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 +78 354 £34,000 -2.86% 60
North of England +71 320 £32,500 -1.52% 55
Midlands -7 261 £32,250 -7.86% 31
East of England +67 206 £32,500 +10.17% 46
North West +88 174 £32,500 -7.14% 28
South West +54 172 £35,000 +4.48% 34
East Midlands +9 138 £30,000 - 17
Yorkshire +8 137 £32,500 +8.33% 24
West Midlands -18 123 £32,500 -7.14% 14
Scotland +15 70 £30,000 -9.77% 8
Wales +4 35 £45,000 +13.92% 15
North East -39 9 £30,000 -20.00% 6
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 May 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.

1 542 (38.22%) Microsoft 365
2 535 (37.73%) Microsoft
3 490 (34.56%) Windows
4 418 (29.48%) Active Directory
5 345 (24.33%) Problem-Solving
6 323 (22.78%) Azure
7 272 (19.18%) Customer Service
8 269 (18.97%) Windows Server
9 210 (14.81%) Entra ID
10 205 (14.46%) Firewall
11 147 (10.37%) DNS
12 143 (10.08%) Microsoft Intune
13 140 (9.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 138 (9.73%) Windows 10
15 134 (9.45%) SharePoint
16 131 (9.24%) DHCP
17 129 (9.10%) VPN
18 121 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
19 119 (8.39%) ITIL
20 115 (8.11%) LAN
21 114 (8.04%) VMware
22 108 (7.62%) Microsoft Exchange
23 107 (7.55%) WAN
24 102 (7.19%) Hyper-V
25 94 (6.63%) Security Cleared
26 87 (6.14%) Wi-Fi
27 85 (5.99%) Microsoft Office
27 85 (5.99%) VMware Infrastructure
28 81 (5.71%) Mentoring
29 76 (5.36%) 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
1 134 (9.45%) SharePoint
2 108 (7.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.13%) Confluence
4 11 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2013
5 9 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.42%) IIS
Applications
1 85 (5.99%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.21%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.071%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (0.49%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.071%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 542 (38.22%) Microsoft 365
2 323 (22.78%) Azure
3 210 (14.81%) Entra ID
4 47 (3.31%) Google Workspace
5 41 (2.89%) AWS
6 31 (2.19%) OneDrive
7 24 (1.69%) SaaS
8 21 (1.48%) Power Platform
9 19 (1.34%) PaaS
10 15 (1.06%) IaaS
11 13 (0.92%) Mimecast
11 13 (0.92%) PowerApps
12 9 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (0.56%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (0.56%) Power Automate
14 6 (0.42%) GCP
15 5 (0.35%) Intacct
15 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (0.35%) OCI
16 4 (0.28%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 205 (14.46%) Firewall
2 147 (10.37%) DNS
3 131 (9.24%) DHCP
4 129 (9.10%) VPN
5 115 (8.11%) LAN
6 107 (7.55%) WAN
7 87 (6.14%) Wi-Fi
8 57 (4.02%) VoIP
9 46 (3.24%) VLAN
10 40 (2.82%) TCP/IP
11 34 (2.40%) Wireless
12 24 (1.69%) SAN
13 23 (1.62%) Network Security
14 15 (1.06%) SD-WAN
15 14 (0.99%) WLAN
16 10 (0.71%) Internet
16 10 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.49%) NAS
17 7 (0.49%) TETRA
18 6 (0.42%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.61%) SQL Server
2 21 (1.48%) Power BI
3 5 (0.35%) MySQL
4 2 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.071%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 41 (2.89%) JIRA
2 4 (0.28%) GitLab
3 1 (0.071%) LabVIEW
General
1 304 (21.44%) Social Skills
2 72 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
3 71 (5.01%) Manufacturing
4 49 (3.46%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 44 (3.10%) Finance
7 42 (2.96%) Telecoms
8 39 (2.75%) Law
8 39 (2.75%) Public Sector
8 39 (2.75%) Retail
9 35 (2.47%) Legal
10 28 (1.97%) Multimedia
11 14 (0.99%) Automotive
12 11 (0.78%) Advertising
13 10 (0.71%) Electronics
14 6 (0.42%) Fire and Rescue
14 6 (0.42%) Marketing
14 6 (0.42%) Police
15 5 (0.35%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.35%) Dutch Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.28%) OpenTelemetry
2 3 (0.21%) CSS
2 3 (0.21%) HTML
2 3 (0.21%) JSON
2 3 (0.21%) Web Services
3 1 (0.071%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 200 (14.10%) Driving Licence
2 62 (4.37%) Onboarding
3 49 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (1.97%) CCTV
5 27 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
6 26 (1.83%) FMCG
7 24 (1.69%) Data Centre
8 16 (1.13%) Smartphone
9 11 (0.78%) Security Posture
10 9 (0.63%) Social Media
11 8 (0.56%) Management Information System
12 7 (0.49%) Operational Technology
13 6 (0.42%) iPad
13 6 (0.42%) iPhone
13 6 (0.42%) NHS
13 6 (0.42%) PMI
14 5 (0.35%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (0.35%) Mobile App
14 5 (0.35%) Replication
14 5 (0.35%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 490 (34.56%) Windows
2 269 (18.97%) Windows Server
3 138 (9.73%) Windows 10
4 56 (3.95%) Mac OS
5 44 (3.10%) Linux
6 33 (2.33%) Android
6 33 (2.33%) Apple iOS
7 28 (1.97%) Windows Server 2019
8 27 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (0.92%) Windows 7
10 10 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.56%) Windows 8
12 7 (0.49%) Ubuntu
13 5 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.28%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.071%) CentOS
15 1 (0.071%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.071%) Rocky
15 1 (0.071%) Solaris
15 1 (0.071%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 345 (24.33%) Problem-Solving
2 272 (19.18%) Customer Service
3 140 (9.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 121 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
5 119 (8.39%) ITIL
6 81 (5.71%) Mentoring
7 60 (4.23%) Disaster Recovery
8 59 (4.16%) ITSM
9 57 (4.02%) Service Delivery
10 51 (3.60%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 48 (3.39%) Continuous Improvement
11 48 (3.39%) Root Cause Analysis
12 45 (3.17%) Service Management
13 41 (2.89%) Time Management
14 36 (2.54%) ERP
14 36 (2.54%) Project Delivery
15 33 (2.33%) Business Continuity
15 33 (2.33%) Process Improvement
16 31 (2.19%) Asset Management
16 31 (2.19%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (4.23%) PowerShell
2 42 (2.96%) SQL
3 7 (0.49%) Bash
3 7 (0.49%) Python
4 5 (0.35%) VB
5 4 (0.28%) PHP
5 4 (0.28%) R
6 3 (0.21%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.21%) Uniface
6 3 (0.21%) VBA
7 2 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.071%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.071%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 94 (6.63%) Security Cleared
2 76 (5.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (4.44%) SC Cleared
4 58 (4.09%) Degree
5 48 (3.39%) DBS Check
6 41 (2.89%) CCNA
6 41 (2.89%) Cisco Certification
7 34 (2.40%) A+ Certification
7 34 (2.40%) Network+ Certification
8 26 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
9 20 (1.41%) MCSE
10 15 (1.06%) DV Cleared
11 11 (0.78%) Azure Certification
12 10 (0.71%) CompTIA Security+
13 9 (0.63%) CCNP
14 6 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (0.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.42%) MCITP
14 6 (0.42%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.28%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (4.80%) SLA
2 57 (4.02%) Cyber Essentials
3 46 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (0.85%) GDPR
6 8 (0.56%) NIST
7 5 (0.35%) QA
8 3 (0.21%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.14%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.071%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 418 (29.48%) Active Directory
2 102 (7.19%) Hyper-V
3 85 (5.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.71%) Docker
6 10 (0.71%) vSphere
7 8 (0.56%) VMware Workstation
8 4 (0.28%) Terminal Services
8 4 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.28%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.21%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.14%) Firmware
11 1 (0.071%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 143 (10.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.27%) SCCM
3 15 (1.06%) WSUS
4 10 (0.71%) FortiGate
4 10 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.63%) Autotask
5 9 (0.63%) Proxmox
5 9 (0.63%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 7 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.35%) Ansible
8 4 (0.28%) SmoothWall
9 2 (0.14%) Terraform
10 1 (0.071%) Kubernetes
10 1 (0.071%) Podman
Vendors
1 535 (37.73%) Microsoft
2 114 (8.04%) VMware
3 52 (3.67%) Google
4 41 (2.89%) Cisco
5 37 (2.61%) Apple
5 37 (2.61%) Fortinet
6 30 (2.12%) Dell
6 30 (2.12%) Meraki
7 28 (1.97%) Fujitsu
7 28 (1.97%) Virgin Media
8 19 (1.34%) Veeam
9 18 (1.27%) Sophos
10 15 (1.06%) HP
11 13 (0.92%) Epicor
12 10 (0.71%) Citrix
12 10 (0.71%) SAP
12 10 (0.71%) ServiceNow
13 9 (0.63%) Adobe
13 9 (0.63%) Ubiquiti
14 8 (0.56%) Sage