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 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 220 109
Rank change year-on-year +155 -111 +65
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,685 467 1,717
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.36% 1.38% 2.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.49% 1.55% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,485 372 1,428
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,750 £23,850
25th Percentile £29,750 £28,875 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £42,500
90th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £48,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £36,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year -4.11% +10.61% -4.35%

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 67,627 30,197 69,498
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 89.36% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 46,831 17,274 49,258
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,100 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 13 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 13 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 +112 448 £35,000 -6.67% 66
North of England +92 347 £32,500 -1.52% 41
Midlands +72 273 £32,500 -13.33% 28
East of England +104 264 £35,000 +7.58% 31
South West +47 223 £35,000 - 29
North West +114 200 £32,940 +1.35% 13
West Midlands +60 138 £32,500 -19.75% 10
East Midlands +38 135 £32,500 - 18
Yorkshire -2 131 £30,000 - 25
Scotland +51 74 £28,500 -5.00% 15
Wales -5 52 £45,000 -43.75% 8
North East -45 16 £40,000 -17.95% 8
Northern Ireland - 4 £41,000 - 9
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 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.

1 746 (44.27%) Microsoft
2 712 (42.26%) Microsoft 365
3 646 (38.34%) Windows
4 527 (31.28%) Active Directory
5 424 (25.16%) Azure
6 402 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
7 350 (20.77%) Customer Service
8 340 (20.18%) Windows Server
9 309 (18.34%) Entra ID
10 264 (15.67%) Firewall
11 223 (13.23%) Microsoft Intune
12 220 (13.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 216 (12.82%) Microsoft Exchange
14 212 (12.58%) DNS
15 195 (11.57%) SharePoint
16 183 (10.86%) Cybersecurity
17 176 (10.45%) Hyper-V
18 175 (10.39%) DHCP
19 173 (10.27%) VMware
20 170 (10.09%) VPN
21 153 (9.08%) Windows 10
22 140 (8.31%) ITIL
23 138 (8.19%) VMware Infrastructure
24 130 (7.72%) Wi-Fi
25 119 (7.06%) LAN
26 116 (6.88%) PowerShell
27 115 (6.82%) Continuous Improvement
28 111 (6.59%) Disaster Recovery
28 111 (6.59%) WAN
29 107 (6.35%) Mac OS

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
1 216 (12.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 195 (11.57%) SharePoint
3 15 (0.89%) Exchange Server 2013
4 14 (0.83%) Confluence
5 13 (0.77%) Exchange Server 2007
5 13 (0.77%) Exchange Server 2010
5 13 (0.77%) IIS
6 3 (0.18%) Apache
Applications
1 96 (5.70%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.18%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.059%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
2 5 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.30%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.059%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.059%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 712 (42.26%) Microsoft 365
2 424 (25.16%) Azure
3 309 (18.34%) Entra ID
4 57 (3.38%) AWS
5 49 (2.91%) OneDrive
6 42 (2.49%) Google Workspace
7 33 (1.96%) SaaS
8 26 (1.54%) Mimecast
9 23 (1.36%) Power Platform
10 19 (1.13%) PaaS
11 14 (0.83%) IaaS
12 11 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (0.65%) Power Automate
13 9 (0.53%) PowerApps
14 8 (0.47%) Nutanix
15 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.30%) Azure Sentinel
16 5 (0.30%) Intacct
16 5 (0.30%) OCI
17 4 (0.24%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 264 (15.67%) Firewall
2 212 (12.58%) DNS
3 175 (10.39%) DHCP
4 170 (10.09%) VPN
5 130 (7.72%) Wi-Fi
6 119 (7.06%) LAN
7 111 (6.59%) WAN
8 91 (5.40%) TCP/IP
9 80 (4.75%) VoIP
10 68 (4.04%) VLAN
11 61 (3.62%) Wireless
12 31 (1.84%) Network Security
12 31 (1.84%) SAN
13 20 (1.19%) Internet
14 16 (0.95%) WLAN
15 14 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
16 13 (0.77%) SD-WAN
17 11 (0.65%) SSL
18 7 (0.42%) Broadband
18 7 (0.42%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (2.91%) SQL Server
2 13 (0.77%) Power BI
3 9 (0.53%) MySQL
4 8 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.12%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 45 (2.67%) JIRA
2 4 (0.24%) GitLab
3 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.059%) Carbide.c++
4 1 (0.059%) LabVIEW
General
1 403 (23.92%) Social Skills
2 77 (4.57%) Manufacturing
3 69 (4.09%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (3.56%) Organisational Skills
5 54 (3.20%) Legal
6 50 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (2.43%) Public Sector
8 38 (2.26%) Retail
9 33 (1.96%) Law
10 31 (1.84%) Telecoms
11 30 (1.78%) Finance
12 28 (1.66%) Multimedia
13 23 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
14 21 (1.25%) Advertising
15 16 (0.95%) Automotive
16 7 (0.42%) Aerospace
16 7 (0.42%) Local Government
17 5 (0.30%) Social Housing
18 4 (0.24%) Banking
18 4 (0.24%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.42%) HTML
1 7 (0.42%) JSON
2 4 (0.24%) OpenTelemetry
2 4 (0.24%) Web Services
3 3 (0.18%) CSS
4 1 (0.059%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 263 (15.61%) Driving Licence
2 87 (5.16%) Onboarding
3 66 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (2.31%) CCTV
5 36 (2.14%) Data Centre
6 23 (1.36%) FMCG
7 20 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
7 20 (1.19%) Security Posture
8 12 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (0.71%) Management Information System
9 11 (0.65%) Clustering
9 11 (0.65%) NHS
10 10 (0.59%) Cloud Native
10 10 (0.59%) PKI
10 10 (0.59%) Smartphone
11 9 (0.53%) Operational Technology
12 7 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (0.42%) EPoS
12 7 (0.42%) Replication
13 6 (0.36%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 646 (38.34%) Windows
2 340 (20.18%) Windows Server
3 153 (9.08%) Windows 10
4 107 (6.35%) Mac OS
5 90 (5.34%) Linux
6 43 (2.55%) Windows Server 2019
7 40 (2.37%) Windows Server 2016
8 39 (2.31%) Apple iOS
9 35 (2.08%) Android
10 17 (1.01%) Windows 7
10 17 (1.01%) Windows Server 2012
11 11 (0.65%) Ubuntu
11 11 (0.65%) Windows 8
12 5 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.24%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.12%) VMS
15 1 (0.059%) CentOS
15 1 (0.059%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.059%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 402 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
2 350 (20.77%) Customer Service
3 220 (13.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 183 (10.86%) Cybersecurity
5 140 (8.31%) ITIL
6 115 (6.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 111 (6.59%) Disaster Recovery
8 92 (5.46%) Mentoring
9 68 (4.04%) Project Delivery
9 68 (4.04%) Service Delivery
10 62 (3.68%) Service Management
11 61 (3.62%) Root Cause Analysis
12 59 (3.50%) ITSM
13 50 (2.97%) Business Continuity
13 50 (2.97%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 47 (2.79%) Time Management
15 42 (2.49%) User Experience
16 40 (2.37%) Process Improvement
17 38 (2.26%) ERP
18 35 (2.08%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (6.88%) PowerShell
2 58 (3.44%) SQL
3 11 (0.65%) Python
4 10 (0.59%) R
5 5 (0.30%) Bash
5 5 (0.30%) VB
6 4 (0.24%) PHP
6 4 (0.24%) Ruby
6 4 (0.24%) VBScript
7 3 (0.18%) Bicep
7 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.18%) Uniface
7 3 (0.18%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.059%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 90 (5.34%) Microsoft Certification
2 88 (5.22%) Security Cleared
3 79 (4.69%) Degree
4 60 (3.56%) SC Cleared
5 59 (3.50%) DBS Check
6 53 (3.15%) CCNA
6 53 (3.15%) Cisco Certification
7 35 (2.08%) Network+ Certification
8 27 (1.60%) A+ Certification
9 24 (1.42%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
11 16 (0.95%) DV Cleared
12 15 (0.89%) MCSE
13 14 (0.83%) CompTIA Security+
14 10 (0.59%) CCNP
15 7 (0.42%) MCSA
16 6 (0.36%) AWS Certification
17 5 (0.30%) MCITP
18 4 (0.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
18 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (5.70%) Cyber Essentials
2 60 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (2.85%) SLA
4 34 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 24 (1.42%) GDPR
6 10 (0.59%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.30%) QA
8 4 (0.24%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.24%) NIST
9 1 (0.059%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.059%) NCSC
System Software
1 527 (31.28%) Active Directory
2 176 (10.45%) Hyper-V
3 138 (8.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 20 (1.19%) vSphere
6 19 (1.13%) VMware ESXi
7 14 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
8 13 (0.77%) Docker
9 8 (0.47%) BitLocker
10 7 (0.42%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
12 4 (0.24%) VMware NSX
13 3 (0.18%) Firmware
14 1 (0.059%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 223 (13.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (1.31%) SCCM
3 19 (1.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 13 (0.77%) Proxmox
4 13 (0.77%) WSUS
5 10 (0.59%) FortiGate
5 10 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
5 10 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.47%) Autotask
7 7 (0.42%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (0.36%) Ansible
9 4 (0.24%) Iperf
9 4 (0.24%) Kubernetes
9 4 (0.24%) Terraform
10 1 (0.059%) Argo
10 1 (0.059%) Nessus
Vendors
1 746 (44.27%) Microsoft
2 173 (10.27%) VMware
3 61 (3.62%) Cisco
4 48 (2.85%) Google
5 46 (2.73%) Veeam
6 43 (2.55%) Fortinet
7 35 (2.08%) Meraki
8 34 (2.02%) Apple
9 33 (1.96%) Dell
10 28 (1.66%) Fujitsu
10 28 (1.66%) Virgin Media
11 23 (1.36%) HP
11 23 (1.36%) Sophos
11 23 (1.36%) Ubiquiti
12 21 (1.25%) SonicWALL
13 13 (0.77%) CrowdStrike
13 13 (0.77%) Epicor
14 11 (0.65%) Logitech
14 11 (0.65%) ServiceNow
15 10 (0.59%) Sage