Project Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Project Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 508 631 684
Rank change year-on-year +123 +53 -87
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Engineer 278 131 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.39% 0.21% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.24% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 218 41 101
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +28.57%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £57,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 66,718 54,726 68,124
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.24% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 47,226 31,089 43,036
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Project Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Engineer in the UK excluding London

Project Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Project Engineer in the UK excluding London

Project Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Engineer in the UK excluding London

Project 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 Project Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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 +86 94 £45,000 -10.00% 53
Midlands +32 59 £50,000 +11.11% 68
North of England +82 54 £54,000 +13.68% 47
South West -6 41 £37,500 -6.25% 21
West Midlands +21 32 £49,000 +8.89% 35
North West +36 27 £65,000 +71.05% 22
East Midlands +3 27 £50,000 - 33
Yorkshire +93 21 £47,500 -7.32% 16
Northern Ireland - 12 £50,000 - 1
East of England +20 11 £42,500 -13.27% 33
Scotland -61 7 £45,000 -18.18% 29
North East - 6 £54,000 - 11
Project Engineer
UK

Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Project Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Project Engineer in the job title.

1 72 (25.90%) Project Management
2 71 (25.54%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (23.38%) Microsoft
4 58 (20.86%) Active Directory
5 52 (18.71%) Hyper-V
6 51 (18.35%) Azure
6 51 (18.35%) Degree
7 50 (17.99%) Firewall
7 50 (17.99%) VMware
8 46 (16.55%) Windows
9 44 (15.83%) Cisco
10 42 (15.11%) Project Delivery
11 41 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
12 39 (14.03%) Social Skills
13 37 (13.31%) VMware Infrastructure
14 36 (12.95%) Windows Server
15 32 (11.51%) Microsoft Exchange
16 30 (10.79%) SharePoint
17 27 (9.71%) Microsoft Intune
18 26 (9.35%) Cisco Certification
18 26 (9.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 25 (8.99%) Customer Service
19 25 (8.99%) Fortinet
19 25 (8.99%) Entra ID
20 24 (8.63%) Palo Alto
20 24 (8.63%) VPN
21 23 (8.27%) DNS
22 22 (7.91%) PowerShell
23 21 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
24 20 (7.19%) LAN

Project Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 32 (11.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (10.79%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.72%) CMS
4 1 (0.36%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.36%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.36%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 3 (1.08%) Sage X3
2 2 (0.72%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 71 (25.54%) Microsoft 365
2 51 (18.35%) Azure
3 25 (8.99%) Entra ID
4 18 (6.47%) Power Platform
5 14 (5.04%) Power Automate
5 14 (5.04%) PowerApps
6 12 (4.32%) iTunes
7 5 (1.80%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.72%) AWS
9 1 (0.36%) Akamai
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.36%) Dropbox
9 1 (0.36%) GCP
9 1 (0.36%) GitHub
9 1 (0.36%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.36%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.36%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 50 (17.99%) Firewall
2 24 (8.63%) VPN
3 23 (8.27%) DNS
4 20 (7.19%) LAN
5 17 (6.12%) DHCP
6 16 (5.76%) WAN
7 14 (5.04%) VLAN
8 13 (4.68%) Network Security
9 12 (4.32%) SSL
10 10 (3.60%) Cisco ISE
11 9 (3.24%) VoIP
12 7 (2.52%) Wireless
13 6 (2.16%) DKIM
13 6 (2.16%) DMARC
14 5 (1.80%) PBX
14 5 (1.80%) TCP/IP
15 4 (1.44%) IPv4
15 4 (1.44%) IPv6
15 4 (1.44%) MPLS
15 4 (1.44%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.80%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (1.08%) Power BI
3 1 (0.36%) MySQL
3 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
General
1 39 (14.03%) Social Skills
2 26 (9.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 19 (6.83%) Finance
4 16 (5.76%) Manufacturing
5 12 (4.32%) Pharmaceutical
6 11 (3.96%) Aerospace
6 11 (3.96%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (3.96%) Retail
7 10 (3.60%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.24%) Legal
9 5 (1.80%) Automotive
10 4 (1.44%) Electronics
10 4 (1.44%) Public Sector
11 3 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.36%) Aviation
13 1 (0.36%) Games
13 1 (0.36%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.36%) ARM Templates
1 1 (0.36%) Azure Blueprints
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.19%) Driving Licence
2 17 (6.12%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.68%) Renewable Energy
4 6 (2.16%) NHS
5 5 (1.80%) CCTV
5 5 (1.80%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.44%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.44%) SCADA
7 3 (1.08%) Clustering
8 2 (0.72%) Digital Signage
8 2 (0.72%) IPTV
8 2 (0.72%) Robotics
9 1 (0.36%) IoT
9 1 (0.36%) PMI
9 1 (0.36%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 46 (16.55%) Windows
2 36 (12.95%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.88%) Windows 10
4 6 (2.16%) Linux
5 3 (1.08%) Windows 7
5 3 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.72%) Android
6 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.36%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (25.90%) Project Management
2 42 (15.11%) Project Delivery
3 41 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (8.99%) Customer Service
5 19 (6.83%) ITIL
5 19 (6.83%) Migration
6 18 (6.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 17 (6.12%) Presales
7 17 (6.12%) Project Planning
8 16 (5.76%) Logistics
9 15 (5.40%) Business Case
10 14 (5.04%) Line Management
11 12 (4.32%) Data Integration
12 10 (3.60%) Change Control
12 10 (3.60%) Change Management
12 10 (3.60%) Server Management
12 10 (3.60%) Software Engineering
13 9 (3.24%) Cost Control
13 9 (3.24%) ERP
14 8 (2.88%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.91%) PowerShell
2 16 (5.76%) SQL
3 12 (4.32%) C#
4 8 (2.88%) Java
4 8 (2.88%) Python
5 4 (1.44%) C
5 4 (1.44%) Ladder Logic
5 4 (1.44%) VB
5 4 (1.44%) VBA
6 1 (0.36%) Bash
6 1 (0.36%) Korn
6 1 (0.36%) PHP
Qualifications
1 51 (18.35%) Degree
2 26 (9.35%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (5.76%) CCNA
4 14 (5.04%) CCNP
4 14 (5.04%) JNCIA
4 14 (5.04%) JNCIP
5 6 (2.16%) CCIE
6 4 (1.44%) DBS Check
6 4 (1.44%) HND
6 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.08%) MCP
7 3 (1.08%) MCSA
7 3 (1.08%) MCSE
7 3 (1.08%) Security Cleared
8 2 (0.72%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.72%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.36%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.36%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.16%) ISO 9001
2 3 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.08%) HAZOP
3 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.36%) NEBOSH
3 1 (0.36%) PMO
3 1 (0.36%) QA
3 1 (0.36%) SLA
System Software
1 58 (20.86%) Active Directory
2 52 (18.71%) Hyper-V
3 37 (13.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.52%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.80%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.44%) vCloud
7 2 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.36%) Firmware
8 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 27 (9.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.16%) Ansible
3 3 (1.08%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.72%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 65 (23.38%) Microsoft
2 50 (17.99%) VMware
3 44 (15.83%) Cisco
4 25 (8.99%) Fortinet
5 24 (8.63%) Palo Alto
6 19 (6.83%) Aruba
7 16 (5.76%) Citrix
8 14 (5.04%) Juniper
9 10 (3.60%) HP
10 9 (3.24%) SAP
11 7 (2.52%) Google
11 7 (2.52%) Meraki
12 6 (2.16%) QinetiQ
12 6 (2.16%) Rockwell
12 6 (2.16%) Siemens
13 5 (1.80%) WatchGuard
14 4 (1.44%) Draytek
15 3 (1.08%) Apple
15 3 (1.08%) NETGEAR
15 3 (1.08%) Ubiquiti