Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 587 | 557 | 576 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +19 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 134 | 368 | 334 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.36% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 251 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £36,250 | £40,667 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £44,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -20.00% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £57,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £42,500 | £42,299 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +0.48% | -2.92% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 53,824 | 98,051 | 78,380 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.54% | 94.81% | 91.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,784 | 68,550 | 53,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.
Applications Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.
Applications Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | -29 | 111 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 313 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 82 | £42,500 | - | 311 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 32 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 94 |
| London | +71 | 31 | £67,500 | -15.63% | 30 |
| East of England | +42 | 21 | £42,000 | -16.00% | 52 |
| Midlands | +27 | 21 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 53 |
| South East | -19 | 20 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 77 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 19 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 31 |
| North of England | -8 | 12 | £35,000 | -22.22% | 70 |
| North West | -12 | 8 | £35,698 | -28.61% | 42 |
| Scotland | +78 | 4 | £80,000 | +113.33% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 4 | £30,750 | -24.41% | 26 |
| South West | +91 | 3 | £70,000 | +100.00% | 38 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 2 | £35,000 | +2.94% | 21 |
| Wales | +15 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 14 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, Applications 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 featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.
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Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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