Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 529 | 595 | 612 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +17 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 164 | 316 | 407 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 114 | 223 | 286 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,000 | £31,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £36,875 | £40,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £42,500 | £53,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -20.56% | +12.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £60,625 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £70,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £46,250 | £42,500 | £42,098 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.82% | +0.96% | -1.53% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | +47 | 143 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 219 |
| UK excluding London | +77 | 112 | £46,250 | +8.82% | 189 |
| Work from Home | +150 | 54 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 110 |
| South East | +55 | 46 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 53 |
| London | +77 | 31 | £71,250 | +18.75% | 49 |
| Midlands | +58 | 23 | £52,500 | +61.54% | 42 |
| North of England | +58 | 18 | £37,500 | -9.06% | 33 |
| East of England | +59 | 13 | £40,500 | -19.00% | 30 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 13 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 21 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 10 | £32,500 | +14.04% | 20 |
| North West | +24 | 10 | £50,890 | +1.78% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +59 | 8 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 12 |
| South West | +101 | 7 | £49,000 | +35.17% | 17 |
| Scotland | +121 | 4 | £80,000 | +156.00% | 13 |
| Wales | +31 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 6 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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