Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer salary in the UK is £48,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 573 | 591 | 624 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +33 | -19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 136 | 338 | 359 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.35% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 103 | 231 | 256 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,750 | £35,125 | £41,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,500 | £42,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.12% | -22.73% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £57,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,500 | £77,500 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,250 | £40,681 | £42,098 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.31% | -3.36% | -6.45% |
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 | 49,581 | 97,268 | 88,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.79% | 91.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,819 | 69,389 | 56,377 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,875 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 29 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 29 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 | -1 | 114 | £48,500 | +14.12% | 713 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 87 | £43,250 | +6.31% | 710 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 38 | £47,500 | +6.74% | 474 |
| London | +77 | 28 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 80 |
| South East | +14 | 27 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 179 |
| East of England | +51 | 18 | £42,000 | -16.00% | 117 |
| North of England | +13 | 17 | £35,698 | -13.43% | 139 |
| Midlands | +9 | 17 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 143 |
| West Midlands | +39 | 14 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 77 |
| North West | -4 | 9 | £51,585 | +3.17% | 61 |
| Yorkshire | +41 | 8 | £35,000 | -7.51% | 62 |
| Scotland | +111 | 4 | £80,000 | +113.33% | 37 |
| South West | +105 | 3 | £70,000 | +100.00% | 89 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 3 | £32,500 | +3.17% | 57 |
| Wales | +32 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 24 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 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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