Backup Engineer
UK
The median Backup Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 679 | 894 | 937 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +215 | +43 | +263 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backup Engineer | 11 | 20 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.020% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.021% | 0.030% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,625 | £43,875 | £31,936 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £47,500 | £35,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,875 | - | £83,025 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | - | +11.11% |
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 | 48,283 | 93,229 | 94,684 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.44% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,442 | 66,845 | 59,589 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Backup Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Backup Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Backup Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Backup Engineer.
Backup Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Backup Engineer over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.
Backup Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Backup Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 | +167 | 11 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +195 | 7 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 10 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | |
| London | - | 3 | £81,250 | - | |
| Work from Home | +149 | 2 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £62,500 | - | 4 |
Backup Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Backup 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 Backup Engineer in the job title.
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Backup 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: