Break/Fix Engineer
UK
The median Break/Fix Engineer salary in the UK is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 708 | 905 | 921 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +197 | +16 | +333 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Break Fix Engineer | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.004% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £23,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £36,250 | £24,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,500 | £37,500 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.67% | +50.00% | -13.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £31,250 | £39,750 | £27,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £40,350 | £28,700 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,500 | £37,500 | £26,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.67% | +40.19% | -7.76% |
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 | 50,720 | 106,014 | 82,989 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.74% | 94.81% | 91.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,910 | 74,937 | 54,295 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,734 | £44,800 |
| 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 | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Break Fix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Break Fix Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Break Fix Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Break Fix Engineer.
Break Fix Engineer
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Break Fix Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 22 June 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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| UK excluding London | +195 | 1 | £30,500 | -18.67% | 10 |
| England | +176 | 1 | £30,500 | -18.67% | 9 |
| North of England | - | 1 | £30,500 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 1 | £30,500 | - | 2 |
Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 June 2025, Break Fix 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 Break Fix Engineer in the job title.
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Break Fix 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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