Computer Engineer
UK
The median Computer Engineer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 712 | 898 | 950 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +186 | +52 | +253 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Computer Engineer | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.004% | 0.013% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | 0.014% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £23,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £22,750 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £28,500 | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +101.75% | -47.71% | +13.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £34,875 | £60,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63,375 | £73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £28,500 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +101.75% | -47.71% | +13.54% |
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 | 49,668 | 94,676 | 90,476 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.49% | 94.69% | 91.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,895 | 67,575 | 57,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.24% | +6.65% |
Computer Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Computer Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Computer Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Engineer.
Computer Engineer
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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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| UK excluding London | +178 | 2 | £57,500 | +101.75% | 13 |
| England | +155 | 1 | £57,500 | +51.32% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +136 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Scotland | +126 | 1 | - | - | |
| South East | +92 | 1 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 9 |
Computer Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Computer 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 Computer Engineer in the job title.
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Computer 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: