Infrastructure Design Engineer Job Trends

Infrastructure Design Engineer
UK

The median Infrastructure Design Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

	6 months to 12 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	828	635	745
Rank change year-on-year	-193	+110	-25
Permanent Infrastructure Design Engineer jobs	14	17	6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.011%	0.032%	0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.012%	0.036%	0.009%
Number of salaries quoted	3	5	3
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£42,500	£35,000	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,000	£70,000	£40,000
Median % change year-on-year	-35.71%	+75.00%	-55.56%
75^th Percentile	£47,500	-	£65,000
90^th Percentile	-	-	£80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary	£45,000	£70,000	-
% change year-on-year	-35.71%	-	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

	6 months to 12 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title	113,326	47,055	63,902
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title	91.78%	89.88%	94.87%
Number of salaries quoted	74,791	28,951	35,850
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£28,250	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£35,000	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£52,500	£57,500
Median % change year-on-year	+14.29%	-8.70%	-4.17%
75^th Percentile	£76,444	£73,750	£75,000
90^th Percentile	£98,000	£92,500	£95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary	£55,000	£46,350	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+18.66%	-7.30%	-4.76%

Infrastructure Design Engineer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Infrastructure Design Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Infrastructure Design Engineer Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Infrastructure Design Engineer Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Infrastructure Design Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
England	-177	14	£45,000	-35.71%	6
London	-	11	-	-	2
North West	-69	3	£45,000	-	2
North of England	-88	3	£45,000	-	2
UK excluding London	-188	3	£45,000	-35.71%	4
Work from Home	-	3	£45,000	-

Infrastructure Design Engineer Skill Set Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Infrastructure Design Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Infrastructure Design Engineer job ads.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Infrastructure Engineering	100.0%	14
2	AWS	78.6%	11
2	Capacity Management	78.6%	11
2	Change Management	78.6%	11
2	Microsoft	78.6%	11
2	Microsoft Office	78.6%	11
2	Migration	78.6%	11
2	NGN	78.6%	11
2	Project Management	78.6%	11
2	QA	78.6%	11
2	Remedy	78.6%	11
2	Validation	78.6%	11
2	Windows	78.6%	11
2	Workflow	78.6%	11
15	Cloud Computing	50.0%	7
15	Computer Science	50.0%	7
15	Mentoring	50.0%	7
15	Security Cleared	50.0%	7
19	Cisco	28.6%	4
19	Linux	28.6%	4
19	Microsoft Excel	28.6%	4
22	AutoCAD	21.4%	3
22	Civil 3D	21.4%	3
22	Project Delivery	21.4%	3
22	Stakeholder Engagement	21.4%	3

Infrastructure Design Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

Rank	Job Title	Share	Job Ads
1	Infrastructure Deployment Engineer	78.6%	11
1	Network Deployment Engineer	78.6%	11
1	Network Design Engineer	78.6%	11
1	Network Infrastructure Engineer	78.6%	11
5	Design Engineer	21.4%	3