Infrastructure Design Engineer Job Trends

Infrastructure Design Engineer
UK

The median Infrastructure Design Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 660 736 728
Rank change year-on-year +76 -8 +403
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Design Engineer 16 6 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.032% 0.009% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.009% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £40,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% -55.56% +118.18%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 -
90th Percentile - £80,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 - -

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 45,461 64,621 51,766
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 95.05% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 27,361 36,679 40,142
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,650
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Infrastructure Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Infrastructure Design Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Infrastructure Design Engineer
Salary Trend

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

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

Infrastructure Design Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Design Engineer over the 6 months to 1 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Infrastructure Design Engineer in the UK

Infrastructure Design 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 Infrastructure Design Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 November 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
UK excluding London - 16 £52,500 - 3
England +100 14 £70,000 +75.00% 3
North of England - 12 - -
Yorkshire - 6 - -
North West - 6 - -
East of England - 2 £70,000 - 3
Northern Ireland - 2 £35,000 -

Infrastructure Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Infrastructure Design Engineer job roles required 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 job ads featuring Infrastructure Design Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 12 (75.00%) TETRA

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

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 12 (75.00%) TETRA
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering