IT Infrastructure Engineer
UK
The median IT Infrastructure Engineer salary in the UK is £43,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 614 | 600 | 834 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +234 | +152 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Infrastructure Engineer | 78 | 310 | 155 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 264 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,375 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.35% | -5.56% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,995 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £58,615 | £64,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.56% | +5.88% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 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 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
IT Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Infrastructure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Infrastructure Engineer.
IT Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
IT Infrastructure Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Infrastructure Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | -28 | 77 | £44,250 | +4.12% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 60 | £42,500 | - | 25 |
| Work from Home | +124 | 30 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 14 |
| South East | +93 | 22 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 9 |
| North of England | +38 | 19 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 9 |
| London | +99 | 18 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 5 |
| Midlands | -11 | 10 | £40,500 | +1.25% | 5 |
| North West | +16 | 9 | £42,500 | -3.95% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 7 | £43,750 | +2.94% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 7 | £43,750 | +2.94% | 1 |
| South West | +74 | 6 | £40,315 | -12.83% | 2 |
| North East | +43 | 3 | £37,500 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 3 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 3 |
| East of England | +44 | 2 | £53,000 | +24.71% | |
| Scotland | +129 | 1 | £37,500 | -11.76% |
IT Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT Infrastructure 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 IT Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
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IT Infrastructure 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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