IT Infrastructure Engineer
UK
The median IT Infrastructure Engineer salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 638 | 610 | 806 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +196 | +199 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Infrastructure Engineer | 74 | 311 | 153 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.31% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.33% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 265 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,313 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £54,625 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £57,500 | £63,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.71% | -5.56% | +4.29% |
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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
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 20 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 20 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 | -55 | 73 | £42,500 | - | 50 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 60 | £40,500 | -4.71% | 42 |
| South East | +80 | 28 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 20 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 17 |
| London | +102 | 14 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 13 |
| North of England | -9 | 14 | £42,500 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | -33 | 10 | £40,500 | +1.25% | 11 |
| North West | -29 | 7 | £42,500 | -8.60% | 2 |
| South West | +72 | 5 | £48,750 | +8.33% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 5 | £43,750 | +2.94% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -39 | 5 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +43 | 4 | £42,000 | -1.18% | 2 |
| North East | +34 | 3 | £37,500 | - | |
| East of England | +24 | 2 | £53,000 | +24.71% | 3 |
| Scotland | +123 | 1 | £37,500 | -11.76% | 2 |
IT Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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