Lead Infrastructure Engineer
UK
The median Lead Infrastructure Engineer salary in the UK is £70,996 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 693 | 826 | 924 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +133 | +98 | +258 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Infrastructure Engineer | 25 | 58 | 52 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.045% | 0.058% | 0.052% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.049% | 0.061% | 0.057% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 49 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,302 | £45,000 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,254 | £53,750 | £75,208 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,996 | £59,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.32% | -25.63% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,664 | £75,000 | £98,664 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,125 | - | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,996 | £58,500 | £79,632 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.36% | -26.54% | +44.79% |
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 | 50,627 | 94,635 | 91,055 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.71% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,942 | 67,569 | 57,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,444 | £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 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Infrastructure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Infrastructure Engineer.
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Infrastructure Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 | +132 | 23 | £71,991 | +22.02% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +141 | 21 | £70,996 | +21.36% | 23 |
| South East | +85 | 10 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 8 | £71,991 | +25.20% | 2 |
| North of England | +36 | 7 | £71,991 | +25.20% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 6 | £71,991 | +20.99% | |
| London | +125 | 4 | £83,750 | +19.64% | 6 |
| Midlands | +57 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +37 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | -9 | 1 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £51,398 | - | 2 |
Lead Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
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Lead 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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