Senior Infrastructure Engineer
UK
The median Senior Infrastructure Engineer salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 526 | 513 | 495 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -18 | +194 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 147 | 290 | 291 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.37% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.39% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 85 | 177 | 257 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,956 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £45,250 | £47,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | - | +6.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £66,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £75,250 | £87,419 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £51,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +2.94% | +7.37% |
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 | 44,155 | 74,074 | 57,839 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.61% | 95.25% | 94.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,862 | 44,536 | 44,785 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Infrastructure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Infrastructure Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 September 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 | -20 | 133 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 55 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 113 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 48 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 50 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 17 |
| North of England | +60 | 49 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 11 |
| London | +27 | 32 | £72,500 | +7.41% | 14 |
| North West | +9 | 29 | £65,000 | +3.53% | 4 |
| East of England | -4 | 18 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 5 |
| South East | -2 | 15 | £60,000 | +14.83% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 14 | £63,750 | +19.72% | 5 |
| Midlands | +37 | 10 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 8 |
| South West | +33 | 10 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 9 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +52 | 7 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 2 |
| North East | +17 | 6 | £65,000 | +22.64% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £48,073 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 1 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Senior 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 Senior Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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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