Senior IT Engineer
UK
The median Senior IT Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 756 | 839 | 1112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | +273 | -329 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer | 149 | 134 | 110 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.071% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.14% | 0.074% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 133 | 105 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,900 | £33,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £57,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £100,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.56% | +25.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,813 | 95,219 | 148,250 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,625 | 59,878 | 85,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Engineer.
Senior IT Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior IT Engineer over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Senior IT 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 IT Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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 | +129 | 135 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 101 | £42,500 | - | 29 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 51 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 11 |
| London | +122 | 43 | £65,000 | +17.65% | 5 |
| South West | -8 | 24 | £50,000 | +36.05% | 1 |
| Midlands | -4 | 23 | £36,000 | -11.11% | 12 |
| North of England | +49 | 19 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 9 |
| South East | +24 | 19 | £43,750 | -7.89% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 16 | £35,000 | 0.00% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +102 | 11 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2 |
| North West | +21 | 8 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 7 |
| East of England | +19 | 7 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 7 | £42,500 | +4.94% | 8 |
| Scotland | -64 | 5 | £42,500 | +6.25% | |
| Wales | - | 3 | £40,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 1 | £32,500 | - |
Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Senior IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.
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Senior IT 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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