Senior IT Engineer
UK
The median Senior IT Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 673 | 776 | 841 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +103 | +65 | +260 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer | 38 | 134 | 123 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.069% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.077% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 118 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,100 | £31,250 | £35,001 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £35,438 | £38,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £63,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,000 | £76,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -5.56% | - |
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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £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 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 May 2025.
Senior IT Engineer
Top 11 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 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 | +73 | 34 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 41 |
| UK excluding London | +116 | 18 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 31 |
| London | +105 | 18 | £61,250 | -15.52% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 10 | £44,250 | -19.55% | 18 |
| South East | +80 | 7 | £40,500 | -7.43% | 6 |
| Midlands | +42 | 6 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 4 | £48,000 | +37.14% | 3 |
| Scotland | +121 | 2 | £97,500 | +129.41% | 2 |
| South West | +102 | 2 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 2 | £45,000 | +25.00% | 2 |
| East of England | +37 | 1 | £67,500 | +58.82% | 6 |
Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 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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