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 12 May 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 763 835 1106
Rank change year-on-year +72 +271 -294
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 138 124 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.12% 0.075%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.13% 0.078%
Number of salaries quoted 122 99 99
10th Percentile £31,475 £35,001 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,375 £39,125 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +15.15%
75th Percentile £63,438 £56,750 £58,125
90th Percentile £76,250 £100,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £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 93,937 92,745 151,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.52% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,282 58,546 84,308
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,627 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +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.

Job vacancy trend for Senior IT Engineer in the UK

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Engineer.

Salary trend for Senior IT Engineer in the UK

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior IT Engineer over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior IT Engineer in the UK

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 12 May 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
England +100 124 £50,000 +11.11% 33
UK excluding London +20 96 £42,500 -5.56% 25
Work from Home +88 47 £57,500 +15.00% 8
London +116 37 £71,250 +23.91% 8
Midlands -7 23 £35,000 -13.58% 7
North of England +65 20 £55,000 +10.00% 9
South West -14 20 £50,000 +11.11% 3
East Midlands -3 18 £35,000 0.00% 3
South East +9 17 £43,750 -12.50% 4
Yorkshire +90 11 £55,000 -8.33% 4
North West +10 9 £54,500 +21.11% 5
East of England - 7 £42,500 - 1
West Midlands +14 5 £36,000 -11.11% 4
Scotland -57 5 £42,500 +6.25% 1
Wales - 3 £40,000 -
Northern Ireland +23 1 £32,500 -

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 May 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.

1 84 (60.87%) Windows
2 67 (48.55%) Azure
3 66 (47.83%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (41.30%) Microsoft
5 55 (39.86%) Active Directory
6 45 (32.61%) VMware
6 45 (32.61%) Windows Server
7 38 (27.54%) Firewall
8 36 (26.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 35 (25.36%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (22.46%) Hyper-V
11 28 (20.29%) ITIL
11 28 (20.29%) DNS
12 27 (19.57%) DHCP
12 27 (19.57%) Degree
13 25 (18.12%) VMware Infrastructure
14 22 (15.94%) PowerShell
14 22 (15.94%) Entra ID
15 21 (15.22%) Windows 10
16 19 (13.77%) Social Skills
17 18 (13.04%) AWS
18 17 (12.32%) Cisco
19 16 (11.59%) Linux
20 15 (10.87%) Driving Licence
20 15 (10.87%) Microsoft Intune
21 14 (10.14%) Customer Service
22 13 (9.42%) Disaster Recovery
22 13 (9.42%) Microsoft Exchange
23 12 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
23 12 (8.70%) Finance

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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (9.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (5.07%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.45%) WordPress
4 1 (0.72%) Apache
4 1 (0.72%) IIS
4 1 (0.72%) nginx
Applications
1 12 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 67 (48.55%) Azure
2 66 (47.83%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (15.94%) Entra ID
4 18 (13.04%) AWS
5 5 (3.62%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (3.62%) OneDrive
6 4 (2.90%) GCP
6 4 (2.90%) IaaS
6 4 (2.90%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (2.90%) PaaS
6 4 (2.90%) SaaS
7 3 (2.17%) Azure Storage
7 3 (2.17%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.45%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.72%) GitHub
9 1 (0.72%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.72%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.72%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 38 (27.54%) Firewall
2 28 (20.29%) DNS
3 27 (19.57%) DHCP
4 11 (7.97%) TCP/IP
5 10 (7.25%) VPN
6 9 (6.52%) VLAN
7 8 (5.80%) LAN
7 8 (5.80%) SAN
7 8 (5.80%) VoIP
8 6 (4.35%) WAN
9 5 (3.62%) Internet
9 5 (3.62%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (2.90%) WLAN
11 3 (2.17%) HTTP
11 3 (2.17%) NAS
11 3 (2.17%) Network Security
11 3 (2.17%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (2.17%) Wireless
12 2 (1.45%) DKIM
12 2 (1.45%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.45%) Power BI
1 2 (1.45%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.72%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.72%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (1.45%) MSI
General
1 19 (13.77%) Social Skills
2 12 (8.70%) Finance
3 6 (4.35%) Aerospace
3 6 (4.35%) Telecoms
4 5 (3.62%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (3.62%) Automotive
4 5 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (3.62%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (2.17%) Advertising
5 3 (2.17%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.45%) Legal
7 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.72%) Law
7 1 (0.72%) Local Government
7 1 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.72%) Social Science
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.45%) CSS
1 2 (1.45%) HTML
2 1 (0.72%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.72%) Azure Blueprints
2 1 (0.72%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.87%) Driving Licence
2 10 (7.25%) Cyberattack
3 8 (5.80%) Data Centre
4 4 (2.90%) Public Cloud
4 4 (2.90%) Security Posture
5 3 (2.17%) CCTV
5 3 (2.17%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (2.17%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.17%) PKI
5 3 (2.17%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.45%) Handset
7 1 (0.72%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (0.72%) Cybercrime
7 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.72%) iPad
7 1 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.72%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.72%) Replication
7 1 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 84 (60.87%) Windows
2 45 (32.61%) Windows Server
3 21 (15.22%) Windows 10
4 16 (11.59%) Linux
5 12 (8.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (7.97%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (7.25%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (3.62%) Mac OS X
8 5 (3.62%) Windows 7
8 5 (3.62%) Windows Server 2003
9 4 (2.90%) Mac OS
10 3 (2.17%) Apple iOS
10 3 (2.17%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.72%) AIX
11 1 (0.72%) Android
11 1 (0.72%) Unix
11 1 (0.72%) VMS
11 1 (0.72%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (26.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 35 (25.36%) Cybersecurity
3 28 (20.29%) ITIL
4 14 (10.14%) Customer Service
5 13 (9.42%) Disaster Recovery
6 11 (7.97%) Incident Response
6 11 (7.97%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (7.97%) Security Operations
7 10 (7.25%) Information Security
7 10 (7.25%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 9 (6.52%) Migration
9 8 (5.80%) Data Loss Prevention
9 8 (5.80%) Mentoring
10 6 (4.35%) Offensive Security
10 6 (4.35%) Service Management
10 6 (4.35%) Task Automation
11 5 (3.62%) Agile
11 5 (3.62%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (3.62%) Data Security
11 5 (3.62%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 22 (15.94%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.80%) Bash
3 5 (3.62%) SQL
4 4 (2.90%) Perl
4 4 (2.90%) Python
4 4 (2.90%) Ruby
5 1 (0.72%) Korn
5 1 (0.72%) PHP
5 1 (0.72%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.72%) VB
Qualifications
1 27 (19.57%) Degree
2 4 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (2.90%) CISSP
2 4 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (2.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (2.17%) CCSK
3 3 (2.17%) CCSP
3 3 (2.17%) SC Cleared
3 3 (2.17%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.45%) DBS Check
4 2 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (1.45%) MCP
4 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 1 (0.72%) CCAA
5 1 (0.72%) CCNA
5 1 (0.72%) CEH
5 1 (0.72%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (0.72%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.80%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (4.35%) GDPR
3 4 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (2.17%) SLA
5 2 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.72%) COBIT
6 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.72%) NIST
System Software
1 55 (39.86%) Active Directory
2 31 (22.46%) Hyper-V
3 25 (18.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (5.07%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (3.62%) vSphere
6 4 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (2.17%) Xen
7 3 (2.17%) XenApp
8 2 (1.45%) Firmware
8 2 (1.45%) Terminal Services
8 2 (1.45%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.72%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.72%) Samba
9 1 (0.72%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (10.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (8.70%) SCCM
3 4 (2.90%) FortiGate
4 3 (2.17%) CASB
4 3 (2.17%) NetCrunch
4 3 (2.17%) Terraform
4 3 (2.17%) vCenter Server
5 2 (1.45%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.72%) WSUS
Vendors
1 57 (41.30%) Microsoft
2 45 (32.61%) VMware
3 17 (12.32%) Cisco
4 7 (5.07%) Aruba
4 7 (5.07%) Citrix
5 6 (4.35%) CrowdStrike
5 6 (4.35%) Fortinet
5 6 (4.35%) Palo Alto
5 6 (4.35%) WatchGuard
6 5 (3.62%) Meraki
7 4 (2.90%) Dell
7 4 (2.90%) Extreme Networks
7 4 (2.90%) HP
8 3 (2.17%) Apple
8 3 (2.17%) LogicMonitor
8 3 (2.17%) Netskope
8 3 (2.17%) Okta
8 3 (2.17%) Sophos
8 3 (2.17%) Symantec
8 3 (2.17%) Zscaler