Switch Engineer
UK
The median Switch Engineer salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 June 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 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 727 | 894 | 911 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +167 | +17 | +351 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Switch Engineer | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.004% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.008% | 0.004% | 0.001% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £33,050 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £33,125 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £36,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.44% | -30.48% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,063 | £41,750 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,825 | £42,950 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £36,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.44% | -30.48% | +21.74% |
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 | 51,420 | 102,429 | 82,338 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.66% | 94.80% | 91.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,470 | 72,323 | 54,072 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,625 |
| 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 | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +6.03% |
Switch Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Switch Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Switch Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Switch Engineer.
Switch Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Switch Engineer over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.
Switch Engineer
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Switch Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 June 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 | +183 | 4 | £42,500 | +16.44% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +186 | 3 | £42,500 | +16.44% | |
| Work from Home | +120 | 3 | £42,500 | +16.44% | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £42,500 | - | |
| South East | +80 | 1 | £42,500 | +17.24% | |
| London | - | 1 | £61,000 | - | 1 |
Switch Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, Switch 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 Switch Engineer in the job title.
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Switch 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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