Technical Engineer
UK
The median Technical Engineer salary in the UK is £34,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 449 | 406 | 642 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | +236 | +190 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Engineer | 252 | 617 | 364 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.48% | 0.63% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.66% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 164 | 517 | 211 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £25,150 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,898 | £29,175 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,500 | £35,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.43% | -22.22% | +32.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,125 | £47,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,028 | £65,000 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £34,000 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -6.67% | +15.38% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Technical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Engineer.
Technical Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Technical Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | -58 | 222 | £34,500 | -1.43% | 286 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 198 | £34,000 | -2.86% | 241 |
| South East | +8 | 55 | £35,000 | -2.10% | 69 |
| South West | +78 | 42 | £31,000 | -13.89% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +135 | 39 | £34,500 | -18.82% | 69 |
| East of England | +54 | 38 | £37,500 | +7.91% | 34 |
| London | +74 | 37 | £34,500 | -42.50% | 63 |
| North of England | +25 | 28 | £30,500 | -4.69% | 55 |
| Midlands | -21 | 21 | £36,250 | +3.57% | 57 |
| Yorkshire | +50 | 17 | £30,500 | -5.43% | 25 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 11 | £40,000 | +45.45% | 27 |
| North West | +1 | 10 | £51,250 | +70.83% | 25 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 10 | £26,000 | -25.71% | 25 |
| Scotland | +123 | 7 | £30,000 | +13.21% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 5 | £29,000 | -15.94% | 5 |
| Wales | +36 | 2 | £31,250 | -4.26% | 4 |
| North East | +47 | 1 | £45,000 | +30.43% | 6 |
Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Engineer in the job title.
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Technical 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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