IT Engineer Job Trends in West Sussex

IT Engineer
South East > West Sussex

The median IT Engineer salary in West Sussex is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 31 20
Rank change year-on-year +13 -11 +74
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 24 13 36
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 6.02% 4.22% 8.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.42% 4.48% 8.45%
Number of salaries quoted 22 9 35
10th Percentile £26,625 - £32,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £22,308 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.00% -9.09% +25.00%
75th Percentile £33,750 £60,000 £61,750
90th Percentile - - £64,500
South East median annual salary £32,000 £37,500 £35,500
% change year-on-year -14.67% +5.63% +15.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 374 290 426
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.73% 94.16% 96.82%
Number of salaries quoted 261 147 284
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.66% -5.36%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £75,175
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in West Sussex

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex

IT Engineer
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Burgess Hill - 7 £31,000 -
Henfield - 6 £30,000 -
Horsham +12 5 £32,500 -
Worthing - 4 £27,000 -
Crawley -3 1 - -
Selsey - 1 £32,000 -
IT Engineer
South East

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Sussex region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (58.33%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 11 (45.83%) Windows
4 9 (37.50%) Active Directory
5 8 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (25.00%) Windows Server
7 5 (20.83%) Azure
7 5 (20.83%) Customer Service
7 5 (20.83%) Firewall
7 5 (20.83%) Hyper-V
7 5 (20.83%) Veeam
7 5 (20.83%) VMware
7 5 (20.83%) Windows 10
8 4 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (16.67%) SharePoint
8 4 (16.67%) VPN
9 3 (12.50%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 3 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
9 3 (12.50%) Entra ID
9 3 (12.50%) Risk Management
10 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Culture
10 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Working
10 1 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
10 1 (4.17%) Customer Experience
10 1 (4.17%) DHCP
10 1 (4.17%) DNS
10 1 (4.17%) ERP
10 1 (4.17%) Fortinet

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (16.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (58.33%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (20.83%) Azure
3 3 (12.50%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.17%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.83%) Firewall
2 4 (16.67%) VPN
3 1 (4.17%) DHCP
3 1 (4.17%) DNS
3 1 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (4.17%) Wireless
General
1 2 (8.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.17%) German Language
2 1 (4.17%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.17%) Client/Server
2 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.17%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 11 (45.83%) Windows
2 6 (25.00%) Windows Server
3 5 (20.83%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (20.83%) Customer Service
2 4 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (12.50%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 3 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
3 3 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (4.17%) Customer Experience
4 1 (4.17%) ERP
4 1 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (4.17%) ITIL
4 1 (4.17%) Mentoring
4 1 (4.17%) Project Delivery
4 1 (4.17%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (37.50%) Active Directory
2 5 (20.83%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (20.83%) Veeam
2 5 (20.83%) VMware
3 1 (4.17%) Fortinet
3 1 (4.17%) Fujitsu
3 1 (4.17%) Virgin Media