IT Engineer Job Trends in North Wales

IT Engineer
Wales > North Wales

The median IT Engineer salary in North Wales is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 September 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 9 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in North Wales 2.45% - 6.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.67% - 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £27,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.43%
75th Percentile - - £35,313
90th Percentile - - £38,125
Wales median annual salary £40,000 £80,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -50.00% +190.91% -21.43%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in North Wales. 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 North Wales with a recognized job title 337 73 192
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.83% 75.26% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 159 57 118
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,438 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -17.65% +30.77%
75th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £49,500
90th Percentile £51,250 £63,510 £60,000
Wales median annual salary £50,000 £48,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.09% +7.78% -2.17%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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 North Wales.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in North Wales

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in North Wales

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in North Wales.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in North Wales

IT Engineer
Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 11 September 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
Wrexham - 9 £35,000 -
IT Engineer
Wales

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales

For the 6 months to 11 September 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 North Wales region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 3 (33.33%) Cisco
1 3 (33.33%) Confluence
1 3 (33.33%) Firewall
1 3 (33.33%) Linux
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (33.33%) MySQL
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
1 3 (33.33%) SQL Server
1 3 (33.33%) Synology
1 3 (33.33%) Ubuntu
1 3 (33.33%) Veeam
1 3 (33.33%) Virtual Machines
1 3 (33.33%) VMware
1 3 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (33.33%) vSphere
1 3 (33.33%) Windows
2 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) HNC
2 2 (22.22%) HND
2 2 (22.22%) Meraki
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (22.22%) Network Management
2 2 (22.22%) Windows Server
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (11.11%) Network Security
3 1 (11.11%) Server Management
3 1 (11.11%) Software Deployment

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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 3 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (11.11%) Network Security
2 1 (11.11%) VLAN
2 1 (11.11%) VPN
2 1 (11.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) MySQL
1 3 (33.33%) SQL Server
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Linux
1 3 (33.33%) Ubuntu
1 3 (33.33%) Windows
2 2 (22.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Network Management
2 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (11.11%) Server Management
2 1 (11.11%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) HNC
1 2 (22.22%) HND
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 3 (33.33%) Virtual Machines
1 3 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (33.33%) vSphere
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Cisco
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 3 (33.33%) Synology
1 3 (33.33%) Veeam
1 3 (33.33%) VMware
2 2 (22.22%) Meraki