IT Engineer Jobs in the South East

IT Engineer
England > South East

The median IT Engineer salary in the South East is £34,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 114 192 210
Rank change year-on-year +78 +18 -18
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 408 244 347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.34% 1.73% 1.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.49% 1.92% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 385 212 315
10th Percentile £24,000 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £27,750 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £32,250 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.43% -6.52% +15.00%
75th Percentile £43,000 £47,500 £44,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £58,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 16,379 12,711 19,790
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 90.19% 96.36%
Number of salaries quoted 11,667 8,030 12,417
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in the South East

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for IT Engineer in the South East

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the South East

IT Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 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
Thames Valley +84 150 £39,250 +20.77% 26
Hampshire +4 101 £32,250 -0.77% 27
Oxfordshire +54 67 £42,000 +12.00% 6
East Sussex +54 62 £29,500 -34.44% 3
Berkshire +48 52 £40,000 +25.00% 12
West Sussex +52 38 £30,000 -42.86% 6
Buckinghamshire -29 31 £30,000 -7.69% 8
Surrey -11 27 £34,000 +9.68% 9
Kent -35 26 £28,000 -1.75% 5
Middlesex - 2 £28,000 -
Sussex - 1 £45,000 -
IT Engineer
England

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, 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 across the South East region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 247 (60.54%) Microsoft 365
2 240 (58.82%) Windows
3 224 (54.90%) Microsoft
4 164 (40.20%) Active Directory
5 163 (39.95%) Firewall
6 150 (36.76%) Azure
7 135 (33.09%) Social Skills
8 110 (26.96%) Windows Server
9 98 (24.02%) VMware
10 89 (21.81%) Microsoft Exchange
11 85 (20.83%) Microsoft Office
12 82 (20.10%) Customer Service
13 75 (18.38%) VMware Infrastructure
14 71 (17.40%) SQL
15 70 (17.16%) SharePoint
15 70 (17.16%) Windows 10
16 62 (15.20%) Problem-Solving
16 62 (15.20%) Degree
17 57 (13.97%) Hyper-V
18 55 (13.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 53 (12.99%) Driving Licence
20 51 (12.50%) VPN
21 47 (11.52%) Cisco
22 42 (10.29%) Citrix
23 41 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
24 40 (9.80%) Microsoft Intune
25 39 (9.56%) DNS
26 38 (9.31%) Cisco Certification
26 38 (9.31%) CCNA
26 38 (9.31%) Microsoft Excel

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 89 (21.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 70 (17.16%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.43%) IIS
4 6 (1.47%) Exchange Server 2000
5 5 (1.23%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.49%) CMS
7 1 (0.25%) Apache
7 1 (0.25%) Confluence
7 1 (0.25%) Tomcat
Applications
1 85 (20.83%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (9.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 5 (1.23%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 247 (60.54%) Microsoft 365
2 150 (36.76%) Azure
3 30 (7.35%) Entra ID
4 24 (5.88%) OneDrive
5 20 (4.90%) AWS
6 12 (2.94%) iTunes
7 11 (2.70%) Mimecast
8 9 (2.21%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.47%) SaaS
10 3 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.74%) IaaS
10 3 (0.74%) PaaS
11 2 (0.49%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.25%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.25%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 163 (39.95%) Firewall
2 51 (12.50%) VPN
3 39 (9.56%) DNS
4 34 (8.33%) VLAN
4 34 (8.33%) Wireless
5 32 (7.84%) DHCP
5 32 (7.84%) TCP/IP
6 31 (7.60%) VoIP
7 30 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
8 22 (5.39%) Network Security
9 21 (5.15%) SAN
10 19 (4.66%) SSL
10 19 (4.66%) WAN
11 13 (3.19%) NAS
11 13 (3.19%) Unified Communications
12 10 (2.45%) LAN
13 7 (1.72%) SD-WAN
14 6 (1.47%) Remote Desktop
15 5 (1.23%) Broadband
15 5 (1.23%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.31%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.21%) MySQL
3 2 (0.49%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
General
1 135 (33.09%) Social Skills
2 24 (5.88%) Law
3 20 (4.90%) Documentation Skills
4 15 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (3.43%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (3.43%) Telecoms
6 12 (2.94%) Games
6 12 (2.94%) Retail
7 11 (2.70%) Back Office
8 10 (2.45%) Legal
9 9 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.96%) Finance
11 5 (1.23%) Advertising
12 4 (0.98%) Marketing
13 2 (0.49%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.25%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.23%) Kafka
2 1 (0.25%) .NET
2 1 (0.25%) LAMP
2 1 (0.25%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.99%) Driving Licence
2 17 (4.17%) Replication
3 15 (3.68%) Management Information System
4 11 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.47%) NHS
5 6 (1.47%) Onboarding
6 4 (0.98%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.74%) Apple TV
7 3 (0.74%) CCTV
7 3 (0.74%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.49%) Digital Signage
8 2 (0.49%) IPTV
8 2 (0.49%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.49%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.25%) Cybercrime
9 1 (0.25%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.25%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.25%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 240 (58.82%) Windows
2 110 (26.96%) Windows Server
3 70 (17.16%) Windows 10
4 35 (8.58%) Windows Server 2016
5 32 (7.84%) Linux
6 28 (6.86%) Android
7 19 (4.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (3.43%) Apple iOS
9 12 (2.94%) Windows 7
10 9 (2.21%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (1.96%) Windows 8
11 8 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.47%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.49%) Mac OS
15 1 (0.25%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (20.10%) Customer Service
2 62 (15.20%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (13.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 41 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
5 31 (7.60%) Project Management
6 29 (7.11%) Project Delivery
7 27 (6.62%) ITIL
8 21 (5.15%) Customer Experience
8 21 (5.15%) Service Delivery
9 20 (4.90%) Change Control
10 19 (4.66%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 18 (4.41%) Multi-Factor Authentication
12 15 (3.68%) Data Integration
13 13 (3.19%) Migration
14 12 (2.94%) Cloud Security
14 12 (2.94%) Project Planning
15 11 (2.70%) ERP
15 11 (2.70%) Fault Analysis
16 10 (2.45%) B2B
17 9 (2.21%) Issue Tracking
Programming Languages
1 71 (17.40%) SQL
2 25 (6.13%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.98%) Bash
3 4 (0.98%) Python
4 1 (0.25%) PHP
Qualifications
1 62 (15.20%) Degree
2 38 (9.31%) CCNA
2 38 (9.31%) Cisco Certification
3 30 (7.35%) Microsoft Certification
4 26 (6.37%) Network+ Certification
5 16 (3.92%) MCSE
6 10 (2.45%) A+ Certification
7 7 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (1.23%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.23%) MCP
10 4 (0.98%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 2 (0.49%) CCENT
12 2 (0.49%) CCNP
12 2 (0.49%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.49%) Security Cleared
12 2 (0.49%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.66%) SLA
2 8 (1.96%) GDPR
3 6 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.74%) NIST
6 1 (0.25%) COBIT
System Software
1 164 (40.20%) Active Directory
2 75 (18.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 57 (13.97%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.72%) vSphere
5 6 (1.47%) Docker
6 5 (1.23%) VMware Server
7 4 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.49%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.49%) Firmware
8 2 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.25%) NFS
9 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.25%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 40 (9.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.19%) Cisco CUCM
2 13 (3.19%) ServiceCenter
3 6 (1.47%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.74%) NetCrunch
5 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.49%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.25%) Autotask
6 1 (0.25%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.25%) SCCM
6 1 (0.25%) WSUS
Vendors
1 224 (54.90%) Microsoft
2 98 (24.02%) VMware
3 47 (11.52%) Cisco
4 42 (10.29%) Citrix
5 37 (9.07%) Veeam
6 28 (6.86%) Apple
7 22 (5.39%) Barracuda Networks
7 22 (5.39%) Meraki
8 21 (5.15%) Fortinet
9 17 (4.17%) HP
9 17 (4.17%) Sophos
10 16 (3.92%) Palo Alto
11 14 (3.43%) Aruba
11 14 (3.43%) Draytek
12 11 (2.70%) ConnectWise
12 11 (2.70%) Google
13 8 (1.96%) WatchGuard
14 6 (1.47%) Dell
15 5 (1.23%) Sage
16 3 (0.74%) Ivanti