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 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 115 192 225
Rank change year-on-year +77 +33 -23
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 417 233 345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.26% 1.74% 1.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.40% 1.94% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 386 209 310
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,625 £27,750 £27,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £31,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.94% -7.35% +7.94%
75th Percentile £43,000 £47,500 £44,875
90th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £60,000
England median annual salary £33,000 £34,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -1.43% -

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 17,348 12,023 20,382
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.23% 89.71% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 12,223 7,828 12,399
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £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 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +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 9 June 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 9 June 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 +49 150 £39,000 +20.00% 24
Hampshire +4 107 £32,250 -0.77% 24
Oxfordshire +40 67 £42,000 +18.11% 6
East Sussex +60 65 £30,000 -33.33% 4
Berkshire +46 52 £40,000 +23.08% 8
West Sussex +51 36 £30,000 -42.86% 8
Buckinghamshire -24 31 £30,000 -7.69% 10
Kent -19 27 £28,000 -1.75% 8
Surrey -20 27 £34,000 +9.68% 12
Sussex - 2 £37,500 -
Middlesex - 2 £28,000 -
IT Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 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.

1 240 (57.55%) Microsoft 365
2 239 (57.31%) Windows
3 226 (54.20%) Microsoft
4 165 (39.57%) Firewall
5 162 (38.85%) Active Directory
6 146 (35.01%) Azure
7 132 (31.65%) Social Skills
8 109 (26.14%) Windows Server
9 97 (23.26%) VMware
10 89 (21.34%) Microsoft Exchange
11 87 (20.86%) Microsoft Office
12 83 (19.90%) Customer Service
13 74 (17.75%) VMware Infrastructure
14 71 (17.03%) SQL
15 69 (16.55%) SharePoint
16 68 (16.31%) Windows 10
17 65 (15.59%) Problem-Solving
18 62 (14.87%) Degree
19 56 (13.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 54 (12.95%) Hyper-V
21 53 (12.71%) Driving Licence
22 50 (11.99%) VPN
23 49 (11.75%) Cisco
24 41 (9.83%) Citrix
25 40 (9.59%) Cybersecurity
26 39 (9.35%) SQL Server
27 38 (9.11%) Microsoft Excel
27 38 (9.11%) Cisco Certification
27 38 (9.11%) CCNA
28 37 (8.87%) Veeam

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 (21.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 69 (16.55%) SharePoint
3 15 (3.60%) IIS
4 6 (1.44%) Exchange Server 2000
5 5 (1.20%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.48%) CMS
7 1 (0.24%) Apache
7 1 (0.24%) Confluence
7 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
Applications
1 87 (20.86%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (9.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 240 (57.55%) Microsoft 365
2 146 (35.01%) Azure
3 31 (7.43%) Entra ID
4 23 (5.52%) OneDrive
5 20 (4.80%) AWS
6 12 (2.88%) iTunes
7 11 (2.64%) Mimecast
8 9 (2.16%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.44%) SaaS
10 3 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.72%) IaaS
10 3 (0.72%) PaaS
11 2 (0.48%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.24%) Dropbox
12 1 (0.24%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.24%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 165 (39.57%) Firewall
2 50 (11.99%) VPN
3 36 (8.63%) DNS
4 35 (8.39%) Wireless
5 33 (7.91%) VLAN
6 31 (7.43%) TCP/IP
7 30 (7.19%) Wi-Fi
8 29 (6.95%) DHCP
9 28 (6.71%) VoIP
10 23 (5.52%) Network Security
11 19 (4.56%) SAN
11 19 (4.56%) SSL
12 16 (3.84%) WAN
13 13 (3.12%) NAS
13 13 (3.12%) Unified Communications
14 9 (2.16%) LAN
15 6 (1.44%) Remote Desktop
16 5 (1.20%) Broadband
16 5 (1.20%) Cisco IOS
16 5 (1.20%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.35%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.16%) MySQL
3 2 (0.48%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.68%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
General
1 132 (31.65%) Social Skills
2 23 (5.52%) Law
3 18 (4.32%) Documentation Skills
4 16 (3.84%) Telecoms
5 15 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (3.36%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (3.12%) Retail
8 12 (2.88%) Games
9 11 (2.64%) Back Office
10 9 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.92%) Finance
11 8 (1.92%) Legal
12 5 (1.20%) Advertising
13 4 (0.96%) Marketing
14 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.48%) Military
14 2 (0.48%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.20%) Kafka
2 1 (0.24%) .NET
2 1 (0.24%) LAMP
2 1 (0.24%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.71%) Driving Licence
2 18 (4.32%) Replication
3 15 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 11 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.44%) NHS
5 6 (1.44%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.20%) Data Centre
7 4 (0.96%) CCTV
8 3 (0.72%) Apple TV
8 3 (0.72%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.48%) Digital Signage
9 2 (0.48%) IPTV
9 2 (0.48%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.48%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.24%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.24%) Clustering
10 1 (0.24%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.24%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.24%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 239 (57.31%) Windows
2 109 (26.14%) Windows Server
3 68 (16.31%) Windows 10
4 34 (8.15%) Windows Server 2016
5 33 (7.91%) Linux
6 28 (6.71%) Android
7 19 (4.56%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (3.12%) Apple iOS
9 12 (2.88%) Windows 7
10 9 (2.16%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (1.92%) Windows Server 2012
12 7 (1.68%) Windows 8
13 6 (1.44%) Mac OS X
14 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
14 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.24%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (19.90%) Customer Service
2 65 (15.59%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (13.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 40 (9.59%) Cybersecurity
5 31 (7.43%) Project Management
6 30 (7.19%) Project Delivery
7 28 (6.71%) ITIL
8 21 (5.04%) Change Control
8 21 (5.04%) Customer Experience
8 21 (5.04%) Service Delivery
9 19 (4.56%) Remote Monitoring and Management
10 18 (4.32%) Multi-Factor Authentication
11 15 (3.60%) Data Integration
12 12 (2.88%) Cloud Security
12 12 (2.88%) Fault Analysis
12 12 (2.88%) Migration
12 12 (2.88%) Project Planning
13 11 (2.64%) B2B
13 11 (2.64%) ERP
14 9 (2.16%) Issue Tracking
Programming Languages
1 71 (17.03%) SQL
2 25 (6.00%) PowerShell
3 3 (0.72%) Bash
3 3 (0.72%) Python
4 1 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 62 (14.87%) Degree
2 38 (9.11%) CCNA
2 38 (9.11%) Cisco Certification
3 29 (6.95%) Microsoft Certification
4 26 (6.24%) Network+ Certification
5 16 (3.84%) MCSE
6 10 (2.40%) A+ Certification
7 7 (1.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (1.44%) MCP
9 5 (1.20%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.96%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.72%) CCNP
11 3 (0.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 2 (0.48%) CCENT
12 2 (0.48%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.48%) Security Cleared
12 2 (0.48%) Server+ Certification
13 1 (0.24%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.56%) SLA
2 8 (1.92%) GDPR
3 7 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.72%) NIST
6 1 (0.24%) COBIT
System Software
1 162 (38.85%) Active Directory
2 74 (17.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (12.95%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.68%) vSphere
5 6 (1.44%) Docker
6 5 (1.20%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.48%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.48%) Firmware
8 2 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.24%) NFS
9 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.24%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 36 (8.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.12%) Cisco CUCM
2 13 (3.12%) ServiceCenter
3 6 (1.44%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.72%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.72%) NetCrunch
5 2 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.24%) Autotask
6 1 (0.24%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.24%) SCCM
6 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 226 (54.20%) Microsoft
2 97 (23.26%) VMware
3 49 (11.75%) Cisco
4 41 (9.83%) Citrix
5 37 (8.87%) Veeam
6 29 (6.95%) Apple
7 23 (5.52%) Fortinet
7 23 (5.52%) Meraki
8 22 (5.28%) Barracuda Networks
9 17 (4.08%) HP
10 16 (3.84%) Palo Alto
10 16 (3.84%) Sophos
11 14 (3.36%) Aruba
11 14 (3.36%) Draytek
12 11 (2.64%) ConnectWise
12 11 (2.64%) Google
13 8 (1.92%) WatchGuard
14 6 (1.44%) Dell
15 5 (1.20%) Sage
16 3 (0.72%) Ivanti