Applications Engineer Jobs

Applications Engineer
UK

The median Applications Engineer salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 587 619 602
Rank change year-on-year +32 -17 -61
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 351 351 867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.37% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.41% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 237 257 468
10th Percentile £28,300 £32,500 £30,425
25th Percentile £35,250 £40,834 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £102,500 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,235 £42,098 £44,623
% change year-on-year -2.05% -5.66% +11.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Applications Engineer in the UK

Applications Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.

Salary trend for Applications Engineer in the UK

Applications Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Applications Engineer in the UK

Applications Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +43 315 £42,500 -22.73% 157
UK excluding London +86 294 £41,235 -2.05% 139
South East +70 117 £42,500 - 29
Work from Home -2 107 £44,000 -20.00% 87
Midlands +34 70 £40,000 +10.34% 27
London +8 53 £80,000 +28.00% 36
North of England +25 50 £41,235 -2.05% 31
East Midlands +7 37 £31,500 -10.00% 11
West Midlands +8 33 £40,000 - 16
Yorkshire +56 26 £40,681 -0.78% 8
North West -6 21 £50,000 +18.77% 20
Scotland -55 19 £37,500 -25.00% 11
Wales +22 15 £50,000 - 6
South West -21 15 £35,000 - 14
East of England -6 8 £50,000 -9.09% 26
North East -9 3 £60,000 +47.24% 3

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Applications 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 Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 105 (29.91%) SQL
2 87 (24.79%) Windows
2 87 (24.79%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (21.94%) Linux
4 70 (19.94%) Degree
5 68 (19.37%) Agile
6 66 (18.80%) Microsoft
7 63 (17.95%) Social Skills
8 61 (17.38%) Software Engineering
9 58 (16.52%) C#
10 53 (15.10%) Azure
10 53 (15.10%) Analytical Skills
11 47 (13.39%) Customer Requirements
12 46 (13.11%) ITIL
13 41 (11.68%) Finance
14 38 (10.83%) Collaborative Working
15 35 (9.97%) C
16 34 (9.69%) C++
17 33 (9.40%) .NET
17 33 (9.40%) DevOps
18 32 (9.12%) Scrum
19 31 (8.83%) Windows Server
20 30 (8.55%) Law
20 30 (8.55%) SQL Server
21 28 (7.98%) Java
21 28 (7.98%) Service Management
22 26 (7.41%) Active Directory
22 26 (7.41%) Application Packaging
23 25 (7.12%) SLA
23 25 (7.12%) Python

Applications 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.42%) IIS
1 12 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.85%) Tomcat
3 8 (2.28%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.99%) Confluence
5 5 (1.42%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.57%) nginx
7 1 (0.28%) Apache
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 12 (3.42%) AutoCAD
1 12 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.13%) SOLIDWORKS
3 9 (2.56%) Fusion 360
3 9 (2.56%) Solid Edge
4 7 (1.99%) Autodesk Inventor
5 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.57%) Windchill
7 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.28%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.14%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.57%) DELMIA
2 2 (0.57%) Eikon
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.28%) Endur
3 1 (0.28%) Findur
Cloud Services
1 53 (15.10%) Azure
2 24 (6.84%) AWS
2 24 (6.84%) Power Platform
3 23 (6.55%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (4.84%) Dynamics 365
5 16 (4.56%) Entra ID
6 13 (3.70%) PowerApps
7 11 (3.13%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.28%) SaaS
8 8 (2.28%) WhatsApp
9 5 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 3 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.85%) Datadog
11 3 (0.85%) GCP
11 3 (0.85%) Serverless
12 2 (0.57%) Slack
13 1 (0.28%) Azure Stack
13 1 (0.28%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.70%) Firewall
2 11 (3.13%) VPN
3 7 (1.99%) Remote Desktop
3 7 (1.99%) SAN
4 6 (1.71%) SSL
5 5 (1.42%) DNS
6 4 (1.14%) Intranet
7 3 (0.85%) GPRS
8 2 (0.57%) Network Security
9 1 (0.28%) HTTP
9 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.28%) Internet
9 1 (0.28%) LTE
9 1 (0.28%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.28%) Skype
9 1 (0.28%) VLAN
9 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.55%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.27%) MySQL
3 14 (3.99%) Power BI
4 6 (1.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.42%) Pentaho
6 4 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.85%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.85%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.57%) Redis
8 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.28%) Metadata
9 1 (0.28%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 21 (5.98%) Git
2 19 (5.41%) JIRA
3 12 (3.42%) Subversion
3 12 (3.42%) Visual Studio
4 8 (2.28%) Bitbucket
5 5 (1.42%) MSI
6 2 (0.57%) GitLab
6 2 (0.57%) IntelliJ
6 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.28%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.28%) fastlane
7 1 (0.28%) Gradle
7 1 (0.28%) JUnit
7 1 (0.28%) NUnit
General
1 63 (17.95%) Social Skills
2 53 (15.10%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (11.68%) Finance
4 30 (8.55%) Law
5 23 (6.55%) Aerospace
6 22 (6.27%) Manufacturing
7 20 (5.70%) Electronics
8 17 (4.84%) Legal
9 15 (4.27%) Marketing
10 9 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.42%) General Ledger
11 5 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.14%) Back Office
12 4 (1.14%) Banking
12 4 (1.14%) Front Office
13 3 (0.85%) Automotive
13 3 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.28%) Advertising
15 1 (0.28%) Agriculture
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (9.40%) .NET
2 19 (5.41%) WPF
3 18 (5.13%) .NET Framework
4 15 (4.27%) HTML
5 12 (3.42%) Qt
5 12 (3.42%) WinForms
6 11 (3.13%) CSS
7 7 (1.99%) .NET Core
8 5 (1.42%) Kafka
8 5 (1.42%) REST
9 4 (1.14%) ADO
9 4 (1.14%) AngularJS
10 3 (0.85%) Software Packaging
11 2 (0.57%) FIX Protocol
11 2 (0.57%) JSON
11 2 (0.57%) OAuth
11 2 (0.57%) OAuth2
11 2 (0.57%) Spring
11 2 (0.57%) Web Services
11 2 (0.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.13%) Client/Server
2 16 (4.56%) Robotics
2 16 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (4.27%) IoT
4 12 (3.42%) Distributed Systems
5 11 (3.13%) Algorithms
5 11 (3.13%) Driving Licence
5 11 (3.13%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.56%) Linux Command Line
7 8 (2.28%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (2.28%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.99%) Clustering
9 6 (1.71%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.71%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.42%) CMDB
10 5 (1.42%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.42%) Reference Data
11 4 (1.14%) Analogue Electronics
11 4 (1.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 87 (24.79%) Windows
2 77 (21.94%) Linux
3 31 (8.83%) Windows Server
4 20 (5.70%) Windows 10
5 13 (3.70%) Apple iOS
6 12 (3.42%) Ubuntu
7 10 (2.85%) Unix
8 7 (1.99%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.71%) Android
10 1 (0.28%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.28%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (24.79%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (19.37%) Agile
3 61 (17.38%) Software Engineering
4 47 (13.39%) Customer Requirements
5 46 (13.11%) ITIL
6 38 (10.83%) Collaborative Working
7 33 (9.40%) DevOps
8 32 (9.12%) Scrum
9 28 (7.98%) Service Management
10 26 (7.41%) Application Packaging
11 24 (6.84%) Mentoring
12 23 (6.55%) Computer Science
12 23 (6.55%) Customer Service
12 23 (6.55%) User Experience
13 22 (6.27%) Release Management
13 22 (6.27%) SDLC
14 19 (5.41%) High Availability
15 18 (5.13%) Fintech
15 18 (5.13%) Technical Analysis
15 18 (5.13%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 105 (29.91%) SQL
2 58 (16.52%) C#
3 35 (9.97%) C
4 34 (9.69%) C++
5 28 (7.98%) Java
6 25 (7.12%) Python
7 11 (3.13%) PL/SQL
7 11 (3.13%) T-SQL
8 10 (2.85%) JavaScript
9 9 (2.56%) PowerShell
9 9 (2.56%) XAML
10 5 (1.42%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.42%) Swift
11 4 (1.14%) Kotlin
11 4 (1.14%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.85%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.57%) VB
14 1 (0.28%) Bash
14 1 (0.28%) Go
Qualifications
1 70 (19.94%) Degree
2 21 (5.98%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.70%) SC Cleared
4 18 (5.13%) DV Cleared
5 14 (3.99%) Master's Degree
6 10 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.56%) HND
8 8 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.71%) Numerate Degree
10 4 (1.14%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.14%) HNC
10 4 (1.14%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.85%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.85%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.85%) MCDST
12 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.28%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.12%) SLA
2 7 (1.99%) QA
3 3 (0.85%) GDPR
3 3 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 26 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.85%) Docker
3 4 (1.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (1.14%) Firmware
4 3 (0.85%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (0.85%) vSphere
5 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (2.28%) Kubernetes
1 8 (2.28%) SCCM
2 7 (1.99%) ITRS Geneos
2 7 (1.99%) Microsoft Clustering
3 6 (1.71%) Terraform
4 5 (1.42%) Grafana
4 5 (1.42%) Pingdom
5 3 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.28%) Kibana
6 1 (0.28%) logstash
Vendors
1 66 (18.80%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.41%) VMware
3 10 (2.85%) Murex
3 10 (2.85%) Oracle
4 8 (2.28%) Autodesk
5 5 (1.42%) AppDynamics
5 5 (1.42%) CA
5 5 (1.42%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.42%) SolarWinds
5 5 (1.42%) Splunk
5 5 (1.42%) Sybase
6 4 (1.14%) Bloomberg
6 4 (1.14%) iManage
6 4 (1.14%) Intapp
6 4 (1.14%) LexisNexis
6 4 (1.14%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.85%) Apple
7 3 (0.85%) QinetiQ
7 3 (0.85%) Trayport
8 2 (0.57%) Okta