IT Infrastructure Engineer Jobs

IT Infrastructure Engineer
UK

The median IT Infrastructure 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 598 794 1025
Rank change year-on-year +196 +231 -272
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Infrastructure Engineer 335 154 237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.16% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.18% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 279 124 208
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £38,324
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £50,000 £54,063 £53,750
90th Percentile £57,860 £63,375 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +1.12% +4.71%

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%

IT Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Infrastructure Engineer in the UK

IT Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IT Infrastructure Engineer in the UK

IT Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for IT Infrastructure Engineer in the UK

IT Infrastructure 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 IT Infrastructure 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 +186 313 £42,500 -5.56% 28
UK excluding London +132 291 £42,500 -5.56% 29
Midlands +63 112 £40,000 -11.11% 3
Work from Home +101 110 £43,500 -3.33% 10
North of England +90 78 £42,500 +6.25% 12
East Midlands +41 77 £40,000 -30.43% 2
South West +5 38 £45,000 -10.00% 2
London +106 36 £55,000 +4.76% 6
Yorkshire +89 35 £42,500 -5.56% 3
West Midlands +2 35 £42,500 -5.56% 1
North West +16 31 £47,500 +18.75% 9
South East -12 31 £50,000 +11.11% 4
East of England +10 16 £42,500 -15.00% 2
Wales +20 12 £42,500 - 4
North East -1 10 £37,500 -6.25%
Scotland -63 4 £42,500 +6.25% 2

IT Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

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

1 329 (98.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 183 (54.63%) Windows
3 157 (46.87%) Azure
4 147 (43.88%) Microsoft
5 134 (40.00%) VMware
6 131 (39.10%) Microsoft 365
7 123 (36.72%) Active Directory
8 120 (35.82%) Firewall
9 114 (34.03%) Windows Server
10 82 (24.48%) VMware Infrastructure
11 58 (17.31%) Hyper-V
12 57 (17.01%) Microsoft Exchange
12 57 (17.01%) Cybersecurity
13 55 (16.42%) DNS
14 54 (16.12%) Social Skills
15 53 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
16 52 (15.52%) Cisco
17 50 (14.93%) SharePoint
18 48 (14.33%) DHCP
18 48 (14.33%) Linux
19 47 (14.03%) Wi-Fi
20 45 (13.43%) ITIL
20 45 (13.43%) Windows Server 2016
21 44 (13.13%) Entra ID
21 44 (13.13%) Disaster Recovery
22 43 (12.84%) SAN
23 38 (11.34%) PowerShell
23 38 (11.34%) Data Centre
24 37 (11.04%) Migration
25 36 (10.75%) Veeam

IT Infrastructure 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 57 (17.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (14.93%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.58%) IIS
4 2 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.30%) Confluence
5 1 (0.30%) Moodle
Applications
1 29 (8.66%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.90%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 157 (46.87%) Azure
2 131 (39.10%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (13.13%) Entra ID
4 35 (10.45%) AWS
5 10 (2.99%) OneDrive
6 9 (2.69%) Mimecast
7 8 (2.39%) Nutanix
8 6 (1.79%) OCI
9 5 (1.49%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.19%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.90%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.90%) IaaS
11 3 (0.90%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.60%) OpenDNS
12 2 (0.60%) PaaS
12 2 (0.60%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.60%) SaaS
13 1 (0.30%) Slack
13 1 (0.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 120 (35.82%) Firewall
2 55 (16.42%) DNS
3 48 (14.33%) DHCP
4 47 (14.03%) Wi-Fi
5 43 (12.84%) SAN
6 32 (9.55%) WAN
7 31 (9.25%) TCP/IP
8 23 (6.87%) VLAN
8 23 (6.87%) VPN
9 22 (6.57%) LAN
10 15 (4.48%) Network Security
11 14 (4.18%) SD-WAN
12 8 (2.39%) NAS
12 8 (2.39%) VoIP
12 8 (2.39%) WLAN
13 7 (2.09%) BGP
13 7 (2.09%) Wireless
14 6 (1.79%) MPLS
15 5 (1.49%) Cisco ASA
15 5 (1.49%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.57%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.99%) MySQL
3 5 (1.49%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 2 (0.60%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.30%) JIRA
General
1 54 (16.12%) Social Skills
2 23 (6.87%) Finance
3 20 (5.97%) Law
4 16 (4.78%) Telecoms
5 14 (4.18%) Automotive
6 13 (3.88%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.69%) Japanese Language
8 6 (1.79%) Aerospace
8 6 (1.79%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (1.79%) Legal
8 6 (1.79%) Retail
9 5 (1.49%) Banking
9 5 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.49%) Public Sector
10 3 (0.90%) Military
11 2 (0.60%) Electronics
11 2 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.60%) Social Housing
11 2 (0.60%) Welsh Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.60%) LAMP
1 2 (0.60%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 38 (11.34%) Data Centre
2 15 (4.48%) CCTV
3 10 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.09%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.79%) Operational Technology
7 5 (1.49%) IoT
8 4 (1.19%) Clustering
8 4 (1.19%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.19%) Fat Client
8 4 (1.19%) iPad
8 4 (1.19%) Thin Client
9 3 (0.90%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (0.90%) Replication
10 2 (0.60%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.60%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.60%) PKI
11 1 (0.30%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.30%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 183 (54.63%) Windows
2 114 (34.03%) Windows Server
3 48 (14.33%) Linux
4 45 (13.43%) Windows Server 2016
5 24 (7.16%) Windows Server 2019
6 21 (6.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 19 (5.67%) Windows 10
8 18 (5.37%) Apple iOS
9 17 (5.07%) Android
10 11 (3.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 8 (2.39%) Mac OS
12 4 (1.19%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.90%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.60%) Unix
14 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.30%) AIX
15 1 (0.30%) CentOS
15 1 (0.30%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 329 (98.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 57 (17.01%) Cybersecurity
3 53 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (13.43%) ITIL
5 44 (13.13%) Disaster Recovery
6 37 (11.04%) Migration
7 21 (6.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (6.27%) Project Management
8 18 (5.37%) Customer Service
8 18 (5.37%) Infrastructure Management
9 17 (5.07%) Logistics
9 17 (5.07%) Project Delivery
9 17 (5.07%) Storage Management
10 14 (4.18%) Proactive Monitoring
10 14 (4.18%) Service Management
11 13 (3.88%) Containerisation
11 13 (3.88%) Service Delivery
12 12 (3.58%) Server Management
13 11 (3.28%) Creative Problem-Solving
13 11 (3.28%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (11.34%) PowerShell
2 20 (5.97%) SQL
3 10 (2.99%) Swift
4 7 (2.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (6.57%) Degree
2 16 (4.78%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (2.99%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.69%) CCNA
5 8 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 6 (1.79%) MCSE
8 5 (1.49%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.19%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.90%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.90%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.90%) MCP
11 2 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.60%) CCNP
12 1 (0.30%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.30%) Citrix Certification
12 1 (0.30%) HNC
12 1 (0.30%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.69%) SLA
2 3 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (0.90%) GDPR
3 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 123 (36.72%) Active Directory
2 82 (24.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 58 (17.31%) Hyper-V
4 20 (5.97%) VMware ESXi
5 15 (4.48%) Virtual Servers
5 15 (4.48%) vSphere
6 9 (2.69%) Docker
7 8 (2.39%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (1.49%) VMware Server
9 4 (1.19%) Firmware
10 2 (0.60%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 2 (0.60%) pfSense
10 2 (0.60%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 35 (10.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (5.37%) SCCM
3 10 (2.99%) Ansible
3 10 (2.99%) WSUS
4 6 (1.79%) Kubernetes
4 6 (1.79%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 6 (1.79%) SCOM
4 6 (1.79%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.19%) Proxmox
6 3 (0.90%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.90%) HAProxy
7 2 (0.60%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.60%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.60%) NetCrunch
7 2 (0.60%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.60%) vRealize
8 1 (0.30%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 147 (43.88%) Microsoft
2 134 (40.00%) VMware
3 52 (15.52%) Cisco
4 36 (10.75%) Veeam
5 25 (7.46%) Citrix
6 16 (4.78%) Meraki
7 13 (3.88%) HP
8 12 (3.58%) Oracle
9 11 (3.28%) Dell
9 11 (3.28%) NetApp
9 11 (3.28%) Red Hat
10 10 (2.99%) Acronis
11 8 (2.39%) Aruba
11 8 (2.39%) Fortinet
12 6 (1.79%) McAfee
12 6 (1.79%) Nasuni
12 6 (1.79%) Rapid7
13 5 (1.49%) CrowdStrike
13 5 (1.49%) SolarWinds
14 4 (1.19%) Barracuda Networks