IT Engineer Jobs in the Midlands

IT Engineer
England > Midlands

The median IT Engineer salary in the Midlands is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 145 171
Rank change year-on-year +63 +26 -58
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 370 178 223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.73% 2.09% 1.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.88% 2.34% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 308 148 212
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,500 £23,025
25th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -13.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £43,750 £42,750 £47,313
90th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £57,500
England median annual salary £33,000 £34,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -1.43% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 12,845 7,603 10,825
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.76% 89.48% 95.04%
Number of salaries quoted 9,247 4,493 7,084
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £27,625
25th Percentile £34,535 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,200 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +9.09%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in the Midlands

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for IT Engineer in the Midlands

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the Midlands

IT Engineer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 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
West Midlands +46 186 £35,000 +1.45% 15
East Midlands +58 180 £37,500 +33.93% 27
IT Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 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 Midlands region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 209 (56.49%) Windows
2 172 (46.49%) Microsoft 365
3 162 (43.78%) Active Directory
4 140 (37.84%) Microsoft
5 135 (36.49%) Azure
5 135 (36.49%) Windows Server
5 135 (36.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 96 (25.95%) VMware
7 85 (22.97%) Social Skills
8 72 (19.46%) Firewall
9 71 (19.19%) Problem-Solving
10 70 (18.92%) Entra ID
11 68 (18.38%) Hyper-V
12 67 (18.11%) VMware Infrastructure
13 66 (17.84%) DNS
14 58 (15.68%) DHCP
14 58 (15.68%) Microsoft Intune
15 56 (15.14%) ITIL
16 54 (14.59%) Cisco
16 54 (14.59%) Customer Service
17 52 (14.05%) Cybersecurity
18 51 (13.78%) Microsoft Exchange
19 43 (11.62%) SharePoint
20 40 (10.81%) Wi-Fi
21 36 (9.73%) Continuous Improvement
22 35 (9.46%) Veeam
22 35 (9.46%) TCP/IP
23 34 (9.19%) Telecoms
24 33 (8.92%) Microsoft Office
25 32 (8.65%) SCCM

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 51 (13.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (11.62%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.81%) IIS
4 2 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 33 (8.92%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) MIS ActiveH
Cloud Services
1 172 (46.49%) Microsoft 365
2 135 (36.49%) Azure
3 70 (18.92%) Entra ID
4 15 (4.05%) AWS
5 9 (2.43%) Mimecast
6 8 (2.16%) Nutanix
7 6 (1.62%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.81%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.54%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.54%) ClickUp
9 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.54%) OpenDNS
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 72 (19.46%) Firewall
2 66 (17.84%) DNS
3 58 (15.68%) DHCP
4 40 (10.81%) Wi-Fi
5 35 (9.46%) TCP/IP
6 22 (5.95%) VoIP
6 22 (5.95%) WAN
7 21 (5.68%) SAN
8 20 (5.41%) VLAN
9 14 (3.78%) LAN
10 12 (3.24%) Internet
11 10 (2.70%) Wireless
12 9 (2.43%) Network Security
12 9 (2.43%) PBX
13 8 (2.16%) SD-WAN
13 8 (2.16%) VPN
14 5 (1.35%) Broadband
15 4 (1.08%) Wireshark
16 3 (0.81%) FlexRay
16 3 (0.81%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.43%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.35%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.08%) InfluxDB
4 1 (0.27%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (0.81%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 85 (22.97%) Social Skills
2 34 (9.19%) Telecoms
3 22 (5.95%) Law
4 19 (5.14%) Finance
5 14 (3.78%) Manufacturing
6 13 (3.51%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (1.62%) Automotive
8 5 (1.35%) Aerospace
8 5 (1.35%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.35%) Retail
9 3 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.81%) Legal
10 2 (0.54%) Electronics
10 2 (0.54%) Games
10 2 (0.54%) Marketing
10 2 (0.54%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.27%) Advertising
11 1 (0.27%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.54%) LAMP
1 2 (0.54%) V-Ray
2 1 (0.27%) Loki
2 1 (0.27%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.03%) Data Centre
2 21 (5.68%) Driving Licence
3 20 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.32%) CCTV
5 12 (3.24%) Replication
6 11 (2.97%) Fat Client
6 11 (2.97%) Thin Client
7 5 (1.35%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.35%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.81%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (0.81%) IoT
9 3 (0.81%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.54%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.54%) PKI
10 2 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.27%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.27%) Enterprise Cloud
11 1 (0.27%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.27%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 209 (56.49%) Windows
2 135 (36.49%) Windows Server
3 32 (8.65%) Windows Server 2016
4 28 (7.57%) Windows Server 2012
5 26 (7.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 25 (6.76%) Linux
6 25 (6.76%) Windows 10
7 9 (2.43%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.08%) CentOS
9 2 (0.54%) Unix
10 1 (0.27%) Android
10 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.27%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.27%) VMS
10 1 (0.27%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.27%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (36.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 71 (19.19%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (15.14%) ITIL
4 54 (14.59%) Customer Service
5 52 (14.05%) Cybersecurity
6 36 (9.73%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (6.76%) Migration
8 24 (6.49%) Disaster Recovery
9 22 (5.95%) Agile
10 21 (5.68%) Service Delivery
11 20 (5.41%) Proactive Monitoring
12 14 (3.78%) Change Management
13 13 (3.51%) Preventative Maintenance
14 12 (3.24%) Logistics
14 12 (3.24%) Project Delivery
14 12 (3.24%) Requirements Analysis
15 11 (2.97%) Break/Fix
15 11 (2.97%) Project Planning
15 11 (2.97%) Server Management
16 10 (2.70%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (6.22%) PowerShell
2 19 (5.14%) SQL
3 14 (3.78%) Python
4 8 (2.16%) C++
4 8 (2.16%) Java
5 7 (1.89%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.35%) C#
7 4 (1.08%) R
8 3 (0.81%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.27%) Bash
9 1 (0.27%) Go
9 1 (0.27%) Perl
9 1 (0.27%) Swift
Qualifications
1 25 (6.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (3.24%) Degree
2 12 (3.24%) MCSE
3 11 (2.97%) DBS Check
4 9 (2.43%) CCNA
4 9 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (1.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 5 (1.35%) A+ Certification
6 5 (1.35%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (0.81%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.54%) CCA
9 2 (0.54%) CCDA
9 2 (0.54%) Citrix Certification
9 2 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.27%) CCNP
10 1 (0.27%) HNC
10 1 (0.27%) MCP
10 1 (0.27%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.59%) SLA
2 11 (2.97%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.08%) QA
5 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.27%) GDPR
5 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 162 (43.78%) Active Directory
2 68 (18.38%) Hyper-V
3 67 (18.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (3.24%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (2.97%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (2.43%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (1.62%) vSphere
8 4 (1.08%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.54%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.54%) Docker
9 2 (0.54%) pfSense
9 2 (0.54%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 58 (15.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (8.65%) SCCM
3 4 (1.08%) Grafana
4 2 (0.54%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.27%) Check_MK
5 1 (0.27%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.27%) SCOM
5 1 (0.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 140 (37.84%) Microsoft
2 96 (25.95%) VMware
3 54 (14.59%) Cisco
4 35 (9.46%) Veeam
5 18 (4.86%) Meraki
6 17 (4.59%) HP
7 15 (4.05%) Citrix
8 13 (3.51%) Acronis
9 8 (2.16%) Dell
10 7 (1.89%) Apple
10 7 (1.89%) Fortinet
10 7 (1.89%) Nasuni
10 7 (1.89%) Nimble Storage
10 7 (1.89%) Rapid7
10 7 (1.89%) Remedy
10 7 (1.89%) Zerto
11 6 (1.62%) Google
12 5 (1.35%) Aruba
12 5 (1.35%) ConnectWise
12 5 (1.35%) Mitel