IT Engineer Job Trends in the North West
IT Engineer
England > North West
The median IT Engineer salary in the North West is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 190 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | -68 | +21 |
| Permanent IT Engineer jobs | 145 | 42 | 111 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 1.12% | 0.88% | 1.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.21% | 0.99% | 1.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 124 | 42 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £26,250 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,000 | £28,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £32,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.38% | -8.57% | +5.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,000 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,875 | £48,700 |
| England median annual salary | £35,000 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.67% | +7.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the North West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the North West matching a recognised job title | 11,993 | 4,254 | 6,713 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.57% | 88.85% | 95.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,758 | 2,351 | 3,784 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £33,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £49,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -1.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £77,850 |
| England median annual salary | £59,999 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -6.09% | -4.17% |
IT Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
IT Engineer Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in the North West.
IT Engineer Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for IT Engineer jobs in the North West over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
IT Engineer Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT Engineer jobs within the North West region over the 6 months to 23 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | +26 | 47 | £33,475 | +11.58% | 14 |
| Manchester | -39 | 38 | £34,000 | +0.74% | 11 |
| Merseyside | - | 25 | £32,000 | - | 5 |
| Cumbria | +11 | 18 | £35,000 | +9.38% | 5 |
| Cheshire | - | 18 | £37,500 | - | 5 |
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IT Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, IT Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent IT Engineer job ads across the North West region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 53.8% | 78 |
| 2 | Windows | 50.3% | 73 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 47.6% | 69 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 34.5% | 50 |
| 5 | Customer Service | 29.0% | 42 |
| 6 | Windows Server | 27.6% | 40 |
| 7 | Microsoft Exchange | 24.8% | 36 |
| 8 | Firewall | 22.1% | 32 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Engineering | 20.7% | 30 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 20.7% | 30 |
| 11 | Cybersecurity | 20.0% | 29 |
| 12 | DNS | 19.3% | 28 |
| 13 | DHCP | 18.6% | 27 |
| 14 | Entra ID | 17.9% | 26 |
| 14 | VPN | 17.9% | 26 |
| 16 | Azure | 16.6% | 24 |
| 16 | TCP/IP | 16.6% | 24 |
| 16 | VoIP | 16.6% | 24 |
| 19 | VLAN | 15.9% | 23 |
| 20 | Continuous Improvement | 14.5% | 21 |
| 21 | ITIL | 13.8% | 20 |
| 21 | Wi-Fi | 13.8% | 20 |
| 23 | VMware | 13.1% | 19 |
| 24 | SharePoint | 12.4% | 18 |
| 24 | Veeam | 12.4% | 18 |
| 26 | Change Management | 11.7% | 17 |
| 26 | ITSM | 11.7% | 17 |
| 26 | Microsoft Intune | 11.7% | 17 |
| 26 | Palo Alto | 11.7% | 17 |
| 30 | SonicWALL | 9.7% | 14 |
IT Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 77.2% | 112 |
| 2 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 16.6% | 24 |
| 3 | IT Security Engineer | 8.3% | 12 |
| 4 | Field Engineer | 6.9% | 10 |
| 4 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 6.9% | 10 |
| 6 | 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer | 6.2% | 9 |
| 6 | Project Engineer | 6.2% | 9 |
| 8 | Senior IT Engineer | 5.5% | 8 |
| 9 | Systems Support Engineer | 4.8% | 7 |
| 10 | Field Support Engineer | 4.1% | 6 |
| 10 | Security Support Engineer | 4.1% | 6 |
| 12 | 3rd Line Engineer | 3.4% | 5 |
| 13 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 2.8% | 4 |
| 13 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 2.8% | 4 |
| 13 | Senior IT Support | 2.8% | 4 |
| 13 | Senior Support Engineer | 2.8% | 4 |
| 13 | Systems Engineer | 2.8% | 4 |
| 18 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 2.1% | 3 |
| 18 | IT Support Analyst | 2.1% | 3 |
| 18 | Service Desk Engineer | 2.1% | 3 |