IT Engineer Job Trends in the North West

IT Engineer
England > North West

The median IT Engineer salary in the North West is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 135 130
Rank change year-on-year +24 -5 +53
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 73 74 68
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.14% 1.46% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 1.58% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 64 57 64
10th Percentile £25,438 £26,666 £25,300
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +20.97% -9.49%
75th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £39,625 £46,500 £45,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +6.06%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 5,517 4,669 4,244
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.03% 92.20% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 3,079 2,454 3,339
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,667 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,067 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in the North West

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies 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 jobs citing IT Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in the North West

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 jobs citing IT Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Lancashire +19 23 £26,500 -37.65% 17
Manchester +16 19 £35,000 -7.89% 11
Cheshire -7 15 £35,000 +4.48% 1
Merseyside -1 11 £30,000 -7.69% 4
Cumbria +5 5 £29,681 -21.89% 1
IT Engineer
England

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, IT Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the North West region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 49 (67.12%) Windows
2 40 (54.79%) Microsoft
2 40 (54.79%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (43.84%) Active Directory
4 30 (41.10%) Windows Server
5 27 (36.99%) Firewall
6 26 (35.62%) Windows 10
7 24 (32.88%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (27.40%) Customer Service
9 19 (26.03%) Azure
10 17 (23.29%) DHCP
10 17 (23.29%) DNS
10 17 (23.29%) VMware
10 17 (23.29%) VPN
11 16 (21.92%) Entra ID
11 16 (21.92%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 16 (21.92%) VMware Infrastructure
12 15 (20.55%) Hyper-V
13 13 (17.81%) VLAN
14 12 (16.44%) Mac OS
15 11 (15.07%) Mentoring
15 11 (15.07%) Microsoft Intune
15 11 (15.07%) Microsoft Office
16 10 (13.70%) Wireless
17 9 (12.33%) Microsoft Exchange
17 9 (12.33%) Proactive Maintenance
18 8 (10.96%) Google
18 8 (10.96%) Google Workspace
18 8 (10.96%) Veeam
19 7 (9.59%) Critical Thinking

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 9 (12.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (9.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (15.07%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.37%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 40 (54.79%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (26.03%) Azure
3 16 (21.92%) Entra ID
4 8 (10.96%) Google Workspace
5 5 (6.85%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.37%) Intacct
6 1 (1.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (36.99%) Firewall
2 17 (23.29%) DHCP
2 17 (23.29%) DNS
2 17 (23.29%) VPN
3 13 (17.81%) VLAN
4 10 (13.70%) Wireless
5 7 (9.59%) TCP/IP
6 4 (5.48%) WAN
7 3 (4.11%) SAN
7 3 (4.11%) SD-WAN
7 3 (4.11%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (1.37%) Ethernet
8 1 (1.37%) LAN
8 1 (1.37%) Remote Desktop
General
1 29 (39.73%) Social Skills
2 8 (10.96%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (9.59%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (6.85%) Multimedia
4 5 (6.85%) Public Sector
5 4 (5.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.11%) Finance
6 3 (4.11%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.74%) Electronics
7 2 (2.74%) Fire and Rescue
7 2 (2.74%) Marketing
7 2 (2.74%) Police
7 2 (2.74%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 21 (28.77%) Driving Licence
2 9 (12.33%) Onboarding
3 3 (4.11%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (4.11%) Enterprise Storage
4 2 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.37%) Educational Technology
5 1 (1.37%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.37%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 49 (67.12%) Windows
2 30 (41.10%) Windows Server
3 26 (35.62%) Windows 10
4 12 (16.44%) Mac OS
5 4 (5.48%) Windows 7
5 4 (5.48%) Windows 8
6 2 (2.74%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (1.37%) Linux
7 1 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.37%) Solaris
7 1 (1.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (32.88%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (27.40%) Customer Service
3 16 (21.92%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 11 (15.07%) Mentoring
5 9 (12.33%) Proactive Maintenance
6 7 (9.59%) Critical Thinking
6 7 (9.59%) ERP
6 7 (9.59%) Service Delivery
7 6 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (8.22%) ITIL
8 5 (6.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (6.85%) Process Improvement
9 4 (5.48%) ITSM
9 4 (5.48%) Performance Optimisation
10 3 (4.11%) Principle of Least Privilege
10 3 (4.11%) Service Management
11 2 (2.74%) Digital Marketing
11 2 (2.74%) Kalman Filter
11 2 (2.74%) Programme Management
11 2 (2.74%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.59%) PL/SQL
1 7 (9.59%) SQL
1 7 (9.59%) VBScript
2 1 (1.37%) Bash
2 1 (1.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (6.85%) Degree
1 5 (6.85%) Network+ Certification
1 5 (6.85%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.11%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.74%) A+ Certification
3 2 (2.74%) Azure Certification
3 2 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (2.74%) CCNA
3 2 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (2.74%) DBS Check
3 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (4.11%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (43.84%) Active Directory
2 16 (21.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (20.55%) Hyper-V
4 3 (4.11%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (1.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (15.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (5.48%) Autotask
2 4 (5.48%) FortiGate
3 3 (4.11%) SCCM
4 1 (1.37%) Ansible
4 1 (1.37%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.37%) Podman
Vendors
1 40 (54.79%) Microsoft
2 17 (23.29%) VMware
3 8 (10.96%) Google
3 8 (10.96%) Veeam
4 6 (8.22%) Fortinet
5 5 (6.85%) Fujitsu
5 5 (6.85%) Virgin Media
6 4 (5.48%) ESET
7 2 (2.74%) Aruba
7 2 (2.74%) Cisco
7 2 (2.74%) Meraki
7 2 (2.74%) SAP
8 1 (1.37%) Apple
8 1 (1.37%) HP
8 1 (1.37%) Palo Alto
8 1 (1.37%) Red Hat
8 1 (1.37%) Sage
8 1 (1.37%) ServiceNow
8 1 (1.37%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (1.37%) Zerto