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 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 137 138
Rank change year-on-year +17 +1 +60
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 61 73 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.99% 1.42% 1.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% 1.54% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 57 57 60
10th Percentile £25,625 £26,666 £26,125
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £38,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +16.92% -
75th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £42,813
90th Percentile £40,000 £46,500 £48,300
England median annual salary £32,500 £35,257 £35,000
% change year-on-year -7.82% +0.74% +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 5,318 4,733 3,872
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.91% 92.28% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,877 2,485 3,027
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -1.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,067 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

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 4 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 4 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 +20 21 £26,500 -37.65% 8
Manchester +5 14 £35,000 -9.09% 10
Cheshire -9 12 £36,250 +0.69% 4
Merseyside -7 9 £30,000 -7.69% 2
Cumbria +1 5 £57,500 +51.32%
IT Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 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 46 (75.41%) Windows
2 35 (57.38%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (54.10%) Microsoft
4 30 (49.18%) Active Directory
5 28 (45.90%) Windows Server
6 26 (42.62%) Firewall
7 25 (40.98%) Windows 10
8 21 (34.43%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (31.15%) Customer Service
10 18 (29.51%) Azure
11 17 (27.87%) VMware
12 16 (26.23%) VMware Infrastructure
13 15 (24.59%) DHCP
13 15 (24.59%) DNS
13 15 (24.59%) Hyper-V
13 15 (24.59%) VPN
14 14 (22.95%) Entra ID
14 14 (22.95%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 12 (19.67%) Wireless
16 11 (18.03%) Mac OS
16 11 (18.03%) VLAN
17 10 (16.39%) Microsoft Office
17 10 (16.39%) Veeam
18 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Intune
18 9 (14.75%) Proactive Maintenance
19 8 (13.11%) Google
19 8 (13.11%) Google Workspace
19 8 (13.11%) Microsoft Exchange
20 7 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
20 7 (11.48%) 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 8 (13.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (9.84%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (16.39%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.64%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 35 (57.38%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (29.51%) Azure
3 14 (22.95%) Entra ID
4 8 (13.11%) Google Workspace
5 4 (6.56%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 26 (42.62%) Firewall
2 15 (24.59%) DHCP
2 15 (24.59%) DNS
2 15 (24.59%) VPN
3 12 (19.67%) Wireless
4 11 (18.03%) VLAN
5 7 (11.48%) TCP/IP
6 4 (6.56%) WAN
7 3 (4.92%) SAN
7 3 (4.92%) SD-WAN
7 3 (4.92%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (1.64%) Ethernet
8 1 (1.64%) LAN
8 1 (1.64%) Remote Desktop
General
1 24 (39.34%) Social Skills
2 7 (11.48%) Organisational Skills
3 6 (9.84%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.20%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.20%) Public Sector
5 4 (6.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.28%) Electronics
6 2 (3.28%) Finance
6 2 (3.28%) Fire and Rescue
6 2 (3.28%) Marketing
6 2 (3.28%) Police
6 2 (3.28%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 14 (22.95%) Driving Licence
2 8 (13.11%) Onboarding
3 3 (4.92%) Enterprise Storage
3 3 (4.92%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.28%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.28%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.64%) Educational Technology
5 1 (1.64%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 46 (75.41%) Windows
2 28 (45.90%) Windows Server
3 25 (40.98%) Windows 10
4 11 (18.03%) Mac OS
5 4 (6.56%) Windows 7
5 4 (6.56%) Windows 8
6 1 (1.64%) Linux
6 1 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.64%) Solaris
6 1 (1.64%) Unix
6 1 (1.64%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (34.43%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (31.15%) Customer Service
3 14 (22.95%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 9 (14.75%) Proactive Maintenance
5 7 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (11.48%) Critical Thinking
5 7 (11.48%) ERP
5 7 (11.48%) Service Delivery
6 6 (9.84%) Mentoring
7 5 (8.20%) ITIL
8 4 (6.56%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (6.56%) ITSM
8 4 (6.56%) Performance Optimisation
8 4 (6.56%) Process Improvement
9 3 (4.92%) Agile
9 3 (4.92%) Service Management
10 2 (3.28%) Business Intelligence
10 2 (3.28%) Digital Marketing
10 2 (3.28%) Programme Management
10 2 (3.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 7 (11.48%) PL/SQL
1 7 (11.48%) SQL
1 7 (11.48%) VBScript
2 1 (1.64%) Bash
2 1 (1.64%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (9.84%) Degree
2 5 (8.20%) Security Cleared
3 4 (6.56%) CCNA
3 4 (6.56%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (6.56%) Network+ Certification
4 3 (4.92%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.28%) A+ Certification
5 2 (3.28%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.28%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.56%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (4.92%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (49.18%) Active Directory
2 16 (26.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (24.59%) Hyper-V
4 3 (4.92%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (1.64%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (6.56%) Autotask
2 4 (6.56%) FortiGate
3 3 (4.92%) SCCM
4 1 (1.64%) Ansible
4 1 (1.64%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.64%) Podman
Vendors
1 33 (54.10%) Microsoft
2 17 (27.87%) VMware
3 10 (16.39%) Veeam
4 8 (13.11%) Google
5 4 (6.56%) Aruba
5 4 (6.56%) Cisco
5 4 (6.56%) ESET
5 4 (6.56%) Meraki
6 3 (4.92%) Palo Alto
6 3 (4.92%) Zerto
7 2 (3.28%) SAP
8 1 (1.64%) Apple
8 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.64%) HP
8 1 (1.64%) Mirantis
8 1 (1.64%) Red Hat
8 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow