IT Engineer
Manchester > Bolton
The median IT Engineer salary in Bolton is £35,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 29 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -14 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton | 10.13% | 2.46% | 1.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.50% | 2.63% | 2.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,750 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,500 | £29,500 | £29,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.34% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £30,875 | £30,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £31,250 | - |
| Manchester median annual salary | £32,500 | £40,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | +33.33% | -10.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title | 64 | 114 | 50 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 81.01% | 93.44% | 96.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 69 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,350 | £30,000 | £28,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,188 | £41,250 | £29,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,750 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +16.67% | +40.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,313 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,500 | £60,000 | £66,000 |
| Manchester median annual salary | £52,000 | £55,000 | £59,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | -7.17% | +7.73% |
IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
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 Bolton.
IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Bolton
Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Bolton.
IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bolton
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Bolton over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, 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 Bolton region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.
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IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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: