IT Engineer Jobs in England

IT Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Engineer salary in England is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 241 389
Rank change year-on-year +106 +148 -106
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1,952 1,279 1,375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.04% 1.56% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.16% 1.71% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,637 1,025 1,197
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,750 £23,750
25th Percentile £26,750 £28,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £34,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -1.43% -0.71%
75th Percentile £43,000 £45,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £50,250 £60,000 £58,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £34,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -5.80% -1.43% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in England

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for IT Engineer in England

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in England

IT Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Midlands +68 440 £35,000 +7.69% 50
South East +64 424 £34,000 +7.94% 80
North of England +72 407 £32,000 -7.25% 87
South West +9 258 £30,000 -7.69% 49
West Midlands +65 236 £35,000 +1.45% 22
London -3 227 £40,000 +5.26% 53
North West +47 203 £30,000 -20.00% 51
East Midlands +57 200 £37,250 +33.04% 28
East of England +42 189 £31,833 +0.26% 31
Yorkshire +78 149 £30,500 -5.43% 29
North East +16 54 £32,500 -2.99% 9
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 England region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1,099 (56.30%) Windows
2 966 (49.49%) Microsoft
3 911 (46.67%) Microsoft 365
4 785 (40.22%) Active Directory
5 668 (34.22%) Azure
6 544 (27.87%) Social Skills
7 531 (27.20%) Windows Server
8 464 (23.77%) Firewall
9 400 (20.49%) Problem-Solving
10 393 (20.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 376 (19.26%) VMware
12 348 (17.83%) ITIL
13 324 (16.60%) Customer Service
14 315 (16.14%) Microsoft Exchange
15 266 (13.63%) Windows 10
16 260 (13.32%) Hyper-V
17 247 (12.65%) Cisco
18 246 (12.60%) Microsoft Office
19 243 (12.45%) VMware Infrastructure
20 233 (11.94%) Linux
21 229 (11.73%) SharePoint
22 227 (11.63%) Degree
23 221 (11.32%) Entra ID
24 217 (11.12%) Driving Licence
25 211 (10.81%) Microsoft Intune
26 210 (10.76%) DNS
27 189 (9.68%) Wi-Fi
28 177 (9.07%) Microsoft Certification
28 177 (9.07%) DHCP
29 172 (8.81%) Cybersecurity

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 315 (16.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 229 (11.73%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.02%) Exchange Server 2013
3 20 (1.02%) IIS
4 11 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2010
5 10 (0.51%) Confluence
6 9 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2007
7 6 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2000
8 3 (0.15%) CMS
8 3 (0.15%) SAS
8 3 (0.15%) WordPress
9 2 (0.10%) Apache
9 2 (0.10%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.10%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.051%) Moodle
10 1 (0.051%) nginx
10 1 (0.051%) Site Server
10 1 (0.051%) Tomcat
Applications
1 246 (12.60%) Microsoft Office
2 47 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.15%) SPSS
6 2 (0.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.051%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.051%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.051%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.26%) Sage X3
2 3 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.10%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.10%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.051%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.051%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.051%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 911 (46.67%) Microsoft 365
2 668 (34.22%) Azure
3 221 (11.32%) Entra ID
4 94 (4.82%) AWS
5 58 (2.97%) OneDrive
6 33 (1.69%) Google Workspace
6 33 (1.69%) Mimecast
7 19 (0.97%) SaaS
8 16 (0.82%) Power Platform
9 13 (0.67%) IaaS
10 12 (0.61%) iTunes
11 11 (0.56%) PaaS
12 10 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (0.51%) Nutanix
12 10 (0.51%) PowerApps
13 9 (0.46%) Amazon EC2
13 9 (0.46%) Azure Storage
13 9 (0.46%) Power Automate
14 7 (0.36%) GCP
14 7 (0.36%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 464 (23.77%) Firewall
2 210 (10.76%) DNS
3 189 (9.68%) Wi-Fi
4 177 (9.07%) DHCP
5 142 (7.27%) VPN
6 129 (6.61%) TCP/IP
7 125 (6.40%) Network Security
8 120 (6.15%) WAN
9 115 (5.89%) Internet
10 110 (5.64%) LAN
11 101 (5.17%) Wireless
12 98 (5.02%) SAN
12 98 (5.02%) VoIP
13 91 (4.66%) VLAN
14 82 (4.20%) WLAN
15 31 (1.59%) Remote Desktop
16 27 (1.38%) NAS
17 21 (1.08%) SD-WAN
17 21 (1.08%) SSL
18 19 (0.97%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (6.10%) SQL Server
2 42 (2.15%) Amazon RDS
3 33 (1.69%) MySQL
4 8 (0.41%) MariaDB
5 6 (0.31%) Power BI
6 4 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.20%) DB2
6 4 (0.20%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.15%) Big Data
7 3 (0.15%) EDRMS
7 3 (0.15%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.051%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 25 (1.28%) JIRA
2 4 (0.20%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.15%) LabVIEW
4 2 (0.10%) MSI
4 2 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.10%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.051%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.051%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.051%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.051%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 544 (27.87%) Social Skills
2 98 (5.02%) Finance
3 87 (4.46%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (4.30%) Telecoms
5 77 (3.94%) Law
6 75 (3.84%) Organisational Skills
7 63 (3.23%) Manufacturing
8 52 (2.66%) Retail
9 38 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 33 (1.69%) Legal
11 28 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
12 25 (1.28%) Banking
12 25 (1.28%) Marketing
13 23 (1.18%) Public Sector
14 22 (1.13%) Games
15 16 (0.82%) Automotive
16 15 (0.77%) Advertising
17 14 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (0.56%) Back Office
19 9 (0.46%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.41%) LDAP
2 7 (0.36%) ADSI
3 5 (0.26%) Kafka
4 4 (0.20%) Cocoa
5 3 (0.15%) .NET
5 3 (0.15%) LAMP
6 2 (0.10%) CSS
6 2 (0.10%) HTML
6 2 (0.10%) Loki
6 2 (0.10%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.10%) V-Ray
6 2 (0.10%) YAML
7 1 (0.051%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.051%) Azure Blueprints
7 1 (0.051%) EDI
7 1 (0.051%) RESTEasy
7 1 (0.051%) SAML
7 1 (0.051%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 217 (11.12%) Driving Licence
2 100 (5.12%) Onboarding
3 67 (3.43%) Data Centre
4 62 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 50 (2.56%) Management Information System
6 44 (2.25%) Replication
7 31 (1.59%) CCTV
8 29 (1.49%) Fat Client
8 29 (1.49%) Thin Client
9 28 (1.43%) EPoS
10 25 (1.28%) Enterprise Storage
11 18 (0.92%) iPad
12 14 (0.72%) Public Cloud
12 14 (0.72%) Social Media
13 13 (0.67%) Cyberattack
13 13 (0.67%) Security Posture
14 11 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
15 9 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
16 8 (0.41%) FMCG
16 8 (0.41%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1,099 (56.30%) Windows
2 531 (27.20%) Windows Server
3 266 (13.63%) Windows 10
4 233 (11.94%) Linux
5 135 (6.92%) Windows Server 2016
6 101 (5.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 90 (4.61%) Windows Server 2012
8 78 (4.00%) Mac OS
9 63 (3.23%) Android
10 58 (2.97%) Apple iOS
11 33 (1.69%) Windows 7
12 24 (1.23%) Mac OS X
13 23 (1.18%) Windows Server 2008
14 20 (1.02%) Windows 8
15 17 (0.87%) Unix
16 14 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 9 (0.46%) CentOS
17 9 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
18 7 (0.36%) Ubuntu
19 6 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (20.49%) Problem-Solving
2 393 (20.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 348 (17.83%) ITIL
4 324 (16.60%) Customer Service
5 172 (8.81%) Cybersecurity
6 112 (5.74%) Asset Management
7 102 (5.23%) Mentoring
8 95 (4.87%) Migration
9 93 (4.76%) Project Delivery
10 91 (4.66%) Computer Science
10 91 (4.66%) Disaster Recovery
11 85 (4.35%) Service Delivery
12 83 (4.25%) Continuous Improvement
13 75 (3.84%) Network Management
14 74 (3.79%) Project Management
15 70 (3.59%) IT Asset Management
16 58 (2.97%) Incident Management
17 54 (2.77%) Agile
18 46 (2.36%) Service Management
19 45 (2.31%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 148 (7.58%) PowerShell
2 146 (7.48%) SQL
3 44 (2.25%) Python
4 14 (0.72%) Bash
5 13 (0.67%) Java
6 10 (0.51%) Swift
7 9 (0.46%) PHP
8 8 (0.41%) C++
9 7 (0.36%) JavaScript
10 6 (0.31%) C#
10 6 (0.31%) Perl
10 6 (0.31%) VB
11 5 (0.26%) Ruby
12 4 (0.20%) R
13 3 (0.15%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.15%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.051%) Go
14 1 (0.051%) Korn
14 1 (0.051%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 227 (11.63%) Degree
2 177 (9.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 145 (7.43%) Cisco Certification
4 124 (6.35%) CCNA
5 102 (5.23%) MCSE
6 92 (4.71%) CCNP
7 89 (4.56%) MCP
8 79 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 73 (3.74%) DBS Check
10 67 (3.43%) LPIC
11 46 (2.36%) Network+ Certification
12 37 (1.90%) Security Cleared
13 34 (1.74%) Azure Certification
14 28 (1.43%) A+ Certification
15 26 (1.33%) CISSP
16 20 (1.02%) CompTIA Security+
16 20 (1.02%) SC Cleared
17 15 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 14 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
19 13 (0.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (4.51%) SLA
2 40 (2.05%) GDPR
3 34 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (0.77%) QA
6 9 (0.46%) NIST
7 7 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.26%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.26%) SOC 2
9 4 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.15%) COBIT
10 3 (0.15%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.051%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 785 (40.22%) Active Directory
2 260 (13.32%) Hyper-V
3 243 (12.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 43 (2.20%) VMware ESXi
5 31 (1.59%) vSphere
6 26 (1.33%) Virtual Desktop
7 24 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
8 21 (1.08%) Virtual Servers
9 15 (0.77%) Docker
10 10 (0.51%) Terminal Services
11 8 (0.41%) Firmware
12 5 (0.26%) VMware Server
13 4 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 4 (0.20%) XenApp
14 3 (0.15%) Xen
15 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 2 (0.10%) pfSense
15 2 (0.10%) Samba
15 2 (0.10%) VMware Workstation
16 1 (0.051%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 211 (10.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 82 (4.20%) SCCM
3 17 (0.87%) WSUS
4 15 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (0.72%) Kubernetes
6 13 (0.67%) Cisco CUCM
6 13 (0.67%) ServiceCenter
7 11 (0.56%) Ansible
8 10 (0.51%) SCOM
8 10 (0.51%) vCenter Server
9 7 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 7 (0.36%) FortiGate
9 7 (0.36%) Grafana
10 6 (0.31%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 6 (0.31%) Opsgenie
11 5 (0.26%) NetCrunch
11 5 (0.26%) Proxmox
12 4 (0.20%) Backup Exec
12 4 (0.20%) CASB
12 4 (0.20%) Nessus
Vendors
1 966 (49.49%) Microsoft
2 376 (19.26%) VMware
3 247 (12.65%) Cisco
4 128 (6.56%) Citrix
5 105 (5.38%) Veeam
6 85 (4.35%) Apple
7 74 (3.79%) HP
8 70 (3.59%) Meraki
9 59 (3.02%) Sophos
10 43 (2.20%) Google
11 39 (2.00%) Fortinet
12 38 (1.95%) Dell
13 31 (1.59%) Palo Alto
14 28 (1.43%) ConnectWise
15 27 (1.38%) Aruba
15 27 (1.38%) Barracuda Networks
15 27 (1.38%) Draytek
16 22 (1.13%) Acronis
16 22 (1.13%) WatchGuard
17 18 (0.92%) Oracle