Project Engineer Jobs in the South East

Project Engineer
England > South East

The median Project Engineer salary in the South East is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 277 367 433
Rank change year-on-year +90 +66 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Engineer 107 39 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.62% 0.28% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.31% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 70 18 27
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,125 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £51,250
90th Percentile £62,750 - £56,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 16,123 12,767 19,547
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 90.26% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 11,524 8,073 12,376
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%

Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Engineer in the South East

Project Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for Project Engineer in the South East

Project Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 24 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Engineer in the South East

Project Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 May 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
Hampshire +13 39 £45,000 -10.00% 13
Thames Valley +34 32 £42,500 -19.05% 15
West Sussex +36 19 - - 2
Berkshire +39 17 £50,000 - 4
Surrey -6 9 - - 6
Buckinghamshire -26 8 £40,000 -23.81% 4
Oxfordshire - 7 £40,000 - 7
Kent -10 2 £22,500 -51.61% 6
Project Engineer
England

Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 24 May 2024, Project 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 South East region featuring Project Engineer in the job title.

1 35 (32.71%) Project Delivery
2 31 (28.97%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (26.17%) Project Management
3 28 (26.17%) Degree
4 27 (25.23%) Microsoft
5 26 (24.30%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (21.50%) Active Directory
6 23 (21.50%) Finance
6 23 (21.50%) VMware
7 22 (20.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (18.69%) Social Skills
8 20 (18.69%) Firewall
9 19 (17.76%) Hyper-V
10 18 (16.82%) SharePoint
10 18 (16.82%) Microsoft Exchange
11 17 (15.89%) Windows
11 17 (15.89%) Project Planning
12 16 (14.95%) SQL
13 15 (14.02%) LAN
13 15 (14.02%) Aruba
14 14 (13.08%) Azure
14 14 (13.08%) Network Security
15 12 (11.21%) SSL
15 12 (11.21%) Data Integration
15 12 (11.21%) Customer Service
15 12 (11.21%) Windows Server
15 12 (11.21%) iTunes
15 12 (11.21%) Renewable Energy
16 11 (10.28%) Presales
16 11 (10.28%) WAN

Project Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 18 (16.82%) Microsoft Exchange
1 18 (16.82%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.87%) CMS
3 1 (0.93%) Apache
3 1 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.93%) nginx
Applications
1 8 (7.48%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.80%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 26 (24.30%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (13.08%) Azure
3 12 (11.21%) iTunes
4 5 (4.67%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.87%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.93%) Akamai
6 1 (0.93%) AWS
6 1 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.93%) Dropbox
6 1 (0.93%) GitHub
6 1 (0.93%) Google Drive
6 1 (0.93%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.93%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.93%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 20 (18.69%) Firewall
2 15 (14.02%) LAN
3 14 (13.08%) Network Security
4 12 (11.21%) SSL
5 11 (10.28%) WAN
6 9 (8.41%) VoIP
7 8 (7.48%) DHCP
7 8 (7.48%) DNS
8 6 (5.61%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (3.74%) VPN
9 4 (3.74%) Wireless
10 3 (2.80%) VLAN
10 3 (2.80%) WLAN
11 2 (1.87%) Multicast
12 1 (0.93%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.93%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.93%) Power BI
General
1 23 (21.50%) Finance
2 22 (20.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 20 (18.69%) Social Skills
4 9 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (5.61%) Legal
6 3 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.87%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.93%) Aviation
8 1 (0.93%) Games
8 1 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.93%) ARM Templates
1 1 (0.93%) Azure Blueprints
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.21%) Renewable Energy
2 10 (9.35%) Driving Licence
3 6 (5.61%) NHS
4 3 (2.80%) Clustering
5 2 (1.87%) Digital Signage
5 2 (1.87%) IPTV
6 1 (0.93%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.93%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.93%) PMI
6 1 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 17 (15.89%) Windows
2 12 (11.21%) Windows Server
3 8 (7.48%) Windows 10
4 3 (2.80%) Android
4 3 (2.80%) Windows 7
5 2 (1.87%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.93%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.93%) Linux
6 1 (0.93%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.93%) Windows Mobile
6 1 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (32.71%) Project Delivery
2 31 (28.97%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (26.17%) Project Management
4 17 (15.89%) Project Planning
5 12 (11.21%) Customer Service
5 12 (11.21%) Data Integration
6 11 (10.28%) Presales
7 10 (9.35%) Business Case
8 7 (6.54%) Logistics
9 6 (5.61%) Cybersecurity
10 5 (4.67%) Cost Control
10 5 (4.67%) Performance Management
10 5 (4.67%) Risk Management
11 4 (3.74%) Conflict Management
11 4 (3.74%) Decision-Making
11 4 (3.74%) Line Management
11 4 (3.74%) Requirements Management
11 4 (3.74%) Stakeholder Management
11 4 (3.74%) Supplier Relationship Management
11 4 (3.74%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 16 (14.95%) SQL
2 5 (4.67%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.93%) Bash
3 1 (0.93%) Korn
3 1 (0.93%) PHP
Qualifications
1 28 (26.17%) Degree
2 7 (6.54%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (5.61%) CCIE
3 6 (5.61%) CCNP
4 4 (3.74%) DBS Check
4 4 (3.74%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.80%) MCP
5 3 (2.80%) MCSA
5 3 (2.80%) MCSE
6 1 (0.93%) CCNA
6 1 (0.93%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.93%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.80%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (2.80%) HAZOP
2 1 (0.93%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.93%) PMO
2 1 (0.93%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (21.50%) Active Directory
2 19 (17.76%) Hyper-V
3 10 (9.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.93%) Firmware
4 1 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (5.61%) Ansible
2 3 (2.80%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 27 (25.23%) Microsoft
2 23 (21.50%) VMware
3 15 (14.02%) Aruba
4 8 (7.48%) Cisco
5 6 (5.61%) Fortinet
5 6 (5.61%) Palo Alto
6 5 (4.67%) WatchGuard
7 4 (3.74%) Draytek
8 3 (2.80%) NETGEAR
8 3 (2.80%) Sage
8 3 (2.80%) Ubiquiti
9 2 (1.87%) Apple
9 2 (1.87%) Google
9 2 (1.87%) NEC
9 2 (1.87%) SAP
10 1 (0.93%) Citrix
10 1 (0.93%) ConnectWise
10 1 (0.93%) Meraki
10 1 (0.93%) Webroot