Computer Engineer
UK
The median Computer Engineer salary in the UK is £28,500 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 | 890 | 907 | 1231 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +324 | -318 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Computer Engineer | 14 | 12 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.013% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.013% | 0.014% | 0.019% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 10 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24,425 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22,750 | £29,375 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £54,500 | £48,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.71% | +13.54% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,875 | £58,250 | £67,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £53,250 | £72,750 | £89,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,500 | £54,500 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.71% | +13.54% | +20.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
Computer Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Computer Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Computer Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Engineer.
Computer Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Computer Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Engineer within the UK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -47 | 13 | £28,500 | -47.71% | 8 |
| England | +28 | 7 | £38,000 | -30.59% | 15 |
| Wales | - | 6 | £23,500 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £28,500 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £28,500 | - | |
| Work from Home | +30 | 2 | £76,250 | -25.61% | 8 |
| London | +92 | 1 | £52,500 | +107.92% | 7 |
| North of England | +11 | 1 | £100,000 | +81.82% | 2 |
| North West | -23 | 1 | £100,000 | +81.82% | 2 |
| South East | -28 | 1 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 3 |
| Scotland | -68 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Computer Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Computer 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 featuring Computer Engineer in the job title.
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Computer Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: