Senior IT Engineer
UK
The median Senior IT Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 759 | 798 | 1111 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +313 | -258 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer | 145 | 121 | 152 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.088% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.092% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 125 | 97 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,001 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,250 | £38,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £48,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.25% | +12.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £58,750 | £59,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,250 | £100,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -5.26% | +31.94% |
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% |
Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Engineer.
Senior IT Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior IT Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Senior IT Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT 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 |
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| England | +52 | 131 | £47,500 | +2.70% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 108 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 45 | £55,000 | - | 8 |
| London | +79 | 33 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 3 |
| North of England | +29 | 26 | £46,500 | -22.50% | 8 |
| Midlands | -39 | 25 | £35,000 | -13.58% | 3 |
| South East | -21 | 21 | £43,750 | -12.50% | 8 |
| South West | -29 | 21 | £40,000 | +4.58% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 19 | £35,000 | -39.13% | 1 |
| North West | -14 | 14 | £45,000 | -51.35% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +76 | 12 | £55,000 | -8.33% | |
| East of England | -6 | 6 | £40,500 | -16.32% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 6 | £46,750 | +15.43% | 2 |
| Scotland | -68 | 5 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 1 | £32,500 | - |
Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.
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Senior IT 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:
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