2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst Jobs

2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst
UK

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £69,648 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 901 938 1217
Rank change year-on-year +37 +279 -311
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst 13 14 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.014% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.016% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 4 14 18
10th Percentile £40,894 - £31,775
25th Percentile £48,610 £35,750 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,648 £58,750 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +18.55% +13.53% +59.23%
75th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £53,750
90th Percentile - £118,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - £36,500 £33,250
% change year-on-year - +9.77% +6.40%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 97,260 88,990 160,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 91.41% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 69,382 56,369 85,188
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,663
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 £53,500 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst.

Salary trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
London +148 9 £69,648 -15.58% 1
England +71 9 £69,648 +85.73% 2
Work from Home +64 2 £45,398 +24.38%

2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst 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 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (92.31%) Firewall
1 12 (92.31%) Windows
2 11 (84.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (61.54%) Linux
3 8 (61.54%) SQL
4 7 (53.85%) Oracle
4 7 (53.85%) SQL Server
4 7 (53.85%) JavaScript
4 7 (53.85%) Perl
4 7 (53.85%) ITIL
4 7 (53.85%) Unix
4 7 (53.85%) Python
4 7 (53.85%) Solaris
4 7 (53.85%) DHCP
4 7 (53.85%) TCP/IP
4 7 (53.85%) DNS
4 7 (53.85%) Fidessa
4 7 (53.85%) Red Hat
4 7 (53.85%) Reuters
4 7 (53.85%) Bloomberg
4 7 (53.85%) Finance
4 7 (53.85%) CQG
4 7 (53.85%) Trayport
4 7 (53.85%) CentOS
4 7 (53.85%) Ubuntu
4 7 (53.85%) FIX Protocol
4 7 (53.85%) PowerShell
4 7 (53.85%) Banking
4 7 (53.85%) ION Trading
4 7 (53.85%) Patsystems

2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (84.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (53.85%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Google Workspace
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (92.31%) Firewall
2 7 (53.85%) DHCP
2 7 (53.85%) DNS
2 7 (53.85%) FIX Connectivity
2 7 (53.85%) TCP/IP
3 1 (7.69%) SD-WAN
3 1 (7.69%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (53.85%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (53.85%) Banking
1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (53.85%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Eurex
2 5 (38.46%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 12 (92.31%) Windows
2 8 (61.54%) Linux
3 7 (53.85%) CentOS
3 7 (53.85%) Solaris
3 7 (53.85%) Ubuntu
3 7 (53.85%) Unix
4 5 (38.46%) Windows Server
5 4 (30.77%) Android
5 4 (30.77%) Apple iOS
6 1 (7.69%) Windows 10
6 1 (7.69%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Client Onboarding
1 7 (53.85%) ITIL
2 4 (30.77%) ERP
3 1 (7.69%) Data Analysis
3 1 (7.69%) Mentoring
3 1 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (7.69%) SIEM
3 1 (7.69%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) SQL
2 7 (53.85%) Bash
2 7 (53.85%) JavaScript
2 7 (53.85%) Perl
2 7 (53.85%) PowerShell
2 7 (53.85%) Python
2 7 (53.85%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
1 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Active Directory
1 5 (38.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Bloomberg
1 7 (53.85%) CQG
1 7 (53.85%) ION Trading
1 7 (53.85%) Oracle
1 7 (53.85%) Patsystems
1 7 (53.85%) Red Hat
1 7 (53.85%) Reuters
1 7 (53.85%) Trayport
2 5 (38.46%) VMware
3 4 (30.77%) CheckPoint
3 4 (30.77%) Google
3 4 (30.77%) Palo Alto
4 1 (7.69%) Microsoft