Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 486 | 496 | 749 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +253 | -123 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 479 | 564 | 557 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.58% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.63% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 445 | 528 | 485 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £26,250 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,000 | £26,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.56% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,500 | £38,000 | £36,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,000 | £40,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,500 | £31,875 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.31% | +6.25% | +7.14% |
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 | 97,915 | 88,821 | 160,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.81% | 91.42% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,754 | 56,171 | 84,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
2nd Line Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 |
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| England | +6 | 449 | £32,500 | - | 128 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 400 | £30,500 | -4.31% | 109 |
| North of England | +54 | 103 | £31,500 | +6.78% | 24 |
| South East | -69 | 91 | £31,250 | -0.79% | 32 |
| London | +12 | 79 | £35,500 | +1.43% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 76 | £32,500 | - | 46 |
| East of England | +28 | 61 | £32,500 | -0.76% | 15 |
| Midlands | +10 | 60 | £30,000 | - | 16 |
| South West | -22 | 58 | £31,750 | -13.01% | 19 |
| North West | -3 | 48 | £30,000 | -9.09% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 45 | £30,000 | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 34 | £32,500 | +17.75% | 4 |
| North East | +17 | 21 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 2 |
| Wales | +19 | 16 | £27,500 | - | |
| East Midlands | -27 | 15 | £32,250 | +7.50% | 6 |
| Scotland | -66 | 7 | £31,500 | +1.61% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 4 | £35,000 | +7.69% |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, 2nd Line 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 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line 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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