Support Engineer Jobs in Dorset

Support Engineer
South West > Dorset

The median Support Engineer salary in Dorset is £37,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 45 69
Rank change year-on-year -19 +24 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 39 36 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 3.31% 5.14% 3.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.49% 6.09% 3.30%
Number of salaries quoted 35 28 25
10th Percentile £23,500 £26,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £34,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £37,250 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -0.67% -23.59% +116.67%
75th Percentile - £42,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £43,375 -
South West median annual salary £33,000 £32,500 £33,250
% change year-on-year +1.54% -2.26% +18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 1,116 591 758
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.82% 84.31% 97.81%
Number of salaries quoted 655 377 593
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £73,000 £73,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in Dorset

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Dorset.

Salary trend for Support Engineer in Dorset

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Dorset over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Dorset

Support Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 2 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
Poole +29 15 £37,000 +39.62% 2
Bournemouth -41 5 £27,500 -11.29% 1
Wareham - 5 £60,000 -
Dorchester -5 4 £24,500 -34.67%
Ferndown - 2 £24,500 -
Support Engineer
South West

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Support 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 Dorset region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 28 (71.79%) Microsoft
1 28 (71.79%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (64.10%) Active Directory
2 25 (64.10%) Windows
3 22 (56.41%) Security Cleared
4 20 (51.28%) Azure
4 20 (51.28%) Hyper-V
4 20 (51.28%) VMware
5 17 (43.59%) Google
5 17 (43.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 17 (43.59%) GCP
5 17 (43.59%) AWS
5 17 (43.59%) VMware Infrastructure
5 17 (43.59%) SC Cleared
5 17 (43.59%) Windows Server
6 12 (30.77%) Customer Service
7 11 (28.21%) Mac OS
8 9 (23.08%) SharePoint
8 9 (23.08%) Cisco
8 9 (23.08%) Microsoft Intune
9 8 (20.51%) Windows 10
9 8 (20.51%) DBS Check
9 8 (20.51%) Time Management
9 8 (20.51%) GDPR
9 8 (20.51%) Project Delivery
10 6 (15.38%) Server Virtualisation
10 6 (15.38%) Customer Experience
10 6 (15.38%) SCCM
10 6 (15.38%) XenDesktop
10 6 (15.38%) SharePoint 2013

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 17 (43.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (23.08%) SharePoint
3 6 (15.38%) SharePoint 2010
3 6 (15.38%) SharePoint 2013
Cloud Services
1 28 (71.79%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (51.28%) Azure
3 17 (43.59%) AWS
3 17 (43.59%) GCP
4 3 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (5.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.38%) Firewall
1 6 (15.38%) LAN
1 6 (15.38%) WAN
2 2 (5.13%) Unified Communications
General
1 5 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (10.26%) Finance
2 4 (10.26%) Manufacturing
3 2 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (5.13%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.13%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.13%) Low-Code
1 2 (5.13%) Replication
1 2 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 25 (64.10%) Windows
2 17 (43.59%) Windows Server
3 11 (28.21%) Mac OS
4 8 (20.51%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (30.77%) Customer Service
2 8 (20.51%) Project Delivery
2 8 (20.51%) Time Management
3 6 (15.38%) Customer Experience
3 6 (15.38%) Mobile Device Management
3 6 (15.38%) Server Virtualisation
4 5 (12.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 4 (10.26%) Coaching
5 4 (10.26%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (10.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (5.13%) Analytical Thinking
6 2 (5.13%) Computer Science
6 2 (5.13%) DevOps
6 2 (5.13%) Process Management
6 2 (5.13%) Service Management
6 2 (5.13%) Software Engineering
6 2 (5.13%) Software Testing
6 2 (5.13%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (56.41%) Security Cleared
2 17 (43.59%) SC Cleared
3 8 (20.51%) DBS Check
4 6 (15.38%) MCITP
4 6 (15.38%) MCSE
4 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (12.82%) DV Cleared
6 2 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (5.13%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (20.51%) GDPR
2 2 (5.13%) SLA
System Software
1 25 (64.10%) Active Directory
2 20 (51.28%) Hyper-V
3 17 (43.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (15.38%) XenDesktop
5 3 (7.69%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 9 (23.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (15.38%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (71.79%) Microsoft
2 20 (51.28%) VMware
3 17 (43.59%) Google
4 9 (23.08%) Cisco
5 6 (15.38%) Citrix
5 6 (15.38%) Dell
5 6 (15.38%) HP
5 6 (15.38%) Symantec
6 3 (7.69%) Draytek