2nd Line Engineer Jobs in England

Second Line Engineer
UK > England

The median Second Line Engineer salary in England is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 438 466 684
Rank change year-on-year +28 +218 -85
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 453 546 512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.53% 0.61% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.67% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 434 514 454
10th Percentile £25,575 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.56% +12.28%
75th Percentile £36,000 £38,000 £35,939
90th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £40,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year - +1.56% +12.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,017 81,732 129,546
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.50% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,430 51,948 75,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Engineer in England

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in England.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Engineer in England

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Engineer in England

2nd Line Engineer
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 14 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
North of England +61 102 £31,500 +0.80% 21
South East -62 91 £30,500 -2.40% 31
London +45 86 £37,500 +7.14% 15
East of England +31 64 £31,750 -2.31% 17
South West -29 57 £32,750 -10.27% 20
Midlands +25 56 £30,000 - 20
North West +2 47 £30,000 -10.45% 16
West Midlands +29 42 £30,000 +1.69% 16
Yorkshire +94 32 £32,500 +17.75% 5
North East - 23 £32,000 -
East Midlands -20 14 £32,000 +6.67% 4
2nd Line Engineer
UK

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 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 across the England region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 318 (70.20%) Windows
2 297 (65.56%) Active Directory
3 289 (63.80%) Microsoft 365
4 286 (63.13%) Microsoft
5 189 (41.72%) Azure
6 176 (38.85%) Social Skills
7 150 (33.11%) Windows Server
8 138 (30.46%) Problem-Solving
9 132 (29.14%) Windows 10
10 123 (27.15%) SharePoint
11 113 (24.94%) VMware
12 112 (24.72%) Customer Service
13 109 (24.06%) Microsoft Exchange
14 94 (20.75%) Microsoft Office
14 94 (20.75%) Firewall
15 88 (19.43%) Microsoft Intune
16 80 (17.66%) VMware Infrastructure
17 78 (17.22%) Entra ID
18 76 (16.78%) Hyper-V
19 75 (16.56%) ITIL
20 64 (14.13%) Wi-Fi
21 63 (13.91%) Microsoft Certification
22 59 (13.02%) WAN
23 58 (12.80%) LAN
24 56 (12.36%) DNS
24 56 (12.36%) Degree
25 51 (11.26%) Cisco
26 47 (10.38%) Citrix
26 47 (10.38%) DHCP
27 45 (9.93%) Analytical Skills

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 123 (27.15%) SharePoint
2 109 (24.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.43%) SharePoint 2010
3 11 (2.43%) SharePoint 2013
4 2 (0.44%) Confluence
4 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.44%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.22%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 94 (20.75%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 289 (63.80%) Microsoft 365
2 189 (41.72%) Azure
3 78 (17.22%) Entra ID
4 44 (9.71%) OneDrive
5 31 (6.84%) AWS
6 29 (6.40%) GCP
7 8 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (0.66%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.66%) IaaS
9 2 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.44%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.44%) SaaS
10 1 (0.22%) Dropbox
10 1 (0.22%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 94 (20.75%) Firewall
2 64 (14.13%) Wi-Fi
3 59 (13.02%) WAN
4 58 (12.80%) LAN
5 56 (12.36%) DNS
6 47 (10.38%) DHCP
7 37 (8.17%) VPN
8 28 (6.18%) TCP/IP
8 28 (6.18%) VLAN
9 27 (5.96%) Network Security
10 23 (5.08%) VoIP
11 20 (4.42%) SAN
12 15 (3.31%) IPsec
13 12 (2.65%) BGP
14 11 (2.43%) MPLS
14 11 (2.43%) Wireless
15 10 (2.21%) Internet
15 10 (2.21%) PBX
15 10 (2.21%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (1.55%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (6.40%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.19%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (1.77%) MariaDB
3 8 (1.77%) MySQL
4 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (1.55%) JIRA
General
1 176 (38.85%) Social Skills
2 45 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (8.61%) Organisational Skills
4 38 (8.39%) Finance
5 24 (5.30%) Law
6 19 (4.19%) Legal
7 16 (3.53%) Manufacturing
8 14 (3.09%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.77%) Retail
11 3 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.44%) Banking
12 2 (0.44%) Games
12 2 (0.44%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.22%) Advertising
13 1 (0.22%) Automotive
13 1 (0.22%) Marketing
13 1 (0.22%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.22%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.88%) Cocoa
2 2 (0.44%) .NET
3 1 (0.22%) EDI
3 1 (0.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.06%) Driving Licence
2 27 (5.96%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.42%) EPoS
4 12 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.65%) Smartphone
5 11 (2.43%) Enterprise Storage
5 11 (2.43%) iPad
6 8 (1.77%) Clustering
6 8 (1.77%) PKI
6 8 (1.77%) Replication
7 6 (1.32%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.32%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.66%) Apple TV
8 3 (0.66%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 1 (0.22%) BYOD
9 1 (0.22%) iPhone
9 1 (0.22%) Life Science
9 1 (0.22%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.22%) New Media
Operating Systems
1 318 (70.20%) Windows
2 150 (33.11%) Windows Server
3 132 (29.14%) Windows 10
4 44 (9.71%) Mac OS
5 32 (7.06%) Windows Server 2012
6 27 (5.96%) Linux
7 24 (5.30%) Apple iOS
8 19 (4.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 17 (3.75%) Android
10 15 (3.31%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (1.10%) CentOS
11 5 (1.10%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.66%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.66%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.44%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.22%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (30.46%) Problem-Solving
2 112 (24.72%) Customer Service
3 75 (16.56%) ITIL
4 39 (8.61%) Computer Science
5 22 (4.86%) Mobile Device Management
6 21 (4.64%) Service Delivery
7 17 (3.75%) Incident Management
7 17 (3.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 16 (3.53%) Mentoring
9 15 (3.31%) Server Virtualisation
10 13 (2.87%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (2.65%) ITSM
11 12 (2.65%) Server Management
11 12 (2.65%) Time Management
12 11 (2.43%) Antivirus Management
12 11 (2.43%) Desktop Virtualisation
12 11 (2.43%) Kalman Filter
12 11 (2.43%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 11 (2.43%) Service Management
13 10 (2.21%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.62%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.99%) SQL
3 8 (1.77%) Python
4 2 (0.44%) Bash
5 1 (0.22%) C++
5 1 (0.22%) Perl
Qualifications
1 63 (13.91%) Microsoft Certification
2 56 (12.36%) Degree
3 41 (9.05%) Security Cleared
4 37 (8.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 36 (7.95%) DBS Check
6 30 (6.62%) A+ Certification
6 30 (6.62%) SC Cleared
7 27 (5.96%) MCP
8 22 (4.86%) CCNA
8 22 (4.86%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (3.31%) CCNP
10 14 (3.09%) Azure Certification
11 12 (2.65%) MCSE
12 11 (2.43%) MCITP
13 9 (1.99%) Network+ Certification
14 8 (1.77%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (1.32%) HND
16 3 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
17 2 (0.44%) DV Cleared
17 2 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.18%) SLA
2 3 (0.66%) GDPR
3 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 297 (65.56%) Active Directory
2 80 (17.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 76 (16.78%) Hyper-V
4 18 (3.97%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (3.09%) Virtual Desktop
6 11 (2.43%) XenApp
6 11 (2.43%) XenDesktop
7 8 (1.77%) vSphere
8 6 (1.32%) VMware Workstation
9 3 (0.66%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.22%) Firmware
10 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 88 (19.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (9.27%) SCCM
3 8 (1.77%) Failover Clustering
3 8 (1.77%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (1.55%) Autotask
5 6 (1.32%) SmoothWall
5 6 (1.32%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.66%) NetBackup
6 3 (0.66%) SCOM
7 2 (0.44%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.22%) Ansible
8 1 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
8 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.22%) Opsgenie
8 1 (0.22%) Puppet
8 1 (0.22%) SCDPM
8 1 (0.22%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 286 (63.13%) Microsoft
2 113 (24.94%) VMware
3 51 (11.26%) Cisco
4 47 (10.38%) Citrix
5 28 (6.18%) Apple
6 24 (5.30%) HP
6 24 (5.30%) Veeam
7 22 (4.86%) Google
8 19 (4.19%) Dell
8 19 (4.19%) Sophos
9 14 (3.09%) Juniper
10 12 (2.65%) Bloomberg
11 11 (2.43%) Symantec
12 10 (2.21%) Datto
13 6 (1.32%) ESET
13 6 (1.32%) Meraki
13 6 (1.32%) Remedy
14 5 (1.10%) Draytek
14 5 (1.10%) Ubiquiti
15 4 (0.88%) ServiceNow