Software Support Engineer Jobs in England

Software Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Software Support Engineer salary in England is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 746 886 1086
Rank change year-on-year +140 +200 -272
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Support Engineer 76 55 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.089% 0.059% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.064% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 62 35 43
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £26,750 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £33,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.40% -16.25% +17.65%
75th Percentile £51,250 £39,500 £50,000
90th Percentile - £45,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £34,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -2.86% +2.94%

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 80,251 85,470 125,579
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,137 54,051 75,614
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,626 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%

Software Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Support Engineer in England

Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Software Support Engineer in England

Software Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Support Engineer in England

Software Support 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 Software Support Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
South East +49 32 £40,000 +6.67% 1
East Midlands - 16 £40,000 - 3
Midlands - 16 £40,000 - 3
South West -12 14 £37,500 +36.36% 4
North of England +24 10 £47,500 +90.00% 2
Yorkshire +99 4 £47,500 +58.33%
North West -16 4 £22,000 -12.00% 2
East of England - 3 £47,500 - 1
North East 0 2 £47,500 +18.75%
London +134 1 £47,500 +5.56%
Software Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Software 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 England region featuring Software Support Engineer in the job title.

1 33 (43.42%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (42.11%) SQL Server
3 29 (38.16%) C#
3 29 (38.16%) OO
4 28 (36.84%) Linux
4 28 (36.84%) SQL
5 26 (34.21%) .NET
5 26 (34.21%) Oracle
6 25 (32.89%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (28.95%) Degree
7 22 (28.95%) Web Services
8 18 (23.68%) C
8 18 (23.68%) VB
8 18 (23.68%) C++
8 18 (23.68%) SOAP
8 18 (23.68%) Apache
8 18 (23.68%) AIX
8 18 (23.68%) ERP
8 18 (23.68%) PostgreSQL
8 18 (23.68%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (23.68%) MongoDB
8 18 (23.68%) REST
9 14 (18.42%) Social Skills
9 14 (18.42%) Manufacturing
10 13 (17.11%) Java
11 12 (15.79%) Project Management
12 11 (14.47%) Customer Requirements
13 10 (13.16%) Microsoft
14 9 (11.84%) Python
14 9 (11.84%) LAPP Stack

Software Support 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 18 (23.68%) Apache
2 4 (5.26%) JBoss
2 4 (5.26%) WebSphere
3 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (1.32%) CMS
4 1 (1.32%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (5.26%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.32%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.53%) SaaS
2 6 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (6.58%) Azure
4 2 (2.63%) AWS
4 2 (2.63%) ClickUp
4 2 (2.63%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.63%) Wireless
2 1 (1.32%) Firewall
2 1 (1.32%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.32%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (42.11%) SQL Server
2 18 (23.68%) MongoDB
2 18 (23.68%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (5.26%) MySQL
3 4 (5.26%) Oracle Database
4 1 (1.32%) NoSQL
General
1 25 (32.89%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (18.42%) Manufacturing
2 14 (18.42%) Social Skills
3 4 (5.26%) Finance
3 4 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (2.63%) Games
4 2 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.32%) Legal
5 1 (1.32%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (34.21%) .NET
2 22 (28.95%) Web Services
3 18 (23.68%) REST
3 18 (23.68%) SOAP
4 9 (11.84%) LAPP Stack
5 5 (6.58%) CSS
5 5 (6.58%) HTML
6 4 (5.26%) CSS3
6 4 (5.26%) HTML5
6 4 (5.26%) jQuery
6 4 (5.26%) React
7 1 (1.32%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 18 (23.68%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (9.21%) Public Cloud
3 4 (5.26%) Chip and PIN
3 4 (5.26%) Mobile Payment
4 2 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.32%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 28 (36.84%) Linux
2 18 (23.68%) AIX
3 8 (10.53%) VMS
4 7 (9.21%) Windows
5 4 (5.26%) Debian
5 4 (5.26%) Unix
6 1 (1.32%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (43.42%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (38.16%) OO
3 18 (23.68%) ERP
4 12 (15.79%) Project Management
5 11 (14.47%) Customer Requirements
6 8 (10.53%) Agile
6 8 (10.53%) Customer-Centric Approach
6 8 (10.53%) Customer-Centricity
7 7 (9.21%) CRM
8 6 (7.89%) Customer Service
9 4 (5.26%) Computer Science
9 4 (5.26%) Customer Retention
9 4 (5.26%) Data Acquisition
9 4 (5.26%) Fintech
9 4 (5.26%) MVC
9 4 (5.26%) OOP
9 4 (5.26%) Presales
9 4 (5.26%) Proactive Monitoring
9 4 (5.26%) Scrum
9 4 (5.26%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 29 (38.16%) C#
2 28 (36.84%) SQL
3 18 (23.68%) C
3 18 (23.68%) C++
3 18 (23.68%) VB
4 13 (17.11%) Java
5 9 (11.84%) Python
6 8 (10.53%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.32%) PHP
7 1 (1.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 22 (28.95%) Degree
2 4 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (5.26%) HNC
2 4 (5.26%) HND
3 1 (1.32%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (2.63%) QA
2 1 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 5 (6.58%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
Vendors
1 26 (34.21%) Oracle
2 10 (13.16%) Microsoft
3 4 (5.26%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.63%) Apple
4 2 (2.63%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.32%) Veeam
5 1 (1.32%) VMware