Support Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Support Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 121 153
Rank change year-on-year +19 +32 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 67 42 70
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.12% 1.86% 1.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% 2.03% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 53 32 66
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £33,625 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.09% +12.08% -10.45%
75th Percentile £41,250 £47,313 £33,750
90th Percentile £52,500 £58,000 £49,375
North West median annual salary £35,000 £39,500 £28,000
% change year-on-year -11.39% +41.07% -8.77%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 5,621 2,074 5,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 91.73% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 4,416 1,205 4,133
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £68,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,767 £80,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 9 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Manchester

Support Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 9 June 2026. 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
Rochdale - 5 £35,000 - 1
Salford - 4 £50,000 - 1
Bolton - 4 £35,000 - 1
Wigan - 1 - -
Altrincham - 1 £50,000 -
Support Engineer
North West

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Support Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 32 (47.76%) Windows
2 29 (43.28%) Microsoft
3 28 (41.79%) Azure
4 27 (40.30%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (31.34%) Firewall
6 20 (29.85%) Microsoft Intune
7 19 (28.36%) Active Directory
7 19 (28.36%) Problem-Solving
8 18 (26.87%) Entra ID
9 16 (23.88%) VPN
9 16 (23.88%) Windows Server
10 15 (22.39%) DNS
11 14 (20.90%) Customer Service
11 14 (20.90%) DHCP
11 14 (20.90%) VLAN
12 12 (17.91%) Cyber Essentials
13 11 (16.42%) Cybersecurity
14 10 (14.93%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 10 (14.93%) SaaS
15 9 (13.43%) SharePoint
15 9 (13.43%) VoIP
16 8 (11.94%) ITIL
16 8 (11.94%) Microsoft Certification
16 8 (11.94%) SQL
17 7 (10.45%) Azure Sentinel
17 7 (10.45%) Change Management
17 7 (10.45%) High Availability
17 7 (10.45%) Network+ Certification
17 7 (10.45%) Process Improvement
17 7 (10.45%) Service Delivery

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 9 (13.43%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.99%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 28 (41.79%) Azure
2 27 (40.30%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (26.87%) Entra ID
4 10 (14.93%) SaaS
5 7 (10.45%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (7.46%) Intacct
7 3 (4.48%) AWS
8 1 (1.49%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.49%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 21 (31.34%) Firewall
2 16 (23.88%) VPN
3 15 (22.39%) DNS
4 14 (20.90%) DHCP
4 14 (20.90%) VLAN
5 9 (13.43%) VoIP
6 5 (7.46%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (5.97%) SAN
7 4 (5.97%) Telepresence
7 4 (5.97%) Unified Communications
7 4 (5.97%) WebEx
8 3 (4.48%) TCP/IP
9 1 (1.49%) Intranet
9 1 (1.49%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.48%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (5.97%) Browser DevTools
2 1 (1.49%) JIRA
General
1 28 (41.79%) Social Skills
2 9 (13.43%) Finance
3 8 (11.94%) Telecoms
4 6 (8.96%) Manufacturing
4 6 (8.96%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (5.97%) Advertising
5 4 (5.97%) Aerospace
5 4 (5.97%) Automotive
6 3 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.99%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.97%) JSON
2 2 (2.99%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 16 (23.88%) Driving Licence
2 4 (5.97%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (4.48%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.99%) CMDB
4 2 (2.99%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.49%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (1.49%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 32 (47.76%) Windows
2 16 (23.88%) Windows Server
3 6 (8.96%) Windows 10
4 5 (7.46%) Mac OS
5 3 (4.48%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (4.48%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (28.36%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (20.90%) Customer Service
3 11 (16.42%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (14.93%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 8 (11.94%) ITIL
6 7 (10.45%) Change Management
6 7 (10.45%) High Availability
6 7 (10.45%) Process Improvement
6 7 (10.45%) Service Delivery
7 6 (8.96%) Business Continuity
7 6 (8.96%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (8.96%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (7.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 5 (7.46%) Mobile Device Management
8 5 (7.46%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 4 (5.97%) Analytics
9 4 (5.97%) Business Continuity Planning
9 4 (5.97%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (5.97%) Data Analytics
9 4 (5.97%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (11.94%) SQL
2 6 (8.96%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.49%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (11.94%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (10.45%) Network+ Certification
3 5 (7.46%) Azure Certification
4 4 (5.97%) NVQ Level 3
5 3 (4.48%) A+ Certification
5 3 (4.48%) Degree
6 2 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.99%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.49%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (17.91%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 19 (28.36%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.99%) Hyper-V
2 2 (2.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (29.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (5.97%) Cisco CUCM
3 2 (2.99%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (2.99%) SCCM
Vendors
1 29 (43.28%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.96%) VMware
3 5 (7.46%) Cisco
3 5 (7.46%) Sage
3 5 (7.46%) Ubiquiti
4 4 (5.97%) Oracle
5 2 (2.99%) Fortinet
5 2 (2.99%) Fujitsu
5 2 (2.99%) Virgin Media
6 1 (1.49%) Apple
6 1 (1.49%) BroadSoft
6 1 (1.49%) Dell
6 1 (1.49%) Facebook
6 1 (1.49%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.49%) Starlink
6 1 (1.49%) Yealink