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 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 129 97
Rank change year-on-year +56 -32 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 69 30 55
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.48% 1.11% 2.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% 1.18% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 55 19 54
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,000 £25,650
25th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +6.56% -0.72%
75th Percentile £38,750 £45,625 £42,500
90th Percentile £52,250 £50,000 £66,778
North West median annual salary £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +5.69%

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 2,481 2,542 2,230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.12% 93.90% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,581 1,222 1,793
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,375 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -1.17%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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
Altrincham - 3 £47,500 -
Salford - 1 £45,000 -
Support Engineer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 4 January 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 35 (50.72%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (34.78%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 19 (27.54%) VoIP
4 19 (27.54%) Windows
5 17 (24.64%) Entra ID
6 16 (23.19%) Active Directory
7 14 (20.29%) AI
7 14 (20.29%) Azure
7 14 (20.29%) Cisco
7 14 (20.29%) Cisco CUCM
7 14 (20.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (20.29%) Network Management
7 14 (20.29%) Oracle
7 14 (20.29%) Root Cause Analysis
7 14 (20.29%) Telepresence
7 14 (20.29%) Unified Communications
7 14 (20.29%) WebEx
8 12 (17.39%) Windows Server
9 11 (15.94%) Siemens
10 10 (14.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 10 (14.49%) SQL
11 9 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
11 9 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
11 9 (13.04%) Firewall
11 9 (13.04%) Microsoft Intune
11 9 (13.04%) VLAN
11 9 (13.04%) VPN
12 8 (11.59%) Allen-Bradley
12 8 (11.59%) Client Onboarding

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 8 (11.59%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (11.59%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.45%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 24 (34.78%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (24.64%) Entra ID
3 14 (20.29%) Azure
4 8 (11.59%) Microsoft Copilot
4 8 (11.59%) Microsoft Purview
5 5 (7.25%) AWS
5 5 (7.25%) Google Workspace
5 5 (7.25%) IaaS
5 5 (7.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 4 (5.80%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.45%) GCP
7 1 (1.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (27.54%) VoIP
2 14 (20.29%) Telepresence
2 14 (20.29%) Unified Communications
2 14 (20.29%) WebEx
3 9 (13.04%) Firewall
3 9 (13.04%) VLAN
3 9 (13.04%) VPN
4 5 (7.25%) DHCP
4 5 (7.25%) DMZ
4 5 (7.25%) DNS
4 5 (7.25%) STUN
5 3 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.45%) LAN
6 1 (1.45%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
General
1 32 (46.38%) Social Skills
2 16 (23.19%) Finance
2 16 (23.19%) Telecoms
3 13 (18.84%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (11.59%) Electronics
5 6 (8.70%) Avionics
6 5 (7.25%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (7.25%) Manufacturing
7 3 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.90%) Fire and Rescue
8 2 (2.90%) Marketing
8 2 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.90%) Police
8 2 (2.90%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.25%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 28 (40.58%) Driving Licence
2 9 (13.04%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (11.59%) Onboarding
3 8 (11.59%) SCADA
4 7 (10.14%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (7.25%) Cloud Native
6 3 (4.35%) CCTV
6 3 (4.35%) Home Automation
6 3 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (27.54%) Windows
2 12 (17.39%) Windows Server
3 6 (8.70%) Windows 10
4 5 (7.25%) Debian
4 5 (7.25%) Linux
5 1 (1.45%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (50.72%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (20.29%) AI
2 14 (20.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 14 (20.29%) Network Management
2 14 (20.29%) Root Cause Analysis
3 9 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (11.59%) Client Onboarding
4 8 (11.59%) Knowledge Management
4 8 (11.59%) Service Delivery
4 8 (11.59%) Task Automation
5 7 (10.14%) Customer Service
6 6 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 5 (7.25%) DevOps
7 5 (7.25%) High Availability
7 5 (7.25%) Mentoring
7 5 (7.25%) Preventative Maintenance
7 5 (7.25%) Software Licensing
7 5 (7.25%) User Acceptance Testing
8 4 (5.80%) Identity Access Management
8 4 (5.80%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 10 (14.49%) SQL
2 8 (11.59%) PowerShell
3 3 (4.35%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 4 (5.80%) Network+ Certification
2 3 (4.35%) NVQ Level 4
3 2 (2.90%) A+ Certification
3 2 (2.90%) CCIE
3 2 (2.90%) CCNA
3 2 (2.90%) CCNP
3 2 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (2.90%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (14.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (7.25%) ISO 9001
4 2 (2.90%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (23.19%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.70%) Hyper-V
3 5 (7.25%) Kamailio
4 1 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (20.29%) Cisco CUCM
2 9 (13.04%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 23 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 14 (20.29%) Cisco
2 14 (20.29%) Oracle
3 11 (15.94%) Siemens
4 8 (11.59%) Allen-Bradley
4 8 (11.59%) Rockwell
5 5 (7.25%) Google
5 5 (7.25%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.90%) SAP
7 1 (1.45%) VMware