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 November 2025.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 138 98
Rank change year-on-year +72 -40 +92
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 80 35 56
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 3.35% 0.97% 2.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.65% 1.02% 2.38%
Number of salaries quoted 69 26 54
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,750 £26,075
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,813 £27,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +4.84% +3.33%
75th Percentile £38,750 £46,563 £41,938
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% - +6.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 2,193 3,438 2,349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.95% 95.31% 96.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,443 1,725 1,912
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £33,775
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £84,683
North West median annual salary £48,979 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% -9.09% +4.76%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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
Stockport - 5 £32,500 - 1
Altrincham - 3 £47,500 - 2
Support Engineer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, 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 33 (41.25%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (38.75%) Microsoft
3 30 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (26.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (23.75%) Entra ID
5 19 (23.75%) Windows
6 17 (21.25%) Active Directory
7 16 (20.00%) Azure
8 14 (17.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 14 (17.50%) Linux
8 14 (17.50%) SQL
8 14 (17.50%) Task Automation
8 14 (17.50%) VoIP
9 13 (16.25%) Siemens
10 12 (15.00%) AWS
11 11 (13.75%) Client Onboarding
11 11 (13.75%) DevOps
12 10 (12.50%) Firewall
12 10 (12.50%) Hyper-V
12 10 (12.50%) Knowledge Management
12 10 (12.50%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
12 10 (12.50%) Microsoft Purview
12 10 (12.50%) PowerShell
12 10 (12.50%) SharePoint
13 9 (11.25%) Microsoft Intune
13 9 (11.25%) Preventative Maintenance
14 8 (10.00%) AI
14 8 (10.00%) Cisco
14 8 (10.00%) Cisco CUCM

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 10 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.75%) AutoCAD
1 3 (3.75%) Autodesk Inventor
Cloud Services
1 30 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (23.75%) Entra ID
3 16 (20.00%) Azure
4 12 (15.00%) AWS
5 10 (12.50%) Microsoft Copilot
5 10 (12.50%) Microsoft Purview
6 5 (6.25%) IaaS
6 5 (6.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 4 (5.00%) Google Workspace
8 1 (1.25%) GCP
8 1 (1.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (17.50%) VoIP
2 10 (12.50%) Firewall
3 8 (10.00%) Telepresence
3 8 (10.00%) Unified Communications
3 8 (10.00%) WebEx
4 6 (7.50%) VPN
5 5 (6.25%) DMZ
5 5 (6.25%) STUN
5 5 (6.25%) VLAN
6 4 (5.00%) DNS
7 3 (3.75%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (2.50%) DHCP
8 2 (2.50%) HTTP
9 1 (1.25%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.25%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.00%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (2.50%) Big Data
General
1 34 (42.50%) Social Skills
2 19 (23.75%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (13.75%) Telecoms
4 10 (12.50%) Finance
4 10 (12.50%) Manufacturing
5 9 (11.25%) Avionics
5 9 (11.25%) Electronics
6 5 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.50%) Advertising
8 2 (2.50%) Cantonese Language
8 2 (2.50%) Games
8 2 (2.50%) Mandarin Language
8 2 (2.50%) Marketing
8 2 (2.50%) Retail
9 1 (1.25%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.25%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 27 (33.75%) Driving Licence
2 14 (17.50%) Analytical Mindset
3 11 (13.75%) Onboarding
4 9 (11.25%) Cloud Native
4 9 (11.25%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (8.75%) SCADA
6 2 (2.50%) CCTV
6 2 (2.50%) Home Automation
6 2 (2.50%) Tandem
6 2 (2.50%) Virtual Team
7 1 (1.25%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 19 (23.75%) Windows
2 14 (17.50%) Linux
3 8 (10.00%) Windows Server
4 6 (7.50%) Windows 10
5 5 (6.25%) Debian
6 1 (1.25%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (41.25%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (26.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 14 (17.50%) Task Automation
4 11 (13.75%) Client Onboarding
4 11 (13.75%) DevOps
5 10 (12.50%) Knowledge Management
6 9 (11.25%) Preventative Maintenance
7 8 (10.00%) AI
7 8 (10.00%) Network Management
7 8 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
8 6 (7.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 5 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (6.25%) High Availability
9 5 (6.25%) Identity Access Management
9 5 (6.25%) Identity Management
9 5 (6.25%) Logistics
9 5 (6.25%) Migration
9 5 (6.25%) Software Licensing
9 5 (6.25%) User Acceptance Testing
10 3 (3.75%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 14 (17.50%) SQL
2 10 (12.50%) PowerShell
3 3 (3.75%) Ladder Logic
4 2 (2.50%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 5 (6.25%) Degree
2 3 (3.75%) CCNA
2 3 (3.75%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (3.75%) HND
3 2 (2.50%) CCIE
3 2 (2.50%) CCNP
3 2 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.50%) NVQ Level 4
4 1 (1.25%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.25%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (1.25%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (17.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (6.25%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.25%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (21.25%) Active Directory
2 10 (12.50%) Hyper-V
3 5 (6.25%) Kamailio
4 1 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (11.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (10.00%) Cisco CUCM
3 2 (2.50%) Grafana
3 2 (2.50%) Kubernetes
3 2 (2.50%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 31 (38.75%) Microsoft
2 13 (16.25%) Siemens
3 8 (10.00%) Cisco
3 8 (10.00%) Oracle
4 7 (8.75%) Allen-Bradley
4 7 (8.75%) Rockwell
5 5 (6.25%) Salesforce
6 4 (5.00%) Google
7 3 (3.75%) SAP
8 2 (2.50%) SolarWinds
8 2 (2.50%) Splunk
9 1 (1.25%) Apple
9 1 (1.25%) VMware