Support Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Support Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 99 146
Rank change year-on-year -1 +47 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 88 62 47
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.33% 2.46% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.40% 2.69% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 72 54 43
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,600 £25,600
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,063 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £42,500 £35,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,000 £53,000
North West median annual salary £35,800 £37,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -3.24% +23.33% +3.45%

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 6,271 2,305 4,425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 4,931 1,388 3,119
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £69,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £83,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -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 1 August 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 1 August 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
Bolton - 10 £35,000 - 1
Rochdale - 8 £40,000 -
Salford - 4 £50,000 -
Bury - 3 £29,000 -
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 1 August 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 33 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 28 (31.82%) Windows
3 24 (27.27%) Azure
4 21 (23.86%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (21.59%) Firewall
6 18 (20.45%) Active Directory
7 17 (19.32%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (15.91%) SQL
8 14 (15.91%) VPN
9 13 (14.77%) Entra ID
9 13 (14.77%) High Availability
9 13 (14.77%) Identity Access Management
9 13 (14.77%) Windows Server
10 12 (13.64%) Business Continuity
10 12 (13.64%) Disaster Recovery
10 12 (13.64%) DNS
10 12 (13.64%) VMware
11 11 (12.50%) Change Management
11 11 (12.50%) DHCP
11 11 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
11 11 (12.50%) PowerShell
12 10 (11.36%) Customer Service
12 10 (11.36%) SQL Server
13 9 (10.23%) AWS
13 9 (10.23%) TCP/IP
14 8 (9.09%) Hyper-V
14 8 (9.09%) IIS
14 8 (9.09%) Middleware
14 8 (9.09%) Server Building
14 8 (9.09%) Server Management

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 (9.09%) IIS
2 5 (5.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 24 (27.27%) Azure
2 21 (23.86%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (14.77%) Entra ID
4 9 (10.23%) AWS
5 7 (7.95%) SaaS
6 2 (2.27%) Intacct
7 1 (1.14%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.14%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 19 (21.59%) Firewall
2 14 (15.91%) VPN
3 12 (13.64%) DNS
4 11 (12.50%) DHCP
5 9 (10.23%) TCP/IP
6 8 (9.09%) VoIP
7 5 (5.68%) VLAN
7 5 (5.68%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (4.55%) SAN
9 1 (1.14%) BGP
9 1 (1.14%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (1.14%) LAN
9 1 (1.14%) OSPF
9 1 (1.14%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (1.14%) WAN
9 1 (1.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (11.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (4.55%) Browser DevTools
2 2 (2.27%) JIRA
General
1 29 (32.95%) Social Skills
2 11 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 9 (10.23%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (7.95%) Advertising
5 6 (6.82%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (4.55%) Aerospace
6 4 (4.55%) Automotive
6 4 (4.55%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.27%) Finance
8 1 (1.14%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.09%) Middleware
2 4 (4.55%) JSON
3 3 (3.41%) OpenID
3 3 (3.41%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.50%) Onboarding
2 10 (11.36%) Video Conferencing
3 8 (9.09%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.41%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Licensing
4 3 (3.41%) PKI
5 2 (2.27%) CMDB
5 2 (2.27%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.14%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.14%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 28 (31.82%) Windows
2 13 (14.77%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.41%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (19.32%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (14.77%) High Availability
2 13 (14.77%) Identity Access Management
3 12 (13.64%) Business Continuity
3 12 (13.64%) Disaster Recovery
4 11 (12.50%) Change Management
5 10 (11.36%) Customer Service
6 8 (9.09%) Server Building
6 8 (9.09%) Server Management
6 8 (9.09%) Server Monitoring
6 8 (9.09%) System Testing
7 7 (7.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (6.82%) Collaborative Culture
9 5 (5.68%) Analytics
9 5 (5.68%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (5.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 5 (5.68%) ITIL
10 4 (4.55%) BCP
10 4 (4.55%) Business Continuity Planning
10 4 (4.55%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 14 (15.91%) SQL
2 11 (12.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (5.68%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (4.55%) NVQ Level 3
3 3 (3.41%) A+ Certification
3 3 (3.41%) Degree
4 2 (2.27%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (2.27%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.14%) CCA
5 1 (1.14%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.14%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.41%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.14%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 18 (20.45%) Active Directory
2 8 (9.09%) Hyper-V
2 8 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.41%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (2.27%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (2.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 33 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 12 (13.64%) VMware
3 4 (4.55%) BeyondTrust
3 4 (4.55%) Facebook
4 3 (3.41%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (3.41%) Okta
5 2 (2.27%) Cisco
5 2 (2.27%) Sage
5 2 (2.27%) Ubiquiti
6 1 (1.14%) Apple
6 1 (1.14%) Aruba
6 1 (1.14%) BroadSoft
6 1 (1.14%) Dell
6 1 (1.14%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.14%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.14%) Starlink
6 1 (1.14%) Yealink