Support Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Support Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £35,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 133 147
Rank change year-on-year +18 +14 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 58 25 72
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.08% 1.14% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 1.26% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 46 19 69
10th Percentile £30,500 £26,000 £23,950
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,750 £33,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.72% +11.67% -5.51%
75th Percentile £43,125 £43,750 £33,750
90th Percentile £52,500 £69,750 £53,750
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 4,948 1,989 4,698
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.37% 90.45% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3,625 1,265 3,771
10th Percentile £31,000 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £54,169
Median % change year-on-year - +10.77% -5.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £81,250
North West median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.38% +9.59% -8.90%

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 May 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 May 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
Salford - 5 £50,000 - 1
Rochdale - 4 £35,000 -
Wigan - 1 - - 2
Support Engineer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 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 25 (43.10%) Azure
1 25 (43.10%) Windows
2 23 (39.66%) Microsoft
3 22 (37.93%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (34.48%) Firewall
5 19 (32.76%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (31.03%) Entra ID
6 18 (31.03%) Microsoft Intune
7 17 (29.31%) Active Directory
8 15 (25.86%) VLAN
8 15 (25.86%) VPN
8 15 (25.86%) Windows Server
9 14 (24.14%) Customer Service
10 13 (22.41%) Cyber Essentials
11 12 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (20.69%) Service Delivery
12 11 (18.97%) DHCP
12 11 (18.97%) DNS
12 11 (18.97%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 10 (17.24%) VoIP
14 9 (15.52%) SaaS
15 8 (13.79%) Azure Sentinel
15 8 (13.79%) Network+ Certification
15 8 (13.79%) Process Improvement
15 8 (13.79%) SharePoint
16 7 (12.07%) Cisco
17 6 (10.34%) AI
17 6 (10.34%) Cisco CUCM
17 6 (10.34%) Network Management
17 6 (10.34%) Oracle

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 (13.79%) SharePoint
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.72%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 25 (43.10%) Azure
2 22 (37.93%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (31.03%) Entra ID
4 9 (15.52%) SaaS
5 8 (13.79%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (8.62%) Intacct
7 1 (1.72%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.72%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 20 (34.48%) Firewall
2 15 (25.86%) VLAN
2 15 (25.86%) VPN
3 11 (18.97%) DHCP
3 11 (18.97%) DNS
4 10 (17.24%) VoIP
5 6 (10.34%) Telepresence
5 6 (10.34%) Unified Communications
5 6 (10.34%) WebEx
6 4 (6.90%) SAN
6 4 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.72%) Intranet
7 1 (1.72%) LAN
7 1 (1.72%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (6.90%) Browser DevTools
2 1 (1.72%) JIRA
General
1 25 (43.10%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.41%) Finance
3 12 (20.69%) Telecoms
4 6 (10.34%) Manufacturing
5 5 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (6.90%) Advertising
6 4 (6.90%) Aerospace
6 4 (6.90%) Automotive
7 2 (3.45%) Electronics
7 2 (3.45%) Fire and Rescue
7 2 (3.45%) Marketing
7 2 (3.45%) Multimedia
7 2 (3.45%) Police
7 2 (3.45%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.90%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 21 (36.21%) Driving Licence
2 2 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.72%) CCTV
3 1 (1.72%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (1.72%) Home Automation
3 1 (1.72%) SCADA
3 1 (1.72%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (43.10%) Windows
2 15 (25.86%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.90%) Mac OS
4 3 (5.17%) Windows 10
4 3 (5.17%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (5.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (32.76%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (24.14%) Customer Service
3 12 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (20.69%) Service Delivery
4 11 (18.97%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 8 (13.79%) Process Improvement
6 6 (10.34%) AI
6 6 (10.34%) Network Management
6 6 (10.34%) Root Cause Analysis
7 5 (8.62%) Change Management
7 5 (8.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 5 (8.62%) ITIL
7 5 (8.62%) Mobile Device Management
7 5 (8.62%) Multi-Factor Authentication
8 4 (6.90%) Business Continuity Planning
8 4 (6.90%) Collaborative Culture
8 4 (6.90%) Data Analytics
8 4 (6.90%) High Availability
8 4 (6.90%) Mentoring
8 4 (6.90%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.62%) SQL
2 2 (3.45%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.72%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (13.79%) Network+ Certification
2 5 (8.62%) Azure Certification
2 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.45%) A+ Certification
3 2 (3.45%) NVQ Level 3
3 2 (3.45%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.72%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (22.41%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.45%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (29.31%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 18 (31.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (10.34%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 23 (39.66%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.07%) Cisco
3 6 (10.34%) Oracle
4 5 (8.62%) Sage
4 5 (8.62%) Ubiquiti
5 4 (6.90%) VMware
6 2 (3.45%) Fortinet
6 2 (3.45%) Fujitsu
6 2 (3.45%) SAP
6 2 (3.45%) Virgin Media
7 1 (1.72%) Allen-Bradley
7 1 (1.72%) Apple
7 1 (1.72%) Dell
7 1 (1.72%) Google
7 1 (1.72%) Rockwell
7 1 (1.72%) Siemens
7 1 (1.72%) Starlink
7 1 (1.72%) Yealink