Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 466 | 511 | 733 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +222 | -102 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 484 | 567 | 552 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.56% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.61% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 460 | 532 | 479 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £26,250 | £25,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,375 | £28,500 | £26,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.56% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £36,000 | £38,000 | £35,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,000 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £31,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +7.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
2nd Line Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +32 | 455 | £32,500 | - | 134 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 399 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 121 |
| North of England | +70 | 103 | £31,500 | -3.08% | 26 |
| South East | -49 | 94 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 31 |
| London | +46 | 85 | £36,500 | +4.29% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 85 | £32,500 | - | 40 |
| East of England | +41 | 67 | £32,500 | - | 16 |
| South West | -32 | 55 | £32,750 | -10.27% | 23 |
| Midlands | +22 | 54 | £30,000 | - | 20 |
| North West | +5 | 48 | £30,000 | -10.45% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 40 | £30,000 | -0.83% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 32 | £32,500 | +17.75% | 3 |
| North East | - | 23 | £32,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +22 | 16 | £27,500 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 14 | £32,000 | +6.67% | 4 |
| Scotland | -62 | 6 | £29,500 | -7.81% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 4 | £35,000 | +7.69% |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 2nd Line Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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