2nd Line Support Analyst Jobs

Second Line Support Analyst
UK

The median Second Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 788 819 885
Rank change year-on-year +31 +66 -167
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Analyst 123 180 339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.17% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.19% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 110 165 301
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,063 £28,500 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.17% +5.00% +7.14%
75th Percentile £40,000 £37,250 £35,000
90th Percentile £46,250 £45,600 £38,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,000 £30,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +1.64% +10.91% -

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 93,212 94,769 150,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,814 59,630 85,382
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
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 £96,225
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

2nd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Analyst.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Support Analyst over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd Line Support Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
England +33 108 £33,000 +4.76% 14
UK excluding London -40 82 £31,000 +1.64% 8
Work from Home +43 32 £30,500 -1.61% 2
London +88 30 £38,400 +9.71% 5
South East -4 23 £30,125 -2.82% 3
North of England +44 21 £30,500 -6.15%
Midlands +9 17 £28,750 -1.07% 3
South West -17 12 £43,000 +43.33%
Yorkshire +95 11 £30,500 -2.40%
North West +17 10 £31,250 -4.58%
West Midlands +9 10 £34,500 +21.05% 2
East Midlands -13 7 £28,500 -5.00% 1
East of England +12 5 £35,000 +20.69% 2
Scotland -63 4 £40,000 -13.04%

2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 2nd Line Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 79 (64.23%) Windows
2 77 (62.60%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (59.35%) Microsoft
4 54 (43.90%) Customer Service
4 54 (43.90%) Active Directory
5 47 (38.21%) Social Skills
6 38 (30.89%) Problem-Solving
7 34 (27.64%) Windows 10
8 33 (26.83%) Windows Server
9 31 (25.20%) Microsoft Office
9 31 (25.20%) Microsoft Exchange
10 29 (23.58%) ITIL
10 29 (23.58%) Azure
11 28 (22.76%) DNS
11 28 (22.76%) Citrix
12 25 (20.33%) Firewall
13 24 (19.51%) DHCP
14 23 (18.70%) VMware
15 22 (17.89%) ITSM
15 22 (17.89%) VMware Infrastructure
16 21 (17.07%) SLA
17 19 (15.45%) Windows Server 2019
18 18 (14.63%) LAN
19 17 (13.82%) WAN
19 17 (13.82%) Apple iOS
20 16 (13.01%) SQL
20 16 (13.01%) Service Delivery
21 15 (12.20%) Law
21 15 (12.20%) AWS
22 14 (11.38%) SCCM

2nd Line Support Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (25.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (5.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 31 (25.20%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.25%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (3.25%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 77 (62.60%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (23.58%) Azure
3 15 (12.20%) AWS
4 11 (8.94%) Entra ID
5 10 (8.13%) OneDrive
6 7 (5.69%) Power Platform
7 5 (4.07%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (4.07%) GCP
8 1 (0.81%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 28 (22.76%) DNS
2 25 (20.33%) Firewall
3 24 (19.51%) DHCP
4 18 (14.63%) LAN
5 17 (13.82%) WAN
6 13 (10.57%) TCP/IP
7 12 (9.76%) VLAN
7 12 (9.76%) VPN
8 9 (7.32%) Structured Cabling
9 7 (5.69%) Wireless
9 7 (5.69%) WLAN
10 6 (4.88%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (3.25%) Internet
11 4 (3.25%) Intranet
12 3 (2.44%) ADSL
12 3 (2.44%) Broadband
13 2 (1.63%) Cisco Firepower
13 2 (1.63%) Ethernet
13 2 (1.63%) SAN
13 2 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.50%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (3.25%) JIRA
General
1 47 (38.21%) Social Skills
2 15 (12.20%) Law
3 13 (10.57%) Finance
4 11 (8.94%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (8.13%) Manufacturing
6 8 (6.50%) Legal
7 6 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (4.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.88%) Marketing
8 4 (3.25%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.63%) Banking
10 2 (1.63%) Digital Healthcare
10 2 (1.63%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.81%) Back Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.44%) .NET
1 3 (2.44%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.13%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (5.69%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (4.07%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.25%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.25%) iPhone
4 4 (3.25%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.44%) CMDB
6 2 (1.63%) BYOD
6 2 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.63%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.63%) IoT
6 2 (1.63%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.81%) iPad
7 1 (0.81%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.81%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.81%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.81%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 79 (64.23%) Windows
2 34 (27.64%) Windows 10
3 33 (26.83%) Windows Server
4 19 (15.45%) Windows Server 2019
5 17 (13.82%) Apple iOS
6 11 (8.94%) Windows 7
6 11 (8.94%) Windows Server 2016
7 9 (7.32%) Android
8 8 (6.50%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (3.25%) Linux
9 4 (3.25%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (1.63%) Mac OS X
10 2 (1.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.81%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.81%) Windows NT
11 1 (0.81%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (43.90%) Customer Service
2 38 (30.89%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (23.58%) ITIL
4 22 (17.89%) ITSM
5 16 (13.01%) Service Delivery
6 13 (10.57%) Mobile Device Management
7 10 (8.13%) Change Management
7 10 (8.13%) CRM
7 10 (8.13%) Incident Management
7 10 (8.13%) Service Management
8 9 (7.32%) Data Loss Prevention
9 8 (6.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (5.69%) ERP
11 5 (4.07%) Asset Management
12 4 (3.25%) Continuous Improvement
12 4 (3.25%) Proactive Monitoring
12 4 (3.25%) Server Virtualisation
12 4 (3.25%) Service Desk Management
12 4 (3.25%) Software Deployment
12 4 (3.25%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 16 (13.01%) SQL
2 3 (2.44%) C#
2 3 (2.44%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (7.32%) AWS Certification
1 9 (7.32%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (6.50%) Degree
3 6 (4.88%) A+ Certification
3 6 (4.88%) Network+ Certification
4 5 (4.07%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.44%) CCNA
5 3 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.44%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.44%) MCITP
6 2 (1.63%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.63%) MCSA
7 1 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (17.07%) SLA
2 6 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (3.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (1.63%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 54 (43.90%) Active Directory
2 22 (17.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (8.94%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (4.88%) Hyper-V
5 5 (4.07%) XenApp
5 5 (4.07%) XenDesktop
6 4 (3.25%) Terminal Services
6 4 (3.25%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (11.38%) SCCM
2 11 (8.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (4.88%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (4.07%) WSUS
5 2 (1.63%) McAfee ePO
5 2 (1.63%) Nessus
Vendors
1 73 (59.35%) Microsoft
2 28 (22.76%) Citrix
3 23 (18.70%) VMware
4 13 (10.57%) Cisco
5 12 (9.76%) ServiceNow
6 11 (8.94%) Avaya
7 9 (7.32%) Adobe
8 8 (6.50%) HP
9 6 (4.88%) Apple
9 6 (4.88%) Google
10 5 (4.07%) Dell
11 4 (3.25%) NEC
11 4 (3.25%) Symantec
12 2 (1.63%) arcserve
12 2 (1.63%) Clearswift
12 2 (1.63%) IBM
12 2 (1.63%) McAfee
12 2 (1.63%) Oracle
12 2 (1.63%) Red Hat
12 2 (1.63%) Veritas