Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 96 | 156 | 249 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +93 | -79 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 2,697 | 2,454 | 2,518 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.75% | 2.34% | 1.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.91% | 2.56% | 1.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,380 | 1,965 | 2,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £25,000 | £23,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | £27,750 | £27,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,500 | £33,375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | +0.37% | -1.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,250 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,750 | £50,750 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,000 | £32,000 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.59% | - |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +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 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer.
Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Support Engineer
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 | +61 | 2,473 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 593 |
| UK excluding London | +43 | 2,250 | £32,000 | - | 511 |
| South East | +26 | 671 | £34,000 | +7.94% | 130 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 616 | £35,000 | - | 143 |
| London | +12 | 408 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 125 |
| Midlands | +72 | 403 | £30,000 | - | 97 |
| North of England | +50 | 401 | £30,000 | -3.23% | 106 |
| South West | +18 | 365 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 83 |
| West Midlands | +82 | 226 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 50 |
| East of England | +31 | 221 | £31,000 | -3.88% | 53 |
| Yorkshire | +72 | 175 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 31 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 172 | £30,000 | +7.14% | 47 |
| North West | +8 | 171 | £28,000 | -8.77% | 67 |
| Scotland | -47 | 88 | £28,250 | -14.39% | 34 |
| Wales | +47 | 60 | £28,290 | -11.59% | 14 |
| North East | +29 | 55 | £32,500 | -0.76% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 32 | £35,000 | - | 8 |
| Isle of Man | - | 12 | £43,750 | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support 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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