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 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 | |
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| Rank | 97 | 155 | 259 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +104 | -87 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 2,675 | 2,386 | 2,486 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.70% | 2.35% | 1.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.85% | 2.57% | 1.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,369 | 1,905 | 2,184 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,385 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | £27,750 | £27,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,740 | £33,196 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.68% | +1.64% | -2.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,000 | £40,883 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,750 | £52,000 | £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 | 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% |
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 8 May 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 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 | +57 | 2,451 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 633 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 2,237 | £32,000 | - | 530 |
| South East | +19 | 649 | £34,250 | +8.73% | 143 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 608 | £35,000 | - | 167 |
| Midlands | +70 | 413 | £30,000 | - | 96 |
| North of England | +47 | 402 | £30,000 | -3.70% | 106 |
| London | +14 | 399 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 132 |
| South West | +16 | 362 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 98 |
| West Midlands | +80 | 230 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 48 |
| East of England | +23 | 221 | £31,000 | -3.13% | 59 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 178 | £30,000 | +8.11% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 173 | £32,500 | +5.69% | 29 |
| North West | +2 | 172 | £28,000 | -8.77% | 71 |
| Scotland | -45 | 88 | £28,250 | -14.39% | 23 |
| Wales | +43 | 58 | £27,500 | -14.06% | 12 |
| North East | +33 | 57 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +32 | 34 | £35,000 | - | 9 |
| Isle of Man | - | 12 | £43,750 | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 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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