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 14 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 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 99 | 156 | 261 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +105 | -87 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 2,657 | 2,363 | 2,504 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.68% | 2.35% | 1.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.83% | 2.57% | 1.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,350 | 1,887 | 2,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,420 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | £27,750 | £27,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,500 | £33,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | -0.74% | -0.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,612 | £40,500 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,500 | £52,050 | £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 | 93,739 | 91,836 | 153,630 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 91.52% | 96.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,104 | 57,926 | 84,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 14 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 14 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 | +59 | 2,435 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 653 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 2,227 | £32,000 | - | 537 |
| South East | +20 | 637 | £34,500 | +9.52% | 161 |
| Work from Home | +26 | 597 | £35,500 | +1.43% | 186 |
| Midlands | +65 | 419 | £30,000 | - | 94 |
| North of England | +41 | 404 | £30,000 | -2.74% | 110 |
| London | +4 | 392 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 139 |
| South West | +21 | 361 | £32,750 | +0.77% | 87 |
| West Midlands | +69 | 232 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 54 |
| East of England | +23 | 217 | £31,000 | -2.92% | 60 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 182 | £30,000 | +8.11% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 173 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 34 |
| North West | 0 | 173 | £28,250 | -7.95% | 68 |
| Scotland | -40 | 86 | £28,250 | -14.39% | 25 |
| Wales | +43 | 58 | £27,500 | -14.06% | 11 |
| North East | +33 | 58 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 34 | £35,000 | -2.78% | 5 |
| Isle of Man | - | 12 | £43,750 | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 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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