2nd Line Support Job Trends in Bedford

Second Line Support
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The median Second Line Support salary in Bedford is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 20 22
Rank change year-on-year +10 +2 -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 2 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 3.45% 2.06% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.00% 2.11% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% - -
75th Percentile - £33,750 £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £34,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +4.62% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 Bedford with a recognized job title 50 95 82
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.21% 97.94% 82.83%
Number of salaries quoted 21 88 55
10th Percentile £34,000 £33,152 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £50,000 £65,000
90th Percentile - £60,000 £67,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +3.77%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in Bedford

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Bedford.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Bedford

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, 2nd Line Support 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 across the Bedford region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 2 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Certification

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) SolarWinds