Technical Support Engineer Jobs in Berkshire

Technical Support Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median Technical Support Engineer salary in Berkshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.

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

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 144 184
Rank change year-on-year +49 +40 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support Engineer 23 21 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.49% 0.68% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.93% 0.72% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 23 20 2
10th Percentile £34,000 £37,575 -
25th Percentile £38,500 £38,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% - +30.77%
75th Percentile - £46,250 £46,250
90th Percentile £55,000 £50,250 -
South East median annual salary £42,000 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -17.65% +30.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,191 2,935 2,940
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 76.94% 95.42% 92.34%
Number of salaries quoted 567 2,108 1,667
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £92,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Technical Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Technical Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Support Engineer in Berkshire

Technical Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Engineer in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Technical Support Engineer in Berkshire

Technical Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support Engineer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Support Engineer in Berkshire

Technical Support Engineer
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 4 May 2025. 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
Bracknell +30 15 £50,000 +17.65%
Reading +59 5 £34,000 +36.00% 2
Technical Support Engineer
South East

Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Technical 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Technical Support Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (65.22%) SQL
1 15 (65.22%) Linux
2 11 (47.83%) MySQL
2 11 (47.83%) PL/SQL
3 9 (39.13%) Microsoft
3 9 (39.13%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (21.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (21.74%) Mac OS
4 5 (21.74%) Hyper-V
4 5 (21.74%) Remote Desktop
4 5 (21.74%) Windows Server
4 5 (21.74%) Ubiquiti
4 5 (21.74%) vCenter Server
4 5 (21.74%) Sophos
4 5 (21.74%) Active Directory
4 5 (21.74%) Windows
4 5 (21.74%) DNS
4 5 (21.74%) CRM
4 5 (21.74%) SharePoint
4 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (21.74%) DHCP
4 5 (21.74%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (21.74%) Firewall
4 5 (21.74%) VMware
5 4 (17.39%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (17.39%) VPN
5 4 (17.39%) C++
5 4 (17.39%) MCP
5 4 (17.39%) Python
5 4 (17.39%) Dell

Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (21.74%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (17.39%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 9 (39.13%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (21.74%) DHCP
1 5 (21.74%) DNS
1 5 (21.74%) Firewall
1 5 (21.74%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (17.39%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (47.83%) MySQL
2 4 (17.39%) Metabase
General
1 4 (17.39%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (4.35%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 15 (65.22%) Linux
2 5 (21.74%) Mac OS
2 5 (21.74%) Windows
2 5 (21.74%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (21.74%) CRM
2 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (8.70%) Asset Management
3 2 (8.70%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 15 (65.22%) SQL
2 11 (47.83%) PL/SQL
3 4 (17.39%) C++
3 4 (17.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) A+ Certification
1 4 (17.39%) Dell Certification
1 4 (17.39%) MCP
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) COSHH
System Software
1 5 (21.74%) Active Directory
1 5 (21.74%) Hyper-V
1 5 (21.74%) VMware ESXi
1 5 (21.74%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (21.74%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 9 (39.13%) Microsoft
2 5 (21.74%) Sophos
2 5 (21.74%) Ubiquiti
2 5 (21.74%) VMware
3 4 (17.39%) Dell
4 1 (4.35%) Siemens