Support Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Support Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Support Engineer salary in Cambridge is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 59 107
Rank change year-on-year +29 +48 -51
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 53 40 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 5.36% 3.95% 1.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.53% 4.61% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 53 35 21
10th Percentile £24,240 £27,200 -
25th Percentile £26,000 £31,931 £19,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year - +29.63% -12.20%
75th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £37,500
90th Percentile £47,500 £42,050 £43,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £34,500 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.43% -12.50% +30.08%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 959 867 1,501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.06% 85.59% 93.06%
Number of salaries quoted 739 408 589
10th Percentile £30,925 £30,850 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £90,000 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in Cambridge

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Support Engineer in Cambridge

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 26 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 30 (56.60%) Windows
2 29 (54.72%) Microsoft
3 22 (41.51%) Windows Server
4 18 (33.96%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (33.96%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (32.08%) Azure
6 16 (30.19%) Microsoft Exchange
7 15 (28.30%) Security Cleared
8 14 (26.42%) Social Skills
9 13 (24.53%) Firewall
10 12 (22.64%) SharePoint
11 11 (20.75%) Bluetooth
11 11 (20.75%) Active Directory
11 11 (20.75%) Linux
11 11 (20.75%) AWS
12 10 (18.87%) Mac OS
12 10 (18.87%) Hyper-V
12 10 (18.87%) VMware Infrastructure
12 10 (18.87%) Proactive Maintenance
12 10 (18.87%) Driving Licence
12 10 (18.87%) VMware
13 9 (16.98%) Wi-Fi
13 9 (16.98%) Dell
14 8 (15.09%) LTE
14 8 (15.09%) 4G
14 8 (15.09%) GPRS
14 8 (15.09%) GSM
14 8 (15.09%) 3G
14 8 (15.09%) Customer Service
15 7 (13.21%) Asset Management

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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 16 (30.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (22.64%) SharePoint
3 3 (5.66%) Apache
4 2 (3.77%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (5.66%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 18 (33.96%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (32.08%) Azure
3 11 (20.75%) AWS
4 6 (11.32%) Serverless
5 2 (3.77%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.77%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 13 (24.53%) Firewall
2 11 (20.75%) Bluetooth
3 9 (16.98%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (15.09%) 3G
4 8 (15.09%) 4G
4 8 (15.09%) GPRS
4 8 (15.09%) GSM
4 8 (15.09%) LTE
5 4 (7.55%) DHCP
5 4 (7.55%) DNS
5 4 (7.55%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (5.66%) HTTP
7 2 (3.77%) IP Telephony
7 2 (3.77%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.55%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (5.66%) GIS
2 3 (5.66%) MongoDB
2 3 (5.66%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (5.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (5.66%) JIRA
General
1 14 (26.42%) Social Skills
2 5 (9.43%) Finance
3 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (5.66%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (5.66%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.32%) REST
2 3 (5.66%) .NET
2 3 (5.66%) CSS
2 3 (5.66%) HTML
2 3 (5.66%) JSON
2 3 (5.66%) LAPP Stack
2 3 (5.66%) Lightning Web Components
2 3 (5.66%) SOAP
2 3 (5.66%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.87%) Driving Licence
2 6 (11.32%) Public Cloud
3 5 (9.43%) Life Science
4 4 (7.55%) iPad
5 3 (5.66%) ASTM
5 3 (5.66%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 30 (56.60%) Windows
2 22 (41.51%) Windows Server
3 11 (20.75%) Linux
4 10 (18.87%) Mac OS
5 5 (9.43%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (9.43%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (5.66%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (33.96%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (18.87%) Proactive Maintenance
3 8 (15.09%) Customer Service
4 7 (13.21%) Asset Management
5 6 (11.32%) OO
6 5 (9.43%) Biotechnology
6 5 (9.43%) Migration
7 4 (7.55%) Line Management
7 4 (7.55%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 3 (5.66%) Acceptance Criteria
8 3 (5.66%) Client Onboarding
8 3 (5.66%) Code Quality
8 3 (5.66%) Computer Science
8 3 (5.66%) Customer Requirements
8 3 (5.66%) Data Analysis
8 3 (5.66%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 3 (5.66%) Document Management
8 3 (5.66%) Software Testing
8 3 (5.66%) Stress Analysis
8 3 (5.66%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.66%) Apex Code
1 3 (5.66%) C
1 3 (5.66%) C#
1 3 (5.66%) C++
1 3 (5.66%) JavaScript
1 3 (5.66%) Python
1 3 (5.66%) VB
2 2 (3.77%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (28.30%) Security Cleared
2 7 (13.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (5.66%) Degree
4 3 (5.66%) MCSA
5 1 (1.89%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.21%) PCI DSS
1 7 (13.21%) SLA
2 3 (5.66%) Accessibility
2 3 (5.66%) GDPR
3 2 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 11 (20.75%) Active Directory
2 10 (18.87%) Hyper-V
2 10 (18.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (13.21%) KVM
4 4 (7.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (3.77%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 29 (54.72%) Microsoft
2 10 (18.87%) VMware
3 9 (16.98%) Dell
4 4 (7.55%) Citrix
5 3 (5.66%) Draytek
5 3 (5.66%) Oracle
5 3 (5.66%) Salesforce
6 2 (3.77%) Acronis
6 2 (3.77%) Apple
6 2 (3.77%) ConnectWise
6 2 (3.77%) Google
6 2 (3.77%) HP
6 2 (3.77%) MikroTik
6 2 (3.77%) Ubiquiti
6 2 (3.77%) Veeam
6 2 (3.77%) WatchGuard