3rd Line Support Job Trends in Canterbury

Third Line Support
Kent > Canterbury

The median Third Line Support salary in Canterbury is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Canterbury 25.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 25.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £46,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £42,500 £33,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +26.87% -16.25% -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Canterbury

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Canterbury. 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 Canterbury with a recognized job title 20 23 37
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 88.46% 97.37%
Number of salaries quoted 14 12 20
10th Percentile - £30,875 £35,836
25th Percentile £38,750 £51,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £65,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.69% +35.42% +54.84%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £60,800
90th Percentile - - £68,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £45,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.09% -9.00% +7.53%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Canterbury

Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Canterbury.

Job vacancy trend for 3rd Line Support in Canterbury

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend in Canterbury

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Canterbury.

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Canterbury

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Canterbury

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, 3rd 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 Canterbury region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Internet
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 5 (100.00%) Proactive Maintenance
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Canterbury 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) Internet
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Proactive Maintenance
1 5 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring