Third Line Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Third Line Engineer salary in Cardiff is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff | 0.89% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.93% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | £35,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title | 322 | 510 | 342 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.83% | 96.96% | 96.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 225 | 353 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,820 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £51,389 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -2.70% | -1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £66,927 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £50,000 | £48,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | - |
3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
3rd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.
