2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer Job Trends in Central London

Second Line Desktop Support Engineer
London > Central London

The median Second Line Desktop Support Engineer salary in Central London is £46,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.026% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 - -
London median annual salary £36,000 £48,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.39% +7.22% +18.42%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 3,618 2,357 3,356
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 90.79% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,580 1,650 2,820
10th Percentile £41,700 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,500 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.28% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Central London

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer job vacancies in Central London

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 13 April 2026, 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Snow
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Snow