2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Central London

2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
London > Central London

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer salary in Central London is £41,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2026.

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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 164 183
Rank change year-on-year +2 +19 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.047% 0.040% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.044% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,250 £39,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £40,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.47% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £44,750 £41,750 £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £42,500 £39,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +8.97% -2.50% -11.11%

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 4,019 2,295 3,425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 91.18% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2,902 1,635 2,814
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -0.97%
75th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £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/3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Central London

2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Central London

2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2026. 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
City of London -11 2 £41,500 +2.47% 1
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
London

2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 8 May 2026, 2nd/3rd Line 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/3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server

2nd/3rd Line 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) VMware