2nd Line Engineer Job Trends in Cheltenham

Second Line Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Second Line Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 47 -
Rank change year-on-year +23 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 0.82% 0.36% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 0.37% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £24,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% - -
75th Percentile £34,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £33,000 £33,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year - +20.00% -15.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 122 271 353
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 97.13% 96.98%
Number of salaries quoted 91 153 190
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,750 £32,459
25th Percentile £48,125 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +7.14% +12.00%
75th Percentile £88,125 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £84,500 £78,875
Gloucestershire median annual salary £52,500 £52,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.19% -4.36% +10.00%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, 2nd Line 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 Cheltenham region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Sophos
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) ConnectWise
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ConnectWise
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Sophos