Support Engineer Job Trends in the City of London

Support Engineer
Central London > City of London

The median Support Engineer salary in the City of London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 71 116
Rank change year-on-year -35 +45 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 15 55 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.60% 3.43% 1.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 3.63% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 13 49 44
10th Percentile - £29,750 £34,825
25th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -11.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £43,750 £62,500 £54,375
90th Percentile £51,750 £77,500 £85,000
Central London median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% -11.11% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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.

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 2,364 1,516 2,608
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 94.51% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,718 1,240 1,736
10th Percentile £45,000 £36,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £74,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -3.01% +3.10%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £121,375 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -

Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Support Engineer Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the City of London

Support Engineer Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the City of London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in the City of London

Support Engineer Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the City of London region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
London Bridge - 1 £47,500 -
Support Engineer
Central London

Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, 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 City of London region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Windows73.3%11
2Active Directory66.7%10
3Microsoft 36553.3%8
3Windows 1053.3%8
5DHCP46.7%7
5DNS46.7%7
5Microsoft46.7%7
5Problem-Solving46.7%7
9TCP/IP40.0%6
9VPN40.0%6
11Computer Science33.3%5
11Cybersecurity33.3%5
11Degree33.3%5
11Wireless33.3%5
15Azure26.7%4
15Computer Science Degree26.7%4
15Customer Service26.7%4
15Entra ID26.7%4
15GDPR26.7%4
15Virtual Machines26.7%4
21Continuous Improvement20.0%3
21Microsoft Exchange20.0%3
21Microsoft Intune20.0%3
21PowerShell20.0%3
21Service Delivery20.0%3
21Windows Server20.0%3
27A+ Certification13.3%2
27Cisco13.3%2
27Citrix13.3%2
27Dynamics 36513.3%2

Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1IT Support Engineer53.3%8
22nd Line Support Engineer33.3%5
3IT Support Technician26.7%4
3Junior IT Engineer26.7%4
3Junior IT Support26.7%4
3Junior IT Technician26.7%4
3Junior Support Engineer26.7%4
3Junior Support Technician26.7%4
91st/2nd Line Support Engineer13.3%2
101st Line Support Engineer6.7%1
102nd/3rd Line Support Analyst6.7%1
102nd/3rd Line Support Engineer6.7%1
10Audio Visual Engineer6.7%1
10Desktop Support Analyst6.7%1
10Desktop Support Engineer6.7%1
10Development Support Engineer6.7%1
10LAN/WAN Engineer6.7%1
10Network Support Engineer6.7%1
10Service Desk Engineer6.7%1
10Service Desk Support6.7%1
20 Support Engineer jobs in the City of London