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 16 October 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 73 121
Rank change year-on-year -35 +48 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 16 54 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.64% 3.36% 1.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 3.55% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 14 49 44
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £34,825
25th Percentile £26,938 £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 £42,500 £62,500 £54,375
90th Percentile £51,375 £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
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 2,384 1,519 2,631
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 94.41% 93.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,736 1,242 1,749
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 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £122,500 £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 16 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 16 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 16 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
1Windows75.0%12
2Active Directory62.5%10
3Microsoft 36556.3%9
4Microsoft50.0%8
4Problem-Solving50.0%8
4Windows 1050.0%8
7DHCP43.8%7
7DNS43.8%7
9Computer Science37.5%6
9Degree37.5%6
9TCP/IP37.5%6
9VPN37.5%6
13Customer Service31.3%5
13Cybersecurity31.3%5
13Wireless31.3%5
16Azure25.0%4
16Computer Science Degree25.0%4
16Entra ID25.0%4
16GDPR25.0%4
16Virtual Machines25.0%4
21A+ Certification18.8%3
21Continuous Improvement18.8%3
21Microsoft Exchange18.8%3
21Microsoft Intune18.8%3
21PowerShell18.8%3
21Service Delivery18.8%3
21Windows Server18.8%3
28Cisco12.5%2
28Citrix12.5%2
28Dynamics 36512.5%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 Engineer56.3%9
22nd Line Support Engineer37.5%6
3IT Support Technician25.0%4
3Junior IT Engineer25.0%4
3Junior IT Support25.0%4
3Junior IT Technician25.0%4
3Junior Support Engineer25.0%4
3Junior Support Technician25.0%4
91st/2nd Line Support Engineer18.8%3
101st Line Support Engineer6.3%1
102nd/3rd Line Support Analyst6.3%1
102nd/3rd Line Support Engineer6.3%1
10Audio Visual Engineer6.3%1
10Desktop Support Analyst6.3%1
10Desktop Support Engineer6.3%1
10Development Support Engineer6.3%1
10LAN/WAN Engineer6.3%1
10Network Support Engineer6.3%1
10Service Desk Engineer6.3%1
10Service Desk Support6.3%1
21 Support Engineer jobs in the City of London