Support Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Support Engineer salary in Dorset is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 60 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -15 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 9 | 39 | 35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 2.01% | 3.30% | 4.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.04% | 3.48% | 5.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 35 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £23,500 | £28,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £26,250 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £37,000 | £37,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.16% | - | -24.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | - | £41,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,000 | £60,000 | £43,375 |
| South West median annual salary | £32,000 | £33,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +1.54% | -2.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 441 | 1,120 | 590 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.66% | 94.83% | 84.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 188 | 656 | 375 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,313 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Dorset.
Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Dorset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Dorset over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Support Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 8 May 2025. 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 |
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| Poole | +2 | 8 | £32,500 | -12.16% | 2 |
| Bournemouth | +54 | 1 | £70,000 | +154.55% | |
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Support Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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