Technical Support Engineer Job Trends in Durham

Technical Support Engineer
North East > Durham

The median Technical Support Engineer salary in Durham is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 35 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support Engineer 5 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 1.96% 1.07% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.56% 1.25% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 195 240 119
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 76.47% 85.71% 92.97%
Number of salaries quoted 96 127 93
10th Percentile £25,087 £22,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -10.00% +27.16%
75th Percentile £50,000 £66,875 £60,000
90th Percentile £81,120 £79,225 £69,340
North East median annual salary £44,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.11% -10.00% -

Technical Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Technical Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Durham

Technical Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support Engineer job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support Engineer job vacancies in Durham

Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, Technical 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 Durham region featuring Technical Support Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) .NET
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 5 (100.00%) IIS
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) CRM
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
1 5 (100.00%) VoIP
1 5 (100.00%) WAN
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) SSL
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) SAN
1 5 (100.00%) Internet
1 5 (100.00%) Clustering
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 5 (100.00%) Release Management
1 5 (100.00%) Change Control
1 5 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 5 (100.00%) Windows Server

Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 5 (100.00%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Internet
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
1 5 (100.00%) SAN
1 5 (100.00%) SSL
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VoIP
1 5 (100.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Change Control
1 5 (100.00%) CRM
1 5 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 5 (100.00%) Release Management
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft