Support Engineer Job Trends in the East Midlands

Support Engineer
England > East Midlands

The median Support Engineer salary in the East Midlands is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 February 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 40 52
Rank change year-on-year +17 +12 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 182 100 114
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 6.29% 5.02% 3.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.75% 5.24% 4.10%
Number of salaries quoted 154 60 94
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,738 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,000 £27,500 £24,240
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £31,500 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £33,750
90th Percentile £43,750 £43,975 £42,500
England median annual salary £35,000 £36,000 £33,100
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.76% +0.30%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,697 1,908 2,782
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 95.74% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,771 881 2,263
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,000 £36,250 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in the East Midlands

Support Engineer
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 February 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
Derbyshire +3 72 £27,500 -26.67% 9
Nottinghamshire +45 36 £31,750 -18.06% 6
Leicestershire -17 29 £35,000 +14.75% 5
Lincolnshire +9 28 £40,000 +6.67%
Northamptonshire -8 15 £26,500 -8.62% 2
Support Engineer
England

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 February 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 East Midlands region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 81 (44.51%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (41.76%) Windows
3 65 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (30.77%) Customer Service
5 55 (30.22%) Active Directory
6 49 (26.92%) Windows Server
7 45 (24.73%) Azure
8 43 (23.63%) Microsoft
9 38 (20.88%) DHCP
10 37 (20.33%) DNS
11 32 (17.58%) Entra ID
12 30 (16.48%) Incident Management
13 27 (14.84%) Microsoft Intune
14 25 (13.74%) SharePoint
15 23 (12.64%) Mentoring
16 21 (11.54%) ITSM
17 17 (9.34%) ITIL
17 17 (9.34%) Root Cause Analysis
18 16 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 16 (8.79%) Microsoft Exchange
18 16 (8.79%) VMware
19 15 (8.24%) Firewall
20 14 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
20 14 (7.69%) Hyper-V
20 14 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
20 14 (7.69%) Network Management
20 14 (7.69%) Project Delivery
21 13 (7.14%) Linux
22 12 (6.59%) SLA
23 11 (6.04%) AWS

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 25 (13.74%) SharePoint
2 16 (8.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (3.30%) Confluence
4 4 (2.20%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 3 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.65%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 81 (44.51%) Microsoft 365
2 45 (24.73%) Azure
3 32 (17.58%) Entra ID
4 11 (6.04%) AWS
5 6 (3.30%) Google Workspace
5 6 (3.30%) SaaS
6 5 (2.75%) iPaaS
7 4 (2.20%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (2.20%) GCP
8 3 (1.65%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.10%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 38 (20.88%) DHCP
2 37 (20.33%) DNS
3 15 (8.24%) Firewall
4 11 (6.04%) TCP/IP
5 8 (4.40%) VLAN
6 7 (3.85%) IP Telephony
7 5 (2.75%) SAN
7 5 (2.75%) TETRA
8 4 (2.20%) LAN
8 4 (2.20%) Skype
8 4 (2.20%) WAN
8 4 (2.20%) WLAN
9 2 (1.10%) Network Security
9 2 (1.10%) VoIP
10 1 (0.55%) VPN
10 1 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.20%) DTS
Development Applications
1 6 (3.30%) JIRA
General
1 47 (25.82%) Social Skills
2 19 (10.44%) Law
3 12 (6.59%) Manufacturing
4 8 (4.40%) Automotive
4 8 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (3.85%) Telecoms
6 5 (2.75%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (2.75%) Marketing
6 5 (2.75%) Multimedia
7 4 (2.20%) Retail
8 3 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.10%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.55%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 54 (29.67%) Driving Licence
2 8 (4.40%) Onboarding
3 7 (3.85%) CCTV
4 5 (2.75%) Clustering
4 5 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.20%) CAN bus
5 4 (2.20%) CMDB
5 4 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.20%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.65%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (1.65%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.10%) Robotics
7 2 (1.10%) Social Media
8 1 (0.55%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.55%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.55%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 76 (41.76%) Windows
2 49 (26.92%) Windows Server
3 13 (7.14%) Linux
4 6 (3.30%) Android
4 6 (3.30%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.75%) Mac OS
5 5 (2.75%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (2.75%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.65%) Windows 10
7 2 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.55%) CentOS
8 1 (0.55%) SUSE
8 1 (0.55%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (30.77%) Customer Service
3 30 (16.48%) Incident Management
4 23 (12.64%) Mentoring
5 21 (11.54%) ITSM
6 17 (9.34%) ITIL
6 17 (9.34%) Root Cause Analysis
7 16 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 14 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
8 14 (7.69%) Network Management
8 14 (7.69%) Project Delivery
9 8 (4.40%) Service Management
10 7 (3.85%) Agile
10 7 (3.85%) Data Protection
10 7 (3.85%) Proactive Monitoring
10 7 (3.85%) Process Improvement
10 7 (3.85%) Service Delivery
11 6 (3.30%) Mobile Device Management
11 6 (3.30%) Network Monitoring
11 6 (3.30%) Service Desk Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.95%) SQL
2 6 (3.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (3.85%) CCNA
2 7 (3.85%) CCNP
2 7 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (3.85%) MCSA
2 7 (3.85%) MCSE
2 7 (3.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 5 (2.75%) DBS Check
3 5 (2.75%) SC Cleared
3 5 (2.75%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.65%) Degree
5 2 (1.10%) HNC
5 2 (1.10%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.59%) SLA
2 8 (4.40%) GDPR
3 7 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.65%) COSHH
4 3 (1.65%) GMP
5 2 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 55 (30.22%) Active Directory
2 14 (7.69%) Hyper-V
3 9 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.20%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.10%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 27 (14.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.85%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (2.75%) Failover Clustering
4 4 (2.20%) Nagios
4 4 (2.20%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 43 (23.63%) Microsoft
2 16 (8.79%) VMware
3 10 (5.49%) Google
4 7 (3.85%) Draytek
4 7 (3.85%) Mitel
4 7 (3.85%) WatchGuard
5 6 (3.30%) Cisco
5 6 (3.30%) Darktrace
5 6 (3.30%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.75%) Apple
6 5 (2.75%) Fortinet
6 5 (2.75%) Fujitsu
6 5 (2.75%) Red Hat
6 5 (2.75%) Samsung
6 5 (2.75%) Veeam
6 5 (2.75%) Virgin Media
7 4 (2.20%) BMC
7 4 (2.20%) Proofpoint
7 4 (2.20%) SolarWinds
7 4 (2.20%) Trend Micro