Support Engineer Job Trends in the East Midlands

Support Engineer
England > East Midlands

The median Support Engineer salary in the East Midlands is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 3 months leading to 17 October 2026.

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

3 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 18 49
Rank change year-on-year -38 +31 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 95 92 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.41% 11.47% 3.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.71% 12.23% 3.60%
Number of salaries quoted 76 81 29
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,375 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £33,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.94% -1.47% +4.62%
75th Percentile £44,438 £42,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £49,375 £47,500 £42,550
England median annual salary £37,500 £36,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +2.74% -2.67% +7.14%

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.

3 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the East Midlands with a recognized job title 3,512 752 1,363
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.23% 93.77% 96.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,323 522 494
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,875 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £51,223 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -

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 3 months to 17 October 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 3 months to 17 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 3 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Derbyshire -20 26 £30,000 +13.21% 5
Northamptonshire -25 24 £40,000 +14.29% 11
Lincolnshire -7 20 £45,000 +12.50% 6
Leicestershire -31 19 £35,000 - 2
Nottinghamshire -29 6 £35,000 +27.27% 3
Support Engineer
England

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

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 East Midlands region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Windows39.9%65
2Microsoft38.0%62
3Microsoft 36533.7%55
4Problem-Solving33.1%54
5Customer Service26.4%43
6Active Directory22.1%36
6Azure22.1%36
8Cybersecurity17.2%28
8DNS17.2%28
10Windows Server16.6%27
11Entra ID16.0%26
11VPN16.0%26
13Continuous Improvement14.7%24
14DHCP12.9%21
15Hyper-V11.0%18
16Firewall10.4%17
16Microsoft Intune10.4%17
16SQL10.4%17
19ITIL9.2%15
19TCP/IP9.2%15
21Business Continuity8.6%14
22ITSM8.0%13
22Linux8.0%13
22VMware8.0%13
25Microsoft Certification7.4%12
25Windows 107.4%12
25Wireless7.4%12
28Microsoft Exchange6.7%11
28SharePoint6.7%11
28Wi-Fi6.7%11

Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 Engineer42.9%70
2Technical Support Engineer33.1%54
3Senior Support Engineer12.9%21
4Azure Engineer8.0%13
4Cybersecurity Engineer8.0%13
4Security Support Engineer8.0%13
7Desktop Support Engineer7.4%12
8Senior IT Engineer6.7%11
8Senior IT Support6.7%11
10Applications Support Engineer6.1%10
10Senior Applications Engineer6.1%10
10Senior Applications Support6.1%10
13Azure Security Engineer5.5%9
143rd Line Support Engineer4.9%8
151st Line Support Engineer4.3%7
15Active Directory Support Engineer4.3%7
17Customer Support Engineer3.7%6
17DOORS Engineer3.7%6
17Systems Support Engineer3.7%6
17Windows Support Engineer3.7%6
34 Support Engineer jobs in the East Midlands