2nd Line Engineer Jobs in England

Second Line Engineer
UK > England

The median Second Line Engineer salary in England is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 416 487 687
Rank change year-on-year +71 +200 -84
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 469 550 498
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.55% 0.59% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.64% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 449 519 437
10th Percentile £25,910 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.56% +12.28%
75th Percentile £36,000 £38,750 £35,500
90th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year - +1.56% +12.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,251 85,470 125,579
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,137 54,051 75,614
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,626 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Engineer in England

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in England.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Engineer in England

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Engineer in England

2nd Line Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
South East -26 103 £30,000 -4.76% 31
North of England +73 102 £31,500 -3.08% 25
London +67 91 £37,000 - 18
East of England +49 69 £32,500 - 11
South West -32 54 £31,500 -13.70% 18
Midlands +21 53 £30,000 - 21
North West +4 47 £30,000 -10.45% 20
West Midlands +43 38 £30,000 -1.64% 16
Yorkshire +103 32 £32,500 +10.17% 4
North East +21 23 £32,000 - 1
East Midlands -19 15 £32,500 +8.33% 5
2nd Line Engineer
UK

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 2nd Line 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 England region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 333 (71.00%) Windows
2 304 (64.82%) Active Directory
3 295 (62.90%) Microsoft
4 289 (61.62%) Microsoft 365
5 187 (39.87%) Azure
6 178 (37.95%) Social Skills
7 156 (33.26%) Windows Server
8 141 (30.06%) Problem-Solving
9 133 (28.36%) Windows 10
10 121 (25.80%) SharePoint
11 117 (24.95%) Customer Service
12 113 (24.09%) VMware
13 106 (22.60%) Microsoft Exchange
14 102 (21.75%) Microsoft Office
15 92 (19.62%) Firewall
16 86 (18.34%) Microsoft Intune
17 79 (16.84%) VMware Infrastructure
17 79 (16.84%) ITIL
18 77 (16.42%) Entra ID
19 72 (15.35%) Hyper-V
20 64 (13.65%) Wi-Fi
21 61 (13.01%) Microsoft Certification
22 59 (12.58%) DNS
22 59 (12.58%) LAN
23 58 (12.37%) WAN
24 55 (11.73%) Degree
25 50 (10.66%) DHCP
26 47 (10.02%) Cisco
26 47 (10.02%) Security Cleared
27 45 (9.59%) Finance

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 121 (25.80%) SharePoint
2 106 (22.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.49%) SharePoint 2010
3 7 (1.49%) SharePoint 2013
4 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.21%) Confluence
5 1 (0.21%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 102 (21.75%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 289 (61.62%) Microsoft 365
2 187 (39.87%) Azure
3 77 (16.42%) Entra ID
4 42 (8.96%) OneDrive
5 26 (5.54%) AWS
6 24 (5.12%) GCP
7 4 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (0.85%) Mimecast
8 3 (0.64%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.64%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.43%) IaaS
9 2 (0.43%) SaaS
10 1 (0.21%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.21%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 92 (19.62%) Firewall
2 64 (13.65%) Wi-Fi
3 59 (12.58%) DNS
3 59 (12.58%) LAN
4 58 (12.37%) WAN
5 50 (10.66%) DHCP
6 39 (8.32%) VPN
7 33 (7.04%) VLAN
8 28 (5.97%) TCP/IP
9 27 (5.76%) Network Security
10 25 (5.33%) VoIP
11 19 (4.05%) SAN
12 15 (3.20%) IPsec
13 12 (2.56%) BGP
13 12 (2.56%) Wireless
14 11 (2.35%) Internet
14 11 (2.35%) MPLS
15 10 (2.13%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (1.49%) PBX
16 7 (1.49%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (6.61%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.26%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (1.71%) MariaDB
3 8 (1.71%) MySQL
4 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.28%) JIRA
General
1 178 (37.95%) Social Skills
2 45 (9.59%) Finance
3 42 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (8.10%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (4.90%) Law
6 19 (4.05%) Legal
7 15 (3.20%) Manufacturing
8 13 (2.77%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.49%) Retail
11 6 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.43%) Banking
12 2 (0.43%) Games
13 1 (0.21%) Advertising
13 1 (0.21%) Automotive
13 1 (0.21%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.21%) Marketing
13 1 (0.21%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.21%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.21%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.85%) Cocoa
2 2 (0.43%) .NET
3 1 (0.21%) EDI
3 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.25%) Driving Licence
2 27 (5.76%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.05%) EPoS
4 13 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (2.56%) iPad
5 12 (2.56%) Smartphone
6 11 (2.35%) Enterprise Storage
7 8 (1.71%) Clustering
7 8 (1.71%) PKI
8 7 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (1.28%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.07%) Apple TV
10 5 (1.07%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.07%) Replication
11 3 (0.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 1 (0.21%) Analytical Mindset
12 1 (0.21%) BYOD
12 1 (0.21%) EMC VNX
12 1 (0.21%) Linux Command Line
12 1 (0.21%) New Media
Operating Systems
1 333 (71.00%) Windows
2 156 (33.26%) Windows Server
3 133 (28.36%) Windows 10
4 45 (9.59%) Mac OS
5 36 (7.68%) Linux
6 30 (6.40%) Windows Server 2012
7 25 (5.33%) Apple iOS
8 19 (4.05%) Android
8 19 (4.05%) Windows Server 2019
9 17 (3.62%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (1.49%) Windows 7
10 7 (1.49%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (1.07%) CentOS
12 3 (0.64%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.21%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.21%) Windows Mobile
13 1 (0.21%) Windows NT
13 1 (0.21%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (30.06%) Problem-Solving
2 117 (24.95%) Customer Service
3 79 (16.84%) ITIL
4 38 (8.10%) Computer Science
5 25 (5.33%) Service Delivery
6 24 (5.12%) Incident Management
7 19 (4.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 19 (4.05%) Mobile Device Management
8 17 (3.62%) Mentoring
9 15 (3.20%) Problem Management
9 15 (3.20%) Time Management
10 14 (2.99%) Change Management
10 14 (2.99%) ITSM
11 13 (2.77%) Cybersecurity
11 13 (2.77%) Server Management
11 13 (2.77%) Service Management
12 11 (2.35%) Antivirus Management
12 11 (2.35%) Kalman Filter
12 11 (2.35%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 11 (2.35%) Server Virtualisation
Programming Languages
1 34 (7.25%) PowerShell
2 8 (1.71%) Python
2 8 (1.71%) SQL
3 2 (0.43%) Bash
4 1 (0.21%) C++
4 1 (0.21%) Perl
Qualifications
1 61 (13.01%) Microsoft Certification
2 55 (11.73%) Degree
3 47 (10.02%) Security Cleared
4 37 (7.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 35 (7.46%) DBS Check
5 35 (7.46%) SC Cleared
6 31 (6.61%) A+ Certification
7 27 (5.76%) MCP
8 21 (4.48%) CCNA
8 21 (4.48%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (3.20%) Azure Certification
10 14 (2.99%) CCNP
11 10 (2.13%) Network+ Certification
12 8 (1.71%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (1.71%) MCSE
13 7 (1.49%) MCITP
14 6 (1.28%) HND
15 3 (0.64%) DV Cleared
15 3 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
16 2 (0.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.61%) SLA
2 3 (0.64%) GDPR
3 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 304 (64.82%) Active Directory
2 79 (16.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 72 (15.35%) Hyper-V
4 22 (4.69%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (2.77%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (1.71%) vSphere
7 7 (1.49%) XenApp
7 7 (1.49%) XenDesktop
8 6 (1.28%) VMware Workstation
9 3 (0.64%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.21%) Firmware
10 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.21%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 86 (18.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (7.89%) SCCM
3 13 (2.77%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.71%) Failover Clustering
4 8 (1.71%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (1.49%) Autotask
6 6 (1.28%) SmoothWall
7 3 (0.64%) NetBackup
7 3 (0.64%) SCOM
8 2 (0.43%) Ansible
8 2 (0.43%) Backup Exec
8 2 (0.43%) Puppet
8 2 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.21%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.21%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.21%) SCDPM
9 1 (0.21%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 295 (62.90%) Microsoft
2 113 (24.09%) VMware
3 47 (10.02%) Cisco
4 42 (8.96%) Citrix
5 30 (6.40%) Apple
6 22 (4.69%) Veeam
7 21 (4.48%) HP
7 21 (4.48%) Sophos
8 17 (3.62%) Google
9 16 (3.41%) Dell
10 13 (2.77%) Bloomberg
10 13 (2.77%) Juniper
11 10 (2.13%) Datto
12 7 (1.49%) Remedy
12 7 (1.49%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.49%) Symantec
13 6 (1.28%) ESET
13 6 (1.28%) Meraki
14 5 (1.07%) Sun
14 5 (1.07%) Ubiquiti