2nd Line Support Job Trends in England

Second Line Support
UK > England

The median Second Line Support salary in England is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 237 349 288
Rank change year-on-year +112 -61 +197
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 562 443 548
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.32% 0.71% 1.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 0.74% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 535 296 510
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,604 £26,196
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £33,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.97% +3.08% +4.00%
75th Percentile £34,500 £38,750 £38,000
90th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £41,455
UK median annual salary £31,500 £33,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.54% +4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 38,604 59,518 48,107
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 95.18% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 23,213 34,172 37,107
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,358 £44,435
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.36% -6.67% -

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in England

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in England

2nd Line Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Support in England over the 6 months to 17 October 2025.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Support in England

2nd Line Support
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 Support within the England region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
Midlands +135 183 £30,000 -7.69% 18
South West +118 120 £31,500 -3.08% 8
East Midlands +86 119 £30,000 -11.76% 12
South East +6 115 £32,000 -1.54% 35
West Midlands +85 64 £31,000 -4.62% 6
North of England +12 61 £32,000 +6.67% 26
East of England -6 42 £29,500 -9.23% 11
London +4 41 £36,000 -10.00% 13
Yorkshire +19 35 £30,000 - 16
North West +1 26 £32,500 +8.33% 9
2nd Line Support
UK

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, 2nd Line Support 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 England region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 268 (47.69%) Windows
2 266 (47.33%) Microsoft
3 258 (45.91%) Microsoft 365
4 232 (41.28%) Problem-Solving
5 226 (40.21%) Active Directory
6 180 (32.03%) Customer Service
7 169 (30.07%) Azure
8 140 (24.91%) SLA
9 112 (19.93%) Firewall
10 111 (19.75%) Windows Server
11 105 (18.68%) DNS
11 105 (18.68%) Mentoring
12 99 (17.62%) Entra ID
12 99 (17.62%) SQL
13 93 (16.55%) ITIL
14 92 (16.37%) Microsoft Intune
15 88 (15.66%) Security Cleared
16 86 (15.30%) DHCP
16 86 (15.30%) Windows 10
17 78 (13.88%) SC Cleared
17 78 (13.88%) VPN
18 75 (13.35%) Microsoft Exchange
19 71 (12.63%) Incident Management
20 64 (11.39%) SharePoint
21 63 (11.21%) Continuous Improvement
21 63 (11.21%) VMware
22 61 (10.85%) Hyper-V
23 60 (10.68%) Patch Management
24 59 (10.50%) LAN
25 56 (9.96%) Cisco

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 75 (13.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (11.39%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.78%) IIS
4 4 (0.71%) Confluence
4 4 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 45 (8.01%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.71%) CATIA
5 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (0.89%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.18%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 258 (45.91%) Microsoft 365
2 169 (30.07%) Azure
3 99 (17.62%) Entra ID
4 34 (6.05%) SaaS
5 31 (5.52%) OneDrive
6 19 (3.38%) AWS
7 5 (0.89%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (0.89%) IaaS
7 5 (0.89%) Mimecast
8 4 (0.71%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.53%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (0.53%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 2 (0.36%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.18%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.18%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 112 (19.93%) Firewall
2 105 (18.68%) DNS
3 86 (15.30%) DHCP
4 78 (13.88%) VPN
5 59 (10.50%) LAN
6 56 (9.96%) VLAN
7 52 (9.25%) TCP/IP
7 52 (9.25%) WAN
8 42 (7.47%) Remote Desktop
9 34 (6.05%) Wi-Fi
10 23 (4.09%) VoIP
11 22 (3.91%) Wireless
12 8 (1.42%) Internet
13 6 (1.07%) IPsec
14 5 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (0.89%) Intranet
14 5 (0.89%) Kerberos
14 5 (0.89%) NAS
14 5 (0.89%) SAN
14 5 (0.89%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.78%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (0.89%) MySQL
2 5 (0.89%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.53%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
5 1 (0.18%) Power BI
5 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (2.31%) JIRA
General
1 284 (50.53%) Social Skills
2 80 (14.23%) Law
3 68 (12.10%) Marketing
4 63 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
5 51 (9.07%) Organisational Skills
6 43 (7.65%) Retail
7 37 (6.58%) Finance
8 24 (4.27%) Legal
9 18 (3.20%) Manufacturing
10 16 (2.85%) Telecoms
11 13 (2.31%) Public Sector
12 12 (2.14%) Advertising
13 7 (1.25%) Games
14 6 (1.07%) Electronics
15 5 (0.89%) Local Government
15 5 (0.89%) Police
16 4 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 3 (0.53%) Pharmaceutical
18 2 (0.36%) Financial Institution
18 2 (0.36%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.89%) LDAP
1 5 (0.89%) SAML
1 5 (0.89%) Software Packaging
2 3 (0.53%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 87 (15.48%) Driving Licence
2 57 (10.14%) Onboarding
3 10 (1.78%) iSeries
3 10 (1.78%) PKI
4 9 (1.60%) Data Centre
4 9 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.25%) iPhone
6 6 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (0.89%) Clustering
7 5 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (0.89%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (0.89%) NHS
7 5 (0.89%) Social Media
8 3 (0.53%) Blackberry
8 3 (0.53%) Life Science
8 3 (0.53%) Smartphone
8 3 (0.53%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.36%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.36%) Handset
9 2 (0.36%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 268 (47.69%) Windows
2 111 (19.75%) Windows Server
3 86 (15.30%) Windows 10
4 30 (5.34%) Mac OS
5 26 (4.63%) Linux
5 26 (4.63%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (3.56%) Apple iOS
7 17 (3.02%) Android
8 7 (1.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.71%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.71%) Windows 8
10 3 (0.53%) AIX
10 3 (0.53%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (41.28%) Problem-Solving
2 180 (32.03%) Customer Service
3 105 (18.68%) Mentoring
4 93 (16.55%) ITIL
5 71 (12.63%) Incident Management
6 63 (11.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 60 (10.68%) Patch Management
8 50 (8.90%) Batch Management
9 46 (8.19%) Logistics
10 44 (7.83%) ITSM
10 44 (7.83%) Service Delivery
11 42 (7.47%) Cybersecurity
12 38 (6.76%) CRM
13 34 (6.05%) Analytical Thinking
13 34 (6.05%) Data Privacy
14 33 (5.87%) ERP
15 29 (5.16%) E-Commerce
15 29 (5.16%) Root Cause Analysis
15 29 (5.16%) Service Management
16 26 (4.63%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 99 (17.62%) SQL
2 38 (6.76%) PowerShell
3 29 (5.16%) C#
4 5 (0.89%) Bicep
4 5 (0.89%) VB
5 1 (0.18%) Python
5 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 88 (15.66%) Security Cleared
2 78 (13.88%) SC Cleared
3 51 (9.07%) Microsoft Certification
4 37 (6.58%) Degree
5 30 (5.34%) MCITP
6 29 (5.16%) Network+ Certification
7 18 (3.20%) MCP
8 17 (3.02%) Azure Certification
9 14 (2.49%) CCNA
9 14 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.96%) MCSA
10 11 (1.96%) MCSE
11 10 (1.78%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 7 (1.25%) AWS Certification
12 7 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (1.07%) CCA
13 6 (1.07%) Citrix Certification
14 5 (0.89%) ACMT
14 5 (0.89%) CCNP
14 5 (0.89%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (24.91%) SLA
2 23 (4.09%) QA
3 16 (2.85%) GDPR
4 15 (2.67%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.36%) ISO 9000
8 1 (0.18%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 226 (40.21%) Active Directory
2 61 (10.85%) Hyper-V
3 46 (8.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.78%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (1.42%) Firmware
7 5 (0.89%) BitLocker
7 5 (0.89%) Docker
8 4 (0.71%) vSphere
9 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 92 (16.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (5.16%) SCCM
3 20 (3.56%) Autotask
4 14 (2.49%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.89%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.89%) MaaS360
5 5 (0.89%) PaperCut
5 5 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.89%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.89%) WSUS
6 4 (0.71%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.53%) Netcool
8 1 (0.18%) SCOM
8 1 (0.18%) SCSM
Vendors
1 266 (47.33%) Microsoft
2 63 (11.21%) VMware
3 56 (9.96%) Cisco
4 29 (5.16%) Datto
5 23 (4.09%) Apple
6 20 (3.56%) Sophos
7 19 (3.38%) Meraki
8 13 (2.31%) Citrix
8 13 (2.31%) Veeam
9 12 (2.14%) HP
9 12 (2.14%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.96%) Samsung
11 10 (1.78%) McAfee
12 8 (1.42%) Oracle
12 8 (1.42%) Sage
12 8 (1.42%) SolarWinds
13 6 (1.07%) Adobe
13 6 (1.07%) Aruba
14 5 (0.89%) Remedy
14 5 (0.89%) SAP