2nd Line Support Job Trends in England

Second Line Support
UK > England

The median Second Line Support salary in England is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 April 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 325 289
Rank change year-on-year +78 -36 +76
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 583 327 752
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.82% 0.89% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% 1.00% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 531 309 697
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £28,750 £29,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +3.23% -1.59%
75th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £35,250
90th Percentile £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +1.56% +6.67% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 65,916 32,846 74,851
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 89.81% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 43,453 21,228 58,232
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,363
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,650
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.79% -8.92%

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 4 April 2026.

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 4 April 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
South East +93 197 £32,000 - 23
North of England -13 124 £29,500 -3.28% 17
Midlands -21 83 £31,750 +4.10% 9
London +7 79 £40,000 - 12
Yorkshire -33 61 £27,125 -6.47% 6
North West +12 59 £30,000 -10.45% 11
East of England -4 52 £35,000 +9.38% 10
South West -48 48 £32,500 +3.17% 8
East Midlands -39 40 £27,000 -14.29% 3
West Midlands -1 38 £32,500 +6.56% 6
North East -26 4 £26,000 -18.75%
2nd Line Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 April 2026, 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.

1 316 (54.20%) Microsoft 365
2 313 (53.69%) Windows
3 310 (53.17%) Microsoft
4 216 (37.05%) Active Directory
5 190 (32.59%) Problem-Solving
6 174 (29.85%) Azure
7 170 (29.16%) Customer Service
8 168 (28.82%) Windows Server
9 129 (22.13%) Firewall
10 121 (20.75%) VPN
11 112 (19.21%) DNS
12 108 (18.52%) Windows 10
13 107 (18.35%) DHCP
14 105 (18.01%) Microsoft Exchange
15 95 (16.30%) Microsoft Intune
16 90 (15.44%) ITIL
17 86 (14.75%) Entra ID
18 82 (14.07%) Microsoft Office
19 80 (13.72%) TCP/IP
19 80 (13.72%) Wi-Fi
20 76 (13.04%) SLA
21 75 (12.86%) SharePoint
22 68 (11.66%) Continuous Improvement
23 67 (11.49%) Hyper-V
23 67 (11.49%) WAN
24 64 (10.98%) Mentoring
25 61 (10.46%) LAN
25 61 (10.46%) VLAN
26 57 (9.78%) VoIP
27 49 (8.40%) PowerShell

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
1 105 (18.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 75 (12.86%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.03%) Confluence
4 3 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.51%) IIS
Applications
1 82 (14.07%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.86%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.17%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 316 (54.20%) Microsoft 365
2 174 (29.85%) Azure
3 86 (14.75%) Entra ID
4 38 (6.52%) Google Workspace
5 31 (5.32%) AWS
6 24 (4.12%) OneDrive
6 24 (4.12%) SaaS
7 12 (2.06%) Power Platform
8 8 (1.37%) Mimecast
9 7 (1.20%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.86%) GCP
11 3 (0.51%) Datadog
11 3 (0.51%) IaaS
11 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.51%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.34%) PaaS
13 1 (0.17%) Azure Logic Apps
13 1 (0.17%) Azure Storage
13 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 129 (22.13%) Firewall
2 121 (20.75%) VPN
3 112 (19.21%) DNS
4 107 (18.35%) DHCP
5 80 (13.72%) TCP/IP
5 80 (13.72%) Wi-Fi
6 67 (11.49%) WAN
7 61 (10.46%) LAN
7 61 (10.46%) VLAN
8 57 (9.78%) VoIP
9 26 (4.46%) Remote Desktop
10 24 (4.12%) Wireless
11 13 (2.23%) Unified Communications
12 11 (1.89%) DECT
12 11 (1.89%) DSL
12 11 (1.89%) PBX
12 11 (1.89%) Wireshark
13 8 (1.37%) Broadband
14 7 (1.20%) IPsec
15 6 (1.03%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (0.86%) Power BI
3 3 (0.51%) MySQL
3 3 (0.51%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 27 (4.63%) JIRA
2 3 (0.51%) Git
General
1 211 (36.19%) Social Skills
2 37 (6.35%) Telecoms
3 32 (5.49%) Retail
4 30 (5.15%) Law
5 22 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (3.77%) Finance
5 22 (3.77%) Marketing
6 14 (2.40%) Manufacturing
7 13 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (1.89%) Legal
9 8 (1.37%) Advertising
10 7 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (0.86%) Electronics
11 5 (0.86%) Public Sector
12 4 (0.69%) Back Office
12 4 (0.69%) Banking
12 4 (0.69%) Dutch Language
12 4 (0.69%) French Language
12 4 (0.69%) German Language
12 4 (0.69%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 95 (16.30%) Driving Licence
2 37 (6.35%) Onboarding
3 15 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.06%) IoT
5 11 (1.89%) EPoS
5 11 (1.89%) Web Conferencing
6 6 (1.03%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.03%) Video\Live Streaming
7 5 (0.86%) Data Centre
7 5 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (0.69%) Client/Server
8 4 (0.69%) Management Information System
8 4 (0.69%) Wiki
9 3 (0.51%) iPhone
9 3 (0.51%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.34%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.34%) iPad
10 2 (0.34%) Low-Code
11 1 (0.17%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 313 (53.69%) Windows
2 168 (28.82%) Windows Server
3 108 (18.52%) Windows 10
4 45 (7.72%) Mac OS
5 43 (7.38%) Windows Server 2019
6 36 (6.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 28 (4.80%) Android
8 27 (4.63%) Apple iOS
9 23 (3.95%) Windows Server 2012
10 17 (2.92%) Linux
11 4 (0.69%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.51%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.17%) VMS
13 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (32.59%) Problem-Solving
2 170 (29.16%) Customer Service
3 90 (15.44%) ITIL
4 68 (11.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 64 (10.98%) Mentoring
6 45 (7.72%) Service Delivery
7 41 (7.03%) ITSM
8 35 (6.00%) Service Management
9 33 (5.66%) Cybersecurity
10 30 (5.15%) ERP
11 29 (4.97%) Mobile Device Management
12 27 (4.63%) Root Cause Analysis
13 25 (4.29%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 23 (3.95%) Logistics
15 22 (3.77%) Time Management
16 21 (3.60%) CRM
17 19 (3.26%) Incident Management
17 19 (3.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 19 (3.26%) Project Delivery
18 18 (3.09%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.40%) PowerShell
2 43 (7.38%) SQL
3 16 (2.74%) C#
4 7 (1.20%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.69%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.69%) Python
6 1 (0.17%) VBA
Qualifications
1 48 (8.23%) Degree
2 30 (5.15%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (3.09%) Security Cleared
4 16 (2.74%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.40%) A+ Certification
5 14 (2.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 12 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 7 (1.20%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.03%) CCNA
9 6 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.86%) CCA
10 5 (0.86%) Citrix Certification
10 5 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (0.86%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.86%) MCSE
11 4 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.69%) MCSA
12 3 (0.51%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (13.04%) SLA
2 19 (3.26%) QA
3 16 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (1.37%) GDPR
5 5 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.69%) NIST
7 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 216 (37.05%) Active Directory
2 67 (11.49%) Hyper-V
3 28 (4.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (2.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (1.03%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.51%) Firmware
7 2 (0.34%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 95 (16.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (3.43%) SCCM
3 19 (3.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 11 (1.89%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (1.54%) Autotask
6 4 (0.69%) ZABBIX
7 2 (0.34%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.17%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 310 (53.17%) Microsoft
2 42 (7.20%) VMware
3 34 (5.83%) Google
4 27 (4.63%) Apple
5 21 (3.60%) Cisco
6 19 (3.26%) Meraki
7 14 (2.40%) Veeam
8 13 (2.23%) Sophos
9 11 (1.89%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.54%) Palo Alto
10 9 (1.54%) Samsung
11 8 (1.37%) Citrix
12 7 (1.20%) Adobe
12 7 (1.20%) ConnectWise
12 7 (1.20%) Fortinet
12 7 (1.20%) Qualys
13 6 (1.03%) SolarWinds
14 5 (0.86%) HP
14 5 (0.86%) TP-LINK
14 5 (0.86%) Ubiquiti