2nd Line Support Job Trends in England

Second Line Support
UK > England

The median Second Line Support salary in England is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 245 381
Rank change year-on-year -86 +136 -82
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 540 556 440
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 1.29% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 1.42% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 461 528 317
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,425 £26,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £28,750 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £31,500 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -5.97% +3.08%
75th Percentile £37,500 £35,156 £38,750
90th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £45,000
UK median annual salary £33,000 £31,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -3.08% -

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 94,011 39,021 65,407
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 90.42% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 66,359 23,411 39,739
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +6 160 £30,000 -4.76% 14
North of England 0 124 £32,250 -0.77% 17
London -23 75 £36,000 - 13
Midlands -102 75 £32,500 +6.56% 17
North West +32 72 £32,000 -8.57% 9
East of England -7 71 £35,000 +18.64% 4
Yorkshire -13 52 £35,000 +16.67% 4
East Midlands -82 44 £32,000 +8.47% 5
South West -149 35 £35,000 +11.11% 3
West Midlands -76 31 £32,500 +4.84% 12
2nd Line Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 September 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 (58.52%) Microsoft
2 303 (56.11%) Microsoft 365
3 282 (52.22%) Windows
4 184 (34.07%) Customer Service
5 166 (30.74%) Active Directory
5 166 (30.74%) Problem-Solving
6 129 (23.89%) Azure
7 124 (22.96%) Entra ID
8 121 (22.41%) Windows Server
9 115 (21.30%) Firewall
10 113 (20.93%) Microsoft Exchange
11 96 (17.78%) DNS
11 96 (17.78%) SharePoint
12 83 (15.37%) Microsoft Intune
13 82 (15.19%) DHCP
14 75 (13.89%) ITIL
15 68 (12.59%) TCP/IP
16 67 (12.41%) Windows 10
17 66 (12.22%) VPN
18 65 (12.04%) Service Delivery
19 61 (11.30%) SLA
20 49 (9.07%) ITSM
21 47 (8.70%) Wi-Fi
22 44 (8.15%) Degree
23 42 (7.78%) Continuous Improvement
24 38 (7.04%) Hyper-V
24 38 (7.04%) VLAN
24 38 (7.04%) VMware
25 37 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
26 36 (6.67%) 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
1 113 (20.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 96 (17.78%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2007
3 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2010
3 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (0.74%) Confluence
4 4 (0.74%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 37 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.56%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.56%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 303 (56.11%) Microsoft 365
2 129 (23.89%) Azure
3 124 (22.96%) Entra ID
4 21 (3.89%) OneDrive
5 19 (3.52%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.04%) AWS
7 9 (1.67%) SaaS
8 8 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (1.30%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.30%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.74%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.56%) PaaS
12 2 (0.37%) Amazon EC2
12 2 (0.37%) GCP
12 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.37%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.37%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 1 (0.19%) Azure Storage
13 1 (0.19%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 115 (21.30%) Firewall
2 96 (17.78%) DNS
3 82 (15.19%) DHCP
4 68 (12.59%) TCP/IP
5 66 (12.22%) VPN
6 47 (8.70%) Wi-Fi
7 38 (7.04%) VLAN
8 19 (3.52%) VoIP
8 19 (3.52%) WAN
9 18 (3.33%) LAN
10 10 (1.85%) Wireless
11 6 (1.11%) SSL
11 6 (1.11%) Structured Cabling
12 5 (0.93%) IPsec
13 4 (0.74%) Internet
14 3 (0.56%) NAS
15 2 (0.37%) BGP
15 2 (0.37%) Broadband
15 2 (0.37%) IP Telephony
15 2 (0.37%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.67%) Power BI
2 6 (1.11%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (2.96%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Carbide.c++
General
1 180 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 31 (5.74%) Legal
3 28 (5.19%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (3.15%) Law
6 16 (2.96%) Finance
7 14 (2.59%) Retail
8 13 (2.41%) Advertising
9 10 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (1.85%) Telecoms
10 8 (1.48%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.11%) Billing
13 4 (0.74%) Electronics
13 4 (0.74%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.56%) Automotive
14 3 (0.56%) Publishing
15 2 (0.37%) Marketing
15 2 (0.37%) Military
16 1 (0.19%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.48%) REST
1 8 (1.48%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.56%) Driving Licence
2 31 (5.74%) Onboarding
3 9 (1.67%) CMDB
4 7 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.11%) iPhone
6 5 (0.93%) EPoS
6 5 (0.93%) Smartphone
7 4 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.56%) FMCG
8 3 (0.56%) iPad
8 3 (0.56%) iSeries
9 2 (0.37%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.19%) Blackberry
10 1 (0.19%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.19%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.19%) NHS
10 1 (0.19%) Replication
10 1 (0.19%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 282 (52.22%) Windows
2 121 (22.41%) Windows Server
3 67 (12.41%) Windows 10
4 33 (6.11%) Mac OS
5 23 (4.26%) Android
6 15 (2.78%) Apple iOS
7 9 (1.67%) Linux
8 7 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.11%) Windows 7
9 6 (1.11%) Windows 8
10 5 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.37%) AIX
11 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (34.07%) Customer Service
2 166 (30.74%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (13.89%) ITIL
4 65 (12.04%) Service Delivery
5 49 (9.07%) ITSM
6 42 (7.78%) Continuous Improvement
7 32 (5.93%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (5.74%) Project Delivery
9 30 (5.56%) Problem Management
9 30 (5.56%) Root Cause Analysis
10 29 (5.37%) Logistics
11 28 (5.19%) Mentoring
12 26 (4.81%) Time Management
13 24 (4.44%) Collaborative Culture
13 24 (4.44%) Computer Science
13 24 (4.44%) Customer Experience
13 24 (4.44%) Service Management
14 23 (4.26%) Disaster Recovery
14 23 (4.26%) Project Management
15 22 (4.07%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (6.67%) PowerShell
2 14 (2.59%) SQL
3 10 (1.85%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.11%) Python
5 4 (0.74%) VBScript
6 2 (0.37%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 44 (8.15%) Degree
2 29 (5.37%) DBS Check
3 26 (4.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (4.44%) Security Cleared
5 15 (2.78%) A+ Certification
5 15 (2.78%) SC Cleared
6 9 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.11%) CCNA
7 6 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.11%) HND
8 4 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (0.74%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.19%) HP APS
9 1 (0.19%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (11.30%) SLA
2 10 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (1.85%) GDPR
3 3 (0.56%) QA
4 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 166 (30.74%) Active Directory
2 38 (7.04%) Hyper-V
3 28 (5.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.30%) BitLocker
4 7 (1.30%) Firmware
4 7 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.56%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.37%) vSphere
6 2 (0.37%) XenApp
7 1 (0.19%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 83 (15.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (5.00%) SCCM
3 9 (1.67%) Autotask
3 9 (1.67%) FortiGate
4 8 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.37%) Netcool
Vendors
1 316 (58.52%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.04%) VMware
3 33 (6.11%) Cisco
4 30 (5.56%) ServiceNow
5 29 (5.37%) Fortinet
6 26 (4.81%) SonicWALL
7 19 (3.52%) Meraki
8 11 (2.04%) Ubiquiti
9 10 (1.85%) Apple
9 10 (1.85%) Draytek
9 10 (1.85%) Google
10 9 (1.67%) Veeam
11 8 (1.48%) SolarWinds
12 7 (1.30%) Citrix
12 7 (1.30%) HP
13 6 (1.11%) Datto
13 6 (1.11%) Freshdesk
14 5 (0.93%) Remedy
14 5 (0.93%) Sophos
15 4 (0.74%) Salesforce