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 21 March 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 340 275
Rank change year-on-year +103 -65 +92
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 577 305 758
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.86% 0.81% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% 0.89% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 528 274 701
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,788 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.84% -1.59%
75th Percentile £37,500 £38,000 £35,250
90th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £40,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -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 61,816 34,123 71,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.96% 90.20% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 40,377 20,975 55,815
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £28,501
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 21 March 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 21 March 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 +91 189 £32,750 +1.55% 26
North of England +7 124 £29,500 -3.28% 14
Midlands +29 97 £31,500 +3.28% 10
London +3 74 £40,000 - 9
North West +24 60 £30,000 -10.45% 9
Yorkshire -17 60 £27,500 -6.78% 5
East Midlands -18 53 £30,000 -1.64% 3
East of England +11 51 £34,250 +7.03% 12
South West -35 42 £32,500 +2.36% 8
West Midlands +16 39 £32,250 +5.74% 7
North East -27 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 21 March 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.

1 307 (53.21%) Windows
2 306 (53.03%) Microsoft 365
3 293 (50.78%) Microsoft
4 208 (36.05%) Active Directory
5 194 (33.62%) Problem-Solving
6 177 (30.68%) Customer Service
7 170 (29.46%) Azure
8 157 (27.21%) Windows Server
9 124 (21.49%) Firewall
9 124 (21.49%) VPN
10 114 (19.76%) Windows 10
11 113 (19.58%) DNS
12 107 (18.54%) DHCP
13 96 (16.64%) Microsoft Exchange
14 88 (15.25%) ITIL
14 88 (15.25%) Microsoft Intune
15 81 (14.04%) Continuous Improvement
15 81 (14.04%) SLA
16 80 (13.86%) Microsoft Office
17 79 (13.69%) Entra ID
18 77 (13.34%) Mentoring
18 77 (13.34%) TCP/IP
19 72 (12.48%) Wi-Fi
20 68 (11.79%) WAN
21 67 (11.61%) Hyper-V
21 67 (11.61%) VLAN
22 66 (11.44%) SharePoint
23 62 (10.75%) LAN
24 53 (9.19%) VoIP
25 50 (8.67%) SQL

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 96 (16.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 66 (11.44%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.39%) Confluence
4 5 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.17%) IIS
Applications
1 80 (13.86%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.35%) CATIA
5 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.17%) Alphatax
Cloud Services
1 306 (53.03%) Microsoft 365
2 170 (29.46%) Azure
3 79 (13.69%) Entra ID
4 38 (6.59%) Google Workspace
5 31 (5.37%) AWS
6 30 (5.20%) SaaS
7 22 (3.81%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.56%) Mimecast
9 8 (1.39%) Power Platform
10 5 (0.87%) GCP
10 5 (0.87%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.52%) Datadog
11 3 (0.52%) IaaS
12 1 (0.17%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.17%) Azure Storage
12 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.17%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 124 (21.49%) Firewall
1 124 (21.49%) VPN
2 113 (19.58%) DNS
3 107 (18.54%) DHCP
4 77 (13.34%) TCP/IP
5 72 (12.48%) Wi-Fi
6 68 (11.79%) WAN
7 67 (11.61%) VLAN
8 62 (10.75%) LAN
9 53 (9.19%) VoIP
10 35 (6.07%) Remote Desktop
11 23 (3.99%) Wireless
12 13 (2.25%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.91%) DECT
13 11 (1.91%) DSL
13 11 (1.91%) PBX
13 11 (1.91%) Wireshark
14 7 (1.21%) Broadband
14 7 (1.21%) IPsec
15 6 (1.04%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.81%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.52%) MySQL
3 3 (0.52%) Power BI
3 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 29 (5.03%) JIRA
2 3 (0.52%) Git
General
1 232 (40.21%) Social Skills
2 42 (7.28%) Retail
3 40 (6.93%) Telecoms
4 33 (5.72%) Law
5 32 (5.55%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (5.03%) Marketing
7 20 (3.47%) Finance
8 16 (2.77%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (1.56%) Advertising
11 6 (1.04%) Legal
12 5 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.69%) Banking
13 4 (0.69%) Dutch Language
13 4 (0.69%) French Language
13 4 (0.69%) German Language
13 4 (0.69%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.69%) Spanish Language
14 3 (0.52%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 110 (19.06%) Driving Licence
2 46 (7.97%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.08%) IoT
5 11 (1.91%) Web Conferencing
6 9 (1.56%) EPoS
7 6 (1.04%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.04%) Video\Live Streaming
8 5 (0.87%) Data Centre
8 5 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (0.69%) Client/Server
9 4 (0.69%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.69%) Wiki
10 3 (0.52%) iPhone
10 3 (0.52%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (0.35%) Housing Association
11 2 (0.35%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.35%) iPad
11 2 (0.35%) Low-Code
12 1 (0.17%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 307 (53.21%) Windows
2 157 (27.21%) Windows Server
3 114 (19.76%) Windows 10
4 44 (7.63%) Mac OS
5 42 (7.28%) Windows Server 2019
6 35 (6.07%) Windows Server 2016
7 29 (5.03%) Apple iOS
8 28 (4.85%) Android
9 21 (3.64%) Windows Server 2012
10 16 (2.77%) Linux
11 6 (1.04%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.87%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.17%) VMS
13 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (33.62%) Problem-Solving
2 177 (30.68%) Customer Service
3 88 (15.25%) ITIL
4 81 (14.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 77 (13.34%) Mentoring
6 45 (7.80%) Service Delivery
7 40 (6.93%) ITSM
8 36 (6.24%) Mobile Device Management
8 36 (6.24%) Service Management
9 35 (6.07%) ERP
9 35 (6.07%) Root Cause Analysis
10 33 (5.72%) Cybersecurity
11 29 (5.03%) CRM
11 29 (5.03%) Logistics
12 26 (4.51%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 25 (4.33%) E-Commerce
14 24 (4.16%) Analytical Thinking
14 24 (4.16%) Data Privacy
15 22 (3.81%) Time Management
16 21 (3.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 50 (8.67%) SQL
2 43 (7.45%) PowerShell
3 24 (4.16%) C#
4 7 (1.21%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.69%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.69%) Python
6 1 (0.17%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (7.28%) Degree
2 28 (4.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (4.16%) Security Cleared
4 23 (3.99%) SC Cleared
5 20 (3.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 12 (2.08%) A+ Certification
7 11 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.56%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 8 (1.39%) CCNA
9 8 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (1.21%) CCA
10 7 (1.21%) Citrix Certification
10 7 (1.21%) MCSE
11 6 (1.04%) MCSA
12 5 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.52%) AWS Certification
14 3 (0.52%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (14.04%) SLA
2 27 (4.68%) QA
3 18 (3.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (1.73%) GDPR
5 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.69%) NIST
7 2 (0.35%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.35%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 208 (36.05%) Active Directory
2 67 (11.61%) Hyper-V
3 28 (4.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (2.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.69%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.52%) Firmware
7 2 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 88 (15.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (3.47%) SCCM
3 19 (3.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 16 (2.77%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.39%) Autotask
6 4 (0.69%) ZABBIX
7 3 (0.52%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.17%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 293 (50.78%) Microsoft
2 44 (7.63%) VMware
3 34 (5.89%) Google
4 32 (5.55%) Apple
5 23 (3.99%) Cisco
6 16 (2.77%) Meraki
7 14 (2.43%) Samsung
8 12 (2.08%) Veeam
9 11 (1.91%) Sophos
10 10 (1.73%) Citrix
11 9 (1.56%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.21%) Adobe
12 7 (1.21%) ConnectWise
12 7 (1.21%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.04%) Fortinet
13 6 (1.04%) SolarWinds
14 5 (0.87%) Datto
14 5 (0.87%) HP
14 5 (0.87%) Qualys
15 3 (0.52%) Freshdesk