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 16 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 239 374 295
Rank change year-on-year +135 -79 +195
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 546 444 598
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.27% 0.65% 1.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.40% 0.68% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 519 321 549
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,500 £26,196
25th Percentile £28,750 £29,000 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £33,435 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% +2.88% +4.84%
75th Percentile £35,250 £38,750 £38,000
90th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £40,000
UK median annual salary £31,500 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% - +4.84%

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 38,927 65,264 51,744
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 95.19% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 23,272 39,661 39,990
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support 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 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 16 September 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 +138 176 £30,500 -6.15% 19
South West +134 133 £31,500 -5.97% 11
East Midlands +85 108 £29,500 -13.24% 13
South East +10 92 £31,500 -3.08% 41
West Midlands +89 68 £31,000 +3.33% 6
North of England +46 56 £32,500 +6.56% 20
London +14 45 £36,000 -10.00% 9
East of England -7 44 £29,500 -9.23% 7
Yorkshire +22 31 £30,000 -3.23% 7
North West -8 22 £35,000 +15.70% 10
North East +19 3 £25,000 -16.67% 3
2nd Line Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, 2nd Line Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 283 (51.83%) Microsoft
2 266 (48.72%) Windows
3 256 (46.89%) Microsoft 365
4 247 (45.24%) Social Skills
5 244 (44.69%) Active Directory
6 228 (41.76%) Problem-Solving
7 184 (33.70%) Azure
8 168 (30.77%) Customer Service
9 132 (24.18%) SLA
10 121 (22.16%) Windows Server
11 120 (21.98%) Firewall
12 105 (19.23%) Microsoft Intune
13 102 (18.68%) DNS
14 97 (17.77%) ITIL
15 92 (16.85%) Entra ID
16 87 (15.93%) Mentoring
17 85 (15.57%) Microsoft Exchange
18 80 (14.65%) Law
19 79 (14.47%) DHCP
20 78 (14.29%) SQL
20 78 (14.29%) Security Cleared
21 70 (12.82%) SharePoint
21 70 (12.82%) VPN
22 68 (12.45%) SC Cleared
22 68 (12.45%) Windows 10
23 67 (12.27%) Incident Management
23 67 (12.27%) VMware
24 66 (12.09%) Hyper-V
25 64 (11.72%) LAN
26 62 (11.36%) Driving Licence

2nd Line Support 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 85 (15.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 70 (12.82%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.83%) IIS
4 2 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.18%) Confluence
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 28 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 5 (0.92%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.18%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 256 (46.89%) Microsoft 365
2 184 (33.70%) Azure
3 92 (16.85%) Entra ID
4 45 (8.24%) OneDrive
5 17 (3.11%) SaaS
6 16 (2.93%) AWS
7 6 (1.10%) Power Automate
8 5 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (0.92%) IaaS
8 5 (0.92%) Mimecast
9 4 (0.73%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.55%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.55%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.18%) GCP
12 1 (0.18%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.18%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 120 (21.98%) Firewall
2 102 (18.68%) DNS
3 79 (14.47%) DHCP
4 70 (12.82%) VPN
5 64 (11.72%) LAN
6 57 (10.44%) WAN
7 55 (10.07%) VLAN
8 46 (8.42%) TCP/IP
9 40 (7.33%) Wi-Fi
10 26 (4.76%) VoIP
11 24 (4.40%) Remote Desktop
12 23 (4.21%) Wireless
13 11 (2.01%) Cisco IOS
14 9 (1.65%) IPsec
15 8 (1.47%) Internet
16 5 (0.92%) Intranet
16 5 (0.92%) Kerberos
16 5 (0.92%) NAS
16 5 (0.92%) SAN
16 5 (0.92%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.56%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (0.92%) MySQL
2 5 (0.92%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
5 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (0.92%) JIRA
General
1 247 (45.24%) Social Skills
2 80 (14.65%) Law
3 59 (10.81%) Marketing
4 47 (8.61%) Organisational Skills
5 45 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (7.51%) Finance
7 26 (4.76%) Legal
7 26 (4.76%) Retail
8 18 (3.30%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.56%) Public Sector
9 14 (2.56%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.38%) Games
11 10 (1.83%) Advertising
12 9 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.10%) Electronics
14 5 (0.92%) Local Government
14 5 (0.92%) Police
15 2 (0.37%) Financial Institution
16 1 (0.18%) Back Office
16 1 (0.18%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.92%) LDAP
1 5 (0.92%) SAML
1 5 (0.92%) Software Packaging
2 3 (0.55%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 62 (11.36%) Driving Licence
2 44 (8.06%) Onboarding
3 10 (1.83%) iSeries
3 10 (1.83%) PKI
4 8 (1.47%) Data Centre
4 8 (1.47%) iPhone
5 6 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (0.92%) Clustering
6 5 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (0.92%) NHS
6 5 (0.92%) Social Media
7 4 (0.73%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.55%) Blackberry
8 3 (0.55%) Life Science
8 3 (0.55%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.37%) FMCG
9 2 (0.37%) Handset
9 2 (0.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 266 (48.72%) Windows
2 121 (22.16%) Windows Server
3 68 (12.45%) Windows 10
4 38 (6.96%) Mac OS
5 33 (6.04%) Linux
6 24 (4.40%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (2.01%) Apple iOS
8 8 (1.47%) Android
8 8 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.10%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.55%) AIX
10 3 (0.55%) Unix
11 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.18%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.18%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (41.76%) Problem-Solving
2 168 (30.77%) Customer Service
3 97 (17.77%) ITIL
4 87 (15.93%) Mentoring
5 67 (12.27%) Incident Management
6 57 (10.44%) Patch Management
7 51 (9.34%) Cybersecurity
8 46 (8.42%) Batch Management
9 41 (7.51%) ITSM
9 41 (7.51%) Service Delivery
10 32 (5.86%) Continuous Improvement
11 29 (5.31%) Logistics
12 23 (4.21%) CRM
12 23 (4.21%) Disaster Recovery
12 23 (4.21%) Service Management
13 21 (3.85%) Customer Experience
14 19 (3.48%) Change Management
15 18 (3.30%) Problem Management
16 17 (3.11%) Analytical Thinking
16 17 (3.11%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 78 (14.29%) SQL
2 40 (7.33%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.20%) C#
4 7 (1.28%) Python
5 5 (0.92%) Bicep
5 5 (0.92%) VB
6 1 (0.18%) Bash
Qualifications
1 78 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 68 (12.45%) SC Cleared
3 58 (10.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 40 (7.33%) Degree
4 40 (7.33%) Network+ Certification
5 37 (6.78%) MCITP
6 17 (3.11%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (2.75%) CCNA
8 13 (2.38%) Azure Certification
9 10 (1.83%) MCSA
9 10 (1.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 7 (1.28%) CCNP
10 7 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (1.28%) MCP
10 7 (1.28%) MCSE
11 6 (1.10%) A+ Certification
12 5 (0.92%) ACMT
12 5 (0.92%) AWS Certification
12 5 (0.92%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (24.18%) SLA
2 14 (2.56%) GDPR
3 8 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (1.10%) QA
5 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.37%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 244 (44.69%) Active Directory
2 66 (12.09%) Hyper-V
3 54 (9.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.83%) Firmware
4 10 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (1.83%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.92%) BitLocker
5 5 (0.92%) Docker
6 3 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.55%) XenApp
7 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.18%) vSphere
7 1 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 105 (19.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (5.68%) SCCM
3 20 (3.66%) Autotask
4 9 (1.65%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.92%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.92%) MaaS360
5 5 (0.92%) PaperCut
5 5 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.92%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.92%) WSUS
6 3 (0.55%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.55%) Netcool
7 2 (0.37%) SCOM
7 2 (0.37%) SCSM
8 1 (0.18%) Nagios
8 1 (0.18%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 283 (51.83%) Microsoft
2 67 (12.27%) VMware
3 62 (11.36%) Cisco
4 25 (4.58%) Datto
5 21 (3.85%) Sophos
6 20 (3.66%) Meraki
7 18 (3.30%) Citrix
7 18 (3.30%) Veeam
8 17 (3.11%) Apple
9 13 (2.38%) HP
9 13 (2.38%) ServiceNow
10 10 (1.83%) McAfee
10 10 (1.83%) Sage
11 9 (1.65%) Dell
12 8 (1.47%) Oracle
13 7 (1.28%) WatchGuard
14 6 (1.10%) Aruba
14 6 (1.10%) SolarWinds
15 5 (0.92%) iManage
15 5 (0.92%) MobileIron