2nd Line Support Jobs 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 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 342 335 363
Rank change year-on-year -7 +28 +114
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 409 711 794
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.83% 0.83% 0.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 0.88% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 389 660 716
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £31,125 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% -2.73% +6.67%
75th Percentile £36,250 £36,000 £37,000
90th Percentile £41,500 £40,000 £40,000
UK median annual salary £31,500 £30,750 £31,500
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% +5.00%

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 44,665 81,175 81,176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.55% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 24,293 60,496 51,517
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,519 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in England.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Support 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 May 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 May 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 +64 100 £30,500 +3.39% 23
South West +111 88 £31,500 -5.97% 24
North of England -5 73 £30,500 +1.67% 21
East Midlands +51 60 £31,500 +6.78% 8
London +39 58 £40,000 +14.29% 28
South East -8 54 £31,500 +5.00% 45
Yorkshire +63 40 £29,000 -7.20% 4
West Midlands +37 40 £30,500 +3.39% 13
East of England -18 37 £30,000 -3.23% 10
North West -33 25 £33,500 +13.56% 9
North East +31 8 £32,000 -0.78% 8
2nd Line Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 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.

1 247 (60.39%) Microsoft 365
2 244 (59.66%) Windows
3 230 (56.23%) Active Directory
4 215 (52.57%) Microsoft
5 166 (40.59%) Customer Service
6 165 (40.34%) Social Skills
7 148 (36.19%) Azure
8 142 (34.72%) Problem-Solving
9 109 (26.65%) Windows Server
10 101 (24.69%) Microsoft Exchange
11 100 (24.45%) Firewall
12 80 (19.56%) ITIL
13 74 (18.09%) Microsoft Intune
14 73 (17.85%) SharePoint
15 70 (17.11%) Driving Licence
16 69 (16.87%) SLA
17 65 (15.89%) DNS
18 60 (14.67%) Windows 10
19 57 (13.94%) VMware
20 56 (13.69%) Entra ID
21 55 (13.45%) WAN
22 52 (12.71%) LAN
23 48 (11.74%) Cisco
24 46 (11.25%) Cybersecurity
25 45 (11.00%) Hyper-V
25 45 (11.00%) Microsoft Certification
25 45 (11.00%) Law
25 45 (11.00%) OneDrive
26 42 (10.27%) VMware Infrastructure
27 39 (9.54%) Microsoft Office

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
1 101 (24.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 73 (17.85%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.73%) Confluence
4 2 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 39 (9.54%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Carpe Diem
1 1 (0.24%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 247 (60.39%) Microsoft 365
2 148 (36.19%) Azure
3 56 (13.69%) Entra ID
4 45 (11.00%) OneDrive
5 9 (2.20%) AWS
6 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Copilot
6 8 (1.96%) Mimecast
7 5 (1.22%) Power Automate
8 4 (0.98%) IaaS
9 3 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.73%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.49%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 100 (24.45%) Firewall
2 65 (15.89%) DNS
3 55 (13.45%) WAN
4 52 (12.71%) LAN
5 36 (8.80%) DHCP
6 34 (8.31%) VLAN
7 33 (8.07%) VPN
8 31 (7.58%) Wi-Fi
9 19 (4.65%) VoIP
10 18 (4.40%) TCP/IP
11 16 (3.91%) Cisco IOS
12 13 (3.18%) Remote Desktop
13 12 (2.93%) Wireless
14 8 (1.96%) IPsec
15 5 (1.22%) SD-WAN
16 4 (0.98%) PBX
16 4 (0.98%) SAN
17 2 (0.49%) ADSL
17 2 (0.49%) Softphone
17 2 (0.49%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.71%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.22%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (0.73%) JIRA
2 2 (0.49%) Git
General
1 165 (40.34%) Social Skills
2 45 (11.00%) Law
3 31 (7.58%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (5.38%) Finance
5 19 (4.65%) Legal
6 15 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (3.42%) Retail
8 12 (2.93%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.69%) Manufacturing
9 11 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.96%) Games
11 7 (1.71%) Marketing
12 6 (1.47%) Public Sector
13 5 (1.22%) Advertising
14 3 (0.73%) Banking
15 1 (0.24%) Back Office
15 1 (0.24%) Financial Institution
15 1 (0.24%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.98%) SAML
2 2 (0.49%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.24%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 70 (17.11%) Driving Licence
2 25 (6.11%) Onboarding
3 10 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (1.96%) FMCG
5 7 (1.71%) EPoS
6 4 (0.98%) Management Information System
6 4 (0.98%) PKI
6 4 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (0.73%) Blackberry
7 3 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (0.73%) Handset
8 2 (0.49%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.49%) Equities
8 2 (0.49%) Fixed Income
8 2 (0.49%) Life Science
8 2 (0.49%) Reference Data
9 1 (0.24%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.24%) iPhone
9 1 (0.24%) PropTech
9 1 (0.24%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 244 (59.66%) Windows
2 109 (26.65%) Windows Server
3 60 (14.67%) Windows 10
4 37 (9.05%) Mac OS
5 31 (7.58%) Linux
6 17 (4.16%) Mac OS X
7 13 (3.18%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (2.44%) Apple iOS
8 10 (2.44%) Windows 7
9 9 (2.20%) Android
9 9 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (1.22%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.73%) Unix
12 2 (0.49%) Rocky
12 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.24%) CentOS
13 1 (0.24%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.24%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (40.59%) Customer Service
2 142 (34.72%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (19.56%) ITIL
4 46 (11.25%) Cybersecurity
5 34 (8.31%) Service Delivery
6 33 (8.07%) ITSM
7 32 (7.82%) Mentoring
8 18 (4.40%) Disaster Recovery
9 17 (4.16%) Client Onboarding
9 17 (4.16%) Mobile Device Management
10 16 (3.91%) Service Management
11 14 (3.42%) Ticket Management
12 13 (3.18%) Case Management
13 12 (2.93%) Change Management
14 11 (2.69%) Patch Management
15 10 (2.44%) Customer Experience
15 10 (2.44%) Data Protection
15 10 (2.44%) Problem Management
16 9 (2.20%) Collaborative Working
16 9 (2.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.65%) PowerShell
1 19 (4.65%) SQL
2 18 (4.40%) Python
3 3 (0.73%) Bash
Qualifications
1 45 (11.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (7.58%) Network+ Certification
3 30 (7.33%) Degree
4 26 (6.36%) MCITP
5 22 (5.38%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (4.89%) Security Cleared
7 15 (3.67%) CCNA
7 15 (3.67%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.69%) CCNP
8 11 (2.69%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (2.20%) A+ Certification
10 8 (1.96%) MCSA
11 6 (1.47%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.73%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.24%) HNC
14 1 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.24%) MCP
14 1 (0.24%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (16.87%) SLA
2 5 (1.22%) GDPR
3 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.49%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 230 (56.23%) Active Directory
2 45 (11.00%) Hyper-V
3 42 (10.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.71%) Firmware
6 5 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.98%) XenApp
8 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (0.73%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.73%) vSphere
9 2 (0.49%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.49%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.24%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 74 (18.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (5.87%) SCCM
3 8 (1.96%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.49%) Grafana
5 2 (0.49%) SCOM
5 2 (0.49%) SCSM
6 1 (0.24%) Autotask
6 1 (0.24%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.24%) Nagios
6 1 (0.24%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 215 (52.57%) Microsoft
2 57 (13.94%) VMware
3 48 (11.74%) Cisco
4 20 (4.89%) Citrix
5 17 (4.16%) Dell
6 16 (3.91%) Apple
6 16 (3.91%) ServiceNow
7 13 (3.18%) Veeam
8 12 (2.93%) HP
9 11 (2.69%) WatchGuard
10 10 (2.44%) Sophos
11 6 (1.47%) Datto
11 6 (1.47%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.22%) Barracuda Networks
12 5 (1.22%) Sage
13 4 (0.98%) Google
13 4 (0.98%) iManage
13 4 (0.98%) Intapp
13 4 (0.98%) Meraki
14 3 (0.73%) Ubiquiti