Software Support Engineer Job Trends in England

Software Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Software Support Engineer salary in England is £43,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 572 601 728
Rank change year-on-year +29 +127 +179
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Support Engineer 77 27 62
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.070% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.077% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 74 7 49
10th Percentile £28,000 - £25,625
25th Percentile £30,500 £25,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £26,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +64.15% -33.75% +23.08%
75th Percentile £74,063 £30,875 £43,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £38,200 £51,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £26,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +32.08% -29.33% +15.38%

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 60,799 34,868 70,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.92% 90.36% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 39,652 21,084 55,582
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £28,550
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% -9.84%
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%

Software Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Software Support Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Software Support Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Software Support Engineer job vacancies in England

Software Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Support Engineer in England

Software Support Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Support Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 17 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 - 31 £35,000 - 2
East of England - 30 £75,000 -
North of England -50 9 £24,000 -9.43% 2
North East - 6 £24,000 - 1
South West -21 4 £31,000 -3.13%
North West -28 3 £26,000 -38.82% 1
London - 2 £35,000 -
Midlands - 1 £24,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £24,000 -
Software Support Engineer
UK

Software Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Software Support Engineer 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 Software Support Engineer in the job title.

1 35 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (31.17%) SQL
3 21 (27.27%) .NET
3 21 (27.27%) C#
4 20 (25.97%) Degree
4 20 (25.97%) Windows
5 19 (24.68%) DevOps
6 16 (20.78%) Azure
7 15 (19.48%) IIS
8 14 (18.18%) Computer Science
9 13 (16.88%) Software Engineering
10 12 (15.58%) .NET Framework
10 12 (15.58%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (15.58%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (15.58%) Entity Framework
10 12 (15.58%) Sage
10 12 (15.58%) SQL Server
10 12 (15.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 12 (15.58%) T-SQL
10 12 (15.58%) WinForms
10 12 (15.58%) Xamarin
11 10 (12.99%) Customer Service
12 9 (11.69%) Microsoft
13 7 (9.09%) ASP.NET
13 7 (9.09%) C++
13 7 (9.09%) Collaborative Engineering
13 7 (9.09%) Mathematics
13 7 (9.09%) Physics
13 7 (9.09%) Presales
13 7 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance

Software Support Engineer 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 15 (19.48%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.19%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.78%) Azure
2 12 (15.58%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (6.49%) GCP
4 2 (2.60%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.90%) Remote Desktop
1 3 (3.90%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (15.58%) SQL Server
1 12 (15.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 4 (5.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (2.60%) LabVIEW
General
1 16 (20.78%) Social Skills
2 11 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (5.19%) Manufacturing
4 2 (2.60%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (27.27%) .NET
2 12 (15.58%) .NET Framework
2 12 (15.58%) Entity Framework
2 12 (15.58%) WinForms
3 7 (9.09%) ASP.NET
4 4 (5.19%) DCOM
5 2 (2.60%) JSON
5 2 (2.60%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (7.79%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (3.90%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 20 (25.97%) Windows
2 3 (3.90%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (24.68%) DevOps
3 14 (18.18%) Computer Science
4 13 (16.88%) Software Engineering
5 10 (12.99%) Customer Service
6 7 (9.09%) Collaborative Engineering
6 7 (9.09%) Mathematics
6 7 (9.09%) Physics
6 7 (9.09%) Presales
6 7 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance
6 7 (9.09%) SDLC
7 6 (7.79%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (6.49%) Agile
8 5 (6.49%) CAD
8 5 (6.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (6.49%) Data Management
8 5 (6.49%) ERP
9 4 (5.19%) Business Strategy
9 4 (5.19%) ITIL
9 4 (5.19%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 24 (31.17%) SQL
2 21 (27.27%) C#
3 12 (15.58%) T-SQL
4 7 (9.09%) C++
5 2 (2.60%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (25.97%) Degree
2 12 (15.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (5.19%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.19%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.19%) QA
1 4 (5.19%) SLA
2 2 (2.60%) Def Stans
2 2 (2.60%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 12 (15.58%) Sage
1 12 (15.58%) Xamarin
2 9 (11.69%) Microsoft
3 5 (6.49%) Google
3 5 (6.49%) Zoho
4 4 (5.19%) Epicor
4 4 (5.19%) SAP
5 2 (2.60%) Salesforce