1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Hampshire

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer salary in Hampshire is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 - 124
Rank change year-on-year - - +81
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.043% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £27,099
25th Percentile £41,250 - £27,249
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £27,963
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.79%
75th Percentile £43,750 - £28,638
90th Percentile - - £28,766
South East median annual salary £42,500 £31,500 £27,963
% change year-on-year +34.92% +12.65% -6.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 2,169 3,218 1,654
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 97.10% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,474 2,035 1,073
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £48,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -12.73% +2.80% -2.73%

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 19 November 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
Southampton - 1 £42,500 -
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
South East

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, 1st/2nd Line 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 Hampshire region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft