2nd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Ipswich

Second Line Support Engineer
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Second Line Support Engineer salary in Ipswich is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Engineer 13 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Ipswich 4.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile £29,750 - -
25th Percentile £33,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £36,125 - -
Suffolk median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 260 94 227
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.24% 98.95% 98.27%
Number of salaries quoted 142 81 176
10th Percentile £28,075 £25,625 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,750 £47,500 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.21% +4.40% -13.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £57,000 £59,063
90th Percentile £97,250 £65,000 £77,500
Suffolk median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +50.00% +3.90%

2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Ipswich

2nd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Ipswich

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Ipswich.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Ipswich

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 1 June 2026, 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 Ipswich region featuring 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Active Directory
1 6 (46.15%) Azure
1 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (46.15%) Entra ID
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (46.15%) SharePoint
1 6 (46.15%) Windows
2 3 (23.08%) DHCP
2 3 (23.08%) DNS
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (23.08%) OneDrive
2 3 (23.08%) Remote Monitoring and Management
2 3 (23.08%) Windows Server

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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 6 (46.15%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (46.15%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (46.15%) Azure
1 6 (46.15%) Entra ID
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (23.08%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) DHCP
1 3 (23.08%) DNS
General
1 10 (76.92%) Legal
2 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 6 (46.15%) Windows
2 3 (23.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (23.08%) Remote Monitoring and Management
System Software
1 6 (46.15%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
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