3rd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Kent

Third Line Support Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Third Line Support Engineer salary in Kent is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 December 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 76 61
Rank change year-on-year -2 -15 +50
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support Engineer 1 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.11% 0.24% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.25% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -22.22% +13.21%
75th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +3.66%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 805 804 477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.66% 96.40% 91.73%
Number of salaries quoted 480 361 375
10th Percentile £26,700 £30,500 £23,108
25th Percentile £29,750 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Kent

3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Kent

3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 December 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
Maidstone +5 1 £37,500 +7.14% 1
3rd Line Support Engineer
South East

3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 12 December 2025, 3rd 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 Kent region featuring 3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Veeam
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016

3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Veeam