Support Engineer
South East > Kent
The median Support Engineer salary in Kent is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 54 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +3 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 18 | 54 | 49 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 2.51% | 3.63% | 4.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.51% | 3.90% | 4.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 52 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £21,250 | £24,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £21,813 | £25,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £28,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.86% | -13.85% | +1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £36,750 | £37,625 | £39,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,456 | £42,250 | £42,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £35,000 | £34,000 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +7.94% | -3.08% |
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 | 513 | 1,383 | 987 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 71.55% | 92.94% | 85.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 319 | 1,031 | 550 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,250 | £25,250 | £26,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,375 | £31,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £42,500 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.59% | -8.60% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,783 | £58,750 | £61,162 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Kent.
Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Kent
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Kent over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
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 Support Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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| Maidstone | +19 | 9 | £33,000 | +46.67% | 2 |
| Sittingbourne | - | 2 | £30,000 | - | 2 |
| Tunbridge Wells | - | 2 | £42,456 | - | 1 |
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Support Engineer 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 Kent region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: