2nd Line Engineer Job Trends in London

Second Line Engineer
England > London

The median Second Line Engineer salary in London is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 354 403
Rank change year-on-year +15 +49 +61
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 69 42 89
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.34% 0.33% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.37% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 65 41 78
10th Percentile - £31,250 £30,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +1.33% +1.35%
75th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £48,750 £43,750 £45,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 18,436 11,470 22,011
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.92% 90.27% 94.10%
Number of salaries quoted 12,434 7,469 16,726
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.13%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in London

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in London

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in London over the 6 months to 2 May 2026.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Engineer in London

2nd Line Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Central London +8 22 £35,000 -12.50%
West London -22 7 £47,500 - 2
South London +15 2 £40,000 +8.84% 1
2nd Line Engineer
England

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 2 May 2026, 2nd Line 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 London region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 63 (91.30%) Microsoft 365
2 62 (89.86%) Microsoft
3 49 (71.01%) Windows
4 43 (62.32%) Azure
5 38 (55.07%) Active Directory
6 37 (53.62%) Problem-Solving
7 36 (52.17%) Microsoft Exchange
8 31 (44.93%) Wi-Fi
9 29 (42.03%) DNS
10 28 (40.58%) DHCP
11 26 (37.68%) Windows 10
12 25 (36.23%) WAN
13 24 (34.78%) TCP/IP
13 24 (34.78%) Windows Server
14 23 (33.33%) LAN
14 23 (33.33%) Mac OS
15 22 (31.88%) Microsoft Office
16 19 (27.54%) AWS
16 19 (27.54%) Windows Server 2016
16 19 (27.54%) Windows Server 2019
17 18 (26.09%) Hyper-V
17 18 (26.09%) SLA
18 17 (24.64%) Entra ID
18 17 (24.64%) Firewall
18 17 (24.64%) Google Workspace
19 16 (23.19%) Google
20 15 (21.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
20 15 (21.74%) VoIP
20 15 (21.74%) VPN
20 15 (21.74%) Windows Server 2012

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 36 (52.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (14.49%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (31.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 63 (91.30%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (62.32%) Azure
3 19 (27.54%) AWS
4 17 (24.64%) Entra ID
4 17 (24.64%) Google Workspace
5 3 (4.35%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.45%) Azure Storage
6 1 (1.45%) GCP
6 1 (1.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 31 (44.93%) Wi-Fi
2 29 (42.03%) DNS
3 28 (40.58%) DHCP
4 25 (36.23%) WAN
5 24 (34.78%) TCP/IP
6 23 (33.33%) LAN
7 17 (24.64%) Firewall
8 15 (21.74%) VoIP
8 15 (21.74%) VPN
9 5 (7.25%) ADSL
10 4 (5.80%) VLAN
10 4 (5.80%) Wireless
11 3 (4.35%) NetScaler
11 3 (4.35%) SD-WAN
11 3 (4.35%) WebEx
12 1 (1.45%) Cisco Wireless
12 1 (1.45%) Internet
12 1 (1.45%) IPsec
12 1 (1.45%) SAN
12 1 (1.45%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.90%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
General
1 32 (46.38%) Social Skills
2 9 (13.04%) Finance
3 5 (7.25%) Manufacturing
4 4 (5.80%) Telecoms
5 3 (4.35%) Electronics
5 3 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (4.35%) Marketing
5 3 (4.35%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.90%) Retail
7 1 (1.45%) Advertising
7 1 (1.45%) Banking
7 1 (1.45%) Front Office
7 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.04%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.90%) Driving Licence
2 2 (2.90%) IoT
2 2 (2.90%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (1.45%) iPad
3 1 (1.45%) iPhone
3 1 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (1.45%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 49 (71.01%) Windows
2 26 (37.68%) Windows 10
3 24 (34.78%) Windows Server
4 23 (33.33%) Mac OS
5 19 (27.54%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (27.54%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (21.74%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (4.35%) Apple iOS
8 2 (2.90%) Android
9 1 (1.45%) Linux
9 1 (1.45%) Mac OS X
9 1 (1.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (1.45%) VMS
9 1 (1.45%) Windows 7
9 1 (1.45%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (53.62%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (20.29%) Customer Service
3 13 (18.84%) ITIL
4 9 (13.04%) Service Delivery
5 8 (11.59%) Computer Science
6 7 (10.14%) Change Management
6 7 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (10.14%) Service Management
7 6 (8.70%) ITSM
7 6 (8.70%) Mobile Device Management
8 5 (7.25%) Configuration Management
8 5 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (7.25%) Identity Management
8 5 (7.25%) Problem Management
9 4 (5.80%) Incident Management
9 4 (5.80%) Process Improvement
10 3 (4.35%) Business Intelligence
10 3 (4.35%) Digital Marketing
10 3 (4.35%) Mentoring
10 3 (4.35%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.90%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.45%) Java
2 1 (1.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (17.39%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (15.94%) Degree
3 8 (11.59%) A+ Certification
4 3 (4.35%) SC Cleared
4 3 (4.35%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.45%) Dell Certification
5 1 (1.45%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (26.09%) SLA
2 1 (1.45%) Accessibility
System Software
1 38 (55.07%) Active Directory
2 18 (26.09%) Hyper-V
3 4 (5.80%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.45%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (21.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 12 (17.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (8.70%) Autotask
4 1 (1.45%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 62 (89.86%) Microsoft
2 16 (23.19%) Google
3 5 (7.25%) Cisco
4 4 (5.80%) HP
4 4 (5.80%) Meraki
5 3 (4.35%) Aruba
5 3 (4.35%) CheckPoint
5 3 (4.35%) F5
5 3 (4.35%) Fortinet
5 3 (4.35%) Palo Alto
5 3 (4.35%) SAP
6 2 (2.90%) VMware
7 1 (1.45%) Dell
7 1 (1.45%) Fujitsu
7 1 (1.45%) Juniper
7 1 (1.45%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.45%) Snow
7 1 (1.45%) TOWER Software