3rd Line Engineer Job Trends in London

Third Line Engineer
England > London

The median Third Line Engineer salary in London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 September 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 415 364 422
Rank change year-on-year -51 +58 +52
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer 25 25 32
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.10% 0.21% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.23% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 25 25 23
10th Percentile £39,450 £33,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,000 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% +8.42% -5.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £58,250 £68,750 £69,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +14.46% -7.78%

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 22,485 10,761 18,212
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.97% 91.25% 95.37%
Number of salaries quoted 15,504 7,000 11,965
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -
75th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £118,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

3rd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in London

3rd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in London

3rd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer in London over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for 3rd Line Engineer in London

3rd 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 3rd Line Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 4 September 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 +6 3 £41,500 +2.47% 1
3rd Line Engineer
England

3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 4 September 2026, 3rd 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 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 24 (96.00%) Microsoft
1 24 (96.00%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (84.00%) Entra ID
2 21 (84.00%) Windows
3 16 (64.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (60.00%) SharePoint
5 14 (56.00%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (56.00%) Mac OS
6 13 (52.00%) HP
6 13 (52.00%) Linux
6 13 (52.00%) SaaS
7 12 (48.00%) Firewall
7 12 (48.00%) Microsoft Intune
8 11 (44.00%) Datto
8 11 (44.00%) Google
8 11 (44.00%) Project Delivery
8 11 (44.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 10 (40.00%) Aruba
9 10 (40.00%) Autotask
9 10 (40.00%) Cisco
9 10 (40.00%) Email Migration
9 10 (40.00%) Google Workspace
9 10 (40.00%) Meraki
9 10 (40.00%) Server Management
9 10 (40.00%) SonicWALL
9 10 (40.00%) Ubiquiti
9 10 (40.00%) VLAN
10 9 (36.00%) Active Directory
10 9 (36.00%) Azure
10 9 (36.00%) Windows Server

3rd 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 16 (64.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (60.00%) SharePoint
3 3 (12.00%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (12.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (12.00%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (12.00%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 24 (96.00%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (84.00%) Entra ID
3 13 (52.00%) SaaS
4 10 (40.00%) Google Workspace
5 9 (36.00%) Azure
6 4 (16.00%) OneDrive
7 1 (4.00%) AWS
7 1 (4.00%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (4.00%) GCP
7 1 (4.00%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (48.00%) Firewall
2 10 (40.00%) VLAN
3 8 (32.00%) DNS
4 7 (28.00%) DHCP
5 6 (24.00%) VPN
6 5 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (4.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (12.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (12.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Finance
3 1 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (12.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 11 (44.00%) Video Conferencing
2 3 (12.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.00%) iPhone
3 1 (4.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 21 (84.00%) Windows
2 14 (56.00%) Mac OS
3 13 (52.00%) Linux
4 9 (36.00%) Windows Server
5 4 (16.00%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (12.00%) Apple iOS
6 3 (12.00%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (12.00%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (4.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Project Delivery
1 11 (44.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
2 10 (40.00%) Email Migration
2 10 (40.00%) Server Management
3 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (16.00%) ITIL
3 4 (16.00%) Mentoring
3 4 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (16.00%) User Experience
4 3 (12.00%) Application Packaging
4 3 (12.00%) Change Management
4 3 (12.00%) Deployment Automation
4 3 (12.00%) Infrastructure as Code
4 3 (12.00%) Proactive Monitoring
4 3 (12.00%) Server Virtualisation
4 3 (12.00%) Software Deployment
5 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (8.00%) ITSM
5 2 (8.00%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (4.00%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 4 (16.00%) Bash
3 3 (12.00%) Shell Script
4 1 (4.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (4.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (4.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 9 (36.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (16.00%) Hyper-V
4 3 (12.00%) Docker
5 1 (4.00%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (4.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (56.00%) Jamf Pro
2 12 (48.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (40.00%) Autotask
4 1 (4.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 24 (96.00%) Microsoft
2 13 (52.00%) HP
3 11 (44.00%) Datto
3 11 (44.00%) Google
4 10 (40.00%) Aruba
4 10 (40.00%) Cisco
4 10 (40.00%) Meraki
4 10 (40.00%) SonicWALL
4 10 (40.00%) Ubiquiti
5 5 (20.00%) Apple
5 5 (20.00%) VMware
6 3 (12.00%) Dell
7 1 (4.00%) ConnectWise
7 1 (4.00%) Veeam