IT Support Engineer Job Trends in London

IT Support Engineer
England > London

The median IT Support Engineer salary in London is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 April 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 328 373
Rank change year-on-year +53 +45 +58
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 138 73 121
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.74% 0.57% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% 0.63% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 125 51 106
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,500 £27,125
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +1.45% -3.83%
75th Percentile £42,000 £53,125 £38,000
90th Percentile £48,250 £53,750 £44,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £30,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +6.56% +1.67% -6.25%

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 17,163 11,669 21,370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.83% 90.69% 94.10%
Number of salaries quoted 11,523 7,548 16,618
10th Percentile £38,000 £41,425 £38,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £106,250 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.71%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in London

IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in London

IT Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in London over the 6 months to 9 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support Engineer in London

IT Support 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 IT Support Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 9 April 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 +23 46 £34,500 +6.15% 1
West London -6 14 £38,000 - 2
South London +31 8 £37,500 +14.50%
East London - 1 - - 2
IT Support Engineer
England

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, IT 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 London region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 109 (78.99%) Windows
2 105 (76.09%) Microsoft 365
3 99 (71.74%) Microsoft
4 73 (52.90%) Active Directory
5 58 (42.03%) Windows Server
6 52 (37.68%) Azure
7 49 (35.51%) Problem-Solving
8 48 (34.78%) Microsoft Exchange
9 43 (31.16%) Windows 10
10 39 (28.26%) Microsoft Office
11 35 (25.36%) DNS
12 34 (24.64%) Entra ID
13 33 (23.91%) DHCP
13 33 (23.91%) Microsoft Intune
14 32 (23.19%) ITIL
15 31 (22.46%) Hyper-V
16 30 (21.74%) Firewall
16 30 (21.74%) Mac OS
17 29 (21.01%) Customer Service
17 29 (21.01%) TCP/IP
17 29 (21.01%) Windows Server 2016
18 27 (19.57%) LAN
19 26 (18.84%) Windows Server 2019
20 25 (18.12%) Google
20 25 (18.12%) Google Workspace
20 25 (18.12%) WAN
21 24 (17.39%) Wi-Fi
22 23 (16.67%) Degree
23 22 (15.94%) VoIP
24 21 (15.22%) VPN

IT Support 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 48 (34.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (13.77%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.90%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (2.90%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (2.90%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 39 (28.26%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 105 (76.09%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (37.68%) Azure
3 34 (24.64%) Entra ID
4 25 (18.12%) Google Workspace
5 16 (11.59%) AWS
6 14 (10.14%) SaaS
7 13 (9.42%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.72%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.72%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (25.36%) DNS
2 33 (23.91%) DHCP
3 30 (21.74%) Firewall
4 29 (21.01%) TCP/IP
5 27 (19.57%) LAN
6 25 (18.12%) WAN
7 24 (17.39%) Wi-Fi
8 22 (15.94%) VoIP
9 21 (15.22%) VPN
10 15 (10.87%) VLAN
11 7 (5.07%) Wireless
12 3 (2.17%) Internet
13 2 (1.45%) IPsec
13 2 (1.45%) SSL
14 1 (0.72%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
General
1 53 (38.41%) Social Skills
2 14 (10.14%) Finance
3 11 (7.97%) Legal
3 11 (7.97%) Multimedia
4 9 (6.52%) Law
5 8 (5.80%) Games
5 8 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.90%) Financial Institution
9 3 (2.17%) Advertising
9 3 (2.17%) Billing
9 3 (2.17%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.72%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.72%) CSS
1 1 (0.72%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.59%) Driving Licence
2 8 (5.80%) Fat Client
2 8 (5.80%) Thin Client
3 7 (5.07%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.62%) Reinsurance
5 4 (2.90%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.90%) iPad
5 4 (2.90%) iPhone
5 4 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.17%) CCTV
7 2 (1.45%) Social Media
7 2 (1.45%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.45%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.72%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.72%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.72%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 109 (78.99%) Windows
2 58 (42.03%) Windows Server
3 43 (31.16%) Windows 10
4 30 (21.74%) Mac OS
5 29 (21.01%) Windows Server 2016
6 26 (18.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 19 (13.77%) Windows Server 2012
8 13 (9.42%) Linux
9 12 (8.70%) Mac OS X
10 9 (6.52%) Apple iOS
11 4 (2.90%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.72%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (35.51%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (23.19%) ITIL
3 29 (21.01%) Customer Service
4 14 (10.14%) Mentoring
5 13 (9.42%) ITSM
6 10 (7.25%) Change Management
6 10 (7.25%) Computer Science
7 9 (6.52%) Asset Management
8 8 (5.80%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (5.80%) Line Management
8 8 (5.80%) Problem Management
8 8 (5.80%) Service Delivery
9 7 (5.07%) Infrastructure as Code
10 6 (4.35%) Process Improvement
11 5 (3.62%) Insurtech
12 4 (2.90%) Cybersecurity
12 4 (2.90%) Server Virtualisation
12 4 (2.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 3 (2.17%) Service Management
13 3 (2.17%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.25%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.72%) C#
2 1 (0.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (16.67%) Degree
2 16 (11.59%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (7.25%) DBS Check
4 9 (6.52%) A+ Certification
5 5 (3.62%) CCNA
5 5 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.45%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.45%) MCSA
6 2 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.72%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.87%) SLA
2 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
System Software
1 73 (52.90%) Active Directory
2 31 (22.46%) Hyper-V
3 12 (8.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.72%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 33 (23.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (10.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 8 (5.80%) Autotask
4 7 (5.07%) SCCM
5 6 (4.35%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (2.90%) WSUS
7 2 (1.45%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 99 (71.74%) Microsoft
2 25 (18.12%) Google
3 16 (11.59%) Apple
4 13 (9.42%) VMware
5 11 (7.97%) Fortinet
5 11 (7.97%) Fujitsu
5 11 (7.97%) Virgin Media
6 10 (7.25%) Datto
7 8 (5.80%) Acronis
8 6 (4.35%) HP
9 5 (3.62%) Cisco
9 5 (3.62%) Meraki
9 5 (3.62%) Okta
10 4 (2.90%) ConnectWise
10 4 (2.90%) Dell
11 2 (1.45%) Aruba
11 2 (1.45%) SonicWALL
11 2 (1.45%) Ubiquiti
11 2 (1.45%) Veeam
12 1 (0.72%) iManage