IT Support Engineer Job Trends in London

IT Support Engineer
England > London

The median IT Support Engineer salary in London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 August 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 348 407
Rank change year-on-year +38 +59 -78
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 136 43 59
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.57% 0.36% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.39% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 128 40 55
10th Percentile £28,175 £30,675 £28,550
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £40,000 £49,000 £38,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £53,750 £49,500
England median annual salary £33,500 £34,750 £31,000
% change year-on-year -3.60% +12.10% -4.62%

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 22,367 11,026 18,601
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 91.55% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 15,323 7,174 12,560
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £71,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +1.40% -1.38%
75th Percentile £95,000 £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%

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 26 August 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 26 August 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
South London +10 17 £35,000 -23.91%
Central London +6 15 £35,000 +2.94% 5
West London - 2 £33,500 - 2
East London - 1 £35,000 -
North London - 1 £35,000 -
IT Support Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 26 August 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.

1 111 (81.62%) Microsoft
2 110 (80.88%) Microsoft 365
3 103 (75.74%) Windows
4 73 (53.68%) Active Directory
5 57 (41.91%) Entra ID
6 50 (36.76%) Microsoft Exchange
7 49 (36.03%) Problem-Solving
8 45 (33.09%) SharePoint
9 41 (30.15%) Mac OS
9 41 (30.15%) Windows Server
10 36 (26.47%) Azure
11 35 (25.74%) Customer Service
12 33 (24.26%) Firewall
13 31 (22.79%) Degree
14 28 (20.59%) DNS
15 27 (19.85%) Microsoft Office
15 27 (19.85%) Service Delivery
16 25 (18.38%) Microsoft Intune
17 23 (16.91%) DHCP
18 22 (16.18%) Wi-Fi
19 21 (15.44%) TCP/IP
20 20 (14.71%) SaaS
21 19 (13.97%) Autotask
21 19 (13.97%) Computer Science
21 19 (13.97%) Linux
21 19 (13.97%) VMware
22 18 (13.24%) ITIL
22 18 (13.24%) LAN
22 18 (13.24%) WAN
23 17 (12.50%) Cisco

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 50 (36.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (33.09%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (2.21%) IIS
Applications
1 27 (19.85%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 110 (80.88%) Microsoft 365
2 57 (41.91%) Entra ID
3 36 (26.47%) Azure
4 20 (14.71%) SaaS
5 16 (11.76%) Google Workspace
5 16 (11.76%) OneDrive
6 8 (5.88%) AWS
7 4 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (2.21%) Cloudflare
9 2 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.74%) IaaS
10 1 (0.74%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 33 (24.26%) Firewall
2 28 (20.59%) DNS
3 23 (16.91%) DHCP
4 22 (16.18%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (15.44%) TCP/IP
6 18 (13.24%) LAN
6 18 (13.24%) WAN
7 13 (9.56%) VLAN
8 12 (8.82%) VPN
9 11 (8.09%) Wireless
10 9 (6.62%) VoIP
11 3 (2.21%) IPsec
11 3 (2.21%) SSL
12 2 (1.47%) Cisco IOS
13 1 (0.74%) RFID
13 1 (0.74%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.21%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (2.21%) JIRA
General
1 85 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 12 (8.82%) Finance
3 11 (8.09%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (4.41%) Games
5 5 (3.68%) Advertising
6 4 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.94%) Law
6 4 (2.94%) Legal
7 3 (2.21%) Financial Institution
7 3 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.21%) Retail
8 2 (1.47%) Police
9 1 (0.74%) Banking
9 1 (0.74%) Japanese Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.47%) CSS
1 2 (1.47%) EDI
1 2 (1.47%) HTML
1 2 (1.47%) LDAP
1 2 (1.47%) SAML
2 1 (0.74%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.29%) Onboarding
2 11 (8.09%) Video Conferencing
3 8 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (3.68%) iPad
5 4 (2.94%) Educational Technology
5 4 (2.94%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.21%) Clustering
6 3 (2.21%) Fat Client
6 3 (2.21%) iPhone
6 3 (2.21%) Thin Client
7 2 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.74%) CCTV
8 1 (0.74%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.74%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.74%) Mobile Computing
8 1 (0.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 103 (75.74%) Windows
2 41 (30.15%) Mac OS
2 41 (30.15%) Windows Server
3 19 (13.97%) Linux
4 15 (11.03%) Windows 10
5 13 (9.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (8.82%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (5.15%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (2.94%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (2.21%) Android
10 2 (1.47%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.74%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (36.03%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (25.74%) Customer Service
3 27 (19.85%) Service Delivery
4 19 (13.97%) Computer Science
5 18 (13.24%) ITIL
6 16 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (8.09%) Project Delivery
9 10 (7.35%) Email Migration
9 10 (7.35%) Identity Management
9 10 (7.35%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 10 (7.35%) Server Management
10 9 (6.62%) Disaster Recovery
11 8 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
11 8 (5.88%) Incident Response
12 7 (5.15%) ITSM
12 7 (5.15%) Kalman Filter
13 6 (4.41%) Service Management
14 5 (3.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 5 (3.68%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.41%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.21%) C#
2 3 (2.21%) SQL
3 1 (0.74%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (22.79%) Degree
2 16 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (8.82%) DBS Check
4 9 (6.62%) A+ Certification
5 4 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.21%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.21%) CCNA
6 3 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.47%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.47%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.74%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.74%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (9.56%) SLA
2 5 (3.68%) GDPR
3 2 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.74%) Data Quality
System Software
1 73 (53.68%) Active Directory
2 17 (12.50%) Hyper-V
2 17 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.74%) vSphere
5 1 (0.74%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 25 (18.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (13.97%) Autotask
3 12 (8.82%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (2.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (2.21%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.74%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.74%) SCCM
5 1 (0.74%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 111 (81.62%) Microsoft
2 19 (13.97%) VMware
3 17 (12.50%) Cisco
3 17 (12.50%) HP
4 16 (11.76%) Google
5 13 (9.56%) Datto
5 13 (9.56%) Ubiquiti
6 12 (8.82%) Meraki
7 10 (7.35%) Aruba
7 10 (7.35%) SonicWALL
8 5 (3.68%) Apple
9 4 (2.94%) Dell
10 3 (2.21%) Acronis
10 3 (2.21%) ServiceNow
11 2 (1.47%) Bloomberg
11 2 (1.47%) Citrix
11 2 (1.47%) ConnectWise
12 1 (0.74%) Avaya
12 1 (0.74%) EMC
12 1 (0.74%) Reuters