Software Support Engineer Job Trends in London

Software Support Engineer
England > London

The median Software Support Engineer salary in London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
6 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 387 - 463
Rank change year-on-year - - +311
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Support Engineer 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.016% - 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% - 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - £36,625
25th Percentile - - £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.00%
75th Percentile - - £50,625
90th Percentile - - £60,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £41,250 £32,500
% change year-on-year -15.15% +26.92% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,092 16,438 18,309
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 95.00% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 7,257 10,082 14,939
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Software Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Software Support Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for Software Support Engineer job vacancies in London

Software Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, Software 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 Software Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) LabVIEW
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud

Software 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce
13 Software Support Engineer jobs in London