3rd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Maidstone

Third Line Support Engineer
Kent > Maidstone

The median Third Line Support Engineer salary in Maidstone is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 December 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 19 27
Rank change year-on-year +5 +8 -
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support Engineer 1 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Maidstone 0.96% 1.19% 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% 1.20% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -22.22% -
75th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -22.22% +13.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Maidstone

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Maidstone. 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 Maidstone with a recognized job title 82 83 71
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 78.85% 98.81% 97.26%
Number of salaries quoted 58 45 61
10th Percentile £27,700 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £29,750 £45,000 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +76.47% -24.44%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £77,375 £87,500 £57,500
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -

3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone

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

3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Maidstone

3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Maidstone

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

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Maidstone

3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone

For the 6 months to 12 December 2025, 3rd Line 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 Maidstone region featuring 3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Veeam
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016

3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Veeam