Second Line Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Second Line Engineer salary in Manchester is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
127 |
150 |
126 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+23 |
-24 |
+94 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer |
4 |
7 |
27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.14% |
0.26% |
1.06% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.15% |
0.28% |
1.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
7 |
27 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£27,750 |
£24,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£28,875 |
£28,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£29,500 |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.67% |
- |
-11.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£31,500 |
£33,750 |
£31,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£32,850 |
- |
£35,750 |
| North West median annual salary |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
£30,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
+8.33% |
-7.69% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
2,591 |
2,488 |
2,422 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.28% |
93.78% |
95.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,687 |
1,198 |
1,955 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,900 |
£35,000 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88,850 |
£85,000 |
£84,056 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£51,369 |
£50,146 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.67% |
+2.44% |
-6.27% |
