Third Line Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Third Line Engineer salary in Manchester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
126 |
169 |
144 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+43 |
-25 |
+102 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer |
2 |
7 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.085% |
0.20% |
0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.094% |
0.21% |
0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
7 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£38,500 |
£33,500 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£35,875 |
£40,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
-11.11% |
-6.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£40,125 |
£48,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£51,500 |
£41,650 |
£48,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£32,000 |
£40,000 |
£38,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+3.23% |
-11.17% |
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 |
2,124 |
3,371 |
2,205 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.69% |
94.88% |
96.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,417 |
1,705 |
1,778 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£34,500 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£41,250 |
£43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£53,500 |
£55,000 |
£57,581 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.73% |
-4.48% |
+4.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£84,900 |
£85,000 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
