IT Support Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

IT Support Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median IT Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £30,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 November 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 169 136
Rank change year-on-year +40 -33 +107
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 8 8 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.34% 0.22% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.23% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 8 8 15
10th Percentile £26,675 £25,875 £28,850
25th Percentile £28,250 £28,125 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,250 £29,750 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.68% -0.83% -6.25%
75th Percentile £35,000 £31,688 £31,500
90th Percentile - £33,075 £36,250
North West median annual salary £29,500 £30,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% -6.25% +6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

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 2,156 3,464 2,229
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 95.14% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,433 1,759 1,802
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,800 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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 Manchester.

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

IT Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Support Engineer in Manchester

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 24 November 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Active Directory
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 6 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 4 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (37.50%) Google
4 3 (37.50%) Google Workspace
4 3 (37.50%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (37.50%) Windows Server
5 1 (12.50%) A+ Certification
5 1 (12.50%) Apple
5 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
5 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (12.50%) ITIL
5 1 (12.50%) ITSM
5 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
5 1 (12.50%) SAP
5 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
5 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
5 1 (12.50%) SLA

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 7 (87.50%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (37.50%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Fire and Rescue
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 1 (12.50%) Marketing
3 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Police
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 6 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (37.50%) Windows Server
4 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (12.50%) ITIL
3 1 (12.50%) ITSM
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
3 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) A+ Certification
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (87.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (37.50%) Google
3 1 (12.50%) Apple
3 1 (12.50%) SAP