Support Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Support Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 April 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 122 124
Rank change year-on-year +31 +2 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 64 23 77
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.38% 1.14% 1.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 1.22% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 49 19 74
10th Percentile £28,250 £24,325 £23,200
25th Percentile £32,500 £28,875 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £33,938
90th Percentile £52,250 £69,750 £53,750
North West median annual salary £35,000 £36,599 £28,500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +28.42% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 4,210 1,892 4,405
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 94.08% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,011 1,264 3,599
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,225 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,179
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,857
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,675 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -9.09%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 7 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Manchester

Support Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 7 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Altrincham - 3 £47,500 - 1
Salford - 2 £47,500 - 1
Wigan -6 1 - -
Rochdale - 1 £35,000 -
Support Engineer
North West

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 7 April 2026, 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 31 (48.44%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (39.06%) Windows
3 21 (32.81%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (31.25%) Microsoft
5 18 (28.13%) Active Directory
6 17 (26.56%) Azure
7 16 (25.00%) Customer Service
7 16 (25.00%) Firewall
7 16 (25.00%) VoIP
8 15 (23.44%) Windows Server
9 14 (21.88%) Entra ID
10 13 (20.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 13 (20.31%) Microsoft Intune
11 12 (18.75%) AI
11 12 (18.75%) Cisco
11 12 (18.75%) Cisco CUCM
11 12 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (18.75%) DHCP
11 12 (18.75%) DNS
11 12 (18.75%) Network Management
11 12 (18.75%) Oracle
11 12 (18.75%) Root Cause Analysis
11 12 (18.75%) Service Delivery
11 12 (18.75%) Telepresence
11 12 (18.75%) Unified Communications
11 12 (18.75%) WebEx
12 11 (17.19%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 11 (17.19%) VLAN
12 11 (17.19%) VPN
13 8 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (32.81%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (26.56%) Azure
3 14 (21.88%) Entra ID
4 8 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel
4 8 (12.50%) SaaS
5 5 (7.81%) Google Workspace
5 5 (7.81%) Intacct
6 1 (1.56%) GCP
6 1 (1.56%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (25.00%) Firewall
1 16 (25.00%) VoIP
2 12 (18.75%) DHCP
2 12 (18.75%) DNS
2 12 (18.75%) Telepresence
2 12 (18.75%) Unified Communications
2 12 (18.75%) WebEx
3 11 (17.19%) VLAN
3 11 (17.19%) VPN
4 3 (4.69%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.56%) Intranet
5 1 (1.56%) LAN
5 1 (1.56%) SAN
5 1 (1.56%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.56%) WAN
Development Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Browser DevTools
2 1 (1.56%) JIRA
General
1 24 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 19 (29.69%) Finance
3 18 (28.13%) Telecoms
4 6 (9.38%) Manufacturing
5 5 (7.81%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.69%) Advertising
7 2 (3.13%) Electronics
7 2 (3.13%) Fire and Rescue
7 2 (3.13%) Marketing
7 2 (3.13%) Multimedia
7 2 (3.13%) Police
7 2 (3.13%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.56%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.56%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.69%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 24 (37.50%) Driving Licence
2 5 (7.81%) SCADA
3 3 (4.69%) CCTV
3 3 (4.69%) Home Automation
3 3 (4.69%) Virtual Team
4 2 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.56%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (1.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 25 (39.06%) Windows
2 15 (23.44%) Windows Server
3 6 (9.38%) Windows 10
4 4 (6.25%) Mac OS
5 3 (4.69%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (4.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (48.44%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 12 (18.75%) AI
3 12 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (18.75%) Network Management
3 12 (18.75%) Root Cause Analysis
3 12 (18.75%) Service Delivery
4 11 (17.19%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 8 (12.50%) Process Improvement
6 5 (7.81%) Change Management
6 5 (7.81%) ITIL
6 5 (7.81%) Mobile Device Management
6 5 (7.81%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 4 (6.25%) Mentoring
8 3 (4.69%) Analytics
8 3 (4.69%) Data Analysis
8 3 (4.69%) Data Analytics
8 3 (4.69%) Incident Response
8 3 (4.69%) Presales
8 3 (4.69%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.25%) SQL
2 3 (4.69%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (1.56%) Java
3 1 (1.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (12.50%) Network+ Certification
2 5 (7.81%) Azure Certification
2 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (4.69%) NVQ Level 4
4 2 (3.13%) A+ Certification
4 2 (3.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (20.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.13%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (28.13%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.56%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (20.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (18.75%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 20 (31.25%) Microsoft
2 12 (18.75%) Cisco
2 12 (18.75%) Oracle
3 8 (12.50%) Siemens
4 5 (7.81%) Allen-Bradley
4 5 (7.81%) Google
4 5 (7.81%) Rockwell
4 5 (7.81%) Sage
4 5 (7.81%) Ubiquiti
5 2 (3.13%) Fortinet
5 2 (3.13%) Fujitsu
5 2 (3.13%) SAP
5 2 (3.13%) Virgin Media
5 2 (3.13%) VMware