2nd Line Support Job Trends in Merton

Second Line Support
South London > Merton

The median Second Line Support salary in Merton is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 September 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 1.02% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South London median annual salary £35,000 £36,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.11% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 94 56 72
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.92% 88.89% 98.63%
Number of salaries quoted 76 40 19
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,813 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +34.74% -20.83%
75th Percentile £55,000 £86,250 £60,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £111,250 £85,000
South London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merton.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Merton

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Merton.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Merton

2nd Line Support
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Merton region over the 6 months to 22 September 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
Wimbledon - 1 £40,000 - 1
2nd Line Support
South London

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 22 September 2026, 2nd Line Support 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 Merton region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft