IT Support Engineer Job Trends in the Midlands
IT Support Engineer
England > Midlands
The median IT Support Engineer salary in the Midlands is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 142 | 159 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -40 | +51 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer | 153 | 76 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.96% | 1.38% | 1.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.05% | 1.48% | 1.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 129 | 74 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £24,250 | £26,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £25,750 | £28,102 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £29,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.07% | -3.33% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £39,250 | £35,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £44,400 | £46,375 | £35,100 |
| England median annual salary | £34,500 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.34% | +2.34% | -1.54% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title | 14,567 | 5,136 | 8,559 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.80% | 93.04% | 94.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,170 | 3,154 | 4,377 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,978 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,750 | £31,750 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £59,853 | £53,688 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.48% | -6.63% | -4.17% |
IT Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
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 the Midlands.
IT Support Engineer Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.
IT Support Engineer Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
IT Support Engineer Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | +10 | 84 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 69 | £32,500 | +13.04% | 7 |
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IT Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands
For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, 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 Midlands region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 69.9% | 107 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 69.3% | 106 |
| 3 | Windows | 64.1% | 98 |
| 4 | Problem-Solving | 46.4% | 71 |
| 5 | Active Directory | 43.8% | 67 |
| 6 | DNS | 35.3% | 54 |
| 7 | Customer Service | 33.3% | 51 |
| 8 | Windows Server | 32.7% | 50 |
| 9 | DHCP | 30.7% | 47 |
| 9 | VPN | 30.7% | 47 |
| 11 | Azure | 30.1% | 46 |
| 11 | Entra ID | 30.1% | 46 |
| 13 | Microsoft Intune | 24.8% | 38 |
| 14 | Microsoft Exchange | 22.9% | 35 |
| 15 | Hyper-V | 22.2% | 34 |
| 16 | VMware | 20.9% | 32 |
| 17 | TCP/IP | 18.3% | 28 |
| 18 | VMware Infrastructure | 17.6% | 27 |
| 19 | SharePoint | 17.0% | 26 |
| 20 | Business Continuity | 16.3% | 25 |
| 20 | Windows 10 | 16.3% | 25 |
| 22 | Cybersecurity | 15.7% | 24 |
| 22 | Firewall | 15.7% | 24 |
| 24 | Continuous Improvement | 13.7% | 21 |
| 24 | 13.7% | 21 | |
| 24 | Google Workspace | 13.7% | 21 |
| 27 | Wi-Fi | 10.5% | 16 |
| 28 | Infrastructure Engineering | 9.8% | 15 |
| 29 | Disaster Recovery | 9.2% | 14 |
| 29 | ITSM | 9.2% | 14 |
IT Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior IT Engineer | 14.4% | 22 |
| 1 | Senior IT Support | 14.4% | 22 |
| 3 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 13.1% | 20 |
| 4 | Senior Support Engineer | 11.8% | 18 |
| 5 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 9.8% | 15 |
| 6 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 7.2% | 11 |
| 7 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 6.5% | 10 |
| 7 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 6.5% | 10 |
| 9 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 3.9% | 6 |
| 10 | Junior IT Engineer | 3.3% | 5 |
| 10 | Junior IT Support | 3.3% | 5 |
| 10 | Junior Support Engineer | 3.3% | 5 |
| 10 | Microsoft Engineer | 3.3% | 5 |
| 14 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 2.6% | 4 |
| 14 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Support | 2.6% | 4 |
| 14 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 2.6% | 4 |
| 14 | 3rd Line Server Support | 2.6% | 4 |
| 14 | Senior Infrastructure Support Engineer | 2.6% | 4 |
| 14 | Senior Server Support Engineer | 2.6% | 4 |
| 20 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 2.0% | 3 |