Support Engineer Job Trends in the Midlands

Support Engineer
England > Midlands

The median Support Engineer salary in the Midlands is £33,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 February 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 60 58
Rank change year-on-year +21 -2 +66
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 413 257 337
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.68% 4.36% 4.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.13% 4.68% 4.27%
Number of salaries quoted 328 87 292
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,250 £34,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.21% +13.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £40,000 £44,875 £37,500
90th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £47,250
England median annual salary £35,000 £35,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year -1.41% +7.58% -

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.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 8,053 5,488 7,888
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.21% 93.08% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 4,950 2,582 6,420
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in the Midlands

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 Support Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 February 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 +29 224 £37,500 -25.00% 31
East Midlands +17 184 £30,750 -2.38% 22
Support Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 February 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 Midlands region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 157 (38.01%) Problem-Solving
2 146 (35.35%) Windows
3 145 (35.11%) Microsoft 365
4 126 (30.51%) Microsoft
5 93 (22.52%) Azure
6 92 (22.28%) Active Directory
7 85 (20.58%) Customer Service
8 71 (17.19%) Windows Server
9 57 (13.80%) DNS
10 55 (13.32%) Entra ID
11 52 (12.59%) DHCP
12 48 (11.62%) SharePoint
13 47 (11.38%) Firewall
14 42 (10.17%) Degree
15 41 (9.93%) Microsoft Intune
16 37 (8.96%) Mentoring
17 36 (8.72%) VMware
18 34 (8.23%) Incident Management
18 34 (8.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 33 (7.99%) SLA
20 31 (7.51%) ITIL
21 29 (7.02%) LAN
22 28 (6.78%) VMware Infrastructure
22 28 (6.78%) VPN
23 27 (6.54%) Microsoft Exchange
23 27 (6.54%) WAN
24 26 (6.30%) SaaS
25 24 (5.81%) Cybersecurity
25 24 (5.81%) Google
25 24 (5.81%) ITSM

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 48 (11.62%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.69%) Confluence
4 6 (1.45%) IIS
5 5 (1.21%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (1.21%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (1.21%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.97%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (5.57%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (4.12%) AutoCAD
3 13 (3.15%) SOLIDWORKS
4 5 (1.21%) EPLAN
5 3 (0.73%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 6 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.73%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 145 (35.11%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (22.52%) Azure
3 55 (13.32%) Entra ID
4 26 (6.30%) SaaS
5 17 (4.12%) Google Workspace
6 16 (3.87%) AWS
7 11 (2.66%) OneDrive
8 7 (1.69%) GCP
9 5 (1.21%) iPaaS
10 4 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.73%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (0.73%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.73%) Datadog
11 3 (0.73%) IaaS
11 3 (0.73%) PaaS
12 2 (0.48%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.48%) Nutanix
12 2 (0.48%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 57 (13.80%) DNS
2 52 (12.59%) DHCP
3 47 (11.38%) Firewall
4 29 (7.02%) LAN
5 28 (6.78%) VPN
6 27 (6.54%) WAN
7 16 (3.87%) VoIP
8 13 (3.15%) TCP/IP
9 12 (2.91%) Ethernet
9 12 (2.91%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (2.42%) VLAN
10 10 (2.42%) Wireless
11 9 (2.18%) ADSL
11 9 (2.18%) Internet
11 9 (2.18%) VDSL
12 7 (1.69%) Broadband
12 7 (1.69%) IP Telephony
13 6 (1.45%) PBX
14 5 (1.21%) SAN
14 5 (1.21%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.36%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.97%) DTS
3 2 (0.48%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (4.12%) JIRA
General
1 118 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 57 (13.80%) Manufacturing
3 31 (7.51%) Law
4 20 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (3.87%) Automotive
6 13 (3.15%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.66%) Aerospace
7 11 (2.66%) Marketing
7 11 (2.66%) Multimedia
8 10 (2.42%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (2.42%) Legal
9 9 (2.18%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (1.94%) Finance
11 7 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.69%) Retail
12 5 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.97%) Advertising
14 3 (0.73%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.48%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.45%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 74 (17.92%) Driving Licence
2 28 (6.78%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.78%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (2.91%) FMCG
4 10 (2.42%) Renewable Energy
5 9 (2.18%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.69%) CCTV
7 6 (1.45%) CMDB
8 5 (1.21%) Clustering
8 5 (1.21%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.97%) CAN bus
9 4 (0.97%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 4 (0.97%) SCADA
9 4 (0.97%) Smartphone
9 4 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.73%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.48%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.48%) Robotics
11 2 (0.48%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 146 (35.35%) Windows
2 71 (17.19%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.63%) Linux
3 15 (3.63%) Windows 10
4 14 (3.39%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.94%) Android
6 6 (1.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.21%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.21%) Windows 7
7 5 (1.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.48%) VMS
8 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.24%) CentOS
9 1 (0.24%) SUSE
9 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (38.01%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (20.58%) Customer Service
3 37 (8.96%) Mentoring
4 34 (8.23%) Incident Management
4 34 (8.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 31 (7.51%) ITIL
6 24 (5.81%) Cybersecurity
6 24 (5.81%) ITSM
7 19 (4.60%) CRM
7 19 (4.60%) Service Delivery
8 18 (4.36%) CAD
8 18 (4.36%) Root Cause Analysis
9 16 (3.87%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (3.87%) Proactive Monitoring
10 15 (3.63%) Mobile Device Management
11 14 (3.39%) Customer Experience
11 14 (3.39%) Presales
11 14 (3.39%) Project Delivery
12 13 (3.15%) Network Management
12 13 (3.15%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 22 (5.33%) SQL
2 10 (2.42%) PowerShell
3 8 (1.94%) Ladder Logic
3 8 (1.94%) Python
4 7 (1.69%) PHP
5 6 (1.45%) C#
5 6 (1.45%) Java
5 6 (1.45%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.48%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 42 (10.17%) Degree
2 18 (4.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (3.63%) Security Cleared
4 14 (3.39%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.18%) HNC
6 8 (1.94%) A+ Certification
7 7 (1.69%) CCNA
7 7 (1.69%) CCNP
7 7 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.69%) MCSA
7 7 (1.69%) MCSE
7 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 6 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (1.45%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.21%) MCITP
10 4 (0.97%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (0.97%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.48%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (7.99%) SLA
2 14 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.69%) GDPR
5 4 (0.97%) NIST
6 3 (0.73%) COSHH
6 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.73%) GMP
7 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 92 (22.28%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (4.84%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.48%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.48%) Firmware
7 1 (0.24%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.24%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 41 (9.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.69%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.21%) Failover Clustering
4 4 (0.97%) Functional Safety
4 4 (0.97%) Nagios
4 4 (0.97%) ZABBIX
5 3 (0.73%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.48%) Ansible
6 2 (0.48%) SCCM
6 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.48%) Terraform
Vendors
1 126 (30.51%) Microsoft
2 36 (8.72%) VMware
3 24 (5.81%) Google
4 18 (4.36%) Cisco
5 14 (3.39%) Dell
5 14 (3.39%) Fortinet
6 11 (2.66%) Fujitsu
6 11 (2.66%) Juniper
6 11 (2.66%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.66%) Virgin Media
7 10 (2.42%) Samsung
8 9 (2.18%) McAfee
9 7 (1.69%) Draytek
9 7 (1.69%) Mitel
9 7 (1.69%) WatchGuard
10 6 (1.45%) Darktrace
10 6 (1.45%) Oracle
11 5 (1.21%) Apple
11 5 (1.21%) HP
11 5 (1.21%) Red Hat