2nd Line Engineer Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Second Line Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Second Line Engineer salary in Milton Keynes is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 41 50
Rank change year-on-year +4 +9 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 1 12 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 0.37% 2.38% 3.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 2.44% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 21
10th Percentile - £31,250 £22,000
25th Percentile £30,750 £34,063 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% +16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £36,250 - £32,500
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £33,500 £35,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -4.29% +16.67% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 246 491 599
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 97.42% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 137 347 465
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,600 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,300
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% -

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Engineer in Milton Keynes

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, 2nd Line Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Samsung

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Samsung