Support Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

Support Engineer
England > North of England

The median Support Engineer salary in the North of England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 August 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 119 103
Rank change year-on-year +58 -16 +58
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 531 252 324
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.41% 2.63% 2.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.54% 2.98% 2.24%
Number of salaries quoted 431 227 272
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £24,100
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £33,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% +1.54% +4.75%
75th Percentile £43,375 £42,500 £37,500
90th Percentile £45,000 £53,000 £50,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% +1.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 20,897 8,469 14,439
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 88.33% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 15,243 4,575 9,875
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £28,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,683 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.35% -4.63% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 North of England.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the North of England

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in the North of England

Support Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
North West +83 305 £37,440 +1.19% 41
Yorkshire +33 190 £32,500 +6.56% 22
North East -57 36 £35,000 +9.38% 6
Support Engineer
England

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 12 August 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 North of England region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 201 (37.85%) Microsoft
2 161 (30.32%) Windows
3 147 (27.68%) Microsoft 365
4 126 (23.73%) Active Directory
5 111 (20.90%) Problem-Solving
6 101 (19.02%) Azure
7 93 (17.51%) Customer Service
8 85 (16.01%) Windows Server
9 75 (14.12%) Microsoft Intune
10 59 (11.11%) Firewall
11 56 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
12 49 (9.23%) Entra ID
12 49 (9.23%) ITIL
13 48 (9.04%) SharePoint
14 46 (8.66%) DNS
15 45 (8.47%) Windows 10
16 43 (8.10%) Hyper-V
16 43 (8.10%) Microsoft Exchange
17 39 (7.34%) PowerShell
18 37 (6.97%) TCP/IP
19 36 (6.78%) DHCP
20 34 (6.40%) Cybersecurity
20 34 (6.40%) VPN
21 33 (6.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
21 33 (6.21%) VMware
22 31 (5.84%) SQL
22 31 (5.84%) VoIP
23 30 (5.65%) Wi-Fi
24 27 (5.08%) Degree
25 25 (4.71%) Microsoft Office

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (9.04%) SharePoint
2 43 (8.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.45%) IIS
4 3 (0.56%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 25 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.56%) Adobe After Effects
3 3 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.56%) Adobe Premiere
3 3 (0.56%) Camtasia
3 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.75%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 147 (27.68%) Microsoft 365
2 101 (19.02%) Azure
3 49 (9.23%) Entra ID
4 16 (3.01%) AWS
4 16 (3.01%) OneDrive
5 10 (1.88%) Power Platform
6 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
6 5 (0.94%) SaaS
7 4 (0.75%) Nutanix
8 3 (0.56%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.38%) IaaS
10 1 (0.19%) IBM Watson
10 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 59 (11.11%) Firewall
2 46 (8.66%) DNS
3 37 (6.97%) TCP/IP
4 36 (6.78%) DHCP
5 34 (6.40%) VPN
6 31 (5.84%) VoIP
7 30 (5.65%) Wi-Fi
8 25 (4.71%) WAN
9 21 (3.95%) LAN
9 21 (3.95%) Wireless
10 16 (3.01%) VLAN
11 8 (1.51%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.94%) SSL
13 4 (0.75%) HTTP
13 4 (0.75%) SAN
13 4 (0.75%) SD-WAN
14 3 (0.56%) BGP
14 3 (0.56%) Cisco Firepower
14 3 (0.56%) IP Telephony
14 3 (0.56%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.01%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (0.56%) MySQL
2 3 (0.56%) Power BI
3 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (0.75%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (0.56%) JIRA
3 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 114 (21.47%) Social Skills
2 47 (8.85%) Manufacturing
3 25 (4.71%) Advertising
4 23 (4.33%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (3.01%) Organisational Skills
6 15 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (1.88%) Retail
8 9 (1.69%) Public Sector
9 7 (1.32%) Finance
10 5 (0.94%) German Language
10 5 (0.94%) Legal
10 5 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (0.75%) Aerospace
11 4 (0.75%) Automotive
11 4 (0.75%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.56%) Law
13 2 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.19%) Local Government
14 1 (0.19%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.51%) JSON
1 8 (1.51%) Middleware
2 4 (0.75%) HTML
3 3 (0.56%) OpenID
3 3 (0.56%) SAML
3 3 (0.56%) Web Services
4 2 (0.38%) FreeSWITCH
5 1 (0.19%) .NET
5 1 (0.19%) Classic ASP
Miscellaneous
1 51 (9.60%) Driving Licence
2 36 (6.78%) Onboarding
3 30 (5.65%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (2.82%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.07%) CCTV
6 10 (1.88%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (1.51%) CMDB
7 8 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (0.94%) Security Posture
9 5 (0.94%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.75%) Housing Association
10 4 (0.75%) PKI
10 4 (0.75%) Public Cloud
11 3 (0.56%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.56%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.56%) FMCG
11 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Licensing
12 2 (0.38%) Management Information System
13 1 (0.19%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 161 (30.32%) Windows
2 85 (16.01%) Windows Server
3 45 (8.47%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.69%) Linux
4 9 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (1.51%) Android
5 8 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.13%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.56%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.56%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.56%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.56%) Windows 8
8 2 (0.38%) Debian
8 2 (0.38%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (20.90%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (17.51%) Customer Service
3 56 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 49 (9.23%) ITIL
5 34 (6.40%) Cybersecurity
6 33 (6.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 23 (4.33%) Disaster Recovery
7 23 (4.33%) ITSM
8 22 (4.14%) User Experience
9 21 (3.95%) Change Management
10 19 (3.58%) Business Continuity
11 17 (3.20%) Customer Experience
12 16 (3.01%) Collaborative Culture
12 16 (3.01%) Mentoring
12 16 (3.01%) Service Management
13 15 (2.82%) High Availability
13 15 (2.82%) Root Cause Analysis
14 14 (2.64%) Identity Access Management
15 13 (2.45%) Incident Response
16 12 (2.26%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.34%) PowerShell
2 31 (5.84%) SQL
3 11 (2.07%) Python
4 5 (0.94%) Assembly Language
5 4 (0.75%) VBScript
6 2 (0.38%) Bash
7 1 (0.19%) C#
7 1 (0.19%) Java
7 1 (0.19%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 27 (5.08%) Degree
2 16 (3.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (1.88%) Security Cleared
4 8 (1.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (1.51%) HNC
5 7 (1.32%) Azure Certification
5 7 (1.32%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.13%) PMP
7 5 (0.94%) CCNA
7 5 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.75%) NVQ Level 3
9 3 (0.56%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.38%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.19%) CCA
11 1 (0.19%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.19%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.19%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.19%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (1.88%) SLA
3 8 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (1.13%) GMP
4 6 (1.13%) NEBOSH
5 1 (0.19%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 126 (23.73%) Active Directory
2 43 (8.10%) Hyper-V
3 21 (3.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.75%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.56%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.38%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.19%) Firmware
7 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 75 (14.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.58%) SCCM
3 6 (1.13%) Autotask
3 6 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.94%) WSUS
5 4 (0.75%) Ansible
5 4 (0.75%) Terraform
6 3 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 201 (37.85%) Microsoft
2 33 (6.21%) VMware
3 17 (3.20%) Cisco
4 10 (1.88%) Veeam
5 9 (1.69%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.69%) SonicWALL
6 7 (1.32%) Apple
7 6 (1.13%) Aruba
7 6 (1.13%) CheckPoint
8 5 (0.94%) BeyondTrust
8 5 (0.94%) Draytek
9 4 (0.75%) Dell
9 4 (0.75%) Facebook
9 4 (0.75%) Google
9 4 (0.75%) Meraki
9 4 (0.75%) Remedy
9 4 (0.75%) SAP
10 3 (0.56%) Adobe
10 3 (0.56%) HP
10 3 (0.56%) NetApp