2nd Line Support Jobs in the North West

Second Line Support
England > North West

The median Second Line Support salary in the North West is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.

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

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 271 231 238
Rank change year-on-year -40 +7 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 25 64 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.31% 0.65% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.69% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 22 60 37
10th Percentile £29,025 £24,200 £25,600
25th Percentile £31,375 £26,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £29,500 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.56% +3.51% +7.55%
75th Percentile £35,625 £32,500 £33,750
90th Percentile £37,500 £34,250 £38,750
England median annual salary £31,500 £31,250 £32,000
% change year-on-year +0.80% -2.34% +6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,336 9,331 6,985
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.72% 94.62% 89.43%
Number of salaries quoted 4,010 7,175 4,068
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in the North West

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in the North West.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Support in the North West

2nd Line Support
Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. 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
Manchester +41 17 £32,875 +9.58% 5
Merseyside +42 8 £33,500 +24.07%
2nd Line Support
England

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 2nd Line Support 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 North West region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 17 (68.00%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (56.00%) Windows
3 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
4 12 (48.00%) ITIL
5 11 (44.00%) Windows Server
6 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
7 8 (32.00%) SharePoint
7 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Exchange
7 8 (32.00%) Firewall
7 8 (32.00%) FMCG
7 8 (32.00%) Manufacturing
7 8 (32.00%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Copilot
7 8 (32.00%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Intune
9 6 (24.00%) Windows 10
9 6 (24.00%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (20.00%) PowerShell
10 5 (20.00%) Application Packaging
10 5 (20.00%) SCCM
10 5 (20.00%) Power Automate
10 5 (20.00%) Mentoring
10 5 (20.00%) Task Automation
10 5 (20.00%) Customer Service
11 4 (16.00%) Degree
12 3 (12.00%) ServiceNow
12 3 (12.00%) iManage
12 3 (12.00%) Intapp
12 3 (12.00%) User Experience

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (32.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 17 (68.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 5 (20.00%) Power Automate
4 1 (4.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (32.00%) Firewall
2 3 (12.00%) VoIP
2 3 (12.00%) Wireless
General
1 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (32.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 8 (32.00%) FMCG
1 8 (32.00%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (12.00%) Blackberry
3 1 (4.00%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 14 (56.00%) Windows
2 11 (44.00%) Windows Server
3 8 (32.00%) Windows Server 2019
4 6 (24.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (48.00%) ITIL
2 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (20.00%) Application Packaging
3 5 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 5 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 5 (20.00%) Task Automation
4 3 (12.00%) Service Management
4 3 (12.00%) User Experience
5 1 (4.00%) Business Continuity
5 1 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (4.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (4.00%) Data Protection
5 1 (4.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (4.00%) Project Delivery
5 1 (4.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (24.00%) ITIL Certification
2 4 (16.00%) Degree
3 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
Systems Management
1 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.00%) Adobe
2 3 (12.00%) iManage
2 3 (12.00%) Intapp
2 3 (12.00%) ServiceNow