2nd/3rd Line Support Job Trends in the North West

2nd/3rd Line Support
England > North West

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support salary in the North West is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 220 232 189
Rank change year-on-year +12 -43 +141
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support 3 1 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.063% 0.014% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.015% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 17
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,500 £29,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £32,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.67% +41.51%
75th Percentile £34,500 £34,500 £43,750
90th Percentile - - £44,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £35,250 £41,500
% change year-on-year +13.48% -15.06% +2.47%

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 4,313 6,606 3,956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 95.26% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,413 3,703 3,020
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

2nd/3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd/3rd Line Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in the North West

2nd/3rd Line Support
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in the North West

2nd/3rd 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/3rd Line Support within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 October 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
Cumbria +12 3 £32,000 -
2nd/3rd Line Support
England

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, 2nd/3rd Line Support 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 West region featuring 2nd/3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) ConnectWise
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 3 (100.00%) Datto
1 3 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (100.00%) ESET
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Sophos
1 3 (100.00%) Ubiquiti
1 3 (100.00%) Veeam
1 3 (100.00%) VoIP
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 3 (100.00%) Wireless

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) VoIP
1 3 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 3 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) ConnectWise
1 3 (100.00%) Datto
1 3 (100.00%) ESET
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Sophos
1 3 (100.00%) Ubiquiti
1 3 (100.00%) Veeam