3rd Line Support Job Trends in Portishead

Third Line Support
Somerset > Portishead

The median Third Line Support salary in Portishead is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Portishead 3.57% - 3.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.57% - 3.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile £55,000 - £46,500
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% +45.16%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portishead

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portishead. 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 Portishead with a recognized job title 28 22 29
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 91.67% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 25 22 27
10th Percentile - £25,777 £26,500
25th Percentile £24,250 £36,801 £27,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 £49,110 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -46.04% +29.24% +10.14%
75th Percentile £40,250 £57,057 £52,500
90th Percentile £52,989 - £62,800
Somerset median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -10.00%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Portishead

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

3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in Portishead

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend in Portishead

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Portishead.

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Portishead

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portishead

For the 6 months to 13 June 2026, 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 Portishead region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) DMZ
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) Iperf
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portishead 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DMZ
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Iperf
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Ruckus Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) SonicWALL
1 1 (100.00%) VMware