Technical Support Engineer Job Trends in Portsmouth

Technical Support Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Technical Support Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 41 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support Engineer 6 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 1.15% 0.35% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 0.37% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £35,000 - -
25th Percentile £44,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £46,000 - -
90th Percentile £48,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -11.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 515 273 604
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.85% 94.79% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 364 135 513
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.99% +20.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £70,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £51,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.80% +3.00% -4.76%

Technical Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Technical Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Technical Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Technical Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support Engineer in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 1 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Support Engineer in Portsmouth

Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 1 July 2026, Technical 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 Portsmouth region featuring Technical Support Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (16.67%) Broadband
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Tech Ops
3 1 (16.67%) VoIP

Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Broadband
1 1 (16.67%) VoIP
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Tech Ops
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree