Second Line Support
UK > Scotland
The median Second Line Support salary in Scotland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 January 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 181 | 177 | 196 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +19 | +27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support | 15 | 41 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.31% | 1.00% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 1.04% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 38 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,300 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £29,250 | £25,200 | £23,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £27,400 | £24,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.49% | +14.17% | -18.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £31,313 | £34,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £42,500 | £41,600 |
| UK median annual salary | £33,500 | £31,500 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.35% | - | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 4,361 | 3,949 | 4,206 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.20% | 96.65% | 94.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,284 | 2,121 | 2,477 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,300 | £25,000 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,563 | £32,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,462 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -12.99% | +14.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £58,033 | £55,000 | £60,047 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.51% | -8.41% | +0.08% |
2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in Scotland.
2nd Line Support
Job Locations in Scotland
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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 January 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +25 | 10 | £30,000 | -25.00% | |
| Highlands | - | 2 | £30,000 | - | |
| Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £24,000 | - | |
| Dundee | - | 1 | £29,000 | - | |
| 2nd Line Support UK |
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2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 24 January 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 Scotland region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.
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2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: