3rd Line Support Job Trends in Sheffield

Third Line Support
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Third Line Support salary in Sheffield is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - +34
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 5 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 1.06% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% - 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - £31,150
25th Percentile £37,500 - £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £38,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.04%
75th Percentile £42,500 - £40,250
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 - £32,500
% change year-on-year - - -29.73%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 447 402 720
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 95.49% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 346 167 597
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,925 £26,317
25th Percentile £29,156 £40,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £59,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.20% +24.21% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,174
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £60,000 £46,457
% change year-on-year -33.33% +29.15% +3.24%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in Sheffield

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend in Sheffield

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

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

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 8 February 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 Sheffield region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (100.00%) SAN
1 5 (100.00%) VMware
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows Server

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 5 (100.00%) Law
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) VMware