3rd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Somerset

Third Line Support Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median Third Line Support Engineer salary in Somerset is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 38 65
Rank change year-on-year -33 +27 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support Engineer 3 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.31% 0.38% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.43% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,250 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £41,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.48% -7.78% +45.16%
75th Percentile £55,000 £44,750 £46,500
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.48% -17.00% +45.99%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 856 232 874
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.26% 88.89% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 543 159 694
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,400 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £58,779
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £68,750
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%

3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Somerset

3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Somerset

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

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Somerset

3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 30 June 2026. 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
Portishead - 3 £50,000 - 1
3rd Line Support Engineer
South West

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

For the 6 months to 30 June 2026, 3rd Line 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 Somerset region featuring 3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) AWS
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (100.00%) DMZ
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 3 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 3 (100.00%) Iperf
1 3 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) LAN
1 3 (100.00%) MCSA
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (100.00%) Network Management
1 3 (100.00%) Network Security

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