2nd Line Engineer Jobs in the South East

Second Line Engineer
England > South East

The median Second Line Engineer salary in the South East is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 272 218 385
Rank change year-on-year -54 +167 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 82 150 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.54% 1.29% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 1.42% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 77 138 117
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,750 £26,150
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,525 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £31,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.62% +2.65%
75th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £32,250
90th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year - +1.56% +13.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 14,224 10,599 21,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 91.47% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 9,733 7,232 12,510
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,463
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Engineer in the South East

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Engineer in the South East

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Engineer in the South East

2nd Line Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Thames Valley -11 34 £32,500 +5.69% 6
Hampshire -41 27 £30,000 -7.69% 8
Berkshire +22 15 £28,500 -16.18%
Buckinghamshire -14 14 £35,000 +16.67% 3
Surrey -32 10 £33,000 -5.71% 2
West Sussex +23 7 £30,000 -6.25% 2
Oxfordshire -30 5 £32,500 +3.17% 3
Kent -16 3 £28,000 -6.67% 2
East Sussex +16 1 £29,000 -21.62% 1
2nd Line Engineer
England

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 2nd Line Engineer 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 South East region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 59 (71.95%) Microsoft
2 56 (68.29%) Active Directory
3 55 (67.07%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (59.76%) Windows
5 34 (41.46%) Azure
6 29 (35.37%) Microsoft Exchange
7 27 (32.93%) SharePoint
8 23 (28.05%) Entra ID
9 22 (26.83%) Windows Server
10 21 (25.61%) OneDrive
11 19 (23.17%) Hyper-V
11 19 (23.17%) VMware
11 19 (23.17%) Windows 10
12 18 (21.95%) Social Skills
12 18 (21.95%) VMware Infrastructure
13 17 (20.73%) Firewall
13 17 (20.73%) Problem-Solving
14 13 (15.85%) Citrix
14 13 (15.85%) Apple iOS
14 13 (15.85%) Android
14 13 (15.85%) Smartphone
15 12 (14.63%) Amazon RDS
16 11 (13.41%) Legal
16 11 (13.41%) Manufacturing
16 11 (13.41%) Logistics
17 10 (12.20%) Wi-Fi
17 10 (12.20%) Security Cleared
17 10 (12.20%) Customer Service
18 9 (10.98%) Telecoms
18 9 (10.98%) ITIL

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (35.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (32.93%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (1.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 55 (67.07%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (41.46%) Azure
3 23 (28.05%) Entra ID
4 21 (25.61%) OneDrive
5 7 (8.54%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (4.88%) SaaS
7 2 (2.44%) AWS
7 2 (2.44%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 17 (20.73%) Firewall
2 10 (12.20%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (7.32%) DNS
3 6 (7.32%) VLAN
4 5 (6.10%) 4G
4 5 (6.10%) DSL
4 5 (6.10%) LTE
5 4 (4.88%) VPN
5 4 (4.88%) WAN
6 3 (3.66%) DHCP
6 3 (3.66%) LAN
6 3 (3.66%) Network Security
6 3 (3.66%) TCP/IP
6 3 (3.66%) VoIP
6 3 (3.66%) Wireless
7 1 (1.22%) IP Telephony
7 1 (1.22%) IPsec
7 1 (1.22%) SAN
7 1 (1.22%) SD-WAN
7 1 (1.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (14.63%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (1.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.22%) JIRA
General
1 18 (21.95%) Social Skills
2 11 (13.41%) Legal
2 11 (13.41%) Manufacturing
3 9 (10.98%) Telecoms
4 6 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (3.66%) Local Government
5 3 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.44%) Finance
6 2 (2.44%) Law
7 1 (1.22%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 13 (15.85%) Smartphone
2 4 (4.88%) Driving Licence
3 3 (3.66%) BYOD
3 3 (3.66%) Onboarding
3 3 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.22%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.22%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 49 (59.76%) Windows
2 22 (26.83%) Windows Server
3 19 (23.17%) Windows 10
4 13 (15.85%) Android
4 13 (15.85%) Apple iOS
5 5 (6.10%) Mac OS
6 4 (4.88%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (3.66%) Windows 7
8 2 (2.44%) Windows 8
8 2 (2.44%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (1.22%) Linux
9 1 (1.22%) Windows Mobile
9 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (20.73%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (13.41%) Logistics
3 10 (12.20%) Customer Service
4 9 (10.98%) ITIL
5 7 (8.54%) ITSM
5 7 (8.54%) Service Delivery
6 6 (7.32%) Proactive Monitoring
7 5 (6.10%) Antivirus Management
7 5 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (6.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 4 (4.88%) Change Control
8 4 (4.88%) Computer Science
8 4 (4.88%) Data Protection
9 3 (3.66%) Change Management
9 3 (3.66%) Mobile Device Management
9 3 (3.66%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 3 (3.66%) Workflow
10 2 (2.44%) Agile
10 2 (2.44%) Deployment Automation
10 2 (2.44%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.66%) SQL
2 2 (2.44%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (12.20%) Security Cleared
2 6 (7.32%) DBS Check
3 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (6.10%) SC Cleared
4 4 (4.88%) A+ Certification
4 4 (4.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (4.88%) Degree
5 3 (3.66%) MCP
6 2 (2.44%) CCNA
6 2 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (2.44%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.22%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.10%) SLA
2 3 (3.66%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 56 (68.29%) Active Directory
2 19 (23.17%) Hyper-V
3 18 (21.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (2.44%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (1.22%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 4 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.44%) vCenter Server
3 1 (1.22%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 59 (71.95%) Microsoft
2 19 (23.17%) VMware
3 13 (15.85%) Citrix
4 4 (4.88%) Apple
4 4 (4.88%) Dell
4 4 (4.88%) HP
5 3 (3.66%) Meraki
5 3 (3.66%) WatchGuard
6 2 (2.44%) Google
7 1 (1.22%) Acronis
7 1 (1.22%) Veeam