IT Support Engineer Job Trends in the South East

IT Support Engineer
England > South East

The median IT Support Engineer salary in the South East is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2026.

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

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 191 162
Rank change year-on-year +109 -29 +115
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 292 96 277
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.02% 1.23% 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.12% 1.44% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 280 72 271
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £25,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £38,750 £42,456 £40,250
90th Percentile £42,625 £42,500 £43,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 13,746 6,654 16,183
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.29% 85.04% 93.99%
Number of salaries quoted 9,491 3,525 11,715
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.61% +9.52% -13.32%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the South East

IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the South East

IT Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 31 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support Engineer in the South East

IT Support 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 IT Support Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Hampshire +37 87 £30,000 +3.45% 8
Thames Valley +51 79 £35,000 +4.48% 15
West Sussex +15 39 £30,000 -40.00%
Kent -9 35 £31,500 -17.06% 5
Buckinghamshire +28 34 £34,000 +21.43% 3
Surrey -34 33 £38,500 +2.67% 3
Oxfordshire +17 31 £35,000 +27.27% 6
East Sussex - 18 £30,000 - 1
Berkshire +11 14 £40,000 +6.67% 6
Middlesex - 1 £37,500 -
IT Support Engineer
England

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 31 May 2026, IT 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 South East region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 110 (37.67%) Windows
2 100 (34.25%) Microsoft
3 86 (29.45%) Microsoft 365
4 82 (28.08%) Customer Service
5 69 (23.63%) Active Directory
6 61 (20.89%) Azure
7 53 (18.15%) Windows Server
8 48 (16.44%) Problem-Solving
9 37 (12.67%) Firewall
10 35 (11.99%) VPN
11 33 (11.30%) Entra ID
11 33 (11.30%) LAN
12 29 (9.93%) DBS Check
12 29 (9.93%) Microsoft Intune
13 27 (9.25%) WAN
14 26 (8.90%) Mac OS
15 25 (8.56%) Cybersecurity
15 25 (8.56%) Microsoft Exchange
15 25 (8.56%) Windows 10
16 24 (8.22%) Project Delivery
16 24 (8.22%) VMware
17 21 (7.19%) Disaster Recovery
17 21 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
18 19 (6.51%) ITIL
18 19 (6.51%) Security Cleared
19 18 (6.16%) Wi-Fi
20 17 (5.82%) DNS
20 17 (5.82%) Hyper-V
20 17 (5.82%) Mentoring
20 17 (5.82%) SharePoint

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 25 (8.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (5.82%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.03%) IIS
4 1 (0.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (2.05%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 86 (29.45%) Microsoft 365
2 61 (20.89%) Azure
3 33 (11.30%) Entra ID
4 13 (4.45%) AWS
5 9 (3.08%) Google Workspace
6 8 (2.74%) Mimecast
7 4 (1.37%) GCP
7 4 (1.37%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.37%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.37%) SaaS
8 3 (1.03%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 37 (12.67%) Firewall
2 35 (11.99%) VPN
3 33 (11.30%) LAN
4 27 (9.25%) WAN
5 18 (6.16%) Wi-Fi
6 17 (5.82%) DNS
7 14 (4.79%) VoIP
8 11 (3.77%) DHCP
8 11 (3.77%) TCP/IP
9 7 (2.40%) NAS
9 7 (2.40%) VLAN
10 6 (2.05%) SSL
10 6 (2.05%) Wireless
11 4 (1.37%) Broadband
11 4 (1.37%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.37%) SAN
11 4 (1.37%) WLAN
12 1 (0.34%) Internet
12 1 (0.34%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.03%) Power BI
1 3 (1.03%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 9 (3.08%) JIRA
General
1 62 (21.23%) Social Skills
2 10 (3.42%) Finance
2 10 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
3 6 (2.05%) Manufacturing
4 5 (1.71%) Retail
5 4 (1.37%) Law
5 4 (1.37%) Legal
5 4 (1.37%) Multimedia
6 3 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (1.03%) Back Office
6 3 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (1.03%) Telecoms
7 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.34%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.68%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 33 (11.30%) Driving Licence
2 11 (3.77%) Onboarding
3 6 (2.05%) iPhone
4 4 (1.37%) EPoS
5 3 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.68%) CCTV
7 1 (0.34%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 110 (37.67%) Windows
2 53 (18.15%) Windows Server
3 26 (8.90%) Mac OS
4 25 (8.56%) Windows 10
5 10 (3.42%) Linux
6 7 (2.40%) Android
7 4 (1.37%) Ubuntu
7 4 (1.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (28.08%) Customer Service
2 48 (16.44%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (8.56%) Cybersecurity
4 24 (8.22%) Project Delivery
5 21 (7.19%) Disaster Recovery
6 19 (6.51%) ITIL
7 17 (5.82%) Mentoring
8 13 (4.45%) Business Continuity
8 13 (4.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (4.11%) Process Improvement
10 10 (3.42%) Time Management
11 9 (3.08%) Data Protection
11 9 (3.08%) Service Management
12 8 (2.74%) Asset Management
12 8 (2.74%) Fintech
12 8 (2.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 8 (2.74%) Workflow
13 6 (2.05%) Coaching
13 6 (2.05%) Collaborative Culture
13 6 (2.05%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.05%) PowerShell
2 5 (1.71%) SQL
3 4 (1.37%) R
4 1 (0.34%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (9.93%) DBS Check
2 19 (6.51%) Security Cleared
3 16 (5.48%) Degree
4 7 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.37%) CCNA
5 4 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.37%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.37%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.03%) A+ Certification
6 3 (1.03%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.03%) CompTIA Security+
6 3 (1.03%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (4.11%) SLA
3 6 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.03%) GDPR
4 3 (1.03%) QA
5 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.34%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 69 (23.63%) Active Directory
2 17 (5.82%) Hyper-V
3 15 (5.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.37%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.03%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.03%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (9.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.37%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (1.03%) SCCM
4 1 (0.34%) Autotask
4 1 (0.34%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 100 (34.25%) Microsoft
2 24 (8.22%) VMware
3 13 (4.45%) Google
4 11 (3.77%) Meraki
5 10 (3.42%) Cisco
6 8 (2.74%) Sophos
6 8 (2.74%) Veeam
7 7 (2.40%) Apple
7 7 (2.40%) Fortinet
8 6 (2.05%) SonicWALL
9 5 (1.71%) ConnectWise
10 4 (1.37%) Citrix
10 4 (1.37%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (1.37%) Datto
10 4 (1.37%) Epicor
10 4 (1.37%) Facebook
10 4 (1.37%) Fujitsu
10 4 (1.37%) Instagram
10 4 (1.37%) Ubiquiti
10 4 (1.37%) Virgin Media