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 £36,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 126 | 191 | 236 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +45 | -36 |
| Permanent IT Support Engineer jobs | 266 | 93 | 77 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 1.32% | 1.03% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.43% | 1.15% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 253 | 80 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,225 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,625 | £25,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,250 | £35,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | +16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,456 | £35,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,250 | £43,250 | £45,000 |
| England median annual salary | £35,000 | £32,500 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +1.56% | -1.54% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title | 18,660 | 8,119 | 11,051 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.92% | 90.14% | 96.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,970 | 4,579 | 6,213 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £33,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £81,250 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,750 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.63% | -6.52% | -4.17% |
IT Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT Support Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised 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.
IT Support Engineer Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for IT Support Engineer jobs in the South East over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
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 Support Engineer jobs within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | +42 | 87 | £39,000 | +18.18% | 7 |
| Hampshire | +12 | 83 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 7 |
| Surrey | -8 | 51 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | -19 | 33 | £40,000 | +40.35% | 4 |
| Berkshire | +24 | 32 | £39,000 | +16.42% | 1 |
| Kent | +6 | 25 | £30,000 | -29.34% | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | +9 | 22 | £35,750 | +8.33% | 2 |
| West Sussex | -25 | 12 | £40,000 | +29.03% | 2 |
| East Sussex | 0 | 6 | £29,750 | -6.30% | |
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IT Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, IT Support Engineer job ads cited 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 IT Support Engineer job ads across the South East region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 56.0% | 149 |
| 2 | Windows | 55.6% | 148 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 51.5% | 137 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 39.8% | 106 |
| 5 | Entra ID | 30.8% | 82 |
| 6 | Azure | 28.9% | 77 |
| 7 | Windows Server | 25.9% | 69 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 25.6% | 68 |
| 9 | Microsoft Intune | 23.7% | 63 |
| 10 | Customer Service | 20.3% | 54 |
| 11 | DNS | 19.5% | 52 |
| 12 | Microsoft Exchange | 19.2% | 51 |
| 13 | Firewall | 17.3% | 46 |
| 14 | Cybersecurity | 15.8% | 42 |
| 14 | SharePoint | 15.8% | 42 |
| 16 | Disaster Recovery | 15.0% | 40 |
| 17 | DHCP | 14.7% | 39 |
| 17 | Hyper-V | 14.7% | 39 |
| 19 | VMware | 13.5% | 36 |
| 20 | VPN | 12.0% | 32 |
| 21 | VLAN | 11.7% | 31 |
| 22 | macOS | 11.3% | 30 |
| 23 | Cisco | 10.9% | 29 |
| 23 | DBS Check | 10.9% | 29 |
| 23 | Veeam | 10.9% | 29 |
| 26 | ITIL | 10.5% | 28 |
| 26 | Linux | 10.5% | 28 |
| 26 | Wi-Fi | 10.5% | 28 |
| 29 | Infrastructure Engineering | 9.4% | 25 |
| 29 | Project Delivery | 9.4% | 25 |
IT Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior IT Engineer | 20.7% | 55 |
| 1 | Senior IT Support | 20.7% | 55 |
| 1 | Senior Support Engineer | 20.7% | 55 |
| 4 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 11.7% | 31 |
| 5 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 6.8% | 18 |
| 6 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 4.9% | 13 |
| 6 | Systems Support Engineer | 4.9% | 13 |
| 8 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 4.5% | 12 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 3.0% | 8 |
| 9 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 3.0% | 8 |
| 11 | 1st Line Service Desk Analyst | 1.9% | 5 |
| 11 | 1st Line Support Analyst | 1.9% | 5 |
| 11 | IT Support Analyst | 1.9% | 5 |
| 11 | Mobile Engineer | 1.9% | 5 |
| 11 | Service Desk Engineer | 1.9% | 5 |
| 11 | Service Desk Support Analyst | 1.9% | 5 |
| 17 | Senior Systems Engineer | 1.5% | 4 |
| 17 | Windows Support Engineer | 1.5% | 4 |
| 19 | 3rd Line Technical Engineer | 1.1% | 3 |
| 19 | 3rd Line Technical Support | 1.1% | 3 |