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 £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 230 246
Rank change year-on-year +120 +16 -36
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 285 62 92
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.50% 0.69% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% 0.77% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 274 41 79
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £25,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £30,317
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +23.70% +1.06%
75th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £36,000
90th Percentile £49,625 £43,250 £43,750
England median annual salary £34,500 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +1.47% +4.62% -

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 17,777 8,036 12,090
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 89.66% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 12,623 4,419 6,832
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £67,625
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% - -8.33%

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 3 October 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 3 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +62 90 £39,000 +16.42% 7
Hampshire +33 88 £35,000 +2.19% 9
Surrey +4 50 £42,500 +6.25% 4
Berkshire +30 32 £39,000 +16.42% 1
Oxfordshire -8 31 £40,000 -2.44% 4
Kent +8 30 £30,000 -29.34% 4
Buckinghamshire +18 27 £35,000 +6.06% 2
West Sussex -5 16 £35,000 +29.63% 1
East Sussex +5 11 £30,000 -20.00% 1
IT Support Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 October 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.

1 154 (54.04%) Microsoft
2 153 (53.68%) Windows
3 141 (49.47%) Microsoft 365
4 107 (37.54%) Active Directory
5 82 (28.77%) Azure
6 81 (28.42%) Entra ID
7 75 (26.32%) Windows Server
8 66 (23.16%) Problem-Solving
9 63 (22.11%) Microsoft Intune
10 59 (20.70%) Customer Service
11 52 (18.25%) Microsoft Exchange
12 51 (17.89%) DNS
13 47 (16.49%) Firewall
14 42 (14.74%) Disaster Recovery
14 42 (14.74%) SharePoint
15 41 (14.39%) Cybersecurity
16 39 (13.68%) VMware
17 38 (13.33%) DHCP
17 38 (13.33%) Hyper-V
18 32 (11.23%) Wi-Fi
19 31 (10.88%) DBS Check
19 31 (10.88%) VPN
20 30 (10.53%) ITIL
20 30 (10.53%) Mac OS
21 29 (10.18%) Linux
22 27 (9.47%) Cisco
22 27 (9.47%) Project Delivery
22 27 (9.47%) VLAN
22 27 (9.47%) VMware Infrastructure
23 26 (9.12%) Veeam

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 52 (18.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (14.74%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.40%) IIS
4 1 (0.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (6.32%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.40%) NetSuite
1 4 (1.40%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 141 (49.47%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (28.77%) Azure
3 81 (28.42%) Entra ID
4 17 (5.96%) Google Workspace
5 12 (4.21%) SaaS
6 11 (3.86%) Power Automate
7 8 (2.81%) Mimecast
8 5 (1.75%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.40%) AWS
9 4 (1.40%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.05%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 51 (17.89%) DNS
2 47 (16.49%) Firewall
3 38 (13.33%) DHCP
4 32 (11.23%) Wi-Fi
5 31 (10.88%) VPN
6 27 (9.47%) VLAN
7 26 (9.12%) VoIP
8 20 (7.02%) LAN
8 20 (7.02%) Wireless
9 19 (6.67%) TCP/IP
10 16 (5.61%) WAN
11 14 (4.91%) SSL
12 13 (4.56%) Internet
13 8 (2.81%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (1.75%) SAN
15 4 (1.40%) NAS
15 4 (1.40%) WLAN
16 3 (1.05%) Broadband
17 2 (0.70%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.37%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.81%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (4.91%) JIRA
General
1 101 (35.44%) Social Skills
2 16 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
3 15 (5.26%) Manufacturing
4 12 (4.21%) Legal
5 10 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (3.16%) Finance
7 7 (2.46%) Retail
8 5 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.75%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.40%) Advertising
9 4 (1.40%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (0.70%) Back Office
11 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.35%) Aviation
11 1 (0.35%) Military
11 1 (0.35%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.40%) .NET
1 4 (1.40%) ASP.NET Web Forms
1 4 (1.40%) WinForms
2 2 (0.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 43 (15.09%) Driving Licence
2 19 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 18 (6.32%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.16%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (2.46%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.46%) PKI
6 6 (2.11%) Replication
7 3 (1.05%) CCTV
7 3 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.70%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 153 (53.68%) Windows
2 75 (26.32%) Windows Server
3 30 (10.53%) Mac OS
4 29 (10.18%) Linux
5 17 (5.96%) Windows 10
6 9 (3.16%) Ubuntu
6 9 (3.16%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (2.11%) Rocky
8 4 (1.40%) Android
8 4 (1.40%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (23.16%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (20.70%) Customer Service
3 42 (14.74%) Disaster Recovery
4 41 (14.39%) Cybersecurity
5 30 (10.53%) ITIL
6 27 (9.47%) Project Delivery
7 23 (8.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 20 (7.02%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (5.26%) Change Management
10 14 (4.91%) Kalman Filter
10 14 (4.91%) Server Management
10 14 (4.91%) Ticket Management
11 13 (4.56%) Client Onboarding
11 13 (4.56%) Identity Management
11 13 (4.56%) Process Improvement
11 13 (4.56%) Security Management
12 12 (4.21%) Collaborative Culture
13 11 (3.86%) Mentoring
13 11 (3.86%) Mobile Device Management
13 11 (3.86%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 18 (6.32%) PowerShell
2 14 (4.91%) SQL
3 12 (4.21%) Ruby
4 8 (2.81%) R
5 4 (1.40%) C#
6 1 (0.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (10.88%) DBS Check
2 23 (8.07%) Degree
3 20 (7.02%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (3.86%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (3.86%) Network+ Certification
5 10 (3.51%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.40%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.40%) CCNA
6 4 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.70%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.07%) Cyber Essentials
2 16 (5.61%) GDPR
3 13 (4.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.40%) SLA
6 2 (0.70%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
System Software
1 107 (37.54%) Active Directory
2 38 (13.33%) Hyper-V
3 27 (9.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (4.21%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.40%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.70%) Firmware
8 1 (0.35%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.35%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 63 (22.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (4.21%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 154 (54.04%) Microsoft
2 39 (13.68%) VMware
3 27 (9.47%) Cisco
4 26 (9.12%) Veeam
5 18 (6.32%) Apple
6 17 (5.96%) Google
7 11 (3.86%) Datto
7 11 (3.86%) Meraki
7 11 (3.86%) SonicWALL
8 8 (2.81%) CrowdStrike
9 7 (2.46%) Citrix
9 7 (2.46%) Ubiquiti
10 6 (2.11%) Dell
11 5 (1.75%) Okta
11 5 (1.75%) Sophos
12 4 (1.40%) Facebook
12 4 (1.40%) Instagram
12 4 (1.40%) QNAP
13 3 (1.05%) Adobe
13 3 (1.05%) HP