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 16 May 2026.

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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 183 153
Rank change year-on-year +100 -30 +123
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 285 90 281
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.98% 1.15% 1.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.08% 1.37% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 272 68 277
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £37,000 £38,750 £40,500
90th Percentile £42,500 £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 13,708 6,585 15,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.01% 84.44% 93.92%
Number of salaries quoted 9,358 3,597 11,237
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.45% +7.59% -12.01%

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 16 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 16 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 +47 85 £30,000 -3.23% 4
Thames Valley +57 74 £35,000 +16.67% 12
West Sussex +15 40 £30,000 -40.00%
Kent -11 35 £31,500 -5.97% 2
Surrey -26 32 £37,500 - 2
Buckinghamshire +22 31 £34,000 +21.43% 3
Oxfordshire +20 31 £35,000 +27.27% 4
East Sussex - 17 £30,000 - 1
Berkshire +7 12 £40,000 +6.67% 5
Sussex - 1 £30,000 -
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 16 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.

1 107 (37.54%) Windows
2 96 (33.68%) Microsoft
3 81 (28.42%) Microsoft 365
4 79 (27.72%) Customer Service
5 66 (23.16%) Active Directory
6 57 (20.00%) Azure
7 54 (18.95%) Windows Server
8 47 (16.49%) Problem-Solving
9 36 (12.63%) Firewall
10 35 (12.28%) LAN
11 34 (11.93%) VPN
12 29 (10.18%) WAN
13 27 (9.47%) Entra ID
14 25 (8.77%) Windows 10
15 24 (8.42%) DBS Check
16 23 (8.07%) Microsoft Intune
16 23 (8.07%) Microsoft Office
17 22 (7.72%) Mac OS
17 22 (7.72%) VMware
18 21 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
19 20 (7.02%) Microsoft Exchange
19 20 (7.02%) Project Delivery
20 19 (6.67%) Security Cleared
21 17 (5.96%) ITIL
21 17 (5.96%) Mentoring
22 16 (5.61%) Disaster Recovery
23 14 (4.91%) Degree
23 14 (4.91%) DNS
23 14 (4.91%) Hyper-V
23 14 (4.91%) ISO/IEC 27001

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 20 (7.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (4.56%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.05%) IIS
4 1 (0.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (8.07%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (2.11%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 81 (28.42%) Microsoft 365
2 57 (20.00%) Azure
3 27 (9.47%) Entra ID
4 13 (4.56%) AWS
5 8 (2.81%) Mimecast
6 7 (2.46%) Google Workspace
7 4 (1.40%) GCP
7 4 (1.40%) SaaS
8 3 (1.05%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.05%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.05%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 36 (12.63%) Firewall
2 35 (12.28%) LAN
3 34 (11.93%) VPN
4 29 (10.18%) WAN
5 14 (4.91%) DNS
5 14 (4.91%) VoIP
5 14 (4.91%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (3.86%) TCP/IP
7 9 (3.16%) DHCP
8 7 (2.46%) NAS
9 5 (1.75%) VLAN
10 4 (1.40%) Broadband
10 4 (1.40%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (1.40%) SAN
10 4 (1.40%) SSL
10 4 (1.40%) Wireless
10 4 (1.40%) WLAN
11 1 (0.35%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.05%) Power BI
1 3 (1.05%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.81%) JIRA
General
1 55 (19.30%) Social Skills
2 11 (3.86%) Finance
3 9 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (1.75%) Manufacturing
4 5 (1.75%) Retail
5 4 (1.40%) Law
5 4 (1.40%) Legal
5 4 (1.40%) Multimedia
5 4 (1.40%) Telecoms
6 3 (1.05%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (1.05%) Back Office
6 3 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.35%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.82%) Driving Licence
2 10 (3.51%) Onboarding
3 6 (2.11%) iPhone
4 4 (1.40%) EPoS
5 3 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.35%) CCTV
6 1 (0.35%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.35%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 107 (37.54%) Windows
2 54 (18.95%) Windows Server
3 25 (8.77%) Windows 10
4 22 (7.72%) Mac OS
5 10 (3.51%) Linux
6 7 (2.46%) Android
7 4 (1.40%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (27.72%) Customer Service
2 47 (16.49%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
4 20 (7.02%) Project Delivery
5 17 (5.96%) ITIL
5 17 (5.96%) Mentoring
6 16 (5.61%) Disaster Recovery
7 12 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (3.86%) Business Continuity
8 11 (3.86%) Process Improvement
9 10 (3.51%) Time Management
10 9 (3.16%) Fintech
10 9 (3.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 8 (2.81%) Asset Management
11 8 (2.81%) Data Protection
11 8 (2.81%) Service Management
11 8 (2.81%) Workflow
12 7 (2.46%) ERP
13 6 (2.11%) Identity Management
13 6 (2.11%) Informatics
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.75%) PowerShell
2 4 (1.40%) R
2 4 (1.40%) SQL
3 1 (0.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (8.42%) DBS Check
2 19 (6.67%) Security Cleared
3 14 (4.91%) Degree
4 5 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.40%) CCNA
5 4 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.40%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.40%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.05%) A+ Certification
6 3 (1.05%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.35%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.35%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (4.56%) SLA
3 5 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.05%) QA
5 2 (0.70%) GDPR
6 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 66 (23.16%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.91%) Hyper-V
3 12 (4.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.05%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.05%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 23 (8.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.05%) SCCM
3 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.35%) Autotask
4 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 96 (33.68%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.72%) VMware
3 11 (3.86%) Google
4 9 (3.16%) Meraki
5 8 (2.81%) Cisco
5 8 (2.81%) Sophos
6 7 (2.46%) Fortinet
7 6 (2.11%) Veeam
8 5 (1.75%) Apple
8 5 (1.75%) ConnectWise
9 4 (1.40%) Citrix
9 4 (1.40%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.40%) Epicor
9 4 (1.40%) Facebook
9 4 (1.40%) Fujitsu
9 4 (1.40%) Instagram
9 4 (1.40%) SAP
9 4 (1.40%) SonicWALL
9 4 (1.40%) Virgin Media
10 3 (1.05%) Barracuda Networks