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 £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 June 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 184 170
Rank change year-on-year +108 -14 +97
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 336 95 274
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.22% 1.17% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% 1.34% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 320 69 267
10th Percentile £27,475 £25,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,250
90th Percentile £45,000 £43,250 £43,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £32,533 £30,000
% change year-on-year -0.10% +8.44% -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 14,446 7,099 16,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.49% 87.71% 94.21%
Number of salaries quoted 10,198 3,849 12,126
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.93% +1.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

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 28 June 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 28 June 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 +44 103 £32,500 +16.07% 7
Thames Valley +74 96 £35,000 -5.41% 10
Surrey -19 43 £40,000 +6.67% 4
Buckinghamshire +36 41 £34,000 +21.43% 7
Kent +4 41 £31,500 -17.06% 1
Oxfordshire +16 36 £35,000 -5.41% 2
West Sussex +8 32 £31,500 -37.00% 1
East Sussex - 20 £30,000 -
Berkshire +14 19 £40,000 +6.67% 1
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 28 June 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.

1 141 (41.96%) Microsoft
2 140 (41.67%) Windows
3 128 (38.10%) Microsoft 365
4 94 (27.98%) Active Directory
5 87 (25.89%) Customer Service
6 83 (24.70%) Azure
7 66 (19.64%) Windows Server
8 58 (17.26%) Entra ID
9 56 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
10 52 (15.48%) Microsoft Intune
11 43 (12.80%) Firewall
12 39 (11.61%) Microsoft Exchange
13 37 (11.01%) VPN
14 36 (10.71%) DBS Check
15 35 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
16 34 (10.12%) Disaster Recovery
16 34 (10.12%) Mac OS
17 33 (9.82%) ITIL
17 33 (9.82%) LAN
18 32 (9.52%) DNS
19 29 (8.63%) SharePoint
20 28 (8.33%) Project Delivery
21 27 (8.04%) WAN
22 26 (7.74%) VMware
23 25 (7.44%) Windows 10
24 24 (7.14%) Hyper-V
25 23 (6.85%) Continuous Improvement
25 23 (6.85%) Mentoring
26 22 (6.55%) Wi-Fi
27 21 (6.25%) Microsoft Office

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 39 (11.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (8.63%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.89%) IIS
4 1 (0.30%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.49%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 128 (38.10%) Microsoft 365
2 83 (24.70%) Azure
3 58 (17.26%) Entra ID
4 14 (4.17%) AWS
5 12 (3.57%) Mimecast
6 10 (2.98%) Google Workspace
6 10 (2.98%) SaaS
7 9 (2.68%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.79%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.19%) GCP
10 3 (0.89%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 43 (12.80%) Firewall
2 37 (11.01%) VPN
3 33 (9.82%) LAN
4 32 (9.52%) DNS
5 27 (8.04%) WAN
6 22 (6.55%) Wi-Fi
7 18 (5.36%) DHCP
8 17 (5.06%) VoIP
9 16 (4.76%) TCP/IP
10 10 (2.98%) Internet
11 9 (2.68%) Wireless
12 8 (2.38%) VLAN
13 7 (2.08%) NAS
13 7 (2.08%) SSL
14 6 (1.79%) Remote Desktop
14 6 (1.79%) SAN
15 4 (1.19%) Broadband
15 4 (1.19%) WLAN
16 1 (0.30%) IP Telephony
16 1 (0.30%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.38%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.79%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (0.89%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (5.06%) JIRA
General
1 84 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 12 (3.57%) Manufacturing
2 12 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
3 10 (2.98%) Legal
4 8 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (1.79%) Retail
6 5 (1.49%) Finance
7 4 (1.19%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (1.19%) Law
7 4 (1.19%) Multimedia
8 3 (0.89%) Back Office
9 2 (0.60%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.30%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.60%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 43 (12.80%) Driving Licence
2 13 (3.87%) Onboarding
2 13 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (1.79%) iPhone
4 4 (1.19%) CCTV
4 4 (1.19%) EPoS
5 3 (0.89%) Data Centre
5 3 (0.89%) PKI
6 2 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.60%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 140 (41.67%) Windows
2 66 (19.64%) Windows Server
3 34 (10.12%) Mac OS
4 25 (7.44%) Windows 10
5 18 (5.36%) Linux
6 9 (2.68%) Android
7 5 (1.49%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.19%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.89%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (25.89%) Customer Service
2 56 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
4 34 (10.12%) Disaster Recovery
5 33 (9.82%) ITIL
6 28 (8.33%) Project Delivery
7 23 (6.85%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (6.85%) Mentoring
8 19 (5.65%) Process Improvement
9 17 (5.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 13 (3.87%) Business Continuity
10 13 (3.87%) Service Management
11 12 (3.57%) Workflow
12 11 (3.27%) Change Management
12 11 (3.27%) Data Protection
12 11 (3.27%) User Experience
13 10 (2.98%) Collaborative Culture
13 10 (2.98%) Identity Management
13 10 (2.98%) Security Management
13 10 (2.98%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (3.57%) SQL
2 11 (3.27%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.38%) R
4 2 (0.60%) Ruby
5 1 (0.30%) Python
Qualifications
1 36 (10.71%) DBS Check
2 19 (5.65%) Security Cleared
3 18 (5.36%) Degree
4 9 (2.68%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.49%) CCNA
5 5 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.19%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (1.19%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (1.19%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.89%) A+ Certification
7 3 (0.89%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (3.57%) SLA
3 9 (2.68%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (1.79%) GDPR
5 4 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.89%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.60%) QA
8 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
System Software
1 94 (27.98%) Active Directory
2 24 (7.14%) Hyper-V
3 17 (5.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.19%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.89%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.89%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 52 (15.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.49%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.89%) SCCM
4 1 (0.30%) Autotask
4 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 141 (41.96%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.74%) VMware
3 14 (4.17%) Cisco
3 14 (4.17%) Google
3 14 (4.17%) Meraki
4 10 (2.98%) Veeam
5 8 (2.38%) CrowdStrike
5 8 (2.38%) Sophos
6 7 (2.08%) Apple
6 7 (2.08%) Fortinet
6 7 (2.08%) SonicWALL
7 6 (1.79%) Ubiquiti
8 5 (1.49%) ConnectWise
8 5 (1.49%) Datto
8 5 (1.49%) Okta
9 4 (1.19%) Citrix
9 4 (1.19%) Epicor
9 4 (1.19%) Fujitsu
9 4 (1.19%) Instagram
9 4 (1.19%) SAP