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 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 228 211
Rank change year-on-year +134 -17 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 312 73 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.81% 0.82% 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% 0.91% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 300 51 129
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £23,320
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £43,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £43,250 £43,750
England median annual salary £33,500 £34,500 £30,500
% change year-on-year -2.90% +13.11% -6.15%

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 16,415 7,989 13,070
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.29% 89.46% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 11,659 4,442 8,715
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 18 August 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 18 August 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 +74 91 £37,500 - 5
Hampshire +34 91 £32,500 +16.07% 7
Surrey -8 54 £42,500 +9.68% 8
Buckinghamshire +27 34 £35,000 +25.00%
Kent +8 34 £31,500 -25.81% 3
Oxfordshire +7 34 £36,250 -12.65% 2
West Sussex - 28 £30,000 - 4
Berkshire +36 23 £39,000 +9.86% 3
East Sussex -6 14 £30,000 -20.00%
IT Support Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 August 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.

1 158 (50.64%) Microsoft
2 144 (46.15%) Windows
3 139 (44.55%) Microsoft 365
4 101 (32.37%) Active Directory
5 83 (26.60%) Azure
6 79 (25.32%) Customer Service
7 74 (23.72%) Windows Server
8 69 (22.12%) Entra ID
9 58 (18.59%) Microsoft Intune
10 54 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
11 51 (16.35%) Firewall
12 49 (15.71%) Microsoft Exchange
13 48 (15.38%) Disaster Recovery
14 40 (12.82%) SharePoint
15 39 (12.50%) DNS
15 39 (12.50%) ITIL
16 38 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
17 36 (11.54%) VMware
18 35 (11.22%) DBS Check
18 35 (11.22%) Hyper-V
19 34 (10.90%) VPN
20 29 (9.29%) Project Delivery
21 27 (8.65%) VMware Infrastructure
22 26 (8.33%) DHCP
23 25 (8.01%) Continuous Improvement
23 25 (8.01%) LAN
23 25 (8.01%) Mac OS
23 25 (8.01%) Wi-Fi
24 24 (7.69%) Linux
25 23 (7.37%) Degree

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 49 (15.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (12.82%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.28%) IIS
4 1 (0.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 139 (44.55%) Microsoft 365
2 83 (26.60%) Azure
3 69 (22.12%) Entra ID
4 15 (4.81%) SaaS
5 13 (4.17%) Mimecast
5 13 (4.17%) Power Automate
6 12 (3.85%) Google Workspace
7 10 (3.21%) AWS
8 5 (1.60%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.28%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.96%) GCP
11 2 (0.64%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 51 (16.35%) Firewall
2 39 (12.50%) DNS
3 34 (10.90%) VPN
4 26 (8.33%) DHCP
5 25 (8.01%) LAN
5 25 (8.01%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (6.09%) WAN
7 18 (5.77%) VoIP
8 17 (5.45%) VLAN
9 16 (5.13%) TCP/IP
10 15 (4.81%) Wireless
11 13 (4.17%) Internet
12 12 (3.85%) SSL
13 10 (3.21%) Remote Desktop
14 7 (2.24%) NAS
15 6 (1.92%) SAN
16 4 (1.28%) WLAN
17 3 (0.96%) Broadband
18 2 (0.64%) Network Security
19 1 (0.32%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (6.09%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.56%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (0.96%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (5.45%) JIRA
General
1 87 (27.88%) Social Skills
2 17 (5.45%) Manufacturing
3 15 (4.81%) Legal
4 12 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (2.88%) Finance
6 8 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.24%) Retail
8 4 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.96%) Back Office
10 1 (0.32%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.32%) Aviation
10 1 (0.32%) Military
10 1 (0.32%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.64%) Web Services
2 1 (0.32%) .NET
2 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 1 (0.32%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 45 (14.42%) Driving Licence
2 19 (6.09%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.49%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.24%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.24%) PKI
5 6 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (1.28%) CCTV
6 4 (1.28%) EPoS
7 2 (0.64%) Replication
8 1 (0.32%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 144 (46.15%) Windows
2 74 (23.72%) Windows Server
3 25 (8.01%) Mac OS
4 24 (7.69%) Linux
5 17 (5.45%) Windows 10
6 8 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (1.92%) Ubuntu
8 5 (1.60%) Android
9 4 (1.28%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.64%) Rocky
11 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (25.32%) Customer Service
2 54 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (15.38%) Disaster Recovery
4 39 (12.50%) ITIL
5 38 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
6 29 (9.29%) Project Delivery
7 25 (8.01%) Continuous Improvement
8 22 (7.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 22 (7.05%) Process Improvement
9 18 (5.77%) Change Management
9 18 (5.77%) Mentoring
10 16 (5.13%) Identity Management
11 14 (4.49%) Collaborative Culture
11 14 (4.49%) Service Management
12 13 (4.17%) Client Onboarding
12 13 (4.17%) Security Management
12 13 (4.17%) Workflow
13 12 (3.85%) Business Continuity
13 12 (3.85%) Proactive Monitoring
13 12 (3.85%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.49%) PowerShell
2 13 (4.17%) SQL
3 11 (3.53%) R
4 8 (2.56%) Ruby
5 1 (0.32%) C#
5 1 (0.32%) Python
Qualifications
1 35 (11.22%) DBS Check
2 23 (7.37%) Degree
3 18 (5.77%) Microsoft Certification
4 14 (4.49%) Security Cleared
5 9 (2.88%) CompTIA Security+
5 9 (2.88%) Network+ Certification
6 7 (2.24%) CCNA
6 7 (2.24%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.28%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.96%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.32%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.32%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.73%) Cyber Essentials
2 19 (6.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.53%) GDPR
4 9 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (2.56%) SLA
6 3 (0.96%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
System Software
1 101 (32.37%) Active Directory
2 35 (11.22%) Hyper-V
3 27 (8.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (3.85%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.96%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.96%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 58 (18.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.21%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.96%) SCCM
4 1 (0.32%) Autotask
4 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 158 (50.64%) Microsoft
2 36 (11.54%) VMware
3 20 (6.41%) Cisco
3 20 (6.41%) Veeam
4 15 (4.81%) Google
5 12 (3.85%) SonicWALL
6 11 (3.53%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (3.21%) Apple
7 10 (3.21%) Datto
8 9 (2.88%) Meraki
9 8 (2.56%) Citrix
10 7 (2.24%) Ubiquiti
11 6 (1.92%) Sophos
12 5 (1.60%) Okta
13 4 (1.28%) Facebook
13 4 (1.28%) Instagram
14 3 (0.96%) Barracuda Networks
14 3 (0.96%) Fortinet
14 3 (0.96%) HP
15 2 (0.64%) Dell