Support Engineer Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Support Engineer
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The median Support Engineer salary in South Lanarkshire is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2026.

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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire 27.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 31.03% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
75th Percentile £28,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £30,000 £28,250
% change year-on-year - +6.19% -14.39%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Lanarkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire with a recognized job title 29 18 26
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.88% 100.00% 86.67%
Number of salaries quoted 17 2 14
10th Percentile - - £35,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £47,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -31.03% +81.25%
75th Percentile £73,750 £52,500 £80,000
90th Percentile - - £97,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -6.67%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in South Lanarkshire

Support Engineer
Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 18 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
East Kilbride - 5 £28,000 - 1
Carluke - 2 - -
Larkhall - 2 - -
Support Engineer
Scotland

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, 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 Lanarkshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Cisco
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 9 (100.00%) SLA
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
1 9 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 5 (55.56%) CCNA
2 5 (55.56%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (55.56%) DHCP
2 5 (55.56%) DNS
2 5 (55.56%) Firewall
2 5 (55.56%) JIRA
2 5 (55.56%) Network+ Certification
2 5 (55.56%) Supply Chain Management
2 5 (55.56%) VoIP
2 5 (55.56%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (44.44%) Analytics
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) CTC Cleared
3 4 (44.44%) Customer Acquisition
3 4 (44.44%) Customer Experience
3 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
3 4 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (44.44%) Degree
3 4 (44.44%) Entra ID
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL
3 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
3 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (44.44%) Patch Management
3 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
3 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (44.44%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) DHCP
1 5 (55.56%) DNS
1 5 (55.56%) Firewall
1 5 (55.56%) VoIP
1 5 (55.56%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 5 (55.56%) JIRA
General
1 5 (55.56%) Manufacturing
2 4 (44.44%) Back Office
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
1 9 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Supply Chain Management
2 4 (44.44%) Analytics
2 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Acquisition
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Experience
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (44.44%) ITIL
2 4 (44.44%) Patch Management
2 4 (44.44%) Software Deployment
2 4 (44.44%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) CCNA
1 5 (55.56%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (55.56%) Network+ Certification
2 4 (44.44%) CTC Cleared
2 4 (44.44%) Degree
2 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
2 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Cisco
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft