1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in South London

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
London > South London

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer salary in South London is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
London median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £39,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +39.24% +21.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South London. 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 London with a recognized job title 395 490 366
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.00% 88.45% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 207 182 267
10th Percentile £29,600 £27,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.89% -9.32% +7.27%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £83,750
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South London.

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in South London

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in South London.

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in South London

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer within the South London region over the 6 months to 27 December 2025. 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
Bromley - 2 £40,000 -
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
London

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, 1st/2nd Line 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 London region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft