IT Support Engineer Job Trends in South London

IT Support Engineer
London > South London

The median IT Support Engineer salary in South London is £46,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 81 61
Rank change year-on-year +44 -20 +34
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 9 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 1.92% 0.70% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% 0.82% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 9 4 1
10th Percentile £38,650 £26,225 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £26,563 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £30,250 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.07% -13.57% +4.48%
75th Percentile £49,000 £33,313 £37,500
90th Percentile - £35,675 -
London median annual salary £38,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +1.33% +7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 406 486 361
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.57% 84.67% 93.77%
Number of salaries quoted 209 180 273
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,813 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.89% -7.76% +5.45%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,375 £83,750
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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 South London.

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in South London

IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in South London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in South London

IT Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in South London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in South London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support Engineer in South London

IT 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 IT Support Engineer within the South London region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
Sutton - 6 £46,000 -
Bromley +23 3 £40,000 +16.79% 1
IT Support Engineer
London

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

For the 6 months to 4 January 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 London region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (88.89%) Entra ID
3 6 (66.67%) Azure
3 6 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 6 (66.67%) Firewall
3 6 (66.67%) GDPR
3 6 (66.67%) Incident Response
3 6 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (66.67%) TCP/IP
3 6 (66.67%) VMS
3 6 (66.67%) VPN
4 5 (55.56%) PowerShell
5 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
5 3 (33.33%) Windows
6 2 (22.22%) Windows 10
7 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
7 1 (11.11%) Apple
7 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (11.11%) Google
7 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
7 1 (11.11%) ITIL
7 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (11.11%) SCCM
7 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
7 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow

IT 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 9 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (88.89%) Entra ID
3 6 (66.67%) Azure
4 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) Firewall
1 6 (66.67%) TCP/IP
1 6 (66.67%) VPN
2 1 (11.11%) Wireless
General
1 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 6 (66.67%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) VMS
2 3 (33.33%) Windows
3 2 (22.22%) Windows 10
4 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
1 6 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (11.11%) ITIL
2 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (66.67%) GDPR
1 6 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (11.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Apple
2 1 (11.11%) Google
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow