2nd Line Desktop Support Job Trends in the South West

Second Line Desktop Support
England > South West

The median Second Line Desktop Support salary in the South West is £43,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 - 253
Rank change year-on-year - - +24
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.036% - 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% - 0.048%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £41,625 - £42,000
25th Percentile £42,188 - £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile £44,688 - -
90th Percentile £44,875 - -
England median annual salary £30,000 £50,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -40.00% +51.52% +6.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 5,157 3,535 6,215
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 94.02% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 3,572 1,840 4,911
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,114 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Desktop Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancy trend in the South West

2nd Line Desktop Support
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancies in the South West

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
Bristol - 1 £45,000 -
Gloucestershire - 1 £42,500 - 1
2nd Line Desktop Support
England

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, 2nd Line Desktop Support 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 West region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Google
1 2 (100.00%) Google Workspace
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (50.00%) Password Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) VPN

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Google Workspace
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) IoT
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (50.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (50.00%) Password Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Google
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft