3rd Line Support Job Trends in the South West
Third Line Support
England > South West
The median Third Line Support salary in the South West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 219 | 158 | 195 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -61 | +37 | +9 |
| Permanent 3rd Line Support jobs | 36 | 17 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.32% | 0.43% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.46% | 0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 17 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | - | £40,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,000 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £48,500 | £48,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | +1.04% | +36.17% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £58,750 | £51,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | - | £54,225 |
| England median annual salary | £46,000 | £42,500 | £42,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.24% | +1.19% | -0.59% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title | 10,424 | 3,680 | 5,735 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.29% | 92.88% | 94.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,935 | 2,454 | 3,543 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -12.62% | -1.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,737 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,539 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.34% | -7.83% | -4.17% |
3rd Line Support Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent 3rd Line Support job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
3rd Line Support Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in the South West.
3rd Line Support Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in 3rd Line Support jobs within the South West region over the 6 months to 6 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | - | 15 | £50,000 | - | |
| Wiltshire | - | 9 | - | - | |
| Dorset | -1 | 7 | £45,000 | +15.38% | |
| Somerset | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| Bristol | -60 | 1 | £41,500 | -14.43% | |
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3rd Line Support Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, 3rd Line Support job ads cited 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 3rd Line Support job ads across the South West region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical Leadership | 52.8% | 19 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 41.7% | 15 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving | 41.7% | 15 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Azure | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Entra ID | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Hyper-V | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Root Cause Analysis | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | VMware | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | VMware Infrastructure | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Windows | 22.2% | 8 |
| 4 | Windows Server | 22.2% | 8 |
| 15 | DNS | 19.4% | 7 |
| 16 | Roadmaps | 16.7% | 6 |
| 17 | Cisco | 13.9% | 5 |
| 17 | Cybersecurity | 13.9% | 5 |
| 17 | LAN | 13.9% | 5 |
| 17 | Microsoft Exchange | 13.9% | 5 |
| 17 | WAN | 13.9% | 5 |
| 22 | .NET | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | AWS | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | AWS Certification | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | Azure Certification | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | Business Continuity | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | C# | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | CCNA | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | Cisco Certification | 11.1% | 4 |
| 22 | COBOL | 11.1% | 4 |
3rd Line Support Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 63.9% | 23 |
| 2 | IT Support Engineer | 55.6% | 20 |
| 3 | .NET Team Leader | 11.1% | 4 |
| 3 | Application Support Team Leader | 11.1% | 4 |
| 3 | Applications Support | 11.1% | 4 |
| 6 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Support | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | 3rd Line Server Support | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | Senior Infrastructure Support Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | Senior IT Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | Senior IT Support | 8.3% | 3 |
| 6 | Senior Server Support Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 15 | 3rd Line Support Manager | 5.6% | 2 |
| 15 | 3rd Line Technical Engineer | 5.6% | 2 |
| 15 | 3rd Line Technical Support | 5.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Technical Support Manager | 5.6% | 2 |