3rd Line Support Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Third Line Support
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Third Line Support salary in South Yorkshire is £51,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - 67
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.31% - 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,500 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.76%
75th Percentile £51,500 - £40,000
90th Percentile - - £40,150
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £35,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +35.71% -7.89% +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 578 843 511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.45% 94.30% 96.42%
Number of salaries quoted 412 465 424
10th Percentile £25,087 £34,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,938 £40,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,603 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,125 £81,250 £67,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in South Yorkshire

3rd Line Support
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Barnsley - 1 - -
3rd Line Support
Yorkshire

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, 3rd Line 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 Yorkshire region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (50.00%) Samsung
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Zero Trust

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (50.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Samsung