3rd Line Engineer Job Trends in Southampton

Third Line Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Third Line Engineer salary in Southampton is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 62 -
Rank change year-on-year +19 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.37% 0.55% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.56% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,750 £62,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% - -
75th Percentile £51,250 £67,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £47,500 £53,000 £42,250
% change year-on-year -10.38% +25.44% -11.05%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 514 533 452
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.36% 97.62% 97.20%
Number of salaries quoted 369 382 381
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -9.52%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

3rd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

3rd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 3rd Line 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 Southampton region featuring 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
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