Software Support Engineer Job Trends in Suffolk

Software Support Engineer
East of England > Suffolk

The median Software Support Engineer salary in Suffolk is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Support Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 0.72% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £67,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 369 267 97
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.13% 92.39% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 203 78 75
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,400 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £31,229
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £53,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.02% +7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,795 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.29% -4.01% +4.76%

Software Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Software Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for Software Support Engineer job vacancies in Suffolk.

Salary distribution trend for Software Support Engineer job vacancies in Suffolk

Software Support Engineer
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Support Engineer within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Haverhill - 3 £30,000 - 1
Software Support Engineer
East of England

Software Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Software 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 Suffolk region featuring Software Support Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) IIS
2 2 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
2 2 (66.67%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Windows Server

Software Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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 2 (66.67%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Remote Desktop
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL