Support Engineer Job Trends in Sunderland

Support Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Support Engineer salary in Sunderland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 39
Rank change year-on-year - - -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 10 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 6.76% - 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.35% - 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,750 - £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £27,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile - - £28,500
90th Percentile £35,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £35,000 £29,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +20.69% -10.77% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 136 44 174
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 95.65% 96.67%
Number of salaries quoted 87 18 147
10th Percentile £29,250 £29,475 £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £40,089
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £46,062 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.01% -16.25% +29.41%
75th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £66,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £69,500 £76,550
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +1.05% -9.52%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Sunderland

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, 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 Sunderland region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (40.00%) Customer Service
3 4 (40.00%) Firewall
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) AI
4 2 (20.00%) Azure
4 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (20.00%) Cisco
4 2 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (20.00%) Kalman Filter
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 2 (20.00%) OneDrive
4 2 (20.00%) Power BI
4 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
4 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
4 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
4 2 (20.00%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (20.00%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (20.00%) Web Filtering
4 2 (20.00%) Windows
5 1 (10.00%) Asset Management
5 1 (10.00%) Degree
5 1 (10.00%) ITIL
5 1 (10.00%) ITSM

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (20.00%) Azure
2 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 2 (20.00%) OneDrive
2 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 5 (50.00%) Law
2 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Web Conferencing
2 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (20.00%) AI
2 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 2 (20.00%) Kalman Filter
2 2 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 2 (20.00%) Web Filtering
3 1 (10.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (10.00%) ITIL
3 1 (10.00%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
System Software
1 6 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (20.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (20.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Cisco