2nd Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Surrey

Second Line Support Engineer
South East > Surrey

The median Second Line Support Engineer salary in Surrey is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 104 78
Rank change year-on-year +14 -26 +86
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Engineer 4 4 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.24% 0.33% 1.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.37% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 13
10th Percentile - £29,600 -
25th Percentile £31,000 £33,875 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +7.14% +12.90%
75th Percentile £33,000 £38,750 £37,500
90th Percentile - - £38,500
South East median annual salary £32,000 £32,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - +6.67% -3.23%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,451 1,074 1,019
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.58% 89.05% 92.72%
Number of salaries quoted 911 546 715
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,105 £29,362
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £74,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% -4.55%

2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Surrey

2nd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Surrey

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, 2nd Line 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 Surrey region featuring 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) VLAN
1 4 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Experience

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) VLAN
1 4 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Experience