Support Engineer Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Support Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Support Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 January 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 100 47
Rank change year-on-year +38 -53 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 132 75 229
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.13% 2.23% 4.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.39% 2.62% 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 116 66 214
10th Percentile £27,789 £25,750 £25,556
25th Percentile £31,000 £26,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,750 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% -4.67% +19.05%
75th Percentile £42,500 £50,000 £46,250
90th Percentile £45,000 £55,138 £56,250
South East median annual salary £35,000 £33,500 £34,500
% change year-on-year +4.48% -2.90% +9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,890 2,866 4,783
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 85.30% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,324 1,387 3,523
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,975 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,862 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £82,400
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,525 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +13.05% -9.09%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 30 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in the Thames Valley

Support Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 30 January 2026. 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
Buckinghamshire +33 55 £35,000 -6.67% 17
Berkshire +13 52 £40,000 -20.00% 15
Oxfordshire +22 25 £28,542 +3.79% 17
Support Engineer
South East

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 30 January 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 Thames Valley region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 57 (43.18%) Windows
2 48 (36.36%) Microsoft
3 47 (35.61%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (32.58%) Azure
5 34 (25.76%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (22.73%) Active Directory
7 28 (21.21%) Degree
8 23 (17.42%) Customer Service
9 20 (15.15%) DNS
10 19 (14.39%) Entra ID
11 18 (13.64%) DHCP
12 17 (12.88%) GCP
12 17 (12.88%) Google
12 17 (12.88%) SLA
13 15 (11.36%) DBS Check
13 15 (11.36%) Windows Server
14 14 (10.61%) Firewall
14 14 (10.61%) IIS
15 13 (9.85%) Computer Science
15 13 (9.85%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (9.85%) Software Engineering
15 13 (9.85%) SQL
16 12 (9.09%) .NET
16 12 (9.09%) .NET Framework
16 12 (9.09%) AWS
16 12 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
16 12 (9.09%) C#
16 12 (9.09%) DevOps
16 12 (9.09%) Entity Framework
16 12 (9.09%) HNC

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 14 (10.61%) IIS
2 10 (7.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.79%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 43 (32.58%) Azure
2 34 (25.76%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (14.39%) Entra ID
4 17 (12.88%) GCP
5 12 (9.09%) AWS
5 12 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (3.79%) Google Workspace
6 5 (3.79%) SaaS
7 1 (0.76%) BigCommerce
7 1 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.76%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 20 (15.15%) DNS
2 18 (13.64%) DHCP
3 14 (10.61%) Firewall
4 11 (8.33%) TCP/IP
5 9 (6.82%) VoIP
5 9 (6.82%) VPN
6 7 (5.30%) LAN
6 7 (5.30%) WAN
7 4 (3.03%) 4G
7 4 (3.03%) 5G
8 3 (2.27%) GSM
8 3 (2.27%) TETRA
8 3 (2.27%) UMTS
8 3 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (2.27%) Wireless
9 2 (1.52%) VLAN
10 1 (0.76%) ICMP
10 1 (0.76%) Intranet
10 1 (0.76%) IPv4
10 1 (0.76%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 7 (5.30%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.76%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (1.52%) JIRA
2 1 (0.76%) Browser DevTools
General
1 36 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 10 (7.58%) Manufacturing
3 6 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (3.79%) Telecoms
5 4 (3.03%) Law
5 4 (3.03%) Marketing
6 3 (2.27%) Electronics
6 3 (2.27%) Multimedia
7 2 (1.52%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.76%) Automotive
8 1 (0.76%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (0.76%) Legal
8 1 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (9.09%) .NET
1 12 (9.09%) .NET Framework
1 12 (9.09%) Entity Framework
1 12 (9.09%) WinForms
2 7 (5.30%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.76%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.58%) Driving Licence
2 8 (6.06%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.79%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.52%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (1.52%) NHS
4 2 (1.52%) Smart Home
5 1 (0.76%) CCTV
5 1 (0.76%) FMCG
5 1 (0.76%) GNSS
5 1 (0.76%) IPTV
5 1 (0.76%) Lidar
5 1 (0.76%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.76%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.76%) Robotics
5 1 (0.76%) Self-Driving Car
5 1 (0.76%) Smartphone
5 1 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 57 (43.18%) Windows
2 15 (11.36%) Windows Server
3 9 (6.82%) Linux
4 6 (4.55%) Windows 10
5 5 (3.79%) Android
5 5 (3.79%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.52%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (35.61%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (17.42%) Customer Service
3 13 (9.85%) Computer Science
3 13 (9.85%) Software Engineering
4 12 (9.09%) DevOps
5 9 (6.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (5.30%) Service Delivery
7 6 (4.55%) Project Delivery
7 6 (4.55%) SDLC
8 5 (3.79%) Agile
8 5 (3.79%) CAD
8 5 (3.79%) Collaborative Culture
8 5 (3.79%) Data Management
8 5 (3.79%) ITIL
8 5 (3.79%) Problem Management
8 5 (3.79%) Task Automation
8 5 (3.79%) Validation
9 4 (3.03%) Configuration Management
9 4 (3.03%) Data Analysis
9 4 (3.03%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (9.85%) SQL
2 12 (9.09%) C#
2 12 (9.09%) T-SQL
3 8 (6.06%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.76%) Java
4 1 (0.76%) Python
Qualifications
1 28 (21.21%) Degree
2 15 (11.36%) DBS Check
3 13 (9.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (9.09%) HNC
5 9 (6.82%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (6.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 7 (5.30%) A+ Certification
7 4 (3.03%) SC Cleared
7 4 (3.03%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.52%) City & Guilds
8 2 (1.52%) MCSA
9 1 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (12.88%) SLA
2 5 (3.79%) QA
3 4 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 30 (22.73%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.03%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (7.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (3.03%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.76%) Control-M
3 1 (0.76%) Kibana
3 1 (0.76%) SCCM
Vendors
1 48 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 17 (12.88%) Google
3 12 (9.09%) Sage
3 12 (9.09%) Xamarin
4 5 (3.79%) Atlassian
4 5 (3.79%) Zoho
5 4 (3.03%) Adobe
5 4 (3.03%) Apple
5 4 (3.03%) Samsung
6 3 (2.27%) Fortinet
6 3 (2.27%) Fujitsu
6 3 (2.27%) Virgin Media
7 2 (1.52%) VMware
8 1 (0.76%) Cisco
8 1 (0.76%) Citrix
8 1 (0.76%) Draytek
8 1 (0.76%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.76%) Logitech
8 1 (0.76%) Yealink