Support Engineer Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Support Engineer
South East > Thames Valley
The median Support Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 92 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +10 | -46 |
| Permanent Support Engineer jobs | 197 | 119 | 107 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 2.55% | 3.12% | 2.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.74% | 3.41% | 2.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 176 | 108 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,750 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,531 | £32,500 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.67% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £43,688 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £53,750 | £46,075 | £56,525 |
| South East median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the Thames Valley matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the Thames Valley matching a recognised job title | 7,185 | 3,493 | 4,188 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.88% | 91.63% | 95.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,084 | 1,645 | 2,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £40,013 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,608 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -17.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £83,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Support Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Support Engineer Salary Trend 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 Support Engineer jobs in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
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 Support Engineer jobs within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | +16 | 76 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 7 |
| Berkshire | +25 | 65 | £40,000 | -3.03% | 19 |
| Oxfordshire | +1 | 56 | £40,000 | +28.51% | 11 |
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Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley
For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, Support Engineer job ads cited 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 Support Engineer job ads across the Thames Valley region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 40.6% | 80 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 34.5% | 68 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 29.4% | 58 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 25.9% | 51 |
| 5 | Azure | 24.4% | 48 |
| 6 | Customer Service | 22.8% | 45 |
| 7 | Degree | 19.8% | 39 |
| 8 | Active Directory | 17.8% | 35 |
| 9 | Entra ID | 17.3% | 34 |
| 10 | DNS | 15.2% | 30 |
| 10 | VLAN | 15.2% | 30 |
| 12 | SharePoint | 14.7% | 29 |
| 13 | VPN | 13.7% | 27 |
| 13 | Windows Server | 13.7% | 27 |
| 15 | Continuous Improvement | 13.2% | 26 |
| 15 | DHCP | 13.2% | 26 |
| 15 | Firewall | 13.2% | 26 |
| 15 | macOS | 13.2% | 26 |
| 15 | Microsoft Intune | 13.2% | 26 |
| 20 | DBS Check | 12.7% | 25 |
| 21 | VMware | 12.2% | 24 |
| 22 | Microsoft Exchange | 11.7% | 23 |
| 23 | PowerShell | 11.2% | 22 |
| 24 | Apple | 10.2% | 20 |
| 24 | Linux | 10.2% | 20 |
| 26 | Disaster Recovery | 9.6% | 19 |
| 26 | 9.6% | 19 | |
| 26 | Google Workspace | 9.6% | 19 |
| 26 | Infrastructure Engineering | 9.6% | 19 |
| 26 | Veeam | 9.6% | 19 |
Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 43.7% | 86 |
| 2 | Technical Support Engineer | 37.1% | 73 |
| 3 | Senior Support Engineer | 23.9% | 47 |
| 4 | Senior IT Engineer | 13.2% | 26 |
| 4 | Senior IT Support | 13.2% | 26 |
| 6 | Senior Technical Support Engineer | 9.1% | 18 |
| 6 | Systems Support Engineer | 9.1% | 18 |
| 8 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 8.6% | 17 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 7.6% | 15 |
| 9 | Software Support Engineer | 7.6% | 15 |
| 11 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 5.1% | 10 |
| 12 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 4.1% | 8 |
| 13 | Automation Engineer | 3.0% | 6 |
| 13 | Industrial Engineer | 3.0% | 6 |
| 13 | Systems Support | 3.0% | 6 |
| 13 | Systems Test Engineer | 3.0% | 6 |
| 17 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 2.0% | 4 |
| 18 | Applications Support Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 18 | Java Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 18 | Support Team Leader | 1.5% | 3 |