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 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 96 64
Rank change year-on-year +5 -32 +66
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 118 115 145
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.11% 2.54% 4.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.40% 2.65% 4.47%
Number of salaries quoted 105 92 131
10th Percentile £29,050 £26,525 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,470 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +26.98%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £49,250 £56,525 £56,525
South East median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% - +9.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 3,471 4,334 3,247
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 95.76% 93.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,603 2,220 2,281
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,113 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.84% -0.91% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £83,750
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% -

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 13 October 2025.

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 13 October 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
Buckinghamshire +19 55 £40,000 +10.34% 27
Berkshire +3 46 £41,250 -17.50% 25
Oxfordshire -2 17 £39,250 +1.95% 17
Support Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, 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 40 (33.90%) Windows
2 34 (28.81%) Microsoft
2 34 (28.81%) Social Skills
3 28 (23.73%) Azure
4 27 (22.88%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (22.88%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (20.34%) Degree
6 23 (19.49%) Active Directory
7 22 (18.64%) Customer Service
8 16 (13.56%) Security Cleared
9 15 (12.71%) Manufacturing
10 14 (11.86%) Entra ID
11 12 (10.17%) Windows Server
11 12 (10.17%) IIS
12 11 (9.32%) SQL
12 11 (9.32%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (9.32%) VMware
12 11 (9.32%) Google
13 10 (8.47%) SCCM
13 10 (8.47%) Mac OS
13 10 (8.47%) Firewall
13 10 (8.47%) Apple
13 10 (8.47%) Linux
13 10 (8.47%) Microsoft Exchange
13 10 (8.47%) GCP
14 9 (7.63%) Coaching
14 9 (7.63%) Driving Licence
14 9 (7.63%) COSHH
14 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Intune
14 9 (7.63%) Computer Science Degree

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 12 (10.17%) IIS
2 10 (8.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 28 (23.73%) Azure
2 27 (22.88%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (11.86%) Entra ID
4 10 (8.47%) GCP
5 8 (6.78%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (5.08%) AWS
7 3 (2.54%) Google Workspace
8 2 (1.69%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.47%) Firewall
2 9 (7.63%) DHCP
2 9 (7.63%) DNS
3 5 (4.24%) WAN
4 4 (3.39%) SAN
4 4 (3.39%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.39%) VLAN
5 3 (2.54%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (2.54%) LAN
5 3 (2.54%) VPN
5 3 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.69%) SD-WAN
6 2 (1.69%) Wireless
7 1 (0.85%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.78%) SQL Server
1 8 (6.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.69%) JIRA
General
1 34 (28.81%) Social Skills
2 15 (12.71%) Manufacturing
3 7 (5.93%) Electronics
4 3 (2.54%) Advertising
4 3 (2.54%) Law
4 3 (2.54%) Marketing
5 2 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.85%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.85%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.85%) Automotive
6 1 (0.85%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.78%) .NET
1 8 (6.78%) .NET Framework
1 8 (6.78%) Entity Framework
1 8 (6.78%) WinForms
2 4 (3.39%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.69%) CSS
3 2 (1.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.63%) Driving Licence
1 9 (7.63%) Onboarding
2 6 (5.08%) Smart Home
3 5 (4.24%) Home Automation
4 3 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.69%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (1.69%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.85%) GNSS
6 1 (0.85%) Lidar
6 1 (0.85%) Robotics
6 1 (0.85%) Self-Driving Car
6 1 (0.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (0.85%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.85%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 40 (33.90%) Windows
2 12 (10.17%) Windows Server
3 10 (8.47%) Linux
3 10 (8.47%) Mac OS
4 7 (5.93%) Android
4 7 (5.93%) Apple iOS
5 6 (5.08%) Windows 10
6 4 (3.39%) Unix
6 4 (3.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (2.54%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (1.69%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (22.88%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (18.64%) Customer Service
3 9 (7.63%) Asset Management
3 9 (7.63%) Coaching
3 9 (7.63%) Computer Science
3 9 (7.63%) ITIL
4 8 (6.78%) Agile
4 8 (6.78%) DevOps
4 8 (6.78%) Software Engineering
5 6 (5.08%) Data Analysis
6 5 (4.24%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (4.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (4.24%) Service Management
6 5 (4.24%) User Experience
7 4 (3.39%) CAD
7 4 (3.39%) Data Management
7 4 (3.39%) Information Security
7 4 (3.39%) Proactive Maintenance
7 4 (3.39%) Task Automation
7 4 (3.39%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (9.32%) SQL
2 8 (6.78%) C#
2 8 (6.78%) T-SQL
3 5 (4.24%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.69%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.69%) PHP
5 1 (0.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (20.34%) Degree
2 16 (13.56%) Security Cleared
3 11 (9.32%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (7.63%) A+ Certification
4 9 (7.63%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (7.63%) HNC
4 9 (7.63%) NVQ Level 3
5 7 (5.93%) MCP
5 7 (5.93%) SC Cleared
6 5 (4.24%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.54%) MCSA
8 1 (0.85%) MCITP
8 1 (0.85%) MCSE
8 1 (0.85%) RHCE
8 1 (0.85%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.63%) COSHH
1 9 (7.63%) SLA
2 5 (4.24%) QA
3 4 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 23 (19.49%) Active Directory
2 9 (7.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (6.78%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 10 (8.47%) SCCM
2 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.54%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.69%) SCOM
4 2 (1.69%) SCSM
5 1 (0.85%) Ansible
5 1 (0.85%) Red Hat Satellite
5 1 (0.85%) Terraform
5 1 (0.85%) WSUS
Vendors
1 34 (28.81%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.32%) Google
2 11 (9.32%) VMware
3 10 (8.47%) Apple
4 8 (6.78%) Sage
4 8 (6.78%) Xamarin
5 5 (4.24%) Siemens
6 4 (3.39%) Cisco
6 4 (3.39%) Sophos
6 4 (3.39%) Zoho
7 3 (2.54%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.54%) Samsung
8 2 (1.69%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.85%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.85%) Citrix
9 1 (0.85%) Meraki
9 1 (0.85%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.85%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.85%) SonicWALL