Support Engineer Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Support Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Support Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £36,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 December 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 101 42
Rank change year-on-year +38 -59 +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 131 96 183
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.44% 2.37% 5.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.75% 2.57% 6.02%
Number of salaries quoted 117 76 164
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £27,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -6.25% +26.98%
75th Percentile £42,500 £50,625 £51,500
90th Percentile £45,000 £56,525 £56,525
South East median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - +11.11%

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 3,492 3,738 3,038
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 92.09% 93.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,988 1,943 2,221
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,263 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £53,760
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +6.96% -2.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -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 4 December 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 4 December 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 +48 59 £40,000 +6.67% 10
Berkshire +28 51 £36,500 -27.00% 13
Oxfordshire +13 21 £28,500 +3.64% 8
Support Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 4 December 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 53 (40.46%) Windows
2 45 (34.35%) Microsoft
3 43 (32.82%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (29.77%) Azure
5 31 (23.66%) Microsoft 365
6 29 (22.14%) Active Directory
7 28 (21.37%) Degree
8 20 (15.27%) Customer Service
9 19 (14.50%) Entra ID
10 18 (13.74%) DHCP
10 18 (13.74%) DNS
11 17 (12.98%) GCP
11 17 (12.98%) Google
12 16 (12.21%) IIS
12 16 (12.21%) SLA
12 16 (12.21%) SQL
13 14 (10.69%) Computer Science
13 14 (10.69%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (9.92%) Firewall
14 13 (9.92%) HNC
14 13 (9.92%) Software Engineering
14 13 (9.92%) Windows Server
15 12 (9.16%) .NET
15 12 (9.16%) .NET Framework
15 12 (9.16%) AWS
15 12 (9.16%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (9.16%) C#
15 12 (9.16%) DevOps
15 12 (9.16%) Entity Framework
15 12 (9.16%) Microsoft Intune

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 16 (12.21%) IIS
2 8 (6.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (9.16%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 39 (29.77%) Azure
2 31 (23.66%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (14.50%) Entra ID
4 17 (12.98%) GCP
5 12 (9.16%) AWS
5 12 (9.16%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (3.82%) Google Workspace
7 4 (3.05%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (13.74%) DHCP
1 18 (13.74%) DNS
2 13 (9.92%) Firewall
3 9 (6.87%) TCP/IP
3 9 (6.87%) VoIP
4 6 (4.58%) VPN
5 5 (3.82%) LAN
5 5 (3.82%) WAN
6 3 (2.29%) 4G
6 3 (2.29%) 5G
6 3 (2.29%) VLAN
6 3 (2.29%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (2.29%) Wireless
7 2 (1.53%) GSM
7 2 (1.53%) SAN
7 2 (1.53%) TETRA
7 2 (1.53%) UMTS
8 1 (0.76%) 3GPP
8 1 (0.76%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.76%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 8 (6.11%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.76%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (1.53%) JIRA
2 1 (0.76%) Browser DevTools
General
1 34 (25.95%) Social Skills
2 10 (7.63%) Manufacturing
3 5 (3.82%) Electronics
3 5 (3.82%) Telecoms
4 4 (3.05%) Law
4 4 (3.05%) Marketing
4 4 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (1.53%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.76%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.76%) Automotive
6 1 (0.76%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (9.16%) .NET
1 12 (9.16%) .NET Framework
1 12 (9.16%) Entity Framework
1 12 (9.16%) WinForms
2 7 (5.34%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.53%) CSS
3 2 (1.53%) HTML
4 1 (0.76%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.11%) Onboarding
2 6 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (3.82%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.05%) Smart Home
5 3 (2.29%) Home Automation
6 2 (1.53%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.76%) FMCG
7 1 (0.76%) GNSS
7 1 (0.76%) IPTV
7 1 (0.76%) Lidar
7 1 (0.76%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.76%) Robotics
7 1 (0.76%) Self-Driving Car
7 1 (0.76%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 53 (40.46%) Windows
2 13 (9.92%) Windows Server
3 11 (8.40%) Linux
4 7 (5.34%) Windows 10
5 6 (4.58%) Apple iOS
6 4 (3.05%) Android
6 4 (3.05%) Mac OS
7 2 (1.53%) Unix
7 2 (1.53%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.53%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (32.82%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (15.27%) Customer Service
3 14 (10.69%) Computer Science
4 13 (9.92%) Software Engineering
5 12 (9.16%) DevOps
6 9 (6.87%) ITIL
7 7 (5.34%) Agile
7 7 (5.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (5.34%) Data Analysis
8 6 (4.58%) Problem Management
8 6 (4.58%) Project Delivery
8 6 (4.58%) SDLC
8 6 (4.58%) Service Delivery
8 6 (4.58%) Service Management
8 6 (4.58%) Task Automation
8 6 (4.58%) Validation
9 5 (3.82%) CAD
9 5 (3.82%) Data Management
9 5 (3.82%) Incident Management
10 4 (3.05%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (12.21%) SQL
2 12 (9.16%) C#
2 12 (9.16%) T-SQL
3 8 (6.11%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.53%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.53%) PHP
4 2 (1.53%) Python
5 1 (0.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 28 (21.37%) Degree
2 14 (10.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (9.92%) HNC
4 11 (8.40%) A+ Certification
4 11 (8.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (6.87%) DBS Check
5 9 (6.87%) MCP
6 8 (6.11%) Security Cleared
7 4 (3.05%) NVQ Level 3
7 4 (3.05%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.53%) MCSA
9 1 (0.76%) MCITP
9 1 (0.76%) MCSE
9 1 (0.76%) RHCE
9 1 (0.76%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (12.21%) SLA
2 6 (4.58%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (4.58%) QA
3 4 (3.05%) COSHH
4 2 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 29 (22.14%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.82%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (9.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.82%) SCCM
3 4 (3.05%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.76%) Ansible
4 1 (0.76%) Control-M
4 1 (0.76%) Kibana
4 1 (0.76%) Red Hat Satellite
4 1 (0.76%) Terraform
4 1 (0.76%) WSUS
Vendors
1 45 (34.35%) Microsoft
2 17 (12.98%) Google
3 12 (9.16%) Sage
3 12 (9.16%) Xamarin
4 7 (5.34%) Apple
5 5 (3.82%) VMware
5 5 (3.82%) Zoho
6 4 (3.05%) Adobe
6 4 (3.05%) Atlassian
6 4 (3.05%) Samsung
7 2 (1.53%) Sophos
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%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.76%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.76%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.76%) Yealink