Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer salary in the UK is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 500 | 411 | 631 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | +220 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 300 | 410 | 597 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.70% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.73% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 227 | 383 | 570 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £26,250 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,125 | £28,500 | £28,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.62% | - | +12.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,750 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,500 | £30,875 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -1.98% | +14.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 72,160 | 56,195 | 134,726 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.93% | 95.71% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,655 | 40,750 | 78,298 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,874 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,900 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.66% | - | +5.00% |
2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 26 October 2024.
2nd Line Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 October 2024. 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 |
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| England | -128 | 291 | £34,000 | +4.62% | 99 |
| UK excluding London | -86 | 224 | £32,500 | +5.26% | 94 |
| London | -20 | 76 | £40,000 | +11.11% | 9 |
| South East | -49 | 75 | £32,000 | +6.67% | 30 |
| Midlands | -16 | 46 | £30,000 | -6.25% | 11 |
| North of England | -37 | 43 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 20 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 41 | £33,000 | +3.13% | 34 |
| South West | -4 | 32 | £33,250 | +4.72% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 28 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 6 |
| North West | -40 | 22 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 21 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 5 |
| East of England | -68 | 19 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 18 | £34,000 | +6.25% | 5 |
| Scotland | -8 | 5 | £36,500 | +25.86% | 3 |
| Wales | +34 | 4 | £27,500 | -19.71% | 2 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 October 2024, 2nd Line Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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