Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | 509 | 737 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +228 | -107 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 494 | 572 | 541 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.55% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.60% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 468 | 538 | 467 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £26,250 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £26,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.56% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £36,000 | £38,750 | £35,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £31,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +7.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 27 April 2024.
2nd Line Engineer
Top 17 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 27 April 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 | +66 | 465 | £32,500 | - | 124 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 403 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 112 |
| North of England | +79 | 102 | £31,500 | -3.08% | 25 |
| South East | -26 | 99 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 91 | £32,500 | - | 36 |
| London | +57 | 91 | £37,000 | - | 18 |
| East of England | +40 | 69 | £32,500 | - | 11 |
| South West | -11 | 54 | £31,500 | -13.70% | 19 |
| Midlands | +23 | 53 | £30,000 | - | 21 |
| North West | +9 | 47 | £30,000 | -10.45% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 38 | £30,000 | -1.64% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +99 | 32 | £32,500 | +13.84% | 4 |
| North East | +19 | 23 | £32,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +26 | 16 | £27,500 | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 15 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 5 |
| Scotland | -67 | 6 | £29,000 | -9.38% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +33 | 4 | £35,000 | +7.69% |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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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