Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 574 | 477 | 498 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -97 | +21 | +238 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 131 | 482 | 570 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.24% | 0.49% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 128 | 457 | 535 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £25,950 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £27,500 | £28,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | +1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,500 | £36,000 | £38,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £43,750 | £40,000 | £42,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,500 | £30,250 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.44% | -3.97% | +5.00% |
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 | 49,982 | 93,747 | 91,844 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.66% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,989 | 67,111 | 57,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,014 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 15 May 2025.
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 15 May 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 |
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| England | -124 | 130 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 136 |
| UK excluding London | -80 | 94 | £32,500 | +7.44% | 120 |
| Work from Home | +94 | 41 | £32,500 | - | 44 |
| London | +55 | 37 | £39,000 | +4.00% | 24 |
| South East | +38 | 32 | £39,750 | +30.33% | 38 |
| North of England | -21 | 25 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 40 |
| Midlands | +27 | 17 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 13 | £32,500 | - | 12 |
| South West | +73 | 12 | £33,500 | +2.29% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 10 | £31,250 | -2.34% | 2 |
| North West | -38 | 10 | £30,000 | - | 14 |
| East of England | -14 | 8 | £32,500 | +2.36% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 7 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 12 |
| North East | +21 | 2 | £29,500 | -7.81% | 15 |
| Scotland | +109 | 1 | £32,500 | +3.17% | 4 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 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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