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 7 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 387 | 590 | 611 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +203 | +21 | -100 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 389 | 564 | 533 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.73% | 0.46% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.77% | 0.48% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 364 | 544 | 478 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,250 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £34,475 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,528 | £42,500 | £39,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,000 | £31,500 | £28,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.59% | +12.50% | - |
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 | 50,561 | 117,203 | 121,950 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.41% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,942 | 73,752 | 84,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,798 | £32,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 7 December 2023.
2nd Line Engineer
Top 16 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 7 December 2023. 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 | +194 | 378 | £32,500 | - | 142 |
| UK excluding London | +140 | 288 | £31,000 | -1.59% | 119 |
| Work from Home | +175 | 108 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 37 |
| London | +229 | 97 | £37,500 | +0.67% | 27 |
| South East | +71 | 90 | £30,000 | -3.23% | 40 |
| North of England | +145 | 73 | £30,000 | -6.25% | 31 |
| South West | +78 | 49 | £31,000 | - | 22 |
| East of England | +85 | 45 | £34,000 | -2.86% | 8 |
| North West | +102 | 34 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +108 | 29 | £30,000 | - | 11 |
| Midlands | +109 | 25 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +122 | 17 | £32,500 | +6.56% | 9 |
| North East | +49 | 10 | £30,000 | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | +35 | 8 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 3 |
| Scotland | +40 | 6 | £29,500 | -15.71% | 5 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £33,500 | - |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, 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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