Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer salary in the UK is £35,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 607 | 483 | 443 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -124 | -40 | +342 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 128 | 480 | 553 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.46% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.49% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 122 | 431 | 521 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £26,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,500 | £28,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,750 | £32,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.72% | -1.54% | +1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,000 | £36,000 | £38,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £43,750 | £40,000 | £41,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,875 | £30,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.58% | -6.25% | +6.67% |
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 | 53,806 | 98,156 | 78,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.55% | 94.80% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,744 | 68,646 | 53,875 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,109 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.00% |
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 12 July 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 12 July 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 | -125 | 127 | £36,500 | +12.31% | 97 |
| UK excluding London | -109 | 92 | £32,875 | +9.58% | 85 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 37 | £32,500 | - | 28 |
| London | +49 | 36 | £40,000 | +12.68% | 26 |
| South East | +8 | 33 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 39 |
| North of England | -31 | 26 | £32,500 | +2.36% | 14 |
| Midlands | +25 | 16 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 9 |
| North West | -21 | 13 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 12 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 6 |
| South West | +53 | 11 | £32,500 | +4.84% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 9 | £31,250 | -3.85% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 7 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 7 |
| East of England | -13 | 5 | £32,500 | - | 10 |
| Scotland | +91 | 1 | £32,500 | -1.52% | 3 |
| North East | +25 | 1 | £29,000 | -1.69% | 1 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 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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