2nd Line Support Analyst Jobs

Second Line Support Analyst
UK

The median Second Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £32,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 768 808 891
Rank change year-on-year +40 +83 -183
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Analyst 126 185 329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.18% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.19% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 112 170 294
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £22,998
25th Percentile £29,188 £28,500 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,750 £31,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.65% +3.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £40,000 £36,563 £35,000
90th Percentile £46,225 £43,825 £38,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,000 £30,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +1.64% +10.91% -

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 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

2nd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Analyst.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Support Analyst over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

2nd Line Support Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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
England +59 110 £33,000 +6.45% 7
UK excluding London -40 83 £31,000 +1.64% 5
Work from Home +47 34 £30,250 -2.42%
London +114 32 £39,000 +13.04% 2
South East +5 23 £30,125 -2.82% 1
North of England +54 22 £30,500 -6.15% 1
Midlands -3 16 £28,500 -1.72% 1
South West -20 12 £43,000 +43.33%
Yorkshire +101 11 £30,500 -2.40% 1
North West +14 11 £31,250 -4.58%
West Midlands +18 9 £31,000 +6.90% 1
East Midlands -18 7 £28,500 -5.00%
East of England +14 5 £35,000 +20.69% 2
Scotland -58 5 £40,000 -13.04%

2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 2nd Line Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 82 (65.08%) Windows
2 80 (63.49%) Microsoft 365
3 74 (58.73%) Microsoft
4 56 (44.44%) Customer Service
4 56 (44.44%) Active Directory
5 49 (38.89%) Social Skills
6 38 (30.16%) Problem-Solving
7 36 (28.57%) Windows 10
8 33 (26.19%) Windows Server
9 32 (25.40%) Microsoft Office
10 31 (24.60%) Microsoft Exchange
11 30 (23.81%) DNS
11 30 (23.81%) ITIL
11 30 (23.81%) Azure
12 28 (22.22%) Citrix
13 26 (20.63%) DHCP
14 25 (19.84%) Firewall
15 24 (19.05%) VMware
16 23 (18.25%) ITSM
16 23 (18.25%) VMware Infrastructure
17 21 (16.67%) SLA
18 20 (15.87%) WAN
18 20 (15.87%) LAN
19 19 (15.08%) Windows Server 2019
20 17 (13.49%) Apple iOS
20 17 (13.49%) Service Delivery
21 16 (12.70%) SQL
22 15 (11.90%) Cisco
22 15 (11.90%) AWS
23 14 (11.11%) TCP/IP

2nd Line Support Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (24.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (4.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (25.40%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.17%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (3.17%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 80 (63.49%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (23.81%) Azure
3 15 (11.90%) AWS
4 12 (9.52%) Entra ID
5 10 (7.94%) OneDrive
6 8 (6.35%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.97%) GCP
8 4 (3.17%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.59%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.79%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.79%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (23.81%) DNS
2 26 (20.63%) DHCP
3 25 (19.84%) Firewall
4 20 (15.87%) LAN
4 20 (15.87%) WAN
5 14 (11.11%) TCP/IP
5 14 (11.11%) VLAN
6 13 (10.32%) VPN
7 9 (7.14%) Structured Cabling
8 8 (6.35%) Wireless
9 7 (5.56%) WLAN
10 6 (4.76%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (3.17%) ADSL
11 4 (3.17%) Broadband
11 4 (3.17%) Internet
11 4 (3.17%) Intranet
11 4 (3.17%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (2.38%) Cisco IOS
13 2 (1.59%) Cisco Firepower
13 2 (1.59%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.35%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (3.17%) JIRA
General
1 49 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 13 (10.32%) Finance
2 13 (10.32%) Law
3 10 (7.94%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (7.14%) Legal
4 9 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 6 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (4.76%) Marketing
6 5 (3.97%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.59%) Banking
8 2 (1.59%) Digital Healthcare
8 2 (1.59%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.79%) Back Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.38%) .NET
1 3 (2.38%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.94%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (5.56%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (3.97%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.17%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.17%) iPhone
4 4 (3.17%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.38%) CMDB
6 2 (1.59%) BYOD
6 2 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.59%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.59%) IoT
6 2 (1.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.79%) iPad
7 1 (0.79%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.79%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.79%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.79%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 82 (65.08%) Windows
2 36 (28.57%) Windows 10
3 33 (26.19%) Windows Server
4 19 (15.08%) Windows Server 2019
5 17 (13.49%) Apple iOS
6 11 (8.73%) Windows 7
6 11 (8.73%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (7.94%) Android
8 8 (6.35%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (3.17%) Linux
9 4 (3.17%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (1.59%) Mac OS X
10 2 (1.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.79%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.79%) Windows NT
11 1 (0.79%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 38 (30.16%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (23.81%) ITIL
4 23 (18.25%) ITSM
5 17 (13.49%) Service Delivery
6 13 (10.32%) Mobile Device Management
7 11 (8.73%) Incident Management
7 11 (8.73%) Service Management
8 10 (7.94%) Change Management
8 10 (7.94%) CRM
8 10 (7.94%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (7.14%) Data Loss Prevention
10 7 (5.56%) ERP
11 5 (3.97%) Asset Management
11 5 (3.97%) Proactive Monitoring
12 4 (3.17%) Continuous Improvement
12 4 (3.17%) Server Virtualisation
12 4 (3.17%) Service Desk Management
12 4 (3.17%) Software Asset Management
12 4 (3.17%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 16 (12.70%) SQL
2 4 (3.17%) PowerShell
3 3 (2.38%) C#
Qualifications
1 9 (7.14%) AWS Certification
1 9 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (6.35%) Degree
3 7 (5.56%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (4.76%) A+ Certification
5 5 (3.97%) Security Cleared
6 4 (3.17%) CCNA
6 4 (3.17%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (3.17%) MCITP
7 3 (2.38%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.59%) MCSA
9 1 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (16.67%) SLA
2 6 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (3.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (1.59%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 56 (44.44%) Active Directory
2 23 (18.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (8.73%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (4.76%) Hyper-V
5 5 (3.97%) XenApp
5 5 (3.97%) XenDesktop
6 4 (3.17%) Terminal Services
6 4 (3.17%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (10.32%) SCCM
2 11 (8.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (4.76%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (3.97%) WSUS
5 2 (1.59%) McAfee ePO
5 2 (1.59%) Nessus
Vendors
1 74 (58.73%) Microsoft
2 28 (22.22%) Citrix
3 24 (19.05%) VMware
4 15 (11.90%) Cisco
5 12 (9.52%) ServiceNow
6 11 (8.73%) Avaya
7 9 (7.14%) Adobe
8 8 (6.35%) HP
9 6 (4.76%) Apple
9 6 (4.76%) Google
10 5 (3.97%) Dell
11 4 (3.17%) NEC
11 4 (3.17%) Symantec
12 2 (1.59%) arcserve
12 2 (1.59%) Clearswift
12 2 (1.59%) IBM
12 2 (1.59%) McAfee
12 2 (1.59%) Red Hat
12 2 (1.59%) Salesforce
12 2 (1.59%) Veritas