2nd Line Technical Support Job Trends

Second Line Technical Support
UK

The median Second Line Technical Support salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 707 657 867
Rank change year-on-year -50 +210 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Technical Support 29 11 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.031% 0.025% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.028% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 25 7 24
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,500 £26,750
25th Percentile - £27,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £35,000 £34,125 £38,750
90th Percentile £37,500 £37,975 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - - +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 87,667 39,868 102,544
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 89.44% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 60,134 22,590 73,956
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,501 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.54%

2nd Line Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Technical Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

2nd Line Technical Support job vacancy trend in the UK

2nd Line Technical Support
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Technical Support job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Technical Support job vacancies in the UK

2nd Line Technical Support
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Technical Support within the UK over the 6 months to 16 June 2026. 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
UK excluding London -36 23 £30,000 - 2
England -74 21 £35,000 +9.38% 2
South East -10 8 £29,500 -1.67% 2
Scotland - 8 £30,000 -
South West -51 7 £35,000 -
London -25 6 £35,000 -6.04%
Work from Home - 6 £30,000 - 2

2nd Line Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 June 2026, 2nd Line Technical Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring 2nd Line Technical Support in the job title.

1 21 (72.41%) Microsoft
1 21 (72.41%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (34.48%) Active Directory
3 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (20.69%) ITIL
4 6 (20.69%) SLA
5 5 (17.24%) ADSL
5 5 (17.24%) Change Management
5 5 (17.24%) Cloud Security
5 5 (17.24%) Coaching
5 5 (17.24%) Configuration Management
5 5 (17.24%) ITSM
5 5 (17.24%) Problem Management
5 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (17.24%) Service Management
5 5 (17.24%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (17.24%) Windows
6 4 (13.79%) Customer Service
6 4 (13.79%) Windows 10
7 3 (10.34%) DHCP
7 3 (10.34%) DNS
8 2 (6.90%) Azure
9 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
9 1 (3.45%) Cybersecurity
9 1 (3.45%) Degree
9 1 (3.45%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 1 (3.45%) DKIM
9 1 (3.45%) DMARC
9 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
9 1 (3.45%) Firewall

2nd Line Technical Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (72.41%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.90%) Azure
3 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) ADSL
1 5 (17.24%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (10.34%) DHCP
2 3 (10.34%) DNS
3 1 (3.45%) DKIM
3 1 (3.45%) DMARC
3 1 (3.45%) Firewall
3 1 (3.45%) LAN
3 1 (3.45%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.45%) WAN
General
1 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.34%) Retail
3 1 (3.45%) Advertising
3 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Driving Licence
2 3 (10.34%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 5 (17.24%) Windows
2 4 (13.79%) Windows 10
3 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (20.69%) ITIL
2 5 (17.24%) Change Management
2 5 (17.24%) Cloud Security
2 5 (17.24%) Coaching
2 5 (17.24%) Configuration Management
2 5 (17.24%) ITSM
2 5 (17.24%) Problem Management
2 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (17.24%) Service Management
3 4 (13.79%) Customer Service
4 1 (3.45%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (3.45%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (3.45%) Mathematics
4 1 (3.45%) Migration
4 1 (3.45%) Project Delivery
4 1 (3.45%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (3.45%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (3.45%) Degree
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) SLA
2 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
System Software
1 10 (34.48%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 21 (72.41%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.45%) TOWER Software