2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant Job Trends

2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant
UK

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 661 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.010% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 - -

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 45,700 64,689 50,755
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 95.04% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,478 36,679 39,389
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,219 £42,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant job vacancies in the UK

2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 7 November 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
East Midlands - 5 £37,500 -
Midlands - 5 £37,500 -
England - 5 £37,500 -
Work from Home - 5 £37,500 -
UK excluding London - 5 £37,500 -

2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, 2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant 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/3rd Line Support Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
1 5 (100.00%) Windows

2nd/3rd Line Support Consultant 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Firewall
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory