2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
UK
The median 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
650 |
680 |
758 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+30 |
+78 |
+194 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer |
10 |
15 |
38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK |
0.016% |
0.029% |
0.055% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.017% |
0.031% |
0.057% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
11 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,800 |
£35,500 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,875 |
£41,875 |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,500 |
£50,000 |
£35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.00% |
+42.86% |
-12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,125 |
£52,500 |
£43,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£50,000 |
£33,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.00% |
+49.25% |
-5.63% |
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 |
57,632 |
48,152 |
66,101 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.82% |
92.24% |
95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
35,882 |
24,796 |
51,733 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£33,750 |
£29,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-8.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£79,600 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£54,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.41% |
+8.00% |
-4.76% |
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer over the 6 months to 30 January 2026.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Top 11 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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 January 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.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 January 2026, 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer 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:
