2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
UK
The median 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 711 | 864 | 899 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +153 | +35 | +342 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer | 17 | 58 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.029% | 0.054% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.033% | 0.057% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 58 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,350 | £30,800 | £28,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.86% | - | -2.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £46,500 | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51,750 | £49,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.86% | +7.69% | +1.56% |
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 | 52,152 | 102,300 | 81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.79% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,176 | 72,142 | 54,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| 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 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Top 9 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 1 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 | +135 | 17 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +157 | 16 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +99 | 15 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 4 |
| Midlands | +83 | 11 | £50,000 | +53.85% | |
| West Midlands | +75 | 11 | £50,000 | +53.85% | |
| South East | +81 | 3 | £50,000 | +50.38% | 1 |
| North of England | +36 | 2 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 3 |
| North West | +21 | 2 | £32,000 | - | 3 |
| London | +104 | 1 | £40,500 | +6.23% | 2 |
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, 2nd/3rd Line Support 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/3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
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2nd/3rd Line Support 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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