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 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
652
715
706
Rank change year-on-year
+63
-9
+369
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
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 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 7 November 2025.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Top 10 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 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.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, 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:
