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 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 850 | 952 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +176 | +102 | +197 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer | 18 | 46 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.047% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.049% | 0.039% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 46 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,250 | £29,500 | £30,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £31,250 | £31,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.85% | -13.33% | +12.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51,750 | £47,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.85% | - | +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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 May 2025.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
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/3rd Line Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +147 | 18 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +185 | 16 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +178 | 15 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 1 |
| Midlands | +92 | 13 | £50,000 | +53.85% | |
| West Midlands | +60 | 13 | £50,000 | +53.85% | |
| South East | +108 | 3 | £50,000 | +72.41% | |
| London | +106 | 2 | £39,000 | -0.95% |
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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