2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
UK
The median 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 786 | 642 | 720 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -144 | +78 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer | 17 | 15 | 35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.014% | 0.030% | 0.049% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.034% | 0.052% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 15 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £29,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32,250 | £33,125 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | +21.43% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £48,750 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £52,500 | £51,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,500 | £42,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.12% | +21.43% | -6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 | 109,883 | 44,162 | 67,664 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.51% | 89.77% | 95.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,751 | 25,776 | 38,845 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £35,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.35% | -2.73% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -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 15 October 2026.
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 15 October 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -142 | 17 | £45,000 | +5.88% | |
| London | -67 | 9 | £55,000 | +35.80% | |
| UK excluding London | -170 | 8 | £36,500 | -14.12% | |
| Work from Home | -52 | 5 | £30,000 | -25.93% | |
| East of England | -41 | 4 | £36,500 | -18.89% | |
| Midlands | -44 | 4 | £30,000 | -40.00% | |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £30,000 | - |
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 October 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:
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||