Third Line Engineer
UK
The median Third Line Engineer salary in the UK is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 563 | 513 | 575 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | +62 | +190 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer | 171 | 442 | 364 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.42% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 155 | 376 | 321 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,125 | £36,250 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £42,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.10% | -11.58% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £49,063 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £53,750 | £60,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £41,250 | £46,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.15% | -10.33% | +2.22% |
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 | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.74% |
3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
3rd Line Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer.
3rd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
3rd Line Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 | -62 | 168 | £47,500 | +13.10% | 99 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 138 | £47,500 | +15.15% | 95 |
| Work from Home | +70 | 69 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 53 |
| Midlands | +61 | 39 | £50,000 | +19.05% | 15 |
| South East | -15 | 35 | £51,500 | +22.62% | 30 |
| London | +103 | 30 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 19 |
| East of England | +18 | 27 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 15 |
| North of England | -10 | 27 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 19 |
| East Midlands | +51 | 22 | £51,250 | +13.89% | 7 |
| North West | +8 | 19 | £40,000 | - | 13 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 17 | £50,000 | +27.39% | 8 |
| South West | +44 | 9 | £43,750 | -4.89% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +33 | 7 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 6 |
| Scotland | +85 | 1 | £35,000 | -19.54% | 1 |
| North East | +12 | 1 | £40,000 | +23.08% |
3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, 3rd Line 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 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.
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3rd Line 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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