Third Line Engineer
UK
The median Third Line 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 | 539 | 497 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | +73 | +109 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer | 154 | 449 | 460 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.46% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 136 | 398 | 415 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,250 | £33,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £36,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £42,000 | £46,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £53,750 | £61,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -6.67% | +6.51% |
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% |
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 1 May 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 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 | -47 | 152 | £50,000 | +19.05% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 130 | £50,000 | +19.05% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 56 | £50,000 | +29.87% | 17 |
| South East | +11 | 46 | £52,500 | +25.00% | 23 |
| Midlands | +60 | 34 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 8 |
| North of England | +37 | 26 | £39,500 | +12.86% | 10 |
| London | +95 | 24 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +51 | 18 | £57,250 | +43.13% | 3 |
| North West | +31 | 16 | £39,500 | -1.25% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 16 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 5 |
| East of England | +35 | 14 | £43,750 | +2.94% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 8 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 1 |
| South West | +42 | 8 | £42,500 | -3.95% | 5 |
| North East | +26 | 2 | £42,500 | +30.77% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £52,500 | - |
3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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