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 27 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 27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 558 | 505 | 600 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | +95 | +127 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer | 151 | 455 | 403 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.45% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 133 | 398 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,550 | £31,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £36,250 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £42,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -11.58% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,500 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £53,750 | £60,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £41,250 | £46,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -10.33% | +8.24% |
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 | 49,300 | 96,566 | 89,723 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,583 | 68,990 | 56,857 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,500 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 27 May 2025.
3rd Line Engineer
Top 14 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 27 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 | -54 | 151 | £50,000 | +19.05% | 165 |
| UK excluding London | -47 | 126 | £50,000 | +21.21% | 177 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 61 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 116 |
| South East | -12 | 39 | £51,500 | +22.62% | 41 |
| Midlands | +47 | 37 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 38 |
| North of England | -9 | 27 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 34 |
| London | +100 | 25 | £63,750 | +10.87% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 20 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 17 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 17 |
| North West | -5 | 17 | £40,000 | - | 19 |
| East of England | +10 | 16 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 8 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 9 |
| South West | +44 | 7 | £45,000 | -2.17% | 20 |
| North East | +19 | 2 | £42,500 | +30.77% | 6 |
3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 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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