3rd Line Server Support Jobs

Third Line Server Support
UK

The median Third Line Server Support salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 711 892 954
Rank change year-on-year +181 +62 +266
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Server Support 1 9 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.009% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.010% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 6
10th Percentile - - £27,500
25th Percentile £41,250 - £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £30,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.67% -25.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £43,750 £32,000 -
90th Percentile - £37,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £30,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +41.67% -25.00% -16.67%

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 50,162 93,945 92,753
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 94.63% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,234 67,289 58,554
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,627
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%

3rd Line Server Support
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 3rd Line Server Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 3rd Line Server Support in the UK

3rd Line Server Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Server Support.

Salary trend for 3rd Line Server Support in the UK

3rd Line Server Support
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Server Support within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
UK excluding London +176 1 £42,500 +41.67%
England +144 1 £42,500 +41.67%
Work from Home +113 1 £42,500 +21.43%
South East - 1 £42,500 -

3rd Line Server Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, 3rd Line Server Support 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 Server Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

3rd Line Server Support 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory