Third Line Support Engineer
UK
The median Third Line Support Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 620 | 653 | 822 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +169 | +138 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support Engineer | 85 | 252 | 155 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.25% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.27% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 80 | 243 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,725 | £31,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £40,000 | £42,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,125 | £46,250 | £50,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £40,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -1.23% | +1.25% |
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 | 49,982 | 93,747 | 91,844 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.66% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,989 | 67,111 | 57,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,014 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 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 Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support Engineer.
3rd Line Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Support Engineer over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
3rd Line Support 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 Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 | -7 | 85 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 63 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 33 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 19 |
| Midlands | +48 | 26 | £50,000 | +27.39% | 14 |
| London | +103 | 22 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 14 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 6 |
| North of England | +28 | 13 | £39,500 | +21.54% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 12 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 8 |
| South East | +23 | 12 | £50,000 | +19.05% | 11 |
| East of England | +29 | 11 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 11 |
| North West | 0 | 9 | £39,500 | -6.51% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 3 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 2 |
| South West | +92 | 1 | £41,500 | -17.00% | 3 |
| North East | +18 | 1 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 3 |
3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 3rd Line Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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3rd Line Support 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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