Third Line Support
UK
The median Third Line Support salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 542 | 667 | 865 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +198 | -217 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 325 | 223 | 422 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.36% | 0.28% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.30% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 293 | 200 | 394 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | £35,400 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,250 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £39,500 | £41,125 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.27% | -3.95% | +3.30% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
3rd Line Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support.
3rd Line Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Support over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
3rd Line Support
Top 16 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 | +110 | 301 | £40,000 | - | 31 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 288 | £40,000 | +1.27% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 133 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 16 |
| South East | +13 | 100 | £40,000 | - | 12 |
| North of England | +48 | 70 | £35,500 | -5.33% | 7 |
| Midlands | +9 | 44 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 5 |
| South West | +20 | 38 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 3 |
| London | +76 | 32 | £48,750 | -7.14% | 1 |
| North East | +15 | 29 | £32,500 | -9.72% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 24 | £37,500 | +7.14% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 24 | £36,500 | -2.67% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 20 | £46,250 | +26.71% | 2 |
| North West | -3 | 17 | £35,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| East of England | -4 | 17 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 3 |
| Scotland | -32 | 16 | £40,000 | +1.27% | 4 |
| Wales | +29 | 3 | £45,000 | +25.00% | 1 |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 3rd Line 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 Support in the job title.
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3rd Line 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:
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