Third Line Support
UK
The median Third Line Support salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 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 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 533 | 507 | 697 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +190 | +161 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 184 | 455 | 227 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.41% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.44% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 180 | 412 | 212 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £34,000 | £35,719 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £40,942 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -2.30% | -2.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,000 | £51,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £52,500 | £58,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £39,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.97% | -2.50% | - |
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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £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 | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
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 13 June 2025.
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 13 June 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 | -30 | 181 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 101 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 149 | £42,500 | +8.97% | 101 |
| Work from Home | +39 | 72 | £44,750 | +19.33% | 51 |
| Midlands | +65 | 52 | £48,750 | +21.88% | 15 |
| South East | -27 | 38 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 29 |
| London | +97 | 34 | £52,000 | - | 24 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 29 | £37,500 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +54 | 23 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 12 |
| North of England | +17 | 21 | £42,500 | +18.06% | 21 |
| East of England | +34 | 19 | £45,000 | +9.09% | 7 |
| South West | +89 | 16 | £40,000 | -8.57% | 13 |
| North West | +24 | 14 | £42,500 | +21.43% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 6 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £52,500 | - | |
| Scotland | +90 | 1 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 5 |
| North East | +23 | 1 | £40,000 | +23.08% |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, 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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