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 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 | 546 | 512 | 733 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | +221 | +116 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 163 | 448 | 239 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.44% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.46% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 158 | 412 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,250 | £32,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,563 | £33,938 | £36,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £41,659 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -3.98% | +0.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £46,063 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £52,500 | £58,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £39,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.59% | -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 | 49,300 | 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 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 27 May 2025.
3rd Line Support
Top 15 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 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 | -36 | 161 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 65 |
| UK excluding London | -32 | 130 | £42,500 | +7.59% | 68 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 68 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 32 |
| Midlands | +49 | 48 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 18 |
| London | +100 | 33 | £52,500 | -3.67% | 11 |
| South East | -44 | 31 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 28 | £37,500 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 20 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 12 |
| North of England | -9 | 20 | £42,500 | +14.86% | 13 |
| South West | +86 | 16 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 7 |
| North West | -2 | 14 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 7 |
| East of England | +23 | 13 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 5 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £52,500 | - | |
| North East | +21 | 1 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 2 |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 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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