Third Line Support
UK
The median Third Line Support salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 469 | 764 | 697 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +295 | -67 | -230 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 272 | 314 | 412 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.26% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 249 | 287 | 389 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,300 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £42,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.25% | +3.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £41,250 | £39,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +5.77% | +11.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,561 | 117,203 | 121,950 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.41% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,942 | 73,752 | 84,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,798 | £32,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 7 December 2023.
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 7 December 2023. 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 | +305 | 264 | £42,000 | -2.33% | 72 |
| UK excluding London | +263 | 209 | £40,000 | -3.03% | 72 |
| Work from Home | +205 | 97 | £39,500 | -3.66% | 27 |
| South East | +187 | 96 | £41,000 | - | 24 |
| London | +207 | 61 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 7 |
| North of England | +131 | 43 | £37,250 | -12.35% | 19 |
| Midlands | +137 | 29 | £42,500 | - | 16 |
| South West | +84 | 28 | £35,500 | -5.33% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +139 | 27 | £42,500 | - | 12 |
| North West | +104 | 22 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +97 | 12 | £38,500 | -6.10% | 10 |
| East of England | +121 | 10 | £44,500 | +15.58% | 3 |
| North East | +52 | 9 | £32,500 | +10.17% | 2 |
| Scotland | +32 | 6 | £47,500 | +26.67% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +46 | 2 | £40,672 | +11.43% | 4 |
| Wales | +8 | 1 | - | - |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, 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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