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 23 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 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 547 | 504 | 719 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | +215 | +134 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 164 | 443 | 240 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.44% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.47% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 159 | 408 | 226 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,250 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,625 | £33,750 | £36,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £41,875 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -4.48% | +0.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £46,250 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £52,500 | £58,125 |
| 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 | 49,357 | 94,770 | 90,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.42% | 94.70% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,605 | 67,694 | 56,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £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 | £73,750 | £70,622 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,438 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.43% | +6.88% |
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 23 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 23 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 | -38 | 162 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 91 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 130 | £42,500 | +8.97% | 92 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 67 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 33 |
| Midlands | +54 | 48 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 17 |
| London | +98 | 34 | £52,000 | -4.59% | 12 |
| South East | -31 | 31 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 28 | £37,500 | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 20 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 11 |
| North of England | -13 | 20 | £42,500 | +14.86% | 25 |
| South West | +84 | 16 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 7 |
| North West | 0 | 14 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 18 |
| East of England | +25 | 13 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 5 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £52,500 | - | |
| North East | +20 | 1 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 4 |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 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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