Customer Support Engineer Job Trends

Customer Support Engineer
UK

The median Customer Support Engineer salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 618 712 704
Rank change year-on-year +94 -8 +300
Permanent jobs requiring a Customer Support Engineer 27 2 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.045% 0.004% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.004% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 17
10th Percentile £27,850 - £27,900
25th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%
75th Percentile - £36,500 £51,250
90th Percentile - - £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,127 49,926 51,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 92.94% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 33,436 25,964 39,996
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £30,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Customer Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Customer Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Customer Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Customer Support Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Customer Support Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Customer Support Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Customer Support Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 January 2026. 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
England +91 27 £30,000 - 1
UK excluding London +82 27 £30,000 -14.29% 2
Work from Home - 18 £28,000 -
East of England - 17 £30,000 -
Yorkshire - 6 £30,000 -
North of England - 6 £30,000 -
South West - 3 £28,000 -
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1

Customer Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Customer Support Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Customer Support Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (59.26%) CSS
2 4 (14.81%) Customer Service
3 3 (11.11%) Customer Experience
4 1 (3.70%) Computer Science
4 1 (3.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.70%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (3.70%) ITIL
4 1 (3.70%) Mentoring
4 1 (3.70%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (3.70%) Time Management

Customer Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (7.41%) Social Skills
2 1 (3.70%) Electronics
2 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (59.26%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (14.81%) Customer Service
2 3 (11.11%) Customer Experience
3 1 (3.70%) Computer Science
3 1 (3.70%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (3.70%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (3.70%) ITIL
3 1 (3.70%) Mentoring
3 1 (3.70%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (3.70%) Time Management