Software Support Engineer
UK
The median Software Support Engineer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 814 | 918 | 1180 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +104 | +262 | -309 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Support Engineer | 88 | 54 | 49 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.053% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.094% | 0.058% | 0.032% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 34 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £25,000 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,000 | £29,813 | £29,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £34,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -2.86% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £42,000 | £43,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £32,500 | £30,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | +6.56% | -10.29% |
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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Software Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Support Engineer.
Software Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Support Engineer over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Software Support Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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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| UK excluding London | +46 | 87 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 10 |
| England | +124 | 76 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 37 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 3 |
| South East | +21 | 31 | £41,250 | +26.92% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 17 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | - | 17 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
| South West | -10 | 14 | £37,500 | +36.36% | 1 |
| North of England | +36 | 10 | £47,500 | +79.25% | 3 |
| Scotland | -58 | 9 | £47,500 | -5.00% | |
| Yorkshire | +93 | 4 | £47,500 | +58.33% | 1 |
| North West | -7 | 4 | £22,000 | -12.00% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £32,500 | - | |
| North East | -4 | 2 | £47,500 | +18.75% | |
| London | +97 | 1 | £47,500 | +5.56% |
Software Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Software Support Engineer 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 Software Support Engineer in the job title.
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Software Support Engineer 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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