Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 104 | 94 | 156 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +62 | +93 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 1,387 | 2,702 | 2,446 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.66% | 2.75% | 2.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.95% | 2.90% | 2.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 890 | 2,385 | 1,958 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £24,000 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,500 | £26,750 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £32,500 | £33,740 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -3.68% | +1.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,688 | £42,500 | £40,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,750 | £50,900 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £32,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.38% | - | +1.59% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer.
Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Support Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | -9 | 1,323 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 589 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 1,124 | £35,000 | +9.38% | 459 |
| North of England | +42 | 434 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 114 |
| North West | +73 | 354 | £39,500 | +41.07% | 62 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 286 | £35,250 | +0.71% | 162 |
| South East | -21 | 281 | £35,000 | +2.94% | 127 |
| London | -10 | 233 | £41,500 | +3.75% | 163 |
| Midlands | -13 | 214 | £32,750 | +9.17% | 86 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 136 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 30 |
| East of England | -29 | 84 | £32,500 | +4.84% | 39 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 78 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 55 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 77 | £32,500 | - | 42 |
| South West | -41 | 77 | £32,250 | -2.27% | 66 |
| Scotland | +61 | 21 | £30,000 | +6.19% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 9 | £52,500 | +50.00% | 8 |
| Wales | -7 | 9 | £22,500 | -20.47% | 16 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 12 |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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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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