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 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 | |
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| Rank | 100 | 99 | 156 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +57 | +117 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 1,619 | 2,661 | 2,315 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.97% | 2.66% | 2.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.28% | 2.81% | 2.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 952 | 2,353 | 1,849 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £24,240 | £25,420 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,750 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £32,500 | £33,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -2.99% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £41,574 | £40,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,000 | £51,250 | £52,025 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,000 | £32,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | +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 | 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% |
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 23 May 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 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 | 0 | 1,547 | £38,250 | +17.69% | 1,431 |
| UK excluding London | -11 | 1,206 | £36,000 | +12.50% | 1,296 |
| Work from Home | +51 | 500 | £40,000 | +12.68% | 658 |
| North of England | +31 | 450 | £39,500 | +31.67% | 256 |
| North West | +62 | 363 | £39,500 | +41.07% | 134 |
| South East | -11 | 326 | £37,500 | +8.70% | 373 |
| London | +45 | 296 | £42,000 | +5.00% | 309 |
| Midlands | -45 | 179 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 245 |
| East of England | -25 | 113 | £36,000 | +16.13% | 187 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 101 | £39,500 | +31.67% | 122 |
| South West | -27 | 98 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 148 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 81 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 78 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 78 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 108 |
| Scotland | +61 | 26 | £30,000 | +5.26% | 61 |
| Wales | -9 | 11 | £22,500 | -18.18% | 41 |
| North East | -6 | 6 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | +10 | 4 | £55,000 | +57.14% | 26 |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 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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