Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 97 | 153 | 251 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | +98 | -78 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 2,697 | 2,419 | 2,516 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.73% | 2.33% | 1.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.89% | 2.55% | 1.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,381 | 1,935 | 2,210 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £25,250 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | £28,000 | £27,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,740 | £33,196 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.68% | +1.64% | -2.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,500 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,750 | £51,050 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,000 | £32,000 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.59% | - |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +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% |
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 3 May 2024.
Support Engineer
Top 18 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 3 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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| England | +61 | 2,471 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 625 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 2,252 | £32,000 | - | 536 |
| South East | +26 | 667 | £34,000 | +7.94% | 138 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 613 | £35,000 | - | 167 |
| London | +16 | 406 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 125 |
| Midlands | +70 | 405 | £30,000 | - | 103 |
| North of England | +42 | 403 | £30,000 | -4.17% | 109 |
| South West | +17 | 367 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 92 |
| West Midlands | +76 | 228 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 54 |
| East of England | +32 | 219 | £31,000 | -3.88% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 174 | £32,500 | +5.69% | 32 |
| North West | +2 | 173 | £28,000 | -8.77% | 68 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 172 | £30,000 | +7.14% | 49 |
| Scotland | -48 | 89 | £28,000 | -15.15% | 28 |
| Wales | +42 | 59 | £27,895 | -12.83% | 13 |
| North East | +32 | 56 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 34 | £35,000 | - | 9 |
| Isle of Man | - | 12 | £43,750 | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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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