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 27 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 27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 97 | 97 | 155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +58 | +119 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 1,649 | 2,696 | 2,299 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.02% | 2.65% | 2.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.34% | 2.79% | 2.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 978 | 2,384 | 1,834 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £24,240 | £25,500 |
| 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% | -1.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £41,587 | £40,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,000 | £51,250 | £52,088 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,500 | £32,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.06% | - | +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 | 49,300 | 96,566 | 89,723 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,583 | 68,990 | 56,857 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,500 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 27 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 27 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 | +4 | 1,575 | £38,250 | +17.69% | 1,597 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 1,236 | £36,500 | +14.06% | 1,478 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 513 | £40,500 | +12.50% | 950 |
| North of England | +28 | 456 | £39,500 | +31.67% | 300 |
| North West | +57 | 366 | £39,500 | +41.07% | 159 |
| South East | -12 | 332 | £37,500 | +8.70% | 425 |
| London | +37 | 295 | £41,750 | +4.38% | 304 |
| Midlands | -34 | 191 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 286 |
| East of England | -25 | 117 | £37,500 | +19.05% | 201 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 107 | £39,000 | +30.00% | 139 |
| South West | -20 | 99 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 179 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 84 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 130 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 82 | £31,000 | -3.88% | 101 |
| Scotland | +53 | 28 | £30,000 | +5.26% | 62 |
| Wales | -1 | 11 | £22,500 | -18.18% | 45 |
| North East | -3 | 8 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 42 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 3 | £55,000 | +57.14% | 27 |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 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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