Support Engineer Job Trends in Wales

Support Engineer
UK > Wales

The median Support Engineer salary in Wales is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 67 69
Rank change year-on-year +6 +2 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 12 14 29
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.31% 1.14% 3.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 1.18% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9 11 20
10th Percentile - £31,250 -
25th Percentile £28,000 £33,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £42,500 £33,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +27.82% -5.00%
75th Percentile £37,500 £50,000 £38,813
90th Percentile £39,500 - £72,433
UK median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - +4.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 782 1,190 894
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.65% 97.14% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 582 758 703
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £27,920
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £46,210
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -2.62% -7.58%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £74,637 £70,000 £72,487
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Wales

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Wales over the 6 months to 1 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Wales

Support Engineer
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 November 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
South Wales +7 9 £31,500 -33.41% 14
Mid Wales - 2 £38,750 - 2
North Wales +2 1 £34,000 -
Support Engineer
UK

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Support Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) Active Directory
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (66.67%) Azure
3 6 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 6 (50.00%) DHCP
3 6 (50.00%) DNS
4 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (25.00%) Data Protection
5 3 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 3 (25.00%) Firewall
5 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (25.00%) TCP/IP
5 3 (25.00%) Windows
5 3 (25.00%) Windows Server
6 2 (16.67%) DBS Check
6 2 (16.67%) Email Migration
6 2 (16.67%) Entra ID
6 2 (16.67%) Internet
6 2 (16.67%) LAN
6 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (16.67%) Network Security
6 2 (16.67%) OneDrive
6 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
6 2 (16.67%) VLAN
6 2 (16.67%) VoIP
6 2 (16.67%) VPN

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (8.33%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (66.67%) Azure
3 2 (16.67%) Entra ID
3 2 (16.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (50.00%) DHCP
1 6 (50.00%) DNS
2 3 (25.00%) Firewall
2 3 (25.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (16.67%) Internet
3 2 (16.67%) LAN
3 2 (16.67%) Network Security
3 2 (16.67%) VLAN
3 2 (16.67%) VoIP
3 2 (16.67%) VPN
3 2 (16.67%) WAN
3 2 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Driving Licence
2 3 (25.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (8.33%) Anti-Spyware
3 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (25.00%) Windows
1 3 (25.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (8.33%) Windows 10
2 1 (8.33%) Windows 7
2 1 (8.33%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (8.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Email Migration
5 1 (8.33%) Benchmarking
5 1 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (8.33%) Mathematics
5 1 (8.33%) Server Monitoring
5 1 (8.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (16.67%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) SolarWinds
2 1 (8.33%) VMware