2nd Line Support Technician Job Trends in the West Midlands

Second Line Support Technician
England > West Midlands

The median Second Line Support Technician salary in the West Midlands is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 198 173
Rank change year-on-year +21 -25 +109
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Technician 1 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.019% 0.024% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.026% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £23,700
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £27,500 £25,250
Median % change year-on-year - +8.91% -12.93%
75th Percentile £28,750 £28,750 £26,250
90th Percentile - - £26,400
England median annual salary £30,000 £32,000 £29,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +10.34% -4.92%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,749 3,866 3,538
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.84% 93.34% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,747 1,842 2,953
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

2nd Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

2nd Line Support Technician job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

2nd Line Support Technician
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the West Midlands

2nd Line Support Technician
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support Technician within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Solihull - 1 £27,500 -
2nd Line Support Technician
England

2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 2nd Line Support Technician 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 West Midlands region featuring 2nd Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft