2nd Line Support Jobs in the West Midlands

Second Line Support
England > West Midlands

The median Second Line Support salary in the West Midlands is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 159 187 206
Rank change year-on-year +28 +19 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 41 61 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.94% 0.82% 0.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 0.87% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 41 56 50
10th Percentile - £26,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £26,688 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £29,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.39% +7.27% +5.77%
75th Percentile £32,250 £31,125 £33,750
90th Percentile £34,500 £34,125 £35,150
England median annual salary £31,500 £31,250 £32,000
% change year-on-year +0.80% -2.34% +6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 3,977 7,037 5,639
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 94.34% 90.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,770 5,264 3,228
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £38,966
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,365 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.73% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £56,500 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.60% -12.83% +1.33%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in the West Midlands

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for 2nd Line Support in the West Midlands

2nd Line Support
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Support in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for 2nd Line Support in the West Midlands

2nd Line Support
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 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 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
Worcestershire +35 14 £30,500 +1.67% 3
West Bromwich - 12 £27,000 - 1
Birmingham +28 6 £35,000 +16.67% 3
Warwickshire -15 5 £30,000 +1.69%
Wolverhampton +15 4 £32,500 -5.80%
2nd Line Support
England

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, 2nd Line Support 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 across the West Midlands region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 33 (80.49%) Azure
2 25 (60.98%) Windows
3 21 (51.22%) Active Directory
4 19 (46.34%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (43.90%) Social Skills
6 17 (41.46%) WAN
7 16 (39.02%) Microsoft
8 14 (34.15%) LAN
8 14 (34.15%) Mentoring
9 13 (31.71%) Entra ID
10 12 (29.27%) Driving Licence
11 9 (21.95%) Microsoft 365
12 6 (14.63%) Windows 10
12 6 (14.63%) VMware
12 6 (14.63%) Windows Server
12 6 (14.63%) Customer Service
13 5 (12.20%) Firewall
13 5 (12.20%) Cisco
14 4 (9.76%) Law
14 4 (9.76%) Service Delivery
15 3 (7.32%) Legal
15 3 (7.32%) Wi-Fi
15 3 (7.32%) Linux
15 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
15 3 (7.32%) ITIL
15 3 (7.32%) Data Protection
15 3 (7.32%) VMware Infrastructure
15 3 (7.32%) VLAN
15 3 (7.32%) Data Protection Act
15 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 33 (80.49%) Azure
2 13 (31.71%) Entra ID
3 9 (21.95%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (41.46%) WAN
2 14 (34.15%) LAN
3 5 (12.20%) Firewall
4 3 (7.32%) SD-WAN
4 3 (7.32%) VLAN
4 3 (7.32%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (4.88%) DNS
6 1 (2.44%) PBX
General
1 18 (43.90%) Social Skills
2 4 (9.76%) Law
3 3 (7.32%) Legal
4 1 (2.44%) Advertising
4 1 (2.44%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 12 (29.27%) Driving Licence
2 3 (7.32%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 25 (60.98%) Windows
2 6 (14.63%) Windows 10
2 6 (14.63%) Windows Server
3 3 (7.32%) Linux
4 2 (4.88%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (4.88%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (46.34%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (34.15%) Mentoring
3 6 (14.63%) Customer Service
4 4 (9.76%) Service Delivery
5 3 (7.32%) Case Management
5 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (7.32%) Data Protection
5 3 (7.32%) ITIL
5 3 (7.32%) Project Delivery
5 3 (7.32%) Security Monitoring
6 2 (4.88%) Data Security
6 2 (4.88%) Infrastructure Management
6 2 (4.88%) Network Design
6 2 (4.88%) Network Monitoring
6 2 (4.88%) Proactive Monitoring
7 1 (2.44%) Change Management
7 1 (2.44%) ITSM
7 1 (2.44%) Line Management
7 1 (2.44%) Mobile Device Management
7 1 (2.44%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (2.44%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.88%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 21 (51.22%) Active Directory
2 3 (7.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (7.32%) vSphere
3 2 (4.88%) XenApp
4 1 (2.44%) BitLocker
4 1 (2.44%) Firmware
4 1 (2.44%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.44%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (2.44%) SCCM
Vendors
1 16 (39.02%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.63%) VMware
3 5 (12.20%) Cisco
4 2 (4.88%) CheckPoint
4 2 (4.88%) Citrix
4 2 (4.88%) Fujitsu
4 2 (4.88%) Meraki
4 2 (4.88%) SonicWALL
5 1 (2.44%) Apple
5 1 (2.44%) HP
5 1 (2.44%) McAfee
5 1 (2.44%) MobileIron
5 1 (2.44%) Remedy
5 1 (2.44%) Sophos
5 1 (2.44%) Symantec