Support Engineer Job Trends in West Sussex

Support Engineer
South East > West Sussex

The median Support Engineer salary in West Sussex is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 October 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 30 36
Rank change year-on-year +21 +6 +49
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 43 18 27
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 11.29% 4.38% 5.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.95% 4.59% 5.74%
Number of salaries quoted 11 12 26
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,000 £23,750
25th Percentile £27,125 £35,188 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £45,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.11% +50.00% -
75th Percentile £33,750 £50,000 £36,750
90th Percentile - - £39,000
South East median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +7.14% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 332 392 470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.14% 95.38% 97.31%
Number of salaries quoted 238 225 336
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £40,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% -7.83%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex

Support Engineer
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 29 October 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
East Grinstead - 31 - -
Burgess Hill - 5 £31,000 - 5
Worthing -7 3 £27,000 - 1
Horsham +1 2 £32,500 - 2
Crawley +2 1 - - 1
Selsey - 1 £32,000 -
Support Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 29 October 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 West Sussex region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 32 (74.42%) Continuous Improvement
2 31 (72.09%) Data Analysis
2 31 (72.09%) Degree
2 31 (72.09%) Mathematics
2 31 (72.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (72.09%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (72.09%) SAP
3 20 (46.51%) Security Cleared
4 11 (25.58%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (20.93%) Microsoft
5 9 (20.93%) Windows
6 7 (16.28%) Active Directory
6 7 (16.28%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (11.63%) Firewall
7 5 (11.63%) Hyper-V
7 5 (11.63%) Windows Server
8 4 (9.30%) Azure
8 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (9.30%) SharePoint
8 4 (9.30%) Veeam
8 4 (9.30%) VMware
8 4 (9.30%) VPN
8 4 (9.30%) Windows 10
9 3 (6.98%) Customer Service
9 3 (6.98%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 3 (6.98%) Customer-Centricity
9 3 (6.98%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (6.98%) Entra ID
9 3 (6.98%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (6.98%) Risk Management

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (9.30%) SharePoint
Applications
1 31 (72.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 31 (72.09%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (25.58%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (9.30%) Azure
3 3 (6.98%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.63%) Firewall
2 4 (9.30%) VPN
3 1 (2.33%) DHCP
3 1 (2.33%) DNS
General
1 31 (72.09%) Social Skills
2 1 (2.33%) German Language
Miscellaneous
1 32 (74.42%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.33%) Client/Server
2 1 (2.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (20.93%) Windows
2 5 (11.63%) Windows Server
3 4 (9.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (74.42%) Continuous Improvement
2 31 (72.09%) Data Analysis
2 31 (72.09%) Mathematics
3 3 (6.98%) Customer Service
3 3 (6.98%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 3 (6.98%) Customer-Centricity
3 3 (6.98%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (6.98%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (6.98%) Risk Management
4 1 (2.33%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (2.33%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (2.33%) Service Delivery
4 1 (2.33%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.33%) C#
1 1 (2.33%) C++
1 1 (2.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 31 (72.09%) Degree
2 20 (46.51%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 7 (16.28%) Active Directory
2 5 (11.63%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (16.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.33%) WMI
Vendors
1 31 (72.09%) SAP
2 9 (20.93%) Microsoft
3 4 (9.30%) Veeam
3 4 (9.30%) VMware