Support Engineer Job Trends in Yorkshire

Support Engineer
England > Yorkshire

The median Support Engineer salary in Yorkshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2026.

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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 76 70
Rank change year-on-year +33 -6 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 219 82 177
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 3.32% 3.09% 3.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.53% 3.39% 3.15%
Number of salaries quoted 183 74 139
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £25,813 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £31,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.90% -3.13% +9.40%
75th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £37,500
90th Percentile £50,000 £38,750 £43,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +15.38% -1.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 6,210 2,417 5,621
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 90.93% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4,166 1,206 4,439
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £49,274
Median % change year-on-year - +1.47% -6.14%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.48% +9.52% -13.65%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Yorkshire

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Yorkshire

Support Engineer
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
West Yorkshire +11 70 £37,500 +7.14% 6
East Yorkshire +10 70 £35,000 +6.06% 2
South Yorkshire -34 23 £30,000 - 6
North Yorkshire +2 10 £30,000 - 5
Support Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, 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 Yorkshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 76 (34.70%) Microsoft
2 61 (27.85%) Windows
3 59 (26.94%) Microsoft 365
4 54 (24.66%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (22.37%) Active Directory
6 43 (19.63%) Azure
7 32 (14.61%) Customer Service
8 31 (14.16%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (13.24%) Microsoft Intune
10 27 (12.33%) ITIL
11 25 (11.42%) Windows Server
12 22 (10.05%) Windows 10
13 21 (9.59%) Entra ID
14 20 (9.13%) Degree
15 19 (8.68%) Root Cause Analysis
15 19 (8.68%) SharePoint
16 18 (8.22%) Firewall
17 17 (7.76%) Cyber Essentials
17 17 (7.76%) PowerShell
18 16 (7.31%) LAN
18 16 (7.31%) Microsoft Exchange
18 16 (7.31%) WAN
19 15 (6.85%) Disaster Recovery
19 15 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
20 14 (6.39%) Cybersecurity
21 13 (5.94%) User Experience
22 12 (5.48%) DHCP
22 12 (5.48%) DNS
22 12 (5.48%) Hyper-V
22 12 (5.48%) VMware

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 19 (8.68%) SharePoint
2 16 (7.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.46%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (5.02%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.37%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 59 (26.94%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (19.63%) Azure
3 21 (9.59%) Entra ID
4 6 (2.74%) Power Platform
5 5 (2.28%) AWS
5 5 (2.28%) SaaS
6 3 (1.37%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.37%) Mimecast
7 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 18 (8.22%) Firewall
2 16 (7.31%) LAN
2 16 (7.31%) WAN
3 15 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (5.48%) DHCP
4 12 (5.48%) DNS
5 8 (3.65%) Unified Communications
5 8 (3.65%) VoIP
6 7 (3.20%) VLAN
7 6 (2.74%) VPN
7 6 (2.74%) Wireless
8 4 (1.83%) Asterisk PBX
8 4 (1.83%) BGP
8 4 (1.83%) MPLS
8 4 (1.83%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.83%) Software-Defined Networking
8 4 (1.83%) VPLS
9 3 (1.37%) IP Telephony
9 3 (1.37%) TCP/IP
9 3 (1.37%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.74%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.46%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.83%) GitLab
General
1 49 (22.37%) Social Skills
2 16 (7.31%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (5.48%) Advertising
4 11 (5.02%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (3.20%) Retail
6 6 (2.74%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.28%) Electronics
7 5 (2.28%) Social Housing
8 3 (1.37%) Multimedia
8 3 (1.37%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.46%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.20%) HTML
2 4 (1.83%) .NET
2 4 (1.83%) JSON
2 4 (1.83%) OpenTelemetry
3 3 (1.37%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.37%) CSS
3 3 (1.37%) HTML5
3 3 (1.37%) jQuery
4 1 (0.46%) Classic ASP
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.68%) Driving Licence
2 16 (7.31%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (4.57%) Onboarding
4 5 (2.28%) e-Learning
4 5 (2.28%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.83%) CMDB
5 4 (1.83%) PKI
6 3 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.91%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.46%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 61 (27.85%) Windows
2 25 (11.42%) Windows Server
3 22 (10.05%) Windows 10
4 11 (5.02%) Windows Server 2019
5 9 (4.11%) Android
6 8 (3.65%) Linux
6 8 (3.65%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (2.74%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.83%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.91%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (24.66%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (14.61%) Customer Service
3 31 (14.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 27 (12.33%) ITIL
5 19 (8.68%) Root Cause Analysis
6 15 (6.85%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (6.39%) Cybersecurity
8 13 (5.94%) User Experience
9 9 (4.11%) Business Continuity
9 9 (4.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 9 (4.11%) Service Management
10 8 (3.65%) ERP
10 8 (3.65%) Mentoring
11 7 (3.20%) Coaching
12 6 (2.74%) CRM
12 6 (2.74%) Process Improvement
12 6 (2.74%) Stakeholder Management
13 5 (2.28%) E-Commerce
13 5 (2.28%) ITSM
13 5 (2.28%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.76%) PowerShell
2 11 (5.02%) SQL
3 9 (4.11%) Python
4 4 (1.83%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.46%) C#
5 1 (0.46%) Java
Qualifications
1 20 (9.13%) Degree
2 9 (4.11%) DV Cleared
2 9 (4.11%) Security Cleared
3 8 (3.65%) CCNA
3 8 (3.65%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (1.83%) Azure Certification
4 4 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.46%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.46%) ACSP
5 1 (0.46%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (0.46%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (3.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (1.37%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.37%) GDPR
3 3 (1.37%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.91%) SLA
5 1 (0.46%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 49 (22.37%) Active Directory
2 12 (5.48%) Hyper-V
3 9 (4.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.83%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (1.83%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.83%) vSphere
5 3 (1.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (1.37%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.91%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 29 (13.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (1.83%) Ansible
3 4 (1.83%) WSUS
4 2 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.91%) SCCM
Vendors
1 76 (34.70%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.48%) VMware
3 8 (3.65%) Veeam
4 5 (2.28%) Apple
4 5 (2.28%) Cisco
5 4 (1.83%) Splunk
6 3 (1.37%) Fortinet
6 3 (1.37%) Fujitsu
6 3 (1.37%) Google
6 3 (1.37%) IFS
6 3 (1.37%) Meraki
6 3 (1.37%) Mitel
6 3 (1.37%) Oracle
6 3 (1.37%) Virgin Media
7 2 (0.91%) Zoho
8 1 (0.46%) Citrix
8 1 (0.46%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.46%) WatchGuard