Support Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Support Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Support Engineer salary in Cambridge is £36,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 64 120
Rank change year-on-year +31 +56 -48
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 54 29 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 4.93% 3.32% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.08% 3.96% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 54 28 21
10th Percentile £24,240 £25,200 £19,750
25th Percentile £26,063 £27,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% +16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £33,750
90th Percentile £47,500 - £37,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - - +20.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 1,064 733 1,693
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.17% 83.96% 90.97%
Number of salaries quoted 814 366 556
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £29,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,250 £75,000 £70,313
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £51,641 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.11% +10.00% -0.50%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in Cambridge

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Support Engineer in Cambridge

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Cambridge

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Support Engineer 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 Cambridge region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 31 (57.41%) Windows
2 28 (51.85%) Microsoft
3 23 (42.59%) Windows Server
4 17 (31.48%) Azure
4 17 (31.48%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (31.48%) Security Cleared
5 16 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
7 14 (25.93%) Microsoft Exchange
8 13 (24.07%) Bluetooth
9 12 (22.22%) Firewall
10 11 (20.37%) SharePoint
10 11 (20.37%) AWS
11 10 (18.52%) 4G
11 10 (18.52%) LTE
11 10 (18.52%) GPRS
11 10 (18.52%) GSM
11 10 (18.52%) Linux
11 10 (18.52%) 3G
11 10 (18.52%) Active Directory
11 10 (18.52%) Proactive Maintenance
12 9 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (16.67%) VMware
12 9 (16.67%) Dell
12 9 (16.67%) Mac OS
12 9 (16.67%) Hyper-V
12 9 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
12 9 (16.67%) Driving Licence
13 8 (14.81%) SLA
13 8 (14.81%) Customer Service

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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 14 (25.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (20.37%) SharePoint
3 3 (5.56%) Apache
4 2 (3.70%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (5.56%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 17 (31.48%) Azure
1 17 (31.48%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (20.37%) AWS
3 5 (9.26%) Serverless
4 2 (3.70%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.70%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 13 (24.07%) Bluetooth
2 12 (22.22%) Firewall
3 10 (18.52%) 3G
3 10 (18.52%) 4G
3 10 (18.52%) GPRS
3 10 (18.52%) GSM
3 10 (18.52%) LTE
4 9 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (7.41%) DHCP
5 4 (7.41%) DNS
5 4 (7.41%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (5.56%) HTTP
7 2 (3.70%) IP Telephony
7 2 (3.70%) VPN
8 1 (1.85%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.41%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (5.56%) GIS
2 3 (5.56%) MongoDB
2 3 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (5.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
2 4 (7.41%) Finance
3 3 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (5.56%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.11%) REST
2 3 (5.56%) .NET
2 3 (5.56%) CSS
2 3 (5.56%) HTML
2 3 (5.56%) JSON
2 3 (5.56%) LAPP Stack
2 3 (5.56%) Lightning Web Components
2 3 (5.56%) SOAP
2 3 (5.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 5 (9.26%) Public Cloud
3 4 (7.41%) iPad
3 4 (7.41%) Life Science
4 3 (5.56%) ASTM
4 3 (5.56%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 31 (57.41%) Windows
2 23 (42.59%) Windows Server
3 10 (18.52%) Linux
4 9 (16.67%) Mac OS
5 5 (9.26%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (9.26%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (5.56%) AIX
7 1 (1.85%) Mac OS X
7 1 (1.85%) Windows 10
7 1 (1.85%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (18.52%) Proactive Maintenance
3 8 (14.81%) Customer Service
4 7 (12.96%) Asset Management
5 6 (11.11%) OO
6 5 (9.26%) Migration
7 4 (7.41%) Biotechnology
7 4 (7.41%) Line Management
7 4 (7.41%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 3 (5.56%) Acceptance Criteria
8 3 (5.56%) Client Onboarding
8 3 (5.56%) Code Quality
8 3 (5.56%) Computer Science
8 3 (5.56%) Customer Requirements
8 3 (5.56%) Data Analysis
8 3 (5.56%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 3 (5.56%) Document Management
8 3 (5.56%) Software Testing
8 3 (5.56%) Stress Analysis
8 3 (5.56%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.56%) Apex Code
1 3 (5.56%) C
1 3 (5.56%) C#
1 3 (5.56%) C++
1 3 (5.56%) JavaScript
1 3 (5.56%) Python
1 3 (5.56%) VB
2 2 (3.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (31.48%) Security Cleared
2 7 (12.96%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (5.56%) Degree
3 3 (5.56%) MCSA
3 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (14.81%) SLA
2 7 (12.96%) PCI DSS
3 3 (5.56%) Accessibility
3 3 (5.56%) GDPR
4 2 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 10 (18.52%) Active Directory
2 9 (16.67%) Hyper-V
2 9 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (12.96%) KVM
4 4 (7.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (3.70%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.85%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 28 (51.85%) Microsoft
2 9 (16.67%) Dell
2 9 (16.67%) VMware
3 4 (7.41%) Citrix
4 3 (5.56%) Draytek
4 3 (5.56%) Oracle
4 3 (5.56%) Salesforce
5 2 (3.70%) Acronis
5 2 (3.70%) Apple
5 2 (3.70%) ConnectWise
5 2 (3.70%) Google
5 2 (3.70%) HP
5 2 (3.70%) MikroTik
5 2 (3.70%) Ubiquiti
5 2 (3.70%) Veeam
5 2 (3.70%) WatchGuard