Support Engineer Job Trends in Durham

Support Engineer
North East > Durham

The median Support Engineer salary in Durham is £37,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 28 40
Rank change year-on-year -16 +12 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 2 6 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.41% 2.74% 2.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 3.53% 2.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 9
10th Percentile - - £25,500
25th Percentile - £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £35,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% +2.94% -5.56%
75th Percentile - £37,500 £40,000
90th Percentile - £40,000 £41,000
North East median annual salary £37,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year +5.71% +2.94% +3.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 453 170 324
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.40% 77.63% 85.04%
Number of salaries quoted 240 82 215
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,875 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £52,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,500 £70,000
North East median annual salary £51,500 £45,000 £45,249
% change year-on-year +14.44% -0.55% -9.50%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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 Durham.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Durham

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Durham

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 30 July 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 Durham region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis