Support Engineer Job Trends in Durham

Support Engineer
North East > Durham

The median Support Engineer salary in Durham is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 33 20
Rank change year-on-year +1 -13 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 6 6 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 2.28% 2.28% 1.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.96% 2.69% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 6 6 2
10th Percentile - £31,375 -
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +33.33% +16.87%
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - £42,500 -
North East median annual salary £35,000 £36,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +12.50% +26.73%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 203 223 111
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.19% 84.79% 91.74%
Number of salaries quoted 106 116 88
10th Percentile £25,087 £22,000 £30,875
25th Percentile £27,219 £35,000 £41,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% -5.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £51,875 £65,938 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,225 £68,190
North East median annual salary £45,000 £45,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.10% -9.00% -

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
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Durham region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Hartlepool -1 1 £35,000 -11.39% 1
Support Engineer
North East

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 3 November 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 Durham region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) .NET
1 5 (83.33%) Active Directory
1 5 (83.33%) Change Control
1 5 (83.33%) CRM
1 5 (83.33%) Defect Management
1 5 (83.33%) IIS
1 5 (83.33%) Internet
1 5 (83.33%) LAN
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
1 5 (83.33%) Release Management
1 5 (83.33%) SAN
1 5 (83.33%) SQL Server
1 5 (83.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 5 (83.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 5 (83.33%) SSL
1 5 (83.33%) TCP/IP
1 5 (83.33%) VoIP
1 5 (83.33%) WAN
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
1 5 (83.33%) Windows Server
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) Network Security
2 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 1 (16.67%) VMware
2 1 (16.67%) VMware Workstation

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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (83.33%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Internet
1 5 (83.33%) LAN
1 5 (83.33%) SAN
1 5 (83.33%) SSL
1 5 (83.33%) TCP/IP
1 5 (83.33%) VoIP
1 5 (83.33%) WAN
2 1 (16.67%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (83.33%) SQL Server
1 5 (83.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 5 (83.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (83.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
1 5 (83.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Change Control
1 5 (83.33%) CRM
1 5 (83.33%) Defect Management
1 5 (83.33%) Release Management
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
System Software
1 5 (83.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (16.67%) VMware Workstation
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) VMware