Second Line Support
UK
The median Second Line Support salary in the UK is £30,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 341 | 388 | 500 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | +112 | -28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support | 819 | 891 | 1,049 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.83% | 0.86% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.88% | 0.94% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 758 | 804 | 959 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £24,500 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,000 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,500 | £31,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.17% | +5.00% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,063 | £35,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £38,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £30,000 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 93,044 | 95,188 | 149,713 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,821 | 59,863 | 85,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,750 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.08% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support.
2nd Line Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Support over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
2nd Line Support
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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 |
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| England | +44 | 740 | £31,000 | -1.59% | 122 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 664 | £30,000 | - | 111 |
| South East | -32 | 184 | £30,000 | -1.64% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 173 | £31,125 | -1.19% | 38 |
| London | +17 | 136 | £35,000 | +6.72% | 22 |
| North of England | +43 | 134 | £30,000 | +5.26% | 19 |
| East of England | +67 | 109 | £31,000 | -4.62% | 17 |
| Midlands | +31 | 100 | £29,500 | +1.72% | 23 |
| South West | -6 | 80 | £33,500 | -4.29% | 13 |
| North West | +6 | 64 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 59 | £29,500 | +6.31% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 48 | £31,125 | +9.21% | 6 |
| Scotland | -39 | 43 | £28,800 | +15.20% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 41 | £30,000 | - | 9 |
| North East | +5 | 22 | £32,250 | -0.77% | |
| Wales | +11 | 12 | £27,500 | - | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +30 | 2 | £38,750 | +26.02% |
2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, 2nd Line Support 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 featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.
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2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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