Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 99 | 156 | 257 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +101 | -88 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 2,672 | 2,375 | 2,466 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.70% | 2.34% | 1.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.85% | 2.56% | 1.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,367 | 1,896 | 2,163 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,400 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | £27,750 | £27,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,745 | £33,196 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.69% | +1.65% | -2.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,125 | £40,563 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,750 | £52,000 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,000 | £32,000 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.59% | - |
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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer.
Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Support Engineer
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 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 | +59 | 2,449 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 621 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 2,235 | £32,000 | - | 519 |
| South East | +17 | 648 | £34,500 | +9.52% | 140 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 606 | £35,000 | - | 164 |
| Midlands | +65 | 413 | £30,000 | - | 95 |
| North of England | +46 | 402 | £30,000 | -3.70% | 107 |
| London | +8 | 398 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 124 |
| South West | +22 | 363 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 95 |
| West Midlands | +75 | 230 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 46 |
| East of England | +28 | 220 | £31,000 | -3.13% | 60 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 178 | £30,000 | +8.11% | 49 |
| Yorkshire | +75 | 173 | £32,500 | +5.69% | 31 |
| North West | +7 | 172 | £28,000 | -8.77% | 67 |
| Scotland | -52 | 87 | £28,500 | -13.64% | 20 |
| Wales | +36 | 58 | £27,500 | -14.06% | 10 |
| North East | +32 | 57 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +34 | 34 | £35,000 | - | 9 |
| Isle of Man | - | 12 | £43,750 | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 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 featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer 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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