Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 479 | 503 | 754 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +251 | -125 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 477 | 564 | 545 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.48% | 0.57% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.50% | 0.62% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 453 | 529 | 474 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £26,250 | £25,575 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,000 | £26,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.56% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £36,000 | £38,000 | £36,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,100 | £40,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,250 | £31,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.97% | +5.00% | +7.14% |
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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
2nd Line Engineer
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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 | +30 | 448 | £32,500 | - | 132 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 394 | £30,250 | -3.97% | 119 |
| North of England | +81 | 103 | £31,500 | +5.00% | 23 |
| South East | -58 | 91 | £30,500 | -3.17% | 31 |
| London | +25 | 83 | £36,500 | +4.29% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 79 | £32,500 | - | 44 |
| East of England | +29 | 62 | £32,500 | - | 17 |
| Midlands | +14 | 56 | £30,000 | - | 24 |
| South West | -32 | 56 | £32,500 | -10.96% | 21 |
| North West | +4 | 47 | £30,000 | -10.45% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +36 | 42 | £30,000 | - | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 33 | £32,500 | +17.75% | 6 |
| North East | - | 23 | £32,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +20 | 16 | £27,500 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 14 | £32,000 | +6.67% | 4 |
| Scotland | -67 | 6 | £31,500 | +1.61% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 4 | £35,000 | +7.69% |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, 2nd Line 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 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line 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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