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 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 493 | 477 | 749 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +272 | -120 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 483 | 562 | 569 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.59% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 448 | 526 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £26,250 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,375 | £28,000 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.56% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,313 | £37,875 | £36,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,000 | £40,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £31,875 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +6.25% | +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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | -6 | 453 | £32,500 | - | 113 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 403 | £30,000 | -5.88% | 102 |
| North of England | +60 | 103 | £31,750 | +7.63% | 25 |
| South East | -69 | 93 | £30,250 | -3.97% | 28 |
| London | +27 | 80 | £35,000 | - | 15 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 76 | £32,500 | - | 38 |
| Midlands | +14 | 62 | £30,000 | - | 12 |
| East of England | +29 | 61 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 13 |
| South West | -31 | 57 | £32,500 | -12.16% | 19 |
| North West | -3 | 48 | £30,000 | -9.09% | 19 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 46 | £30,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 34 | £32,500 | +17.75% | 4 |
| North East | +9 | 21 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 2 |
| Wales | +22 | 16 | £27,500 | - | |
| East Midlands | -19 | 16 | £32,000 | +6.67% | 7 |
| Scotland | -69 | 7 | £31,500 | +5.00% | 6 |
| 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 1 June 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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