Third Line Support
UK
The median Third Line Support salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 515 | 718 | 877 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +203 | +159 | -277 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 453 | 229 | 424 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.27% | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 411 | 214 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £35,750 | £33,619 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,942 | £41,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.30% | -1.94% | +4.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £51,813 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £58,750 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | +0.48% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
3rd Line Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support.
3rd Line Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Support over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
3rd Line Support
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 | +196 | 421 | £40,000 | -1.23% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | +123 | 407 | £38,500 | -3.75% | 38 |
| Work from Home | +152 | 181 | £37,500 | -11.76% | 13 |
| South East | +82 | 162 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 6 |
| North of England | +55 | 82 | £36,000 | -15.29% | 13 |
| Midlands | +11 | 65 | £40,000 | +8.11% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 45 | £37,500 | +0.67% | 7 |
| South West | +7 | 44 | £43,750 | +20.69% | 3 |
| London | +64 | 41 | £52,000 | +4.00% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 33 | £40,000 | -10.11% | 5 |
| North East | +13 | 32 | £32,500 | -5.11% | 6 |
| East of England | 0 | 27 | £42,500 | +7.59% | 4 |
| Scotland | -46 | 24 | £40,000 | +1.27% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 20 | £46,250 | +26.71% | 1 |
| North West | -16 | 17 | £35,000 | -17.65% | 2 |
| Wales | +13 | 3 | £45,000 | +25.00% |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in the job title.
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3rd 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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