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 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 | 95 | 153 | 279 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +126 | -101 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 2,855 | 2,223 | 2,519 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.63% | 2.39% | 1.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.78% | 2.62% | 1.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,445 | 1,787 | 2,177 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,699 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | £27,750 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,500 | £34,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | -1.47% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £41,500 | £40,375 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,000 | £58,750 |
| 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 | 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% |
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 June 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 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 | +55 | 2,627 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 575 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 2,406 | £32,000 | - | 536 |
| South East | +23 | 664 | £35,000 | +11.11% | 170 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 614 | £35,500 | +1.43% | 151 |
| Midlands | +69 | 501 | £30,000 | +1.69% | 73 |
| North of England | +46 | 440 | £30,000 | -4.47% | 101 |
| London | -21 | 410 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 86 |
| South West | +21 | 376 | £32,500 | +1.56% | 74 |
| West Midlands | +77 | 286 | £30,500 | -6.15% | 32 |
| East of England | +30 | 235 | £32,000 | +0.22% | 65 |
| East Midlands | +37 | 211 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 41 |
| North West | +14 | 192 | £28,000 | -8.77% | 53 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 178 | £31,500 | +3.28% | 35 |
| Scotland | -46 | 89 | £28,500 | -13.64% | 49 |
| North East | +31 | 70 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 14 |
| Wales | +38 | 58 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 32 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 14 |
| Isle of Man | - | 12 | £43,750 | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 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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