Support Engineer Jobs in Dorset

Support Engineer
South West > Dorset

The median Support Engineer salary in Dorset is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 32 81
Rank change year-on-year -23 +49 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 9 22 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 1.24% 6.29% 2.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% 6.61% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 9 22 16
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £25,563
25th Percentile £30,625 £33,688 £25,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £36,000 £30,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.94% +17.07% -14.58%
75th Percentile £36,500 £38,313 £42,125
90th Percentile £37,000 £47,250 £58,750
South West median annual salary £33,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +1.54% - +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 710 333 759
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.53% 95.14% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 377 293 537
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,000 £77,500 £75,000
South West median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +5.26%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in Dorset

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Dorset.

Salary trend for Support Engineer in Dorset

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Dorset over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Dorset

Support Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Poole 0 3 £31,250 -10.71%
Dorchester -11 2 £36,000 -2.70%
Support Engineer
South West

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 14 November 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 across the Dorset region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (66.67%) Windows
3 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (55.56%) LAN
3 5 (55.56%) WAN
3 5 (55.56%) Active Directory
3 5 (55.56%) VMware
3 5 (55.56%) Google
3 5 (55.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (55.56%) Hyper-V
3 5 (55.56%) Azure
3 5 (55.56%) AWS
3 5 (55.56%) GCP
3 5 (55.56%) Windows Server
4 4 (44.44%) Server Virtualisation
4 4 (44.44%) Mobile Device Management
4 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (44.44%) SCCM
4 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
4 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
4 4 (44.44%) XenApp
4 4 (44.44%) XenDesktop
4 4 (44.44%) HP
4 4 (44.44%) Dell
4 4 (44.44%) Citrix
4 4 (44.44%) Cisco
4 4 (44.44%) Symantec
5 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (33.33%) Internet

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 3 (33.33%) SharePoint 2010
2 3 (33.33%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (55.56%) AWS
2 5 (55.56%) Azure
2 5 (55.56%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) LAN
1 5 (55.56%) WAN
2 3 (33.33%) Broadband
2 3 (33.33%) Internet
2 3 (33.33%) VoIP
3 2 (22.22%) 4G
3 2 (22.22%) Firewall
General
1 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Windows
2 5 (55.56%) Windows Server
3 1 (11.11%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Mobile Device Management
1 4 (44.44%) Server Virtualisation
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
1 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) MCITP
2 3 (33.33%) MCSE
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) Active Directory
1 5 (55.56%) Hyper-V
1 5 (55.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (44.44%) XenApp
2 4 (44.44%) XenDesktop
3 1 (11.11%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (44.44%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft
2 5 (55.56%) Google
2 5 (55.56%) VMware
3 4 (44.44%) Cisco
3 4 (44.44%) Citrix
3 4 (44.44%) Dell
3 4 (44.44%) HP
3 4 (44.44%) Symantec