Support Engineer Job Trends in Shropshire

Support Engineer
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Support Engineer salary in Shropshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 4 24
Rank change year-on-year -34 +20 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 10 25 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 1.72% 15.24% 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% 15.53% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 8 20 0
10th Percentile £37,375 £39,000 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 -
75th Percentile - £52,750 -
90th Percentile - £53,500 -
West Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £38,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -1.32% +16.92% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 501 161 159
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.93% 98.17% 96.36%
Number of salaries quoted 331 146 80
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,125 £23,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +26.67% -24.24%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £58,875
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Shropshire.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Shropshire

Support Engineer
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 7 October 2026. 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
Ellesmere 0 7 £40,000 - 2
Telford -17 3 £32,500 -50.00% 4
Support Engineer
West Midlands

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 7 October 2026, Support Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Shropshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (30.00%) VPN
2 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (20.00%) Azure
2 2 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (20.00%) DHCP
2 2 (20.00%) DNS
2 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 2 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
2 2 (20.00%) LAN
2 2 (20.00%) Logistics
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (20.00%) Migration
2 2 (20.00%) OneDrive
2 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (20.00%) WAN
2 2 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (20.00%) Windows

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Azure
1 2 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (20.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) VPN
2 2 (20.00%) DHCP
2 2 (20.00%) DNS
2 2 (20.00%) LAN
2 2 (20.00%) WAN
2 2 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (70.00%) Agriculture
2 2 (20.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
2 2 (20.00%) Logistics
2 2 (20.00%) Migration
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft