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 24 May 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 24 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 98 | 155 | 275 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +120 | -104 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 2,679 | 2,299 | 2,500 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.64% | 2.34% | 1.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.79% | 2.56% | 1.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,369 | 1,835 | 2,182 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,500 | £24,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,750 | £27,750 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,500 | £33,875 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | -1.11% | -0.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,500 | £40,250 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,000 | £57,500 |
| 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 | 95,996 | 89,726 | 157,614 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.76% | 91.49% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,581 | 56,645 | 84,697 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,001 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 24 May 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 24 May 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 | +58 | 2,454 | £32,500 | -1.69% | 692 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 2,248 | £32,000 | - | 611 |
| South East | +20 | 635 | £34,500 | +9.52% | 214 |
| Work from Home | +26 | 599 | £36,000 | +2.86% | 208 |
| Midlands | +63 | 427 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 80 |
| North of England | +47 | 411 | £30,000 | -2.25% | 113 |
| London | -3 | 394 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 164 |
| South West | +25 | 365 | £32,500 | +1.56% | 86 |
| West Midlands | +73 | 234 | £30,000 | -6.98% | 38 |
| East of England | +33 | 220 | £31,000 | -2.92% | 78 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 188 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 176 | £32,500 | +15.04% | 38 |
| North West | 0 | 175 | £28,000 | -6.67% | 66 |
| Scotland | -47 | 87 | £28,500 | -13.64% | 40 |
| North East | +32 | 60 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 9 |
| Wales | +41 | 58 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +34 | 34 | £35,000 | -4.76% | 6 |
| Isle of Man | - | 12 | £43,750 | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 May 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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