Career Atlas

Software & IT

support engineer

Learned from 12 real résumés for this role.

Across 12 real U.S. résumés for a support engineer, the most distinctive skills are Ca Spectrum, Juniper Vpn and Tls — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Ca Spectrum
25% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Juniper Vpn
25% have it · 2027.0× vs average
Tls
25% have it · 2027.0× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

ca spectrum
2702.6×
25% · N=3
juniper vpn
2027.0×
25% · N=3
tls
2027.0×
25% · N=3
windows 2003 servers
2027.0×
25% · N=3
software quality assurance
1871.1×
25% · N=3
custom pc building
1621.6×
25% · N=3
fault isolation
1520.2×
25% · N=3
isa server
1520.2×
25% · N=3
user migration
1351.3×
25% · N=3
servicenow ticketing
1351.3×
25% · N=3
cisco webex
1158.3×
25% · N=3
break/fix
1013.5×
25% · N=3
hardware refresh
1013.5×
25% · N=3
windows 98
810.8×
25% · N=3
https
810.8×
25% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Support Engineer need?

In 12 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Ca Spectrum (25% have it), Juniper Vpn (25% have it), Tls (25% have it), Windows 2003 Servers (25% have it), Software Quality Assurance (25% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Support Engineer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Network Administrator (18% of moves, N=6), Database Administrator Oracle Sql Server (9% of moves, N=3), Primary Responsibilities (9% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Support Engineer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Systems Engineer (2% of arrivals, N=6), Desktop Technician (13% of arrivals, N=3), I T Consultant (13% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Support Engineer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 12 of them are Support Engineer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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