First Line Support
UK

The median First Line Support salary in the UK is £25,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 425 564 717
Rank change year-on-year +139 +153 -67
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 587 448 610
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.57% 0.46% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.50% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 555 324 550
10th Percentile £21,000 £21,000 £19,306
25th Percentile £22,500 £22,375 £20,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £28,250 £28,750 £27,500
90th Percentile £33,750 £31,350 £30,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £24,500 £25,000 £23,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% +8.70% +4.55%

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 97,915 88,821 160,028
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.81% 91.42% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 69,754 56,171 84,699
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
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 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in the UK

1st Line Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support.

Salary trend for 1st Line Support in the UK

1st Line Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st Line Support over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for 1st Line Support in the UK

1st Line Support
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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
England +111 521 £25,000 - 83
UK excluding London +64 505 £24,500 -2.00% 82
South East -7 134 £25,000 - 29
Midlands +42 121 £25,000 - 18
North of England +55 96 £23,000 -4.17% 13
Work from Home +20 95 £27,000 +8.00% 17
London +106 75 £32,500 +16.07% 12
East Midlands 0 61 £25,000 - 13
West Midlands +32 59 £25,000 +11.90% 5
North West +24 49 £24,000 +2.13% 8
South West 0 48 £24,000 -4.00% 6
East of England -11 47 £24,750 -1.00% 8
Yorkshire +82 41 £23,000 -4.17% 4
Scotland -43 32 £25,500 +2.00% 6
Northern Ireland - 18 £35,000 - 4
Wales - 9 £22,000 - 1
North East -7 6 £22,000 -20.00% 1

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, 1st Line Support 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 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 311 (52.98%) Windows
2 289 (49.23%) Microsoft 365
3 286 (48.72%) Microsoft
4 271 (46.17%) Customer Service
5 253 (43.10%) Active Directory
6 247 (42.08%) Social Skills
7 150 (25.55%) Microsoft Office
8 119 (20.27%) Windows 10
9 100 (17.04%) Problem-Solving
10 91 (15.50%) Windows Server
11 81 (13.80%) Microsoft Exchange
12 75 (12.78%) ITIL
13 68 (11.58%) Azure
14 63 (10.73%) SharePoint
15 60 (10.22%) SLA
16 59 (10.05%) Driving Licence
16 59 (10.05%) Degree
17 57 (9.71%) Firewall
18 56 (9.54%) SQL
19 54 (9.20%) Finance
20 48 (8.18%) DNS
21 47 (8.01%) Entra ID
22 43 (7.33%) ITSM
23 42 (7.16%) LAN
23 42 (7.16%) Mentoring
23 42 (7.16%) Organisational Skills
24 40 (6.81%) Service Management
25 39 (6.64%) Telecoms
25 39 (6.64%) Mathematics
26 37 (6.30%) Wireless

1st Line Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 81 (13.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 63 (10.73%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.70%) Confluence
4 4 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) JOnAS
Applications
1 150 (25.55%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.19%) Trello
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.34%) assyst
2 2 (0.34%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.34%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 289 (49.23%) Microsoft 365
2 68 (11.58%) Azure
3 47 (8.01%) Entra ID
4 11 (1.87%) Mimecast
5 10 (1.70%) AWS
6 8 (1.36%) OneDrive
7 7 (1.19%) Amazon EC2
7 7 (1.19%) SaaS
8 4 (0.68%) WhatsApp
9 2 (0.34%) ChatGPT
9 2 (0.34%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.34%) Google Drive
10 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.17%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.17%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 57 (9.71%) Firewall
2 48 (8.18%) DNS
3 42 (7.16%) LAN
4 37 (6.30%) Wireless
5 36 (6.13%) TCP/IP
6 35 (5.96%) DHCP
7 28 (4.77%) VoIP
8 23 (3.92%) WAN
8 23 (3.92%) Wi-Fi
9 19 (3.24%) Internet
10 15 (2.56%) VPN
11 12 (2.04%) VLAN
12 6 (1.02%) MPLS
12 6 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
12 6 (1.02%) SD-WAN
13 5 (0.85%) Broadband
14 4 (0.68%) Network Security
15 2 (0.34%) IPsec
15 2 (0.34%) Softphone
16 1 (0.17%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (0.85%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.34%) MS Access
4 1 (0.17%) MySQL
4 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 21 (3.58%) JIRA
General
1 247 (42.08%) Social Skills
2 54 (9.20%) Finance
3 42 (7.16%) Organisational Skills
4 39 (6.64%) Telecoms
5 34 (5.79%) Manufacturing
6 30 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (4.60%) Retail
8 23 (3.92%) Public Sector
9 22 (3.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 18 (3.07%) Marketing
11 16 (2.73%) Electronics
12 15 (2.56%) Advertising
12 15 (2.56%) Law
13 13 (2.21%) Banking
14 12 (2.04%) Front Office
15 11 (1.87%) Games
16 9 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.19%) Legal
18 6 (1.02%) Billing
18 6 (1.02%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.04%) FIX Protocol
2 9 (1.53%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.05%) Driving Licence
2 30 (5.11%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (4.94%) Data Centre
4 18 (3.07%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.73%) Smartphone
6 12 (2.04%) CCTV
7 9 (1.53%) iPad
8 6 (1.02%) iPhone
9 5 (0.85%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.68%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.51%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.51%) Private Cloud
11 3 (0.51%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.34%) Cyberattack
12 2 (0.34%) e-Learning
12 2 (0.34%) EPoS
12 2 (0.34%) Hedge funds
12 2 (0.34%) Life Science
12 2 (0.34%) Renewable Energy
13 1 (0.17%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 311 (52.98%) Windows
2 119 (20.27%) Windows 10
3 91 (15.50%) Windows Server
4 33 (5.62%) Linux
5 25 (4.26%) Apple iOS
5 25 (4.26%) Windows 7
6 18 (3.07%) Android
7 16 (2.73%) Windows 8
8 14 (2.39%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (2.21%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (1.70%) Mac OS
11 9 (1.53%) Windows Server 2008
12 8 (1.36%) Windows Server 2016
13 4 (0.68%) Debian
14 3 (0.51%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 271 (46.17%) Customer Service
2 100 (17.04%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (12.78%) ITIL
4 43 (7.33%) ITSM
5 42 (7.16%) Mentoring
6 40 (6.81%) Service Management
7 39 (6.64%) Mathematics
8 35 (5.96%) Incident Management
9 34 (5.79%) Customer Experience
10 22 (3.75%) Coaching
11 19 (3.24%) Business Intelligence
11 19 (3.24%) Collaborative Working
12 18 (3.07%) Time Management
13 17 (2.90%) Programme Management
13 17 (2.90%) Service Delivery
14 16 (2.73%) Digital Marketing
14 16 (2.73%) Proactive Monitoring
15 14 (2.39%) Impact Assessments
16 13 (2.21%) Active Listening
17 12 (2.04%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 56 (9.54%) SQL
2 9 (1.53%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (10.05%) Degree
2 19 (3.24%) DBS Check
2 19 (3.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (3.07%) A+ Certification
4 17 (2.90%) MCP
4 17 (2.90%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.19%) MCDST
5 7 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (0.68%) CCNA
6 4 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.34%) CompTIA CySA+
8 2 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.34%) MCSE
9 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.17%) CCNP
9 1 (0.17%) MCSA
9 1 (0.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (10.22%) SLA
2 13 (2.21%) GDPR
3 6 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.68%) QA
5 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
System Software
1 253 (43.10%) Active Directory
2 33 (5.62%) Hyper-V
3 29 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (2.56%) XenApp
5 14 (2.39%) VirtualBox
5 14 (2.39%) XenDesktop
6 6 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.51%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.51%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.34%) pfSense
9 1 (0.17%) Firmware
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 34 (5.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.04%) SCCM
3 3 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 286 (48.72%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.79%) VMware
3 32 (5.45%) ServiceNow
4 23 (3.92%) Apple
5 18 (3.07%) Citrix
6 17 (2.90%) Cisco
6 17 (2.90%) Google
7 16 (2.73%) SAP
8 12 (2.04%) WatchGuard
9 11 (1.87%) HP
10 10 (1.70%) Dell
10 10 (1.70%) NetApp
11 8 (1.36%) Veeam
12 7 (1.19%) Ubiquiti
13 6 (1.02%) ESET
13 6 (1.02%) Meraki
14 4 (0.68%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.68%) Progress
14 4 (0.68%) Samsung
15 3 (0.51%) CrowdStrike