1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Jobs

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
UK

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £30,750 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 866 911 1133
Rank change year-on-year +45 +222 -279
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 45 50 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.044% 0.051% 0.065%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.056% 0.068%
Number of salaries quoted 39 48 98
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,472 £21,250
25th Percentile £29,313 £26,250 £23,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,750 £29,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.03% +11.54% +6.78%
75th Percentile £34,375 £33,750 £33,063
90th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £36,450
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,000 £26,000 £24,750
% change year-on-year +7.69% +5.05% +7.61%

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/2nd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst.

Salary trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 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 +47 37 £30,750 +6.03% 5
London +89 19 £35,000 +7.69% 3
UK excluding London -18 18 £28,000 +7.69% 2
South East +4 12 £27,500 -8.33% 1
Work from Home +51 8 £30,000 -7.69% 2
Midlands -14 4 £28,500 +10.68%
East Midlands -26 2 £28,500 +10.68%
West Midlands - 2 £27,000 -
East of England -7 1 £22,500 -13.46%
Yorkshire - 1 £30,000 -
North of England - 1 £30,000 -

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 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/2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 33 (73.33%) Windows
2 31 (68.89%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (66.67%) Microsoft
4 28 (62.22%) Customer Service
5 25 (55.56%) Social Skills
5 25 (55.56%) Active Directory
6 18 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (33.33%) Firewall
7 15 (33.33%) DNS
7 15 (33.33%) Windows Server
8 14 (31.11%) DHCP
8 14 (31.11%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (28.89%) Citrix
10 12 (26.67%) Microsoft Exchange
10 12 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
10 12 (26.67%) Windows 10
11 11 (24.44%) Azure
11 11 (24.44%) ITSM
12 10 (22.22%) SLA
12 10 (22.22%) OneDrive
13 9 (20.00%) Virtual Desktop
13 9 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
13 9 (20.00%) AWS Certification
13 9 (20.00%) Structured Cabling
13 9 (20.00%) Entra ID
13 9 (20.00%) AWS
13 9 (20.00%) VLAN
13 9 (20.00%) Apple iOS
13 9 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
13 9 (20.00%) Adobe

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 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 12 (26.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (8.89%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 31 (68.89%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (24.44%) Azure
3 10 (22.22%) OneDrive
4 9 (20.00%) AWS
4 9 (20.00%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.22%) Mimecast
5 1 (2.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 15 (33.33%) DNS
1 15 (33.33%) Firewall
2 14 (31.11%) DHCP
3 9 (20.00%) Structured Cabling
3 9 (20.00%) VLAN
4 6 (13.33%) VPN
5 5 (11.11%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (8.89%) TCP/IP
7 2 (4.44%) Intranet
8 1 (2.22%) LAN
8 1 (2.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.44%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 25 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 8 (17.78%) Law
3 6 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.89%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (8.89%) Legal
4 4 (8.89%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.67%) Finance
6 1 (2.22%) Back Office
6 1 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.89%) Onboarding
1 4 (8.89%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (6.67%) Driving Licence
2 3 (6.67%) iPhone
3 2 (4.44%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (2.22%) iPad
4 1 (2.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 33 (73.33%) Windows
2 15 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 14 (31.11%) Windows Server 2019
4 12 (26.67%) Windows 10
5 9 (20.00%) Apple iOS
6 5 (11.11%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (8.89%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (8.89%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (62.22%) Customer Service
2 18 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (24.44%) ITSM
4 9 (20.00%) Change Management
4 9 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 9 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 9 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 6 (13.33%) ITIL
6 4 (8.89%) Incident Management
6 4 (8.89%) User Experience
7 2 (4.44%) Active Listening
7 2 (4.44%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (4.44%) Information Security
7 2 (4.44%) Inventory Management
7 2 (4.44%) Software Deployment
7 2 (4.44%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (2.22%) Asset Management
8 1 (2.22%) Collaborative Culture
8 1 (2.22%) ERP
8 1 (2.22%) Inventory Control
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.22%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (20.00%) AWS Certification
2 4 (8.89%) A+ Certification
2 4 (8.89%) Degree
2 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (6.67%) DV Cleared
3 3 (6.67%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (6.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (22.22%) SLA
2 4 (8.89%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (8.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (8.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (55.56%) Active Directory
2 9 (20.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (8.89%) Terminal Services
5 1 (2.22%) XenApp
5 1 (2.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (8.89%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (6.67%) WSUS
3 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 13 (28.89%) Citrix
3 9 (20.00%) Adobe
3 9 (20.00%) Avaya
4 7 (15.56%) ServiceNow
5 5 (11.11%) VMware
6 4 (8.89%) NEC
7 3 (6.67%) HP
8 2 (4.44%) Google
9 1 (2.22%) Ivanti