1st Line Support Jobs in England

First Line Support
UK > England

The median First Line Support salary in England is £25,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 398 540 635
Rank change year-on-year +142 +95 -38
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 534 465 577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.62% 0.50% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.55% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 508 340 524
10th Percentile £21,000 £21,250 £19,500
25th Percentile £22,500 £22,750 £20,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £27,500 £28,750 £27,563
90th Percentile £29,500 £32,575 £30,175
UK median annual salary £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,754 84,293 127,933
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.52% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 60,385 53,462 75,679
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in England

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for 1st Line Support in England

1st Line Support
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for 1st Line Support in England

1st Line Support
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 6 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
South East +20 150 £25,000 - 22
Midlands +72 119 £25,000 - 16
North of England +75 97 £23,500 -4.08% 16
London +115 71 £32,500 +16.07% 9
West Midlands +63 61 £25,000 +4.17% 4
East Midlands +8 57 £25,000 - 12
South West -17 50 £24,000 -5.88% 5
North West +37 48 £24,000 +2.13% 11
East of England +7 47 £25,000 +4.17% 10
Yorkshire +102 43 £23,250 -10.58% 4
North East -12 6 £22,000 -20.00% 1
1st Line Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 6 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 across the England region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 295 (55.24%) Windows
2 269 (50.37%) Microsoft
3 268 (50.19%) Microsoft 365
4 252 (47.19%) Active Directory
5 248 (46.44%) Customer Service
6 223 (41.76%) Social Skills
7 155 (29.03%) Microsoft Office
8 121 (22.66%) Windows 10
9 99 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
10 90 (16.85%) Windows Server
11 81 (15.17%) Microsoft Exchange
12 76 (14.23%) ITIL
13 64 (11.99%) SLA
14 59 (11.05%) Degree
15 56 (10.49%) Azure
15 56 (10.49%) Driving Licence
16 54 (10.11%) SQL
17 52 (9.74%) Firewall
18 46 (8.61%) ITSM
18 46 (8.61%) LAN
19 45 (8.43%) DNS
19 45 (8.43%) Entra ID
20 39 (7.30%) SharePoint
20 39 (7.30%) Service Management
21 38 (7.12%) Wireless
21 38 (7.12%) VMware
22 37 (6.93%) DHCP
22 37 (6.93%) Mathematics
23 34 (6.37%) Hyper-V
24 33 (6.18%) Organisational Skills

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (15.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (7.30%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.87%) Confluence
4 5 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) JOnAS
Applications
1 155 (29.03%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (5.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.31%) Trello
5 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.56%) assyst
3 2 (0.37%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.37%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.19%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 268 (50.19%) Microsoft 365
2 56 (10.49%) Azure
3 45 (8.43%) Entra ID
4 13 (2.43%) Mimecast
5 7 (1.31%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.31%) SaaS
6 6 (1.12%) AWS
7 4 (0.75%) Amazon EC2
7 4 (0.75%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.37%) ChatGPT
8 2 (0.37%) Google Drive
8 2 (0.37%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (0.19%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.19%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.19%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 52 (9.74%) Firewall
2 46 (8.61%) LAN
3 45 (8.43%) DNS
4 38 (7.12%) Wireless
5 37 (6.93%) DHCP
6 32 (5.99%) TCP/IP
7 27 (5.06%) WAN
8 24 (4.49%) VoIP
9 23 (4.31%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (2.62%) Internet
10 14 (2.62%) VPN
11 11 (2.06%) VLAN
12 7 (1.31%) Broadband
13 6 (1.12%) MPLS
13 6 (1.12%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
15 3 (0.56%) Network Security
16 2 (0.37%) ADSL
16 2 (0.37%) IPsec
16 2 (0.37%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (0.94%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.37%) MS Access
4 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.19%) MySQL
4 1 (0.19%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 19 (3.56%) JIRA
General
1 223 (41.76%) Social Skills
2 33 (6.18%) Organisational Skills
3 32 (5.99%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (5.99%) Finance
4 27 (5.06%) Retail
5 22 (4.12%) Telecoms
6 17 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (3.18%) Law
6 17 (3.18%) Manufacturing
7 13 (2.43%) Advertising
8 12 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.69%) Banking
10 8 (1.50%) French Language
10 8 (1.50%) Front Office
11 7 (1.31%) Games
11 7 (1.31%) Legal
11 7 (1.31%) Public Sector
12 6 (1.12%) Automotive
12 6 (1.12%) Billing
12 6 (1.12%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.69%) .NET
2 8 (1.50%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 56 (10.49%) Driving Licence
2 29 (5.43%) Data Centre
3 27 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.37%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.00%) Smartphone
6 12 (2.25%) CCTV
7 9 (1.69%) iPad
8 6 (1.12%) iPhone
9 3 (0.56%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.56%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.37%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.37%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.37%) EPoS
10 2 (0.37%) Hedge funds
10 2 (0.37%) Life Science
10 2 (0.37%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.37%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.19%) Clustering
11 1 (0.19%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 295 (55.24%) Windows
2 121 (22.66%) Windows 10
3 90 (16.85%) Windows Server
4 29 (5.43%) Windows 7
5 24 (4.49%) Apple iOS
5 24 (4.49%) Linux
6 21 (3.93%) Windows 8
7 18 (3.37%) Android
8 15 (2.81%) Windows Server 2012
8 15 (2.81%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (2.25%) Mac OS
10 11 (2.06%) Windows Server 2008
11 10 (1.87%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.75%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (46.44%) Customer Service
2 99 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (14.23%) ITIL
4 46 (8.61%) ITSM
5 39 (7.30%) Service Management
6 37 (6.93%) Mathematics
7 24 (4.49%) Mentoring
8 18 (3.37%) Collaborative Working
8 18 (3.37%) Service Delivery
8 18 (3.37%) Time Management
9 15 (2.81%) Customer Experience
10 14 (2.62%) Impact Assessments
10 14 (2.62%) Incident Management
11 13 (2.43%) Active Listening
12 12 (2.25%) Agile
12 12 (2.25%) Change Control
12 12 (2.25%) CRM
13 11 (2.06%) Cybersecurity
13 11 (2.06%) Proactive Monitoring
14 9 (1.69%) Gamification
Programming Languages
1 54 (10.11%) SQL
2 9 (1.69%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.75%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.19%) C#
Qualifications
1 59 (11.05%) Degree
2 25 (4.68%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (3.56%) DBS Check
4 18 (3.37%) A+ Certification
4 18 (3.37%) Security Cleared
5 16 (3.00%) MCP
6 7 (1.31%) MCDST
7 6 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (0.94%) CCNA
8 5 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.75%) MCITP
10 3 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.37%) MCSE
12 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.19%) MCSA
12 1 (0.19%) MOS
12 1 (0.19%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (11.99%) SLA
2 13 (2.43%) GDPR
3 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.75%) QA
5 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
System Software
1 252 (47.19%) Active Directory
2 34 (6.37%) Hyper-V
3 32 (5.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (3.00%) XenApp
5 15 (2.81%) VirtualBox
5 15 (2.81%) XenDesktop
6 6 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.56%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.56%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 26 (4.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.50%) SCCM
3 3 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 269 (50.37%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.12%) VMware
3 30 (5.62%) ServiceNow
4 24 (4.49%) Apple
5 19 (3.56%) Google
6 18 (3.37%) Citrix
7 16 (3.00%) Cisco
8 12 (2.25%) WatchGuard
9 11 (2.06%) HP
10 10 (1.87%) Dell
10 10 (1.87%) NetApp
11 8 (1.50%) Veeam
12 7 (1.31%) Ubiquiti
13 6 (1.12%) ESET
13 6 (1.12%) Meraki
14 4 (0.75%) Samsung
14 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds
15 3 (0.56%) CrowdStrike
15 3 (0.56%) Cylance
15 3 (0.56%) HubSpot