1st/2nd Line Support Jobs in England

1st/2nd Line Support
UK > England

The median 1st/2nd Line Support salary in England is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 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
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 688 764 901
Rank change year-on-year +76 +137 -195
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support 151 154 255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.17% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.19% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 139 144 238
10th Percentile £23,400 £22,500 £22,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% +7.84%
75th Percentile £34,375 £33,750 £32,500
90th Percentile £40,000 £38,300 £37,500
UK median annual salary £30,000 £29,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% +7.84%

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 81,157 82,189 127,880
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.48% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 60,579 52,238 74,819
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 £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in England

1st/2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in England

1st/2nd Line Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for 1st/2nd Line Support in England

1st/2nd 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/2nd Line Support within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
London +115 59 £34,000 +4.62% 5
South East -6 35 £27,500 - 8
East of England +28 23 £31,000 +12.73% 1
North of England +52 22 £29,500 +7.27% 1
North West +22 21 £29,000 +5.45% 1
Midlands 0 12 £27,000 - 1
East Midlands -12 7 £28,500 +10.68%
West Midlands +12 5 £27,000 - 1
South West -36 3 £24,000 -21.95% 3
Yorkshire +78 1 £30,000 +9.09%
1st/2nd Line Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, 1st/2nd 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/2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 109 (72.19%) Windows
2 106 (70.20%) Microsoft 365
3 105 (69.54%) Active Directory
4 86 (56.95%) Microsoft
5 82 (54.30%) Social Skills
6 61 (40.40%) Windows 10
7 59 (39.07%) Customer Service
8 42 (27.81%) Microsoft Office
9 41 (27.15%) Problem-Solving
10 30 (19.87%) DNS
11 29 (19.21%) Microsoft Exchange
12 28 (18.54%) SharePoint
13 27 (17.88%) Analytical Skills
14 22 (14.57%) Azure
14 22 (14.57%) Windows Server
14 22 (14.57%) DHCP
15 21 (13.91%) Firewall
16 20 (13.25%) Wi-Fi
16 20 (13.25%) EPoS
17 19 (12.58%) Finance
17 19 (12.58%) VMware
17 19 (12.58%) Organisational Skills
18 16 (10.60%) Entra ID
19 15 (9.93%) TCP/IP
19 15 (9.93%) SLA
19 15 (9.93%) ITIL
20 14 (9.27%) VLAN
20 14 (9.27%) OneDrive
21 13 (8.61%) Apple iOS
21 13 (8.61%) Driving Licence

1st/2nd 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 29 (19.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (18.54%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.66%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 42 (27.81%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.99%) JDE EnterpriseOne
1 3 (1.99%) Shopify
2 1 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 106 (70.20%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (14.57%) Azure
3 16 (10.60%) Entra ID
4 14 (9.27%) OneDrive
5 7 (4.64%) AWS
6 6 (3.97%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.65%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.66%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 30 (19.87%) DNS
2 22 (14.57%) DHCP
3 21 (13.91%) Firewall
4 20 (13.25%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (9.93%) TCP/IP
6 14 (9.27%) VLAN
7 10 (6.62%) Wireless
8 7 (4.64%) Internet
8 7 (4.64%) VPN
9 6 (3.97%) Unified Communications
10 5 (3.31%) LAN
10 5 (3.31%) Structured Cabling
11 4 (2.65%) Intranet
11 4 (2.65%) VoIP
12 3 (1.99%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (1.99%) WAN
13 1 (0.66%) Cisco ASA
13 1 (0.66%) NAS
13 1 (0.66%) Skype
13 1 (0.66%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.97%) Power BI
2 3 (1.99%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.99%) JIRA
General
1 82 (54.30%) Social Skills
2 27 (17.88%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (12.58%) Finance
3 19 (12.58%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (5.30%) Law
5 6 (3.97%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (3.31%) Legal
6 5 (3.31%) Publishing
7 4 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.65%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.32%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.66%) Automotive
9 1 (0.66%) Back Office
9 1 (0.66%) Banking
9 1 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.66%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.66%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 20 (13.25%) EPoS
2 13 (8.61%) Driving Licence
3 8 (5.30%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.64%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.65%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.99%) Apple TV
6 3 (1.99%) iPhone
6 3 (1.99%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.66%) CMDB
7 1 (0.66%) Fat Client
7 1 (0.66%) iPad
7 1 (0.66%) Replication
7 1 (0.66%) Tandem
7 1 (0.66%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 109 (72.19%) Windows
2 61 (40.40%) Windows 10
3 22 (14.57%) Windows Server
4 13 (8.61%) Apple iOS
5 12 (7.95%) Android
6 8 (5.30%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (3.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.99%) Windows 7
8 3 (1.99%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.66%) Linux
9 1 (0.66%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (39.07%) Customer Service
2 41 (27.15%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (9.93%) ITIL
4 13 (8.61%) ITSM
5 12 (7.95%) Service Delivery
6 11 (7.28%) Change Management
7 8 (5.30%) Customer Experience
7 8 (5.30%) ERP
7 8 (5.30%) Software Deployment
8 7 (4.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (4.64%) Mobile Device Management
9 6 (3.97%) Business Intelligence
9 6 (3.97%) Time Management
10 5 (3.31%) Data Loss Prevention
10 5 (3.31%) Email Filtering
10 5 (3.31%) Incident Management
10 5 (3.31%) Kalman Filter
10 5 (3.31%) Performance Management
10 5 (3.31%) User Experience
10 5 (3.31%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.62%) PowerShell
2 5 (3.31%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (5.30%) Degree
2 7 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (3.31%) AWS Certification
4 4 (2.65%) A+ Certification
4 4 (2.65%) Network+ Certification
5 3 (1.99%) DV Cleared
5 3 (1.99%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.66%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.66%) CCNA
7 1 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.66%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.66%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.66%) MBA
7 1 (0.66%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (9.93%) SLA
System Software
1 105 (69.54%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.31%) Virtual Desktop
2 5 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.99%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.32%) XenApp
5 1 (0.66%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 9 (5.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.65%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (1.99%) SCCM
3 3 (1.99%) WSUS
4 1 (0.66%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 86 (56.95%) Microsoft
2 19 (12.58%) VMware
3 10 (6.62%) Citrix
4 8 (5.30%) ServiceNow
5 6 (3.97%) Apple
6 5 (3.31%) Adobe
6 5 (3.31%) Avaya
7 4 (2.65%) Cisco
8 3 (1.99%) Barracuda Networks
8 3 (1.99%) HP
8 3 (1.99%) JD Edwards
8 3 (1.99%) NETGEAR
8 3 (1.99%) Oracle
8 3 (1.99%) Sophos
8 3 (1.99%) WatchGuard
9 2 (1.32%) Dell
9 2 (1.32%) Google
9 2 (1.32%) Mitel
9 2 (1.32%) Veeam
10 1 (0.66%) Salesforce