1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Jobs

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
UK

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £30,875 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 850 910 1120
Rank change year-on-year +60 +210 -292
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 52 62 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.052% 0.061% 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.067% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 46 58 101
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £21,250
25th Percentile £28,756 £26,750 £23,468
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,875 £31,500 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.98% +21.15% +6.12%
75th Percentile £33,625 £35,000 £32,151
90th Percentile £40,395 £46,000 £35,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,000 £27,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% +10.00% +4.17%

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 93,776 92,678 150,788
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,209 58,362 84,200
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 9 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 9 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 +90 44 £30,875 -1.98% 5
UK excluding London 0 24 £28,000 +1.82% 2
London +92 20 £35,000 +7.69% 3
South East +9 16 £30,250 +0.83% 1
Work from Home +61 10 £30,000 -4.76% 2
Midlands -6 6 £27,000 +4.85%
East Midlands -15 3 £28,500 +10.68%
West Midlands - 3 £27,000 -
North of England +54 1 £30,000 +3.45%
East of England +12 1 £22,500 -18.18%
Yorkshire - 1 £30,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 39 (75.00%) Windows
2 37 (71.15%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (63.46%) Microsoft
4 30 (57.69%) Customer Service
5 29 (55.77%) Active Directory
6 28 (53.85%) Social Skills
7 18 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (34.62%) DNS
7 18 (34.62%) Firewall
8 16 (30.77%) DHCP
8 16 (30.77%) Microsoft Office
8 16 (30.77%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (30.77%) Windows 10
9 15 (28.85%) Windows Server
10 14 (26.92%) Microsoft Exchange
11 13 (25.00%) Citrix
12 12 (23.08%) ITSM
13 11 (21.15%) Azure
14 10 (19.23%) VLAN
14 10 (19.23%) Change Management
14 10 (19.23%) SLA
14 10 (19.23%) OneDrive
15 9 (17.31%) Entra ID
15 9 (17.31%) Virtual Desktop
15 9 (17.31%) Data Loss Prevention
15 9 (17.31%) Adobe
15 9 (17.31%) Avaya
15 9 (17.31%) VPN
15 9 (17.31%) Service Delivery
15 9 (17.31%) AWS

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 14 (26.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (30.77%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 37 (71.15%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (21.15%) Azure
3 10 (19.23%) OneDrive
4 9 (17.31%) AWS
4 9 (17.31%) Entra ID
5 3 (5.77%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.92%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 18 (34.62%) DNS
1 18 (34.62%) Firewall
2 16 (30.77%) DHCP
3 10 (19.23%) VLAN
4 9 (17.31%) Structured Cabling
4 9 (17.31%) VPN
5 6 (11.54%) Remote Desktop
6 5 (9.62%) TCP/IP
7 4 (7.69%) Intranet
7 4 (7.69%) LAN
7 4 (7.69%) Wireless
8 2 (3.85%) WAN
9 1 (1.92%) ADSL
9 1 (1.92%) Broadband
9 1 (1.92%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (1.92%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.77%) Power BI
2 2 (3.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (5.77%) JIRA
General
1 28 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 8 (15.38%) Law
3 6 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.54%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (7.69%) Finance
4 4 (7.69%) Legal
4 4 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.92%) Back Office
6 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (13.46%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.77%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.77%) iPhone
3 3 (5.77%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (3.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (1.92%) CMDB
5 1 (1.92%) iPad
5 1 (1.92%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 39 (75.00%) Windows
2 16 (30.77%) Windows 10
2 16 (30.77%) Windows Server 2019
3 15 (28.85%) Windows Server
4 9 (17.31%) Apple iOS
5 8 (15.38%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (9.62%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (7.69%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (1.92%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (57.69%) Customer Service
2 18 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (23.08%) ITSM
4 10 (19.23%) Change Management
5 9 (17.31%) Data Loss Prevention
5 9 (17.31%) Mobile Device Management
5 9 (17.31%) Service Delivery
6 7 (13.46%) ITIL
7 4 (7.69%) Incident Management
7 4 (7.69%) User Experience
8 3 (5.77%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (5.77%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (5.77%) ERP
8 3 (5.77%) Inventory Management
8 3 (5.77%) Software Deployment
9 2 (3.85%) Active Listening
9 2 (3.85%) Fintech
9 2 (3.85%) Hardware Maintenance
9 2 (3.85%) Patch Management
9 2 (3.85%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.77%) SQL
2 2 (3.85%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (17.31%) AWS Certification
2 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (7.69%) A+ Certification
3 4 (7.69%) Degree
3 4 (7.69%) Network+ Certification
4 3 (5.77%) DV Cleared
4 3 (5.77%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.92%) CCNA
5 1 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.92%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (19.23%) SLA
2 4 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (7.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 29 (55.77%) Active Directory
2 9 (17.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (13.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (7.69%) Terminal Services
5 1 (1.92%) XenApp
5 1 (1.92%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (7.69%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (5.77%) WSUS
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 33 (63.46%) Microsoft
2 13 (25.00%) Citrix
3 9 (17.31%) Adobe
3 9 (17.31%) Avaya
4 7 (13.46%) ServiceNow
4 7 (13.46%) VMware
5 4 (7.69%) NEC
6 3 (5.77%) HP
7 2 (3.85%) Cisco
7 2 (3.85%) Google
8 1 (1.92%) Apple
8 1 (1.92%) Facebook
8 1 (1.92%) Ivanti
8 1 (1.92%) Salesforce