1st Line Support Jobs in Wales

First Line Support
UK > Wales

The median First Line Support salary in Wales is £22,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 129 142
Rank change year-on-year +13 +13 -45
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 9 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.45% 0.060% 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.070% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 1
10th Percentile £20,950 - -
25th Percentile £21,000 £23,500 £20,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,000 £24,000 £21,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.63% +19.44%
75th Percentile £23,000 £24,500 £22,750
90th Percentile £24,400 - -
UK median annual salary £25,000 £25,000 £23,500
% change year-on-year - +6.38% +6.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,871 1,432 1,789
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 85.75% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,269 820 1,141
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,107 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in Wales

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for 1st Line Support in Wales

1st Line Support
Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
North Wales - 5 £22,000 -
South Wales - 3 £21,500 - 2
West Wales +3 1 £30,000 +25.00% 4
1st Line Support
UK

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 Wales region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Customer Service
2 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (55.56%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 5 (55.56%) Proactive Monitoring
2 5 (55.56%) Customer-Centricity
2 5 (55.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Web Design
3 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (33.33%) Windows
3 3 (33.33%) VoIP
3 3 (33.33%) TCP/IP
3 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 3 (33.33%) Remote Desktop

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
1 3 (33.33%) TCP/IP
1 3 (33.33%) VoIP
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Windows
1 3 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Customer Service
2 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (55.56%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 5 (55.56%) Customer-Centricity
2 5 (55.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (55.56%) Proactive Monitoring
2 5 (55.56%) Web Design
3 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft