1st Line Support Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

First Line Support
Scotland > Glasgow

The median First Line Support daily rate in Glasgow is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 59 -
Rank change year-on-year -22 - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 1 7 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.14% 1.00% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 1.10% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 0
10th Percentile - £141 -
25th Percentile £170 £156 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £175 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% - -
75th Percentile £190 - -
90th Percentile - £177 -
Scotland median daily rate £180 £175 £135
% change year-on-year +2.86% +29.63% +12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 695 636 765
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 91.12% 95.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 437 521
10th Percentile £249 £228 £325
25th Percentile £360 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £580
90th Percentile £613 £667 £688
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 16 17
10th Percentile - £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £14.51 £12.26
Median hourly rate £23.75 £19.59 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.24% +35.10% -61.26%
75th Percentile £32.12 £26.76 £17.72
90th Percentile £58.50 £43.27 £36.36
Scotland median hourly rate £20.80 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +14.70% +2.31% -

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Glasgow

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Glasgow

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Glasgow

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, 1st Line Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft