1st Line Support Job Trends in Brighton

First Line Support
East Sussex > Brighton

The median First Line Support salary in Brighton is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
30 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 29 62
Rank change year-on-year -13 +33 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 6 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton 1.47% 0.56% 0.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.58% 0.57% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 5
10th Percentile £26,000 - -
25th Percentile £26,188 £26,000 £21,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £27,000 £22,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +20.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £28,250 £28,000 £23,750
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median annual salary £27,500 £27,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +20.00% -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title 379 174 498
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.12% 97.21% 97.08%
Number of salaries quoted 262 124 458
10th Percentile £32,000 £30,450 £25,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £35,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.91% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,813 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
East Sussex median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Brighton

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in Brighton

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Brighton.

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Brighton

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 30 June 2026, 1st Line Support 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 permanent job ads across the Brighton region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (66.67%) Azure
2 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 4 (66.67%) SLA
2 4 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (66.67%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Windows 10
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 2 (33.33%) Degree

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (66.67%) Azure
2 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Windows
1 4 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
1st Line Support jobs