1st Line Support Technician Job Trends in Cambridge

First Line Support Technician
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median First Line Support Technician salary in Cambridge is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Technician 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - -
75th Percentile £28,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £27,500 - £24,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 789 241 1,046
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.06% 93.77% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 565 160 801
10th Percentile £32,140 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £28,938 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.53% -13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £78,250 £62,500 £73,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,500 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £51,570
% change year-on-year +15.79% -7.89% -4.50%

1st Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

1st Line Support Technician job vacancy trend in Cambridge

1st Line Support Technician
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support Technician job vacancies in Cambridge

1st Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, 1st Line Support Technician 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 Cambridge region featuring 1st Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

1st Line Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory