1st/2nd Line Support
North West > Cheshire
The median 1st/2nd Line Support salary in Cheshire is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | - | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +58 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire | 1.27% | - | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.46% | - | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | - | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,000 | - | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,000 | - | £28,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £30,000 | £32,500 | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +12.07% | +3.57% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 685 | 883 | 457 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.04% | 94.44% | 97.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 398 | 516 | 338 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,425 | £30,000 | £23,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,183 | £36,875 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,000 | £45,096 | £48,147 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -6.34% | +6.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £55,000 | £66,997 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,450 | £65,000 | £77,650 |
| North West median annual salary | £48,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
1st/2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support job vacancies in Cheshire.
1st/2nd Line Support
Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 4 November 2025. 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 |
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| Warrington | - | 10 | £31,000 | - | |
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1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, 1st/2nd 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 Cheshire region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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