1st Line Support Job Trends in the East Midlands

First Line Support
England > East Midlands

The median First Line Support salary in the East Midlands is £26,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 112 111
Rank change year-on-year +8 -1 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 37 17 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.46% 0.74% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.58% 0.77% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 32 4 10
10th Percentile £23,875 - £20,350
25th Percentile £24,000 £24,750 £21,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,250 £26,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £27,000 £27,625 £28,750
90th Percentile - £28,300 -
England median annual salary £26,250 £26,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,336 2,208 1,569
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.37% 96.17% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,551 988 1,233
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -2.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in the East Midlands

1st Line Support
Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Northamptonshire +14 11 £26,250 +2.94%
Leicestershire - 11 £24,000 -
Derbyshire -8 10 £27,000 +1.89% 2
Lincolnshire -20 3 £27,000 -1.82%
Nottinghamshire - 2 £25,500 - 1
1st Line Support
England

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 East Midlands region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 32 (86.49%) Customer Service
2 29 (78.38%) Microsoft
3 26 (70.27%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (48.65%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (48.65%) Windows
5 15 (40.54%) Azure
6 14 (37.84%) Active Directory
7 11 (29.73%) Entra ID
7 11 (29.73%) Microsoft Intune
7 11 (29.73%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 11 (29.73%) Windows Server
8 10 (27.03%) ITIL
8 10 (27.03%) SAP
8 10 (27.03%) Service Management
8 10 (27.03%) User Experience
9 5 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (13.51%) SLA
10 4 (10.81%) Internet
10 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
10 4 (10.81%) TCP/IP
10 4 (10.81%) Windows 10
11 3 (8.11%) Data Cleansing
11 3 (8.11%) Process Improvement
12 2 (5.41%) Collaborative Culture
12 2 (5.41%) Customer Engagement
12 2 (5.41%) Customer Experience
12 2 (5.41%) Data Management
12 2 (5.41%) Degree
12 2 (5.41%) Digital Marketing
12 2 (5.41%) E-Commerce

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (48.65%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (40.54%) Azure
3 11 (29.73%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.81%) Internet
1 4 (10.81%) TCP/IP
General
1 31 (83.78%) Social Skills
2 10 (27.03%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (27.03%) Retail
3 2 (5.41%) Marketing
4 1 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.70%) Law
4 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 10 (27.03%) Driving Licence
1 10 (27.03%) e-Learning
2 5 (13.51%) Onboarding
3 2 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (48.65%) Windows
2 11 (29.73%) Windows Server
3 4 (10.81%) Windows 10
4 1 (2.70%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (86.49%) Customer Service
2 26 (70.27%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (29.73%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 10 (27.03%) ITIL
4 10 (27.03%) Service Management
4 10 (27.03%) User Experience
5 5 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (8.11%) Data Cleansing
6 3 (8.11%) Process Improvement
7 2 (5.41%) Collaborative Culture
7 2 (5.41%) Customer Engagement
7 2 (5.41%) Customer Experience
7 2 (5.41%) Data Management
7 2 (5.41%) Digital Marketing
7 2 (5.41%) E-Commerce
7 2 (5.41%) Information Security
7 2 (5.41%) Mathematics
8 1 (2.70%) ITSM
Qualifications
1 2 (5.41%) Degree
1 2 (5.41%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.51%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (37.84%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (29.73%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 29 (78.38%) Microsoft
2 10 (27.03%) SAP
3 1 (2.70%) Apple