1st Line Support Jobs in England

First Line Support
UK > England

The median First Line Support salary in England is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 396 410 522
Rank change year-on-year +14 +112 +163
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 323 534 420
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.65% 0.57% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.60% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 255 493 301
10th Percentile £22,750 £20,900 £21,000
25th Percentile £25,250 £22,500 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £25,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,750
90th Percentile £37,500 £29,500 £30,250
UK median annual salary £27,500 £25,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 45,235 88,754 75,960
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 94.80% 91.24%
Number of salaries quoted 24,087 65,004 49,711
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.86% +0.42%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in England

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in England.

Salary trend for 1st Line Support in England

1st Line Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st Line Support in England over the 6 months to 8 June 2025.

Salary histogram for 1st Line Support in England

1st Line Support
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 8 June 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
South East +48 84 £28,000 +12.00% 25
North of England +21 68 £26,500 +15.22% 28
Midlands +12 63 £27,500 +10.00% 16
East of England +38 55 £30,000 +22.45% 4
East Midlands +18 43 £27,500 +10.00% 8
London +84 37 £32,500 - 9
North West -20 32 £24,000 - 14
Yorkshire +45 26 £28,000 +21.74% 12
West Midlands +21 20 £27,500 +10.00% 8
South West +74 14 £26,000 +8.33% 9
North East +50 10 £27,000 +22.73% 2
1st Line Support
UK

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 June 2025, 1st Line Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 190 (58.82%) Social Skills
2 189 (58.51%) Customer Service
3 158 (48.92%) Microsoft
4 148 (45.82%) Windows
5 132 (40.87%) Problem-Solving
6 125 (38.70%) Microsoft 365
7 107 (33.13%) Active Directory
8 71 (21.98%) Microsoft Office
9 60 (18.58%) Azure
10 51 (15.79%) Windows Server
11 38 (11.76%) Service Delivery
12 37 (11.46%) Analytical Skills
13 36 (11.15%) VoIP
14 34 (10.53%) Entra ID
14 34 (10.53%) Windows 10
15 33 (10.22%) ITIL
16 31 (9.60%) CRM
16 31 (9.60%) Firewall
16 31 (9.60%) Continuous Improvement
17 30 (9.29%) Time Management
17 30 (9.29%) Microsoft Excel
17 30 (9.29%) SLA
17 30 (9.29%) Microsoft Certification
18 26 (8.05%) LAN
19 25 (7.74%) Microsoft Exchange
19 25 (7.74%) Customer-Centricity
20 24 (7.43%) Microsoft Intune
21 22 (6.81%) SharePoint
21 22 (6.81%) Telecoms
22 20 (6.19%) Wi-Fi

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 25 (7.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (6.81%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.86%) WordPress
4 4 (1.24%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (1.24%) IBM Domino
5 3 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 71 (21.98%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (9.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.31%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 125 (38.70%) Microsoft 365
2 60 (18.58%) Azure
3 34 (10.53%) Entra ID
4 14 (4.33%) OneDrive
5 7 (2.17%) AWS
5 7 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (1.86%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.86%) SaaS
7 5 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.55%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (1.55%) GCP
8 2 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.62%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.62%) IaaS
9 1 (0.31%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 36 (11.15%) VoIP
2 31 (9.60%) Firewall
3 26 (8.05%) LAN
4 20 (6.19%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (4.64%) VPN
6 12 (3.72%) TCP/IP
7 11 (3.41%) DNS
7 11 (3.41%) Remote Desktop
8 10 (3.10%) DHCP
9 8 (2.48%) WAN
10 6 (1.86%) Ethernet
11 5 (1.55%) BGP
11 5 (1.55%) OSPF
12 3 (0.93%) Wireless
13 1 (0.31%) Broadband
13 1 (0.31%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.31%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.86%) Power BI
2 5 (1.55%) SQL Server
General
1 190 (58.82%) Social Skills
2 37 (11.46%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (6.81%) Telecoms
4 19 (5.88%) Law
5 15 (4.64%) Finance
6 14 (4.33%) Pharmaceutical
7 13 (4.02%) Legal
8 9 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.48%) Automotive
9 8 (2.48%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.48%) Spanish Language
10 7 (2.17%) German Language
10 7 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.17%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.86%) Retail
12 4 (1.24%) Electronics
13 3 (0.93%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.62%) Games
15 1 (0.31%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.86%) CSS
1 6 (1.86%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.19%) Onboarding
2 17 (5.26%) Driving Licence
3 16 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (4.33%) EPoS
5 8 (2.48%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.86%) IoT
6 6 (1.86%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.55%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.93%) Digital Signage
8 3 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.62%) Fat Client
9 2 (0.62%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.62%) Thin Client
10 1 (0.31%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 148 (45.82%) Windows
2 51 (15.79%) Windows Server
3 34 (10.53%) Windows 10
4 16 (4.95%) Mac OS
5 11 (3.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (2.48%) Android
6 8 (2.48%) Windows 7
7 4 (1.24%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.62%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (58.51%) Customer Service
2 132 (40.87%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (11.76%) Service Delivery
4 33 (10.22%) ITIL
5 31 (9.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 31 (9.60%) CRM
6 30 (9.29%) Time Management
7 25 (7.74%) Customer-Centricity
8 20 (6.19%) Customer Experience
9 19 (5.88%) Mentoring
10 18 (5.57%) Cybersecurity
11 16 (4.95%) Asset Management
11 16 (4.95%) Coaching
12 14 (4.33%) Data Protection
12 14 (4.33%) ITSM
13 13 (4.02%) Case Management
13 13 (4.02%) Server Management
14 11 (3.41%) Service Management
15 10 (3.10%) Change Management
15 10 (3.10%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.86%) JavaScript
1 6 (1.86%) PHP
1 6 (1.86%) SQL
2 5 (1.55%) C#
2 5 (1.55%) VB
2 5 (1.55%) VBA
3 1 (0.31%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 30 (9.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (6.19%) A+ Certification
3 17 (5.26%) Degree
4 13 (4.02%) DBS Check
5 9 (2.79%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.79%) Security Cleared
6 6 (1.86%) CCNA
6 6 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.31%) CCENT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.29%) SLA
2 8 (2.48%) GDPR
3 4 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.62%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 107 (33.13%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.33%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (2.17%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.31%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 24 (7.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.55%) Terraform
3 4 (1.24%) SCCM
4 3 (0.93%) Autotask
5 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 158 (48.92%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.95%) Cisco
3 14 (4.33%) Meraki
4 8 (2.48%) ServiceNow
5 7 (2.17%) Google
6 5 (1.55%) Fortinet
6 5 (1.55%) Juniper
6 5 (1.55%) Logitech
6 5 (1.55%) Sage
6 5 (1.55%) VMware
7 4 (1.24%) IBM
8 3 (0.93%) Apple
9 2 (0.62%) Acronis
9 2 (0.62%) Citrix
9 2 (0.62%) ConnectWise
9 2 (0.62%) Datto
9 2 (0.62%) Zoho
10 1 (0.31%) Nexthink
10 1 (0.31%) Snow
10 1 (0.31%) Yardi