1st Line Support Jobs in England

First Line Support
UK > England

The median First Line Support salary in England is £25,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 383 536 620
Rank change year-on-year +153 +84 -25
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 541 480 579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.64% 0.50% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.54% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 513 362 527
10th Percentile £21,000 £21,250 £19,425
25th Percentile £22,489 £22,750 £20,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £25,000 £23,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% +6.82%
75th Percentile £27,500 £28,750 £27,500
90th Percentile £29,500 £32,500 £30,250
UK median annual salary £25,000 £25,000 £23,500
% change year-on-year - +6.38% +6.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 79,484 88,194 124,195
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.49% 91.69% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 59,920 55,480 76,097
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £42,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,308 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.15% - +9.09%

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 16 April 2024.

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 16 April 2024. 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 +24 160 £25,000 - 20
Midlands +76 115 £25,000 - 10
North of England +69 95 £23,000 -8.00% 15
London +127 70 £32,500 +16.07% 5
West Midlands +80 57 £25,000 +4.17% 3
East Midlands +8 57 £25,000 - 7
South West +11 54 £23,154 -7.38% 4
East of England +18 47 £25,000 +6.38% 15
North West +32 46 £24,000 -1.03% 6
Yorkshire +94 42 £23,000 -11.54% 8
North East -8 7 £22,000 -20.00% 1
1st Line Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 April 2024, 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.

1 296 (54.71%) Windows
2 278 (51.39%) Microsoft
3 276 (51.02%) Microsoft 365
4 259 (47.87%) Customer Service
5 252 (46.58%) Active Directory
6 232 (42.88%) Social Skills
7 159 (29.39%) Microsoft Office
8 124 (22.92%) Windows 10
9 102 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
10 89 (16.45%) Windows Server
11 78 (14.42%) ITIL
11 78 (14.42%) Microsoft Exchange
12 66 (12.20%) SLA
13 61 (11.28%) Degree
14 58 (10.72%) Driving Licence
15 55 (10.17%) Azure
16 52 (9.61%) SQL
17 51 (9.43%) Firewall
18 50 (9.24%) LAN
19 48 (8.87%) ITSM
20 45 (8.32%) Entra ID
21 43 (7.95%) DNS
22 42 (7.76%) Wireless
23 40 (7.39%) Service Management
23 40 (7.39%) SharePoint
24 38 (7.02%) VMware
25 37 (6.84%) Mathematics
26 35 (6.47%) DHCP
27 34 (6.28%) WAN
27 34 (6.28%) Organisational Skills

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 78 (14.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (7.39%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.85%) Confluence
4 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
5 1 (0.18%) JOnAS
Applications
1 159 (29.39%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (4.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.29%) Trello
5 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.55%) assyst
2 2 (0.37%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.37%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.18%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 276 (51.02%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (10.17%) Azure
3 45 (8.32%) Entra ID
4 11 (2.03%) Mimecast
5 9 (1.66%) OneDrive
6 6 (1.11%) AWS
7 5 (0.92%) SaaS
8 4 (0.74%) Amazon EC2
8 4 (0.74%) WhatsApp
9 2 (0.37%) ChatGPT
9 2 (0.37%) Google Drive
9 2 (0.37%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.18%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.18%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.18%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 51 (9.43%) Firewall
2 50 (9.24%) LAN
3 43 (7.95%) DNS
4 42 (7.76%) Wireless
5 35 (6.47%) DHCP
6 34 (6.28%) WAN
7 32 (5.91%) TCP/IP
8 26 (4.81%) Wi-Fi
9 22 (4.07%) VoIP
10 17 (3.14%) VLAN
11 15 (2.77%) VPN
12 13 (2.40%) Internet
13 12 (2.22%) Broadband
14 7 (1.29%) ADSL
15 6 (1.11%) MPLS
15 6 (1.11%) SD-WAN
16 5 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (0.74%) IPsec
18 3 (0.55%) Network Security
19 2 (0.37%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (0.92%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.37%) MS Access
4 1 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.18%) MySQL
4 1 (0.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 232 (42.88%) Social Skills
2 34 (6.28%) Organisational Skills
3 31 (5.73%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (5.55%) Finance
5 27 (4.99%) Retail
6 26 (4.81%) Telecoms
7 19 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (3.51%) Law
8 13 (2.40%) Advertising
8 13 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (2.40%) Manufacturing
9 11 (2.03%) Automotive
10 10 (1.85%) French Language
11 9 (1.66%) Legal
12 8 (1.48%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.29%) Banking
13 7 (1.29%) Games
14 6 (1.11%) Billing
14 6 (1.11%) German Language
14 6 (1.11%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.66%) .NET
2 6 (1.11%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.72%) Driving Licence
2 27 (4.99%) Data Centre
2 27 (4.99%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.14%) Management Information System
4 16 (2.96%) Smartphone
5 12 (2.22%) CCTV
6 9 (1.66%) iPad
7 6 (1.11%) iPhone
8 4 (0.74%) Onboarding
8 4 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (0.55%) Private Cloud
10 2 (0.37%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.37%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.37%) EPoS
10 2 (0.37%) Life Science
10 2 (0.37%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.18%) CMDB
11 1 (0.18%) NHS
11 1 (0.18%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.18%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 296 (54.71%) Windows
2 124 (22.92%) Windows 10
3 89 (16.45%) Windows Server
4 29 (5.36%) Windows 7
5 21 (3.88%) Apple iOS
5 21 (3.88%) Linux
5 21 (3.88%) Windows 8
6 17 (3.14%) Android
7 12 (2.22%) Mac OS
8 11 (2.03%) Windows Server 2008
8 11 (2.03%) Windows Server 2012
8 11 (2.03%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.74%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 259 (47.87%) Customer Service
2 102 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (14.42%) ITIL
4 48 (8.87%) ITSM
5 40 (7.39%) Service Management
6 37 (6.84%) Mathematics
7 25 (4.62%) Mentoring
8 21 (3.88%) Service Delivery
9 19 (3.51%) Collaborative Working
9 19 (3.51%) Time Management
10 15 (2.77%) Customer Experience
11 14 (2.59%) Impact Assessments
12 13 (2.40%) Active Listening
12 13 (2.40%) Agile
13 12 (2.22%) Change Control
13 12 (2.22%) Cybersecurity
14 11 (2.03%) Proactive Monitoring
15 10 (1.85%) Incident Management
16 9 (1.66%) Business Continuity
16 9 (1.66%) Gamification
Programming Languages
1 52 (9.61%) SQL
2 9 (1.66%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.74%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.18%) C#
Qualifications
1 61 (11.28%) Degree
2 30 (5.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 20 (3.70%) A+ Certification
4 19 (3.51%) DBS Check
4 19 (3.51%) Security Cleared
5 16 (2.96%) MCP
6 11 (2.03%) Network+ Certification
7 10 (1.85%) CCNA
7 10 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.66%) MCITP
9 7 (1.29%) MCDST
10 3 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.37%) MCSE
12 1 (0.18%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.18%) MCSA
12 1 (0.18%) MOS
12 1 (0.18%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (12.20%) SLA
2 14 (2.59%) GDPR
3 6 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.74%) QA
5 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
System Software
1 252 (46.58%) Active Directory
2 32 (5.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (5.55%) Hyper-V
4 16 (2.96%) XenApp
5 15 (2.77%) VirtualBox
5 15 (2.77%) XenDesktop
6 6 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.55%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.55%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 27 (4.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.11%) SCCM
3 3 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 278 (51.39%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.02%) VMware
3 28 (5.18%) ServiceNow
4 24 (4.44%) Apple
5 19 (3.51%) Google
6 18 (3.33%) Cisco
6 18 (3.33%) Citrix
7 12 (2.22%) WatchGuard
8 9 (1.66%) HP
9 8 (1.48%) Dell
9 8 (1.48%) NetApp
9 8 (1.48%) Veeam
10 7 (1.29%) Ubiquiti
11 6 (1.11%) ESET
11 6 (1.11%) Meraki
12 5 (0.92%) SolarWinds
13 4 (0.74%) Samsung
14 3 (0.55%) CrowdStrike
14 3 (0.55%) Cylance
14 3 (0.55%) Sage