1st/2nd Line Support Job Trends in Fareham

1st/2nd Line Support
Hampshire > Fareham

The median 1st/2nd Line Support salary in Fareham is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 31 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support 8 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Fareham 2.84% 2.55% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.02% 2.62% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
75th Percentile £30,813 - -
90th Percentile £31,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £30,000 £28,000 £27,713
% change year-on-year +7.14% +1.04% +10.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Fareham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fareham. 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 Fareham with a recognized job title 265 191 95
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 97.45% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 169 99 83
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -8.65% +30.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,163 £68,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Fareham

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 Fareham.

1st/2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Fareham

1st/2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Fareham

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support job vacancies in Fareham.

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support job vacancies in Fareham

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, 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 Fareham region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Customer Service
2 5 (62.50%) LAN
2 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
2 5 (62.50%) TCP/IP
2 5 (62.50%) WAN
2 5 (62.50%) Windows
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 2 (25.00%) SLA
4 2 (25.00%) Windows Server

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) LAN
1 5 (62.50%) TCP/IP
1 5 (62.50%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Customer Service
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft