1st Line Support Technician Job Trends in Hampshire

First Line Support Technician
South East > Hampshire

The median First Line Support Technician salary in Hampshire is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 - 179
Rank change year-on-year - - -11
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Technician 10 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.29% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18,671
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - £20,027
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.93%
75th Percentile - - £21,382
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £27,000 £28,000 £23,500
% change year-on-year -3.57% +19.15% +2.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 3,299 1,485 3,629
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.73% 93.57% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,295 1,106 2,843
10th Percentile £29,350 £28,750 £26,625
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,987 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.02% +9.97% -3.01%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

1st Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

1st Line Support Technician job vacancy trend in Hampshire

1st Line Support Technician
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support Technician job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support Technician job vacancies in Hampshire

1st Line Support Technician
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support Technician within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. 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
Fareham - 9 £26,000 - 3
1st Line Support Technician
South East

1st Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, 1st Line Support Technician 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 Hampshire region featuring 1st Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (70.00%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (60.00%) A+ Certification
3 6 (60.00%) Degree
3 6 (60.00%) Mentoring
3 6 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (10.00%) Asigra
4 1 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (10.00%) Datto
4 1 (10.00%) Firewall
4 1 (10.00%) Information Security
4 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) Sophos
4 1 (10.00%) Unified Communications
4 1 (10.00%) Veeam
4 1 (10.00%) Wireless

1st Line Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Firewall
1 1 (10.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (10.00%) Wireless
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (10.00%) Information Security
2 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) A+ Certification
1 6 (60.00%) Degree
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Asigra
2 1 (10.00%) Datto
2 1 (10.00%) Sophos
2 1 (10.00%) Veeam