1st Line Support Job Trends in Hertfordshire

First Line Support
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median First Line Support salary in Hertfordshire is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 99 73
Rank change year-on-year +27 -26 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 17 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.02% 0.34% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 0.39% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 1
10th Percentile - £22,675 -
25th Percentile £25,500 £24,813 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £26,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £26,500 £26,688 -
90th Percentile - £27,925 -
East of England median annual salary £26,000 £26,000 £23,500
% change year-on-year - +10.64% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 1,512 1,018 776
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.65% 85.26% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 879 476 589
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,950
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Hertfordshire

1st Line Support
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Borehamwood +4 11 - -
Broxbourne - 6 £26,000 -
1st Line Support
East of England

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 17 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 17 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (64.71%) Active Directory
2 11 (64.71%) Azure
2 11 (64.71%) Entra ID
2 11 (64.71%) Firewall
2 11 (64.71%) Mac OS
2 11 (64.71%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (64.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (64.71%) Preventative Maintenance
2 11 (64.71%) Virtual Desktop
2 11 (64.71%) Windows Server
2 11 (64.71%) Windows Server 2019
3 6 (35.29%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 6 (35.29%) Customer-Centricity
3 6 (35.29%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (35.29%) Process Improvement
4 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (29.41%) Server Management

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 6 (35.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (64.71%) Azure
1 11 (64.71%) Entra ID
1 11 (64.71%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (64.71%) Firewall
General
1 12 (70.59%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 17 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (64.71%) Mac OS
2 11 (64.71%) Windows Server
2 11 (64.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 11 (64.71%) Preventative Maintenance
3 6 (35.29%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 6 (35.29%) Customer-Centricity
3 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (35.29%) Process Improvement
4 5 (29.41%) Server Management
Qualifications
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 11 (64.71%) Active Directory
1 11 (64.71%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (64.71%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 17 (100.00%) Microsoft