1st/2nd Line Support Technician Job Trends in Lancashire

1st/2nd Line Support Technician
North West > Lancashire

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Technician salary in Lancashire is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Technician 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £28,650 - -
25th Percentile £28,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 - -
75th Percentile £29,875 - -
90th Percentile £29,950 - -
North West median annual salary £30,000 - £30,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 1,224 505 980
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.87% 93.87% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 563 364 837
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,875 £40,896 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.11% +11.23% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,422 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -9.09%

1st/2nd Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

1st/2nd Line Support Technician job vacancy trend in Lancashire

1st/2nd Line Support Technician
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

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

1st/2nd Line Support Technician
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Technician within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 17 March 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
Preston - 2 £29,500 - 2
1st/2nd Line Support Technician
North West

1st/2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, 1st/2nd 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 Lancashire region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) IP Telephony
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) IP Telephony
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft