2nd Line Support Job Trends in Lancashire

Second Line Support
North West > Lancashire

The median Second Line Support salary in Lancashire is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 February 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 72 56
Rank change year-on-year +9 -16 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 2 2 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.16% 0.28% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.29% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £22,614
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £28,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.45%
75th Percentile - - £30,000
90th Percentile - - £30,300
North West median annual salary £30,000 £30,250 £29,000
% change year-on-year -0.83% +4.31% -

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 1,023 688 738
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.77% 94.64% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 427 424 636
10th Percentile £25,875 £35,300 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,813 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,275 £71,875
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Lancashire

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Lancashire.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Lancashire

2nd Line Support
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 5 February 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 £30,000 - 1
2nd Line Support
North West