1st Line Support Job Trends in London

First Line Support
England > London

The median First Line Support salary in London is £28,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 344 413 378
Rank change year-on-year +69 -35 +203
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 30 15 65
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.21% 0.097% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.10% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 26 11 56
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £26,563 £29,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,750 £32,000 £29,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.16% +9.40% +4.46%
75th Percentile £29,500 £33,991 £34,250
90th Percentile £36,875 £35,400 £37,500
England median annual salary £26,500 £26,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +1.92% +4.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,862 14,378 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.68% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,531 8,295 13,928
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in London

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in London

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

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

1st Line Support
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st Line Support in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for 1st Line Support in London

1st Line Support
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +48 14 £28,500 -2.56% 3
1st Line Support
England

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 14 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 London region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 24 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 18 (60.00%) Windows
3 17 (56.67%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (43.33%) Active Directory
4 13 (43.33%) Customer Service
5 12 (40.00%) ITIL
5 12 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (36.67%) Apple
7 10 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
7 10 (33.33%) SLA
7 10 (33.33%) Windows 10
8 8 (26.67%) Windows Server
9 7 (23.33%) Acronis
9 7 (23.33%) Datto
9 7 (23.33%) Line Management
9 7 (23.33%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (23.33%) OneDrive
9 7 (23.33%) Problem Management
9 7 (23.33%) SharePoint
10 6 (20.00%) Android
10 6 (20.00%) Biometrics
10 6 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (20.00%) Dell KACE
10 6 (20.00%) DHCP
10 6 (20.00%) DNS
10 6 (20.00%) Exchequer
10 6 (20.00%) LAN
10 6 (20.00%) PaperCut
10 6 (20.00%) Sophos
10 6 (20.00%) Time Management

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 7 (23.33%) SharePoint
2 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (3.33%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (3.33%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 10 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (20.00%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 17 (56.67%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (23.33%) OneDrive
3 4 (13.33%) Google Workspace
3 4 (13.33%) SaaS
4 3 (10.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (20.00%) DHCP
1 6 (20.00%) DNS
1 6 (20.00%) LAN
1 6 (20.00%) VoIP
1 6 (20.00%) WAN
2 4 (13.33%) TCP/IP
3 2 (6.67%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.67%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (6.67%) GIS
1 2 (6.67%) QGIS
General
1 24 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Games
3 4 (13.33%) Finance
4 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.67%) German Language
4 2 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.33%) Law
5 1 (3.33%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Fat Client
1 7 (23.33%) Thin Client
2 6 (20.00%) CCTV
3 4 (13.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.33%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (3.33%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 18 (60.00%) Windows
2 10 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 8 (26.67%) Windows Server
4 6 (20.00%) Android
5 4 (13.33%) Mac OS
6 1 (3.33%) Windows 7
6 1 (3.33%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (3.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (43.33%) Customer Service
2 12 (40.00%) ITIL
2 12 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (23.33%) Line Management
3 7 (23.33%) Problem Management
4 6 (20.00%) Biometrics
4 6 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (20.00%) Time Management
5 4 (13.33%) ITSM
6 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (6.67%) Break/Fix
7 2 (6.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 2 (6.67%) Decision-Making
7 2 (6.67%) Digital Engineering
7 2 (6.67%) Mobile Device Management
7 2 (6.67%) Value Proposition
8 1 (3.33%) Application Security
8 1 (3.33%) Email Migration
8 1 (3.33%) Migration
8 1 (3.33%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Qualifications
1 7 (23.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (16.67%) Degree
3 4 (13.33%) A+ Certification
4 2 (6.67%) CCNA
4 2 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (6.67%) DBS Check
4 2 (6.67%) MCSA
4 2 (6.67%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.33%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (43.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (20.00%) PaperCut
2 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (36.67%) Apple
3 7 (23.33%) Acronis
3 7 (23.33%) Datto
4 6 (20.00%) Dell KACE
4 6 (20.00%) Sophos
5 4 (13.33%) Google
6 2 (6.67%) Hitachi
7 1 (3.33%) Becrypt
7 1 (3.33%) ConnectWise
7 1 (3.33%) VMware