1st Line Support Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

First Line Support Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median First Line Support Engineer salary in Manchester is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 161 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.036% 0.036% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.038% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24,500 £21,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £23,250 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% - -
75th Percentile £25,500 £24,875 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £26,250 £23,250 -
% change year-on-year +12.90% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,486 2,608 2,194
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.20% 93.98% 95.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,580 1,265 1,759
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -0.94%

1st Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

1st Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

1st Line Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, 1st Line Support Engineer 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 Manchester region featuring 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SLA

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Fire and Rescue
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Police
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP