1st Line Support Job Trends in the Midlands

First Line Support
England > Midlands

The median First Line Support salary in the Midlands is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 204 193
Rank change year-on-year +30 -11 +97
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 47 38 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.60% 0.57% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.60% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 42 11 25
10th Percentile £23,875 £22,750 £16,300
25th Percentile £24,000 £24,750 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £26,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +6.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £28,750
90th Percentile - £28,750 -
England median annual salary £26,250 £26,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,056 6,282 4,726
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 94.28% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,274 2,965 3,933
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,450 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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 the Midlands.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in the Midlands

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in the Midlands

1st Line Support
Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
East Midlands +12 36 £26,250 +0.96% 1
West Midlands +8 11 £26,000 -1.89% 5
1st Line Support
England

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

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

1 36 (76.60%) Customer Service
2 33 (70.21%) Microsoft
3 28 (59.57%) Problem-Solving
4 23 (48.94%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (42.55%) Windows
6 15 (31.91%) Active Directory
6 15 (31.91%) Azure
7 11 (23.40%) Entra ID
7 11 (23.40%) Microsoft Intune
7 11 (23.40%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 11 (23.40%) Windows Server
8 10 (21.28%) ITIL
8 10 (21.28%) SAP
8 10 (21.28%) Service Management
8 10 (21.28%) User Experience
9 9 (19.15%) Microsoft Office
10 7 (14.89%) Mathematics
11 6 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
12 5 (10.64%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (8.51%) Internet
13 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Excel
13 4 (8.51%) SLA
13 4 (8.51%) TCP/IP
13 4 (8.51%) Time Management
13 4 (8.51%) Windows 10
14 3 (6.38%) Data Cleansing
14 3 (6.38%) Degree
14 3 (6.38%) Process Improvement
15 2 (4.26%) Collaborative Culture
15 2 (4.26%) Customer Engagement

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (19.15%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 23 (48.94%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (31.91%) Azure
3 11 (23.40%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.64%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (8.51%) Internet
2 4 (8.51%) TCP/IP
3 1 (2.13%) Broadband
3 1 (2.13%) LAN
3 1 (2.13%) Mobile Broadband
3 1 (2.13%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (2.13%) VPN
3 1 (2.13%) WAN
General
1 35 (74.47%) Social Skills
2 11 (23.40%) Retail
3 10 (21.28%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.26%) Marketing
5 1 (2.13%) Back Office
5 1 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.13%) Law
5 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 14 (29.79%) Driving Licence
2 10 (21.28%) e-Learning
3 5 (10.64%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.13%) BYOD
5 1 (2.13%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 20 (42.55%) Windows
2 11 (23.40%) Windows Server
3 4 (8.51%) Windows 10
4 1 (2.13%) Android
4 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.13%) Linux
4 1 (2.13%) Ubuntu
4 1 (2.13%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (76.60%) Customer Service
2 28 (59.57%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (23.40%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 10 (21.28%) ITIL
4 10 (21.28%) Service Management
4 10 (21.28%) User Experience
5 7 (14.89%) Mathematics
6 6 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (8.51%) Time Management
8 3 (6.38%) Data Cleansing
8 3 (6.38%) Process Improvement
9 2 (4.26%) Collaborative Culture
9 2 (4.26%) Customer Engagement
9 2 (4.26%) Customer Experience
9 2 (4.26%) Data Management
9 2 (4.26%) Digital Marketing
9 2 (4.26%) E-Commerce
9 2 (4.26%) Information Security
10 1 (2.13%) Incident Management
10 1 (2.13%) ITSM
Qualifications
1 3 (6.38%) Degree
2 2 (4.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.51%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (31.91%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (23.40%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 33 (70.21%) Microsoft
2 10 (21.28%) SAP
3 1 (2.13%) Remedy