Second Line Support
Lancashire > Preston
The median Second Line Support salary in Preston 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 | 22 | - | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Preston | 1.74% | - | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.82% | - | 0.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | - | £31,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.73% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £31,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £30,000 | - | £28,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title | 110 | 131 | 130 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.65% | 97.04% | 94.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 80 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £36,225 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £47,637 | £31,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £57,250 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.40% | +27.22% | +6.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,950 | £63,750 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,055 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.10% | +11.23% | +5.88% |
2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
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 Preston.
2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Preston
Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Preston.
