1st Line Support Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

First Line Support Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median First Line Support Analyst salary in Scotland is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 November 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 152 148
Rank change year-on-year +11 -4 +74
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Analyst 4 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.15% 0.091% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.096% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - £22,863
25th Percentile £24,500 - £23,594
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 - £25,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.39%
75th Percentile £25,500 - £25,250
90th Percentile - - £25,700
UK median annual salary £25,500 £26,750 £25,000
% change year-on-year -4.67% +7.00% +2.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,349 3,119 2,268
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.62% 94.98% 96.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,171 1,546 1,792
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £82,548
UK median annual salary £54,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.22% -4.17% -

1st Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

1st Line Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Scotland

1st Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Support Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

1st Line Support Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 November 2025. 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
Edinburgh - 4 £25,000 -
1st Line Support Analyst
UK

1st Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 25 November 2025, 1st Line Support Analyst 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 Scotland region featuring 1st Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 4 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 4 (100.00%) Windows

1st Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) OneDrive
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft