1st Line Support Job Trends in Shropshire

First Line Support
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median First Line Support salary in Shropshire is £25,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 1.52% - 1.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.62% - 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,250 - £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,500 - £26,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.47%
75th Percentile £25,750 - £27,000
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £26,000 £26,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year - +4.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 247 123 80
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 96.85% 98.77%
Number of salaries quoted 168 55 70
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £28,850
25th Percentile £31,902 £34,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.89% -8.16% -6.67%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,000 £72,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -3.91%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Shropshire

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in Shropshire

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

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

1st Line Support
Job Locations in Shropshire

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 Shropshire region over the 6 months to 15 December 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
Telford - 4 £25,500 -
1st Line Support
West Midlands

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, 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 Shropshire region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (100.00%) Time Management
1 4 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft