1st Line Engineer Job Trends in Taunton

First Line Engineer
Somerset > Taunton

The median First Line Engineer salary in Taunton is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Taunton 2.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
Somerset median annual salary £28,000 - £28,000
% change year-on-year - - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Taunton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Taunton. 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 Taunton with a recognized job title 33 25 64
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 71.74% 75.76% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 23 15 47
10th Percentile £31,250 £12,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £18,500 £36,711
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,000 £43,889
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.48% +3.25%
75th Percentile £45,000 £62,500 £59,375
90th Percentile £46,250 £66,250 £72,500
Somerset median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -

1st Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

Job postings that featured 1st Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Taunton.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Engineer in Taunton

1st Line Engineer
Salary Trend in Taunton

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

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Engineer job vacancies in Taunton

1st Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Taunton

For the 6 months to 20 September 2025, 1st Line Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Taunton region featuring 1st Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Chat Support
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

1st Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Taunton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Chat Support
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft