1st Line Support Jobs in the UK excluding London

First Line Support
UK > UK excluding London

The median First Line Support salary in the UK excluding London is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 June 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 326 355 422
Rank change year-on-year +29 +67 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 289 507 361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.73% 0.67% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.70% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 226 485 252
10th Percentile £22,463 £20,800 £21,000
25th Percentile £24,156 £22,000 £22,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £24,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.20% -2.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,313
90th Percentile £33,750 £28,750 £28,750
UK median annual salary £27,500 £25,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,880 72,172 50,269
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.19% 95.00% 88.91%
Number of salaries quoted 18,173 50,788 29,439
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.93% -6.54% +6.48%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in the UK excluding London

1st Line Support
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for 1st Line Support in the UK excluding London

1st Line Support
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st Line Support in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2025.

Salary histogram for 1st Line Support in the UK excluding London

1st Line Support
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
South East +38 85 £28,000 +12.00% 59
North of England +20 66 £26,750 +16.30% 45
Midlands +12 62 £27,500 +10.00% 37
East of England +46 53 £30,000 +22.45% 30
East Midlands +20 42 £27,500 +10.00% 17
North West -5 31 £24,000 - 23
Yorkshire +40 27 £28,000 +21.74% 17
West Midlands +23 20 £27,500 +10.00% 18
South West +83 12 £26,000 +8.33% 22
North East +49 8 £27,000 +22.73% 5
Wales +42 8 £22,500 +2.27% 4
Scotland +81 3 £24,000 -5.88% 9
1st Line Support
UK

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 2 June 2025, 1st Line Support 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 UK excluding London region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 172 (59.52%) Social Skills
2 166 (57.44%) Customer Service
3 139 (48.10%) Microsoft
4 134 (46.37%) Windows
5 126 (43.60%) Problem-Solving
6 117 (40.48%) Microsoft 365
7 89 (30.80%) Active Directory
8 67 (23.18%) Microsoft Office
9 50 (17.30%) Azure
10 38 (13.15%) Windows Server
11 36 (12.46%) VoIP
12 35 (12.11%) Service Delivery
13 34 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
14 33 (11.42%) Windows 10
15 32 (11.07%) Entra ID
16 30 (10.38%) Analytical Skills
17 29 (10.03%) SLA
17 29 (10.03%) CRM
18 28 (9.69%) Firewall
19 27 (9.34%) Microsoft Certification
19 27 (9.34%) Time Management
20 25 (8.65%) ITIL
20 25 (8.65%) LAN
21 24 (8.30%) Microsoft Excel
21 24 (8.30%) A+ Certification
22 23 (7.96%) Customer-Centricity
23 22 (7.61%) Telecoms
24 20 (6.92%) Wi-Fi
24 20 (6.92%) SharePoint
24 20 (6.92%) Mac OS

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (6.92%) SharePoint
2 16 (5.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.08%) WordPress
4 4 (1.38%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 67 (23.18%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (8.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.73%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 117 (40.48%) Microsoft 365
2 50 (17.30%) Azure
3 32 (11.07%) Entra ID
4 12 (4.15%) OneDrive
5 7 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (2.08%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.73%) SaaS
8 2 (0.69%) AWS
8 2 (0.69%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.35%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.35%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 36 (12.46%) VoIP
2 28 (9.69%) Firewall
3 25 (8.65%) LAN
4 20 (6.92%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (5.54%) Remote Desktop
5 16 (5.54%) VPN
6 12 (4.15%) TCP/IP
7 11 (3.81%) DNS
8 10 (3.46%) DHCP
9 8 (2.77%) WAN
10 6 (2.08%) Ethernet
11 5 (1.73%) BGP
11 5 (1.73%) OSPF
12 3 (1.04%) Wireless
13 2 (0.69%) Broadband
13 2 (0.69%) VLAN
14 1 (0.35%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.08%) Power BI
2 4 (1.38%) SQL Server
General
1 172 (59.52%) Social Skills
2 30 (10.38%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (7.61%) Telecoms
4 17 (5.88%) Law
5 13 (4.50%) Pharmaceutical
6 12 (4.15%) Finance
7 10 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.11%) Public Sector
9 8 (2.77%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.77%) Spanish Language
10 7 (2.42%) Automotive
10 7 (2.42%) German Language
10 7 (2.42%) Legal
10 7 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.08%) Retail
12 4 (1.38%) Electronics
13 3 (1.04%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.35%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.08%) CSS
1 6 (2.08%) HTML
2 1 (0.35%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.88%) Onboarding
2 16 (5.54%) Driving Licence
3 13 (4.50%) EPoS
4 9 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.77%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.08%) IoT
7 4 (1.38%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.04%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.04%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.69%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 134 (46.37%) Windows
2 38 (13.15%) Windows Server
3 33 (11.42%) Windows 10
4 20 (6.92%) Mac OS
5 10 (3.46%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (2.77%) Android
7 6 (2.08%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (57.44%) Customer Service
2 126 (43.60%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (12.11%) Service Delivery
4 34 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 29 (10.03%) CRM
6 27 (9.34%) Time Management
7 25 (8.65%) ITIL
8 23 (7.96%) Customer-Centricity
9 19 (6.57%) Mentoring
10 16 (5.54%) Coaching
10 16 (5.54%) ITSM
11 15 (5.19%) Asset Management
12 14 (4.84%) Customer Experience
12 14 (4.84%) Cybersecurity
12 14 (4.84%) Data Protection
13 12 (4.15%) Server Management
14 11 (3.81%) Service Management
15 10 (3.46%) Inventory Management
16 9 (3.11%) Collaborative Working
16 9 (3.11%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.08%) JavaScript
1 6 (2.08%) PHP
2 4 (1.38%) VB
2 4 (1.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 27 (9.34%) Microsoft Certification
2 24 (8.30%) A+ Certification
3 14 (4.84%) Degree
4 12 (4.15%) DBS Check
5 6 (2.08%) CCNA
5 6 (2.08%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.03%) SLA
2 8 (2.77%) GDPR
System Software
1 89 (30.80%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.84%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (2.42%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (6.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.04%) Autotask
2 3 (1.04%) SCCM
Vendors
1 139 (48.10%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.84%) Cisco
2 14 (4.84%) Meraki
3 9 (3.11%) ServiceNow
4 5 (1.73%) Fortinet
4 5 (1.73%) Juniper
4 5 (1.73%) Sage
5 4 (1.38%) IBM
5 4 (1.38%) Logitech
6 2 (0.69%) Citrix
6 2 (0.69%) Google
6 2 (0.69%) Zoho
7 1 (0.35%) Apple
7 1 (0.35%) Nexthink
7 1 (0.35%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.35%) SAP
7 1 (0.35%) Snow
7 1 (0.35%) VMware