1st Line Support Analyst Jobs

First Line Support Analyst
UK

The median First Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

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

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 610 796 861
Rank change year-on-year +186 +65 +146
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Analyst 101 114 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.11% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.12% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 80 110 95
10th Percentile £22,425 £21,000 £20,850
25th Percentile £24,406 £23,000 £22,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £25,500 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -1.92% +4.79%
75th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £28,750
90th Percentile £40,250 £35,250 £35,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,500 £24,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year +8.16% -2.00% +10.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 49,435 96,820 89,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 94.78% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 25,727 69,155 56,824
10th Percentile £28,822 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,399 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.54% +6.63%

1st Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support Analyst.

Salary trend for 1st Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st Line Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st Line Support Analyst over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for 1st Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st Line Support Analyst
Top 13 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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
England +147 100 £27,000 +5.88% 11
UK excluding London +203 92 £26,500 +8.16% 10
North of England +44 30 £27,000 +12.50% 2
Work from Home +131 27 £28,000 -8.94% 3
East of England +58 22 £26,250 +11.70% 1
Midlands +76 19 £29,000 +10.48% 3
South East +66 17 £26,500 +3.92% 4
Yorkshire +60 15 £28,000 +14.29% 2
North West +7 15 £22,850 +8.81%
East Midlands +47 10 £32,250 +24.04% 2
West Midlands +72 9 £29,000 +9.43% 1
London +97 8 £42,500 +30.77% 2
South West +119 4 £25,250 +1.00%

1st Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 1st Line Support Analyst 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 featuring 1st Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 69 (68.32%) Microsoft
2 66 (65.35%) Social Skills
3 63 (62.38%) Customer Service
4 59 (58.42%) Microsoft 365
5 42 (41.58%) Active Directory
6 41 (40.59%) Problem-Solving
7 38 (37.62%) Windows
8 25 (24.75%) Microsoft Office
9 24 (23.76%) Azure
10 23 (22.77%) Firewall
10 23 (22.77%) VoIP
10 23 (22.77%) Analytical Skills
11 21 (20.79%) Service Delivery
12 18 (17.82%) Telecoms
12 18 (17.82%) Windows Server
13 17 (16.83%) A+ Certification
14 16 (15.84%) Microsoft Certification
15 15 (14.85%) Law
15 15 (14.85%) Microsoft Intune
15 15 (14.85%) Entra ID
15 15 (14.85%) Windows 10
16 13 (12.87%) Case Management
17 12 (11.88%) EPoS
17 12 (11.88%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (11.88%) CRM
17 12 (11.88%) Time Management
17 12 (11.88%) Customer-Centricity
18 11 (10.89%) Cybersecurity
18 11 (10.89%) Finance
18 11 (10.89%) ITIL

1st Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 10 (9.90%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (9.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 25 (24.75%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (7.92%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.99%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 59 (58.42%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (23.76%) Azure
3 15 (14.85%) Entra ID
4 7 (6.93%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (4.95%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 23 (22.77%) Firewall
1 23 (22.77%) VoIP
2 3 (2.97%) LAN
2 3 (2.97%) WAN
2 3 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.99%) Wireless
General
1 66 (65.35%) Social Skills
2 23 (22.77%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (17.82%) Telecoms
4 15 (14.85%) Law
5 12 (11.88%) Pharmaceutical
6 11 (10.89%) Finance
7 8 (7.92%) Spanish Language
8 7 (6.93%) Legal
9 2 (1.98%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.88%) EPoS
2 6 (5.94%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (4.95%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 38 (37.62%) Windows
2 18 (17.82%) Windows Server
3 15 (14.85%) Windows 10
4 6 (5.94%) Mac OS
4 6 (5.94%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (62.38%) Customer Service
2 41 (40.59%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (20.79%) Service Delivery
4 13 (12.87%) Case Management
5 12 (11.88%) CRM
5 12 (11.88%) Customer-Centricity
5 12 (11.88%) Time Management
6 11 (10.89%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (10.89%) ITIL
6 11 (10.89%) Service Management
7 9 (8.91%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 8 (7.92%) ITSM
9 6 (5.94%) Preventative Maintenance
9 6 (5.94%) Server Management
10 5 (4.95%) Change Management
10 5 (4.95%) Logistics
10 5 (4.95%) Mentoring
11 3 (2.97%) Analytical Thinking
11 3 (2.97%) ERP
11 3 (2.97%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 17 (16.83%) A+ Certification
2 16 (15.84%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.95%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (41.58%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.94%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (14.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.99%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 69 (68.32%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.95%) Sage
3 2 (1.98%) ServiceNow