1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Job Trends

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
UK

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 624 711 648
Rank change year-on-year +87 -63 +319
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 30 31 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.053% 0.050% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.053% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 30 29 59
10th Percentile - £28,600 £21,250
25th Percentile £26,000 £33,500 £26,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £33,750 £38,000 £40,520
90th Percentile £33,900 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £33,875 £27,500
% change year-on-year -18.82% +23.18% -5.17%

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 50,704 58,391 48,070
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.90% 94.00% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 31,404 32,367 37,457
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - -

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Salary histogram for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England +101 29 £29,000 -17.14% 2
UK excluding London +113 26 £27,500 -18.82% 3
Midlands - 21 £27,000 -
East Midlands - 17 £27,000 -
Work from Home +88 13 £27,000 -22.86% 4
West Midlands - 4 £29,000 -
London +47 3 £35,000 - 2
East of England - 3 £32,500 -
South East +46 2 £29,500 -15.71% 1

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, 1st/2nd 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 featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (60.00%) Logistics
1 18 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (53.33%) Customer Service
3 14 (46.67%) SaaS
4 13 (43.33%) Analytical Thinking
4 13 (43.33%) C#
4 13 (43.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (43.33%) CRM
4 13 (43.33%) Data Privacy
4 13 (43.33%) E-Commerce
4 13 (43.33%) ERP
4 13 (43.33%) Mentoring
4 13 (43.33%) QA
4 13 (43.33%) Remote Desktop
4 13 (43.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 13 (43.33%) SQL
5 11 (36.67%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (36.67%) Windows
6 9 (30.00%) Azure
7 7 (23.33%) Microsoft
8 6 (20.00%) Active Directory
8 6 (20.00%) Android
9 5 (16.67%) VoIP
9 5 (16.67%) Windows Server
10 4 (13.33%) Apple iOS
10 4 (13.33%) Mac OS
11 3 (10.00%) Asset Management
11 3 (10.00%) Entra ID
11 3 (10.00%) Hardware Maintenance
11 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Office

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (46.67%) SaaS
2 11 (36.67%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (30.00%) Azure
4 3 (10.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (43.33%) Remote Desktop
2 5 (16.67%) VoIP
3 3 (10.00%) VPN
4 2 (6.67%) LAN
4 2 (6.67%) Wireless
5 1 (3.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 16 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 14 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (46.67%) Retail
3 6 (20.00%) Manufacturing
4 5 (16.67%) Finance
5 4 (13.33%) Advertising
6 2 (6.67%) Marketing
7 1 (3.33%) Automotive
7 1 (3.33%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 17 (56.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.67%) Data Centre
2 2 (6.67%) iPhone
2 2 (6.67%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (3.33%) FMCG
3 1 (3.33%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 11 (36.67%) Windows
2 6 (20.00%) Android
3 5 (16.67%) Windows Server
4 4 (13.33%) Apple iOS
4 4 (13.33%) Mac OS
5 3 (10.00%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (3.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (60.00%) Logistics
1 18 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (53.33%) Customer Service
3 13 (43.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 13 (43.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (43.33%) CRM
3 13 (43.33%) Data Privacy
3 13 (43.33%) E-Commerce
3 13 (43.33%) ERP
3 13 (43.33%) Mentoring
3 13 (43.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (10.00%) Asset Management
4 3 (10.00%) Hardware Maintenance
4 3 (10.00%) Patch Management
5 2 (6.67%) Data Centre Operations
5 2 (6.67%) ITIL
6 1 (3.33%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (3.33%) ITSM
6 1 (3.33%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (43.33%) C#
1 13 (43.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (3.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (43.33%) QA
System Software
1 6 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (23.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.33%) Google