1st/2nd Line Support
UK
The median 1st/2nd Line Support salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 501 | 585 | 646 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +61 | +194 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support | 185 | 66 | 197 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.25% | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.17% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 178 | 62 | 180 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £25,100 | £23,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £32,625 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.05% | +8.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £39,500 | £34,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £56,250 | £42,400 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £30,000 | £28,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +7.14% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 | 66,799 | 39,870 | 79,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.74% | 90.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42,341 | 23,010 | 60,911 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,000 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,984 | £43,750 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £54,793 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +9.59% | -4.81% |
1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
1st/2nd Line Support
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support job vacancies in the UK.
1st/2nd Line Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.
1st/2nd Line Support
Top 14 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 10 March 2026. 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 |
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| England | +106 | 166 | £30,000 | -13.04% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +115 | 165 | £30,000 | - | 19 |
| North of England | +13 | 50 | £29,000 | -10.77% | 6 |
| South East | +20 | 44 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 4 |
| Midlands | +21 | 42 | £29,000 | +7.41% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 36 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 6 |
| North West | +18 | 30 | £29,500 | -9.58% | 5 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 30 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 20 | £26,000 | +13.04% | 1 |
| London | -5 | 19 | £35,000 | -5.41% | 4 |
| Scotland | 0 | 18 | £32,250 | +21.70% | |
| West Midlands | +10 | 12 | £28,000 | +3.70% | 2 |
| East of England | +5 | 7 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 6 |
| South West | - | 4 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, 1st/2nd 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 featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Support 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:
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