1st/2nd Line Support
UK
The median 1st/2nd Line Support salary in the UK is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 603 | 599 | 728 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +129 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support | 176 | 75 | 107 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 159 | 75 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,700 | - | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £26,500 | £26,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £31,000 | £31,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.61% | - | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £34,063 | £37,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £31,000 | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +6.90% | -1.69% |
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 | 96,591 | 44,419 | 82,565 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.36% | 90.03% | 94.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,030 | 26,374 | 56,860 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £96,250 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -5.66% |
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 30 July 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 30 July 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 | +4 | 165 | £31,500 | +0.80% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 141 | £30,000 | -3.23% | 13 |
| North of England | -3 | 41 | £30,000 | -11.44% | 1 |
| South East | -8 | 36 | £30,000 | -4.76% | 2 |
| East of England | -4 | 31 | £32,500 | +16.07% | 9 |
| London | -13 | 31 | £35,000 | -2.78% | 1 |
| North West | +23 | 28 | £30,000 | -8.40% | 1 |
| Midlands | -37 | 24 | £28,500 | +5.56% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 14 | £26,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -20 | 13 | £30,000 | -14.29% | |
| Work from Home | -48 | 12 | £29,250 | +8.33% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 10 | £28,750 | +6.48% | |
| Scotland | - | 7 | £32,250 | - | |
| South West | -67 | 2 | £34,500 | +11.29% |
1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 July 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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