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 2 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 633 | 596 | 699 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | +103 | -88 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support | 177 | 82 | 84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 160 | 82 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £26,500 | £24,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,896 | £27,750 | £26,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £31,000 | £34,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.61% | -8.82% | +4.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £33,938 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £37,275 | £37,500 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,500 | £31,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.61% | +3.33% | - |
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 | 109,690 | 44,526 | 71,445 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.87% | 89.77% | 95.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,912 | 25,656 | 41,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,250 | £30,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,825 | £36,250 | £40,013 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,600 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.55% | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,000 | £73,775 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
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 2 October 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 2 October 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 | -47 | 171 | £31,500 | +1.61% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -63 | 147 | £31,500 | +1.61% | 12 |
| North of England | -31 | 45 | £30,000 | -8.40% | 2 |
| East of England | -11 | 36 | £35,000 | +25.00% | 4 |
| South East | -30 | 35 | £31,500 | - | 6 |
| North West | -7 | 33 | £31,500 | -1.56% | |
| London | -37 | 27 | £34,500 | -8.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | -62 | 25 | £29,500 | -1.67% | |
| Work from Home | -38 | 24 | £33,500 | +11.67% | |
| East Midlands | -46 | 16 | £36,000 | +10.77% | |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 12 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -48 | 9 | £29,000 | +7.41% | |
| South West | -73 | 3 | £30,000 | -3.23% | |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £27,000 | - |
1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 October 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: