2nd Line Support Job Trends in Wales

Second Line Support
UK > Wales

The median Second Line Support salary in Wales is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 March 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - 106
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.087% - 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% - 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 - £33,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.35%
75th Percentile - - £37,125
90th Percentile - - £38,850
UK median annual salary £32,500 £33,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year -1.52% +6.45% -1.59%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,043 628 1,391
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.01% 93.87% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 703 300 1,091
10th Percentile £27,025 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,438 £32,685
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £69,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Wales

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Wales

2nd Line Support
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 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
North Wales - 1 £34,000 -
2nd Line Support
UK

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, 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 across the Wales region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (100.00%) IIS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (100.00%) VMware