1st Line Engineer Job Trends in the West Midlands

First Line Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median First Line Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 October 2026.

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

	6 months to 27 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	210	-	221
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-40
Permanent 1st Line Engineer jobs	5	0	1
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands	0.055%	-	0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.060%	-	0.020%
Number of salaries quoted	5	0	1
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£32,500	-	£22,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£34,000	-	£23,500
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+11.90%
75^th Percentile	£35,000	-	£24,250
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
England median annual salary	£30,000	£27,000	£26,500
% change year-on-year	+11.11%	+1.89%	+9.28%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

	6 months to 27 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title	8,359	2,979	5,049
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title	91.94%	92.60%	94.13%
Number of salaries quoted	6,030	1,934	2,699
10^th Percentile	£31,746	£28,500	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£35,000	£38,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£50,000	£52,398
Median % change year-on-year	+10.00%	-4.58%	+4.80%
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£66,250	£66,150
90^th Percentile	£85,000	£80,000	£80,000
England median annual salary	£59,999	£53,000	£57,500
% change year-on-year	+13.21%	-7.83%	-4.17%

1st Line Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent 1st Line Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

1st Line Engineer Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for 1st Line Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

1st Line Engineer Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in 1st Line Engineer jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Birmingham	-	3	£34,000	-
1st Line Engineer England

1st Line Engineer Skill Set Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 27 October 2026, 1st Line Engineer job ads cited 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 1st Line Engineer job ads across the West Midlands region.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	5
2	A+ Certification	40.0%	2
2	Business Transformation	40.0%	2
2	Cisco	40.0%	2
2	Customer Service	40.0%	2
2	Microsoft	40.0%	2
2	Microsoft 365	40.0%	2
2	Network+ Certification	40.0%	2
2	Service Delivery	40.0%	2
2	Time Management	40.0%	2
2	Wi-Fi	40.0%	2
2	Windows	40.0%	2

1st Line Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

Rank	Job Title	Share	Job Ads
1	1st Line Support Engineer	100.0%	5
1	IT Support Engineer	100.0%	5