First Line Support
UK

The median First Line Support salary in the UK is £25,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 412 563 697
Rank change year-on-year +151 +134 -61
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 597 476 617
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.60% 0.47% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.51% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 568 350 557
10th Percentile £21,000 £21,250 £19,250
25th Percentile £22,500 £22,750 £20,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £28,250 £28,750 £27,500
90th Percentile £32,800 £33,750 £30,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £24,500 £25,000 £23,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% +8.70% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,864 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,182 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in the UK

1st Line Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support.

Salary trend for 1st Line Support in the UK

1st Line Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st Line Support over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for 1st Line Support in the UK

1st Line Support
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
England +120 534 £25,000 - 78
UK excluding London +66 519 £24,500 -2.00% 81
South East +20 149 £25,000 - 21
Midlands +64 118 £25,000 - 18
Work from Home +24 99 £26,637 +6.55% 23
North of England +63 98 £23,250 -5.10% 19
London +114 73 £32,500 +16.07% 9
West Midlands +50 60 £25,000 +4.17% 5
East Midlands +8 57 £25,000 - 13
North West +26 49 £23,750 +1.06% 12
South West -11 49 £24,000 -5.88% 3
East of England +2 47 £25,000 +4.17% 8
Yorkshire +87 43 £23,250 -10.58% 4
Scotland -40 31 £26,568 -3.39% 7
Northern Ireland +44 18 £35,000 +34.62% 2
Wales - 9 £22,000 - 5
North East -7 6 £22,000 -20.00% 3

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 1st Line Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 313 (52.43%) Windows
2 299 (50.08%) Microsoft
2 299 (50.08%) Microsoft 365
3 280 (46.90%) Customer Service
4 259 (43.38%) Active Directory
5 250 (41.88%) Social Skills
6 160 (26.80%) Microsoft Office
7 126 (21.11%) Windows 10
8 106 (17.76%) Problem-Solving
9 92 (15.41%) Windows Server
10 85 (14.24%) Microsoft Exchange
11 76 (12.73%) ITIL
12 66 (11.06%) Azure
13 64 (10.72%) SLA
14 62 (10.39%) SharePoint
15 59 (9.88%) Driving Licence
16 58 (9.72%) Degree
17 55 (9.21%) SQL
18 54 (9.05%) Firewall
19 49 (8.21%) Finance
20 47 (7.87%) DNS
20 47 (7.87%) Entra ID
21 46 (7.71%) LAN
21 46 (7.71%) ITSM
22 43 (7.20%) Organisational Skills
23 42 (7.04%) Mentoring
24 40 (6.70%) Wireless
24 40 (6.70%) Telecoms
25 39 (6.53%) Service Management
26 38 (6.37%) VMware

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 85 (14.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 62 (10.39%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.68%) Confluence
4 5 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) JOnAS
Applications
1 160 (26.80%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (4.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.17%) Trello
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.67%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.50%) assyst
3 2 (0.34%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.34%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 299 (50.08%) Microsoft 365
2 66 (11.06%) Azure
3 47 (7.87%) Entra ID
4 13 (2.18%) Mimecast
5 9 (1.51%) AWS
6 8 (1.34%) OneDrive
7 7 (1.17%) Amazon EC2
7 7 (1.17%) SaaS
8 4 (0.67%) WhatsApp
9 2 (0.34%) ChatGPT
9 2 (0.34%) Google Drive
9 2 (0.34%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.17%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 54 (9.05%) Firewall
2 47 (7.87%) DNS
3 46 (7.71%) LAN
4 40 (6.70%) Wireless
5 36 (6.03%) DHCP
6 35 (5.86%) TCP/IP
7 27 (4.52%) VoIP
7 27 (4.52%) WAN
8 22 (3.69%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (2.51%) Internet
10 14 (2.35%) VPN
11 11 (1.84%) VLAN
12 8 (1.34%) Remote Desktop
13 7 (1.17%) Broadband
14 6 (1.01%) MPLS
14 6 (1.01%) SD-WAN
15 4 (0.67%) Network Security
16 2 (0.34%) ADSL
16 2 (0.34%) IPsec
16 2 (0.34%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (0.84%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.34%) MS Access
4 1 (0.17%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.17%) MySQL
4 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 21 (3.52%) JIRA
General
1 250 (41.88%) Social Skills
2 49 (8.21%) Finance
3 43 (7.20%) Organisational Skills
4 40 (6.70%) Telecoms
5 33 (5.53%) Manufacturing
6 32 (5.36%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (4.52%) Retail
8 23 (3.85%) Public Sector
9 21 (3.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (3.18%) Marketing
11 17 (2.85%) Law
12 16 (2.68%) Electronics
13 13 (2.18%) Advertising
14 11 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.84%) Games
15 10 (1.68%) Banking
16 9 (1.51%) Front Office
17 8 (1.34%) French Language
18 7 (1.17%) Legal
19 6 (1.01%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.51%) .NET
1 9 (1.51%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 59 (9.88%) Driving Licence
2 29 (4.86%) Data Centre
3 27 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.02%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.68%) Smartphone
6 12 (2.01%) CCTV
7 9 (1.51%) iPad
8 6 (1.01%) iPhone
9 4 (0.67%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.50%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.50%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.50%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.34%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.34%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.34%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.34%) EPoS
11 2 (0.34%) Hedge funds
11 2 (0.34%) Life Science
11 2 (0.34%) Renewable Energy
12 1 (0.17%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 313 (52.43%) Windows
2 126 (21.11%) Windows 10
3 92 (15.41%) Windows Server
4 30 (5.03%) Windows 7
5 25 (4.19%) Apple iOS
5 25 (4.19%) Linux
6 22 (3.69%) Windows 8
7 18 (3.02%) Android
8 14 (2.35%) Windows Server 2012
8 14 (2.35%) Windows Server 2019
9 11 (1.84%) Mac OS
9 11 (1.84%) Windows Server 2008
10 10 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.67%) Debian
12 3 (0.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (46.90%) Customer Service
2 106 (17.76%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (12.73%) ITIL
4 46 (7.71%) ITSM
5 42 (7.04%) Mentoring
6 39 (6.53%) Service Management
7 37 (6.20%) Mathematics
8 33 (5.53%) Customer Experience
8 33 (5.53%) Incident Management
9 21 (3.52%) Coaching
10 20 (3.35%) Collaborative Working
11 19 (3.18%) Business Intelligence
12 18 (3.02%) Service Delivery
12 18 (3.02%) Time Management
13 16 (2.68%) Digital Marketing
13 16 (2.68%) Proactive Monitoring
13 16 (2.68%) Programme Management
14 14 (2.35%) Impact Assessments
15 13 (2.18%) Active Listening
15 13 (2.18%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 55 (9.21%) SQL
2 9 (1.51%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.67%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.17%) C#
Qualifications
1 58 (9.72%) Degree
2 25 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (3.18%) DBS Check
4 18 (3.02%) A+ Certification
4 18 (3.02%) Security Cleared
5 16 (2.68%) MCP
6 8 (1.34%) Network+ Certification
7 7 (1.17%) MCDST
8 5 (0.84%) CCNA
8 5 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.67%) MCITP
10 3 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.34%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.34%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.34%) MCSE
12 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.17%) MCSA
12 1 (0.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (10.72%) SLA
2 13 (2.18%) GDPR
3 6 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.67%) QA
5 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
System Software
1 259 (43.38%) Active Directory
2 34 (5.70%) Hyper-V
3 32 (5.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (2.68%) XenApp
5 15 (2.51%) VirtualBox
5 15 (2.51%) XenDesktop
6 6 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.50%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.50%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.34%) pfSense
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 33 (5.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.51%) SCCM
3 3 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 299 (50.08%) Microsoft
2 38 (6.37%) VMware
3 30 (5.03%) ServiceNow
4 27 (4.52%) Apple
5 19 (3.18%) Google
6 18 (3.02%) Citrix
7 17 (2.85%) SAP
8 16 (2.68%) Cisco
9 12 (2.01%) WatchGuard
10 11 (1.84%) HP
11 10 (1.68%) Dell
11 10 (1.68%) NetApp
12 8 (1.34%) Veeam
13 7 (1.17%) Ubiquiti
14 6 (1.01%) ESET
14 6 (1.01%) Meraki
15 4 (0.67%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.67%) Samsung
15 4 (0.67%) SolarWinds
16 3 (0.50%) Sage