1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Jobs

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
UK

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst salary in the UK is £30,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 880 897 1167
Rank change year-on-year +17 +270 -286
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 42 48 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.039% 0.052% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.057% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 36 46 102
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,454 £21,250
25th Percentile £29,469 £26,250 £23,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £29,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.17% +11.54% +6.78%
75th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £32,875
90th Percentile £42,500 £40,625 £35,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,000 £26,000 £24,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% +6.12% +4.26%

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 102,753 84,908 164,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.21% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 72,538 55,143 85,388
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,524 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst.

Salary trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst in the UK

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Top 11 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 Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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 +18 34 £30,500 +5.17% 2
London +54 18 £35,000 +17.65%
UK excluding London -63 16 £28,000 +7.69% 2
South East +2 11 £27,500 -8.33% 1
Work from Home +51 7 £30,000 -7.69% 2
Midlands -31 3 £28,500 +10.68%
East Midlands -34 2 £28,500 +10.68%
East of England -17 1 £22,500 -13.46%
West Midlands - 1 - -
Yorkshire - 1 £30,000 -
North of England - 1 £30,000 - 1

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 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/2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 30 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
1 30 (71.43%) Windows
2 28 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 26 (61.90%) Customer Service
4 24 (57.14%) Social Skills
5 23 (54.76%) Active Directory
6 18 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (35.71%) Windows Server
8 13 (30.95%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (30.95%) Citrix
8 13 (30.95%) DNS
8 13 (30.95%) DHCP
8 13 (30.95%) Firewall
9 11 (26.19%) Microsoft Exchange
9 11 (26.19%) Microsoft Office
9 11 (26.19%) Azure
10 10 (23.81%) OneDrive
10 10 (23.81%) SLA
11 9 (21.43%) Adobe
11 9 (21.43%) ITSM
11 9 (21.43%) Service Delivery
11 9 (21.43%) Change Management
11 9 (21.43%) Avaya
11 9 (21.43%) VLAN
11 9 (21.43%) Entra ID
11 9 (21.43%) Mobile Device Management
11 9 (21.43%) Structured Cabling
11 9 (21.43%) AWS Certification
11 9 (21.43%) AWS
11 9 (21.43%) Apple iOS

1st/2nd Line Support Analyst 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 11 (26.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (9.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (26.19%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 30 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (26.19%) Azure
3 10 (23.81%) OneDrive
4 9 (21.43%) AWS
4 9 (21.43%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.38%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 13 (30.95%) DHCP
1 13 (30.95%) DNS
1 13 (30.95%) Firewall
2 9 (21.43%) Structured Cabling
2 9 (21.43%) VLAN
3 4 (9.52%) Remote Desktop
3 4 (9.52%) TCP/IP
3 4 (9.52%) VPN
4 1 (2.38%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) SQL Server
General
1 24 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 7 (16.67%) Law
3 4 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (9.52%) Legal
3 4 (9.52%) Manufacturing
4 3 (7.14%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Finance
6 1 (2.38%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.52%) Onboarding
2 3 (7.14%) Driving Licence
2 3 (7.14%) iPhone
3 2 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.38%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 30 (71.43%) Windows
2 15 (35.71%) Windows Server
3 13 (30.95%) Windows Server 2019
4 9 (21.43%) Apple iOS
4 9 (21.43%) Windows 10
5 4 (9.52%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (9.52%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (9.52%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (61.90%) Customer Service
2 18 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (21.43%) Change Management
3 9 (21.43%) Data Loss Prevention
3 9 (21.43%) ITSM
3 9 (21.43%) Mobile Device Management
3 9 (21.43%) Service Delivery
4 6 (14.29%) ITIL
5 4 (9.52%) Incident Management
5 4 (9.52%) User Experience
6 2 (4.76%) Active Listening
6 2 (4.76%) Information Security
6 2 (4.76%) Investment Management
6 2 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (2.38%) Asset Management
7 1 (2.38%) Customer-Centricity
7 1 (2.38%) Inventory Control
7 1 (2.38%) Inventory Management
7 1 (2.38%) Proactive Monitoring
7 1 (2.38%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 9 (21.43%) AWS Certification
2 4 (9.52%) A+ Certification
2 4 (9.52%) Degree
2 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (7.14%) DV Cleared
3 3 (7.14%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (23.81%) SLA
2 4 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (9.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (54.76%) Active Directory
2 9 (21.43%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (9.52%) Terminal Services
3 4 (9.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.38%) XenApp
4 1 (2.38%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (9.52%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (7.14%) WSUS
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.38%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 13 (30.95%) Citrix
3 9 (21.43%) Adobe
3 9 (21.43%) Avaya
4 7 (16.67%) ServiceNow
5 4 (9.52%) NEC
5 4 (9.52%) VMware
6 3 (7.14%) HP
7 2 (4.76%) Google
8 1 (2.38%) Ivanti