Technical Support
UK

The median Technical Support salary in the UK is £34,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 255 494 599
Rank change year-on-year +239 +105 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 1,159 563 854
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.13% 0.58% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% 0.63% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 961 272 508
10th Percentile £24,000 £26,135 £19,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% +15.38% +6.56%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £50,000 £57,450 £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £36,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -8.22% +21.67% +5.26%

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 97,260 88,990 160,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 91.41% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 69,382 56,369 85,188
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,663
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 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Support in the UK

Technical Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Support.

Salary trend for Technical Support in the UK

Technical Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Support in the UK

Technical Support
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 +247 1,054 £34,000 -9.33% 207
UK excluding London +167 1,013 £33,500 -8.22% 175
North of England +119 248 £32,500 -2.99% 46
South East +111 245 £32,500 -23.53% 36
Midlands +149 212 £30,000 -3.85% 37
Work from Home +112 209 £32,500 -18.75% 59
North West +110 144 £35,000 +16.92% 26
South West +22 136 £35,000 -12.50% 26
London +201 120 £40,000 - 36
West Midlands +94 120 £35,000 +16.67% 22
East Midlands - 92 £28,500 - 15
East of England +26 91 £34,250 +3.79% 25
Yorkshire +59 85 £32,500 -27.78% 11
Scotland -55 39 £30,000 -33.33% 6
Wales +14 21 £32,500 -18.75% 7
North East +11 19 £30,000 -35.14% 9
Northern Ireland +23 13 £37,250 -6.88% 3
Isle of Man - 8 £45,000 -

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Support in the job title.

1 292 (25.19%) Customer Service
2 262 (22.61%) Social Skills
3 227 (19.59%) Windows
4 218 (18.81%) Microsoft
5 164 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
6 142 (12.25%) Microsoft 365
7 137 (11.82%) Active Directory
8 108 (9.32%) Degree
8 108 (9.32%) Azure
9 104 (8.97%) Manufacturing
10 101 (8.71%) ITIL
11 100 (8.63%) Windows Server
12 95 (8.20%) SQL
13 83 (7.16%) SharePoint
14 72 (6.21%) Finance
15 69 (5.95%) Linux
16 66 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
17 65 (5.61%) Entra ID
17 65 (5.61%) CRM
18 62 (5.35%) Telecoms
19 61 (5.26%) Firewall
20 58 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
21 57 (4.92%) SQL Server
21 57 (4.92%) French Language
22 56 (4.83%) VMware
22 56 (4.83%) Retail
23 55 (4.75%) Continuous Improvement
24 51 (4.40%) Hyper-V
25 49 (4.23%) Driving Licence
26 45 (3.88%) Wireless

Technical 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 83 (7.16%) SharePoint
2 41 (3.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.52%) Confluence
4 2 (0.17%) IIS
4 2 (0.17%) WordPress
5 1 (0.086%) Apache
5 1 (0.086%) CMS
5 1 (0.086%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.086%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 58 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (2.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.26%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.26%) Trello
5 2 (0.17%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.17%) Revit
6 1 (0.086%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.086%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.95%) NEC Housing
3 7 (0.60%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.17%) Misys Midas
5 1 (0.086%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.086%) JDE EnterpriseOne
Cloud Services
1 142 (12.25%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (9.32%) Azure
3 65 (5.61%) Entra ID
4 37 (3.19%) OneDrive
5 26 (2.24%) AWS
6 19 (1.64%) SaaS
7 12 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (0.78%) Power Automate
8 9 (0.78%) Power Platform
9 8 (0.69%) GCP
10 7 (0.60%) Mimecast
11 5 (0.43%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.17%) Oracle CX
12 2 (0.17%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.17%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (0.17%) WhatsApp
13 1 (0.086%) Apple Pay
13 1 (0.086%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.086%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 61 (5.26%) Firewall
2 45 (3.88%) Wireless
3 36 (3.11%) TCP/IP
4 35 (3.02%) WAN
5 32 (2.76%) LAN
6 31 (2.67%) DNS
7 27 (2.33%) VoIP
8 20 (1.73%) DHCP
9 18 (1.55%) SNMP
10 17 (1.47%) 4G
10 17 (1.47%) LTE
10 17 (1.47%) Remote Desktop
11 16 (1.38%) 3G
12 15 (1.29%) Ethernet
12 15 (1.29%) VSAT
13 14 (1.21%) Internet
14 13 (1.12%) SAN
14 13 (1.12%) SSH
14 13 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
15 12 (1.04%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (4.92%) SQL Server
2 28 (2.42%) MySQL
3 22 (1.90%) Relational Database
4 16 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (0.69%) Power BI
5 8 (0.69%) QlikView
6 4 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
7 3 (0.26%) GIS
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.17%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.086%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 23 (1.98%) JIRA
2 13 (1.12%) Eclipse
3 5 (0.43%) PowerBuilder
4 3 (0.26%) GCC
5 1 (0.086%) Subversion
General
1 262 (22.61%) Social Skills
2 104 (8.97%) Manufacturing
3 72 (6.21%) Finance
4 66 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
5 62 (5.35%) Telecoms
6 57 (4.92%) French Language
7 56 (4.83%) Retail
8 42 (3.62%) German Language
9 39 (3.36%) Electronics
10 29 (2.50%) Military
11 25 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
12 20 (1.73%) Marketing
12 20 (1.73%) Public Sector
13 19 (1.64%) Banking
14 14 (1.21%) Automotive
15 13 (1.12%) Games
16 12 (1.04%) Front Office
17 11 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
18 10 (0.86%) Law
18 10 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.50%) HTML
2 25 (2.16%) CSS
3 23 (1.98%) XML
4 19 (1.64%) REST
5 18 (1.55%) Web Services
6 14 (1.21%) .NET
7 13 (1.12%) Ajax
7 13 (1.12%) AngularJS
7 13 (1.12%) JDBC
7 13 (1.12%) ODBC
7 13 (1.12%) SOAP
7 13 (1.12%) XHTML
8 12 (1.04%) FIX Protocol
9 3 (0.26%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.26%) EDI
9 3 (0.26%) JSON
9 3 (0.26%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.26%) React
10 1 (0.086%) OLE
10 1 (0.086%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 49 (4.23%) Driving Licence
2 30 (2.59%) Management Information System
3 21 (1.81%) CCTV
3 21 (1.81%) Data Centre
3 21 (1.81%) Onboarding
4 20 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (1.12%) CMDB
6 8 (0.69%) Housing Association
6 8 (0.69%) Linux Command Line
6 8 (0.69%) Social Media
7 7 (0.60%) Algorithms
7 7 (0.60%) EPoS
7 7 (0.60%) Fat Client
7 7 (0.60%) Fibre Optics
7 7 (0.60%) Thin Client
8 6 (0.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 6 (0.52%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.43%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (0.43%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 227 (19.59%) Windows
2 100 (8.63%) Windows Server
3 69 (5.95%) Linux
4 42 (3.62%) Windows 10
5 26 (2.24%) Mac OS
6 15 (1.29%) Apple iOS
6 15 (1.29%) Unix
7 13 (1.12%) Android
7 13 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.17%) Solaris
10 2 (0.17%) VMS
10 2 (0.17%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 292 (25.19%) Customer Service
2 164 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (8.71%) ITIL
4 65 (5.61%) CRM
5 55 (4.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (3.54%) Customer Experience
7 32 (2.76%) Coaching
8 30 (2.59%) Business Intelligence
8 30 (2.59%) Time Management
9 29 (2.50%) Mentoring
10 26 (2.24%) B2B
10 26 (2.24%) Disaster Recovery
11 25 (2.16%) Commercial Awareness
12 21 (1.81%) ERP
12 21 (1.81%) Root Cause Analysis
13 20 (1.73%) Change Management
13 20 (1.73%) Incident Management
14 19 (1.64%) ITSM
14 19 (1.64%) Network Management
15 18 (1.55%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 95 (8.20%) SQL
2 32 (2.76%) PL/SQL
3 24 (2.07%) Java
3 24 (2.07%) JavaScript
4 21 (1.81%) Python
5 20 (1.73%) T-SQL
6 18 (1.55%) C#
6 18 (1.55%) PowerShell
7 13 (1.12%) Perl
8 8 (0.69%) PHP
9 5 (0.43%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.35%) VBA
10 4 (0.35%) VBScript
11 3 (0.26%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.17%) C++
Qualifications
1 108 (9.32%) Degree
2 34 (2.93%) HNC
3 21 (1.81%) HND
4 20 (1.73%) Security Cleared
5 8 (0.69%) CCNA
5 8 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 7 (0.60%) Azure Certification
7 6 (0.52%) GCSC
8 5 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (0.43%) SC Cleared
9 4 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.35%) MCP
10 3 (0.26%) MCT
11 2 (0.17%) Citrix Certification
11 2 (0.17%) MCITP
11 2 (0.17%) MCSA
11 2 (0.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (3.62%) SLA
2 21 (1.81%) QA
3 12 (1.04%) GDPR
4 5 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.26%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.26%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.17%) ISO 14001
6 2 (0.17%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.086%) EMIR
7 1 (0.086%) MiFID
System Software
1 137 (11.82%) Active Directory
2 51 (4.40%) Hyper-V
3 38 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (0.69%) Firmware
5 8 (0.69%) vSphere
6 6 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.35%) NFS
8 4 (0.35%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.17%) XenApp
9 2 (0.17%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.086%) FreeRADIUS
10 1 (0.086%) Shibboleth
10 1 (0.086%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 39 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.12%) WMI
3 8 (0.69%) SCCM
4 7 (0.60%) Progress Chef
5 6 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.35%) Backup Exec
7 3 (0.26%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (0.26%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (0.26%) SCOM
8 1 (0.086%) Autotask
8 1 (0.086%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 218 (18.81%) Microsoft
2 56 (4.83%) VMware
3 30 (2.59%) Cisco
4 27 (2.33%) Oracle
5 20 (1.73%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.21%) Citrix
6 14 (1.21%) Veeam
7 13 (1.12%) Splunk
8 12 (1.04%) HP
9 11 (0.95%) NEC
10 10 (0.86%) Siemens
11 9 (0.78%) SAP
12 7 (0.60%) Apple
13 6 (0.52%) Acronis
13 6 (0.52%) Commvault
14 5 (0.43%) ServiceNow
15 4 (0.35%) Cognos
15 4 (0.35%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.35%) Sun
15 4 (0.35%) Veritas