Support Technician Jobs in England

Support Technician
UK > England

The median Support Technician salary in England is £27,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 293 548 794
Rank change year-on-year +255 +246 -118
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 834 419 363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.97% 0.47% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.02% 0.52% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 721 259 305
10th Percentile £21,250 £22,500 £20,500
25th Percentile £24,000 £24,750 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £29,000 £25,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +13.73% +2.00%
75th Percentile £30,000 £33,250 £30,250
90th Percentile £34,250 £37,500 £35,000
UK median annual salary £27,000 £29,000 £25,500
% change year-on-year -6.90% +13.73% +2.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,581 81,069 129,549
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 91.49% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 60,773 51,486 74,695
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Technician in England

Support Technician
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Support Technician in England

Support Technician
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Technician in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Technician in England

Support Technician
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
South East +132 238 £27,000 -1.82% 39
North of England +110 186 £27,500 -15.43% 45
East of England +115 170 £26,500 -6.19% 18
Midlands +121 155 £26,000 +4.00% 25
Yorkshire +146 93 £26,750 -0.93% 19
East Midlands +62 86 £25,500 +2.00% 16
North West 0 78 £28,000 -20.00% 19
West Midlands +61 63 £26,250 +2.64% 9
South West -38 44 £27,500 - 18
London +47 41 £30,000 +3.45% 17
North East +5 15 £30,000 - 9
Support Technician
UK

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Support Technician 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 across the England region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 366 (43.88%) Microsoft 365
2 356 (42.69%) Windows
3 333 (39.93%) Microsoft
4 274 (32.85%) Customer Service
5 260 (31.18%) Social Skills
6 234 (28.06%) Active Directory
7 199 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
8 145 (17.39%) Windows Server
9 127 (15.23%) Microsoft Office
10 110 (13.19%) Windows 10
11 97 (11.63%) Azure
12 92 (11.03%) Driving Licence
13 69 (8.27%) Wireless
14 68 (8.15%) Microsoft Exchange
15 67 (8.03%) DNS
15 67 (8.03%) Firewall
16 65 (7.79%) ITIL
17 59 (7.07%) Entra ID
18 58 (6.95%) Google
19 56 (6.71%) TCP/IP
20 55 (6.59%) VMware
21 54 (6.47%) Degree
22 53 (6.35%) DHCP
23 51 (6.12%) ITSM
24 49 (5.88%) Finance
25 47 (5.64%) SLA
26 46 (5.52%) Time Management
27 45 (5.40%) Manufacturing
28 43 (5.16%) SharePoint
28 43 (5.16%) Microsoft Intune

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 68 (8.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (5.16%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2007
3 6 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
3 6 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (0.60%) Confluence
5 3 (0.36%) IIS
6 2 (0.24%) Resin
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
Applications
1 127 (15.23%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.60%) Sage 200
1 5 (0.60%) Sage 50
1 5 (0.60%) Sage CRM
2 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 366 (43.88%) Microsoft 365
2 97 (11.63%) Azure
3 59 (7.07%) Entra ID
4 25 (3.00%) Google Workspace
5 14 (1.68%) AWS
6 9 (1.08%) WhatsApp
7 7 (0.84%) OneDrive
8 5 (0.60%) ChatGPT
8 5 (0.60%) IaaS
9 3 (0.36%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.24%) Dropbox
10 2 (0.24%) Google Drive
11 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.12%) Asana
11 1 (0.12%) GCP
11 1 (0.12%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.12%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 69 (8.27%) Wireless
2 67 (8.03%) DNS
2 67 (8.03%) Firewall
3 56 (6.71%) TCP/IP
4 53 (6.35%) DHCP
5 39 (4.68%) Wi-Fi
6 38 (4.56%) LAN
7 22 (2.64%) WAN
8 20 (2.40%) Internet
9 18 (2.16%) VLAN
10 17 (2.04%) VPN
11 16 (1.92%) VoIP
12 12 (1.44%) Ethernet
13 8 (0.96%) Broadband
13 8 (0.96%) FTP
13 8 (0.96%) Network Security
13 8 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
14 7 (0.84%) MPLS
15 6 (0.72%) SD-WAN
16 5 (0.60%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (0.84%) SQL Server
2 6 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.36%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (0.60%) JIRA
General
1 260 (31.18%) Social Skills
2 49 (5.88%) Finance
3 45 (5.40%) Manufacturing
4 41 (4.92%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (3.48%) Retail
6 20 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
7 16 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (1.68%) Multimedia
9 12 (1.44%) Local Government
9 12 (1.44%) Marketing
10 11 (1.32%) Public Sector
11 9 (1.08%) Law
12 7 (0.84%) Automotive
12 7 (0.84%) Legal
13 6 (0.72%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.60%) Electronics
14 5 (0.60%) Publishing
15 3 (0.36%) Aviation
15 3 (0.36%) Fire and Rescue
16 2 (0.24%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.48%) X-Windows
2 3 (0.36%) CSS
2 3 (0.36%) HTML
3 2 (0.24%) EDI
4 1 (0.12%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 92 (11.03%) Driving Licence
2 33 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (2.88%) CCTV
4 19 (2.28%) Management Information System
4 19 (2.28%) Onboarding
4 19 (2.28%) Video Conferencing
5 15 (1.80%) NHS
6 14 (1.68%) Data Centre
7 8 (0.96%) LIMS
8 7 (0.84%) EPoS
8 7 (0.84%) Handset
8 7 (0.84%) Interactive Media
9 6 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.72%) iPad
9 6 (0.72%) iPhone
9 6 (0.72%) Social Media
10 4 (0.48%) Clustering
10 4 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.48%) Mobile Computing
10 4 (0.48%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 356 (42.69%) Windows
2 145 (17.39%) Windows Server
3 110 (13.19%) Windows 10
4 33 (3.96%) Linux
5 26 (3.12%) Apple iOS
6 23 (2.76%) Android
7 20 (2.40%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (2.04%) Mac OS
9 16 (1.92%) Windows 7
10 12 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
11 8 (0.96%) Windows 8
11 8 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.48%) Mac OS X
15 3 (0.36%) Unix
16 2 (0.24%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 274 (32.85%) Customer Service
2 199 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (7.79%) ITIL
4 51 (6.12%) ITSM
5 46 (5.52%) Time Management
6 39 (4.68%) Service Management
7 37 (4.44%) Cybersecurity
8 26 (3.12%) Mathematics
9 24 (2.88%) Collaborative Working
9 24 (2.88%) CRM
9 24 (2.88%) Service Delivery
10 22 (2.64%) Coaching
11 19 (2.28%) Preventative Maintenance
12 17 (2.04%) Logistics
13 16 (1.92%) Asset Management
13 16 (1.92%) Information Security
13 16 (1.92%) Migration
14 15 (1.80%) Change Management
14 15 (1.80%) Configuration Management
15 14 (1.68%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (3.72%) PowerShell
2 23 (2.76%) SQL
3 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.12%) C#
4 1 (0.12%) Java
Qualifications
1 54 (6.47%) Degree
2 39 (4.68%) A+ Certification
2 39 (4.68%) DBS Check
3 32 (3.84%) Microsoft Certification
4 19 (2.28%) Security Cleared
5 16 (1.92%) SC Cleared
6 15 (1.80%) CCNA
6 15 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (1.20%) MCP
8 9 (1.08%) MCSE
8 9 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
9 7 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 6 (0.72%) MCITP
11 5 (0.60%) MCSA
12 4 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.36%) NVQ Level 3
14 2 (0.24%) DV Cleared
14 2 (0.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (5.64%) SLA
2 26 (3.12%) GDPR
3 7 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.48%) QA
5 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 234 (28.06%) Active Directory
2 35 (4.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (3.48%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.48%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.48%) vSphere
6 3 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.24%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 43 (5.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.32%) SCCM
3 4 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.48%) AirWatch
3 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Clustering
3 4 (0.48%) SCOM
4 3 (0.36%) Autotask
4 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 3 (0.36%) SCDPM
4 3 (0.36%) SmoothWall
5 2 (0.24%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.24%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.12%) Graylog
Vendors
1 333 (39.93%) Microsoft
2 58 (6.95%) Google
3 55 (6.59%) VMware
4 31 (3.72%) Apple
5 22 (2.64%) Cisco
6 13 (1.56%) Sage
7 12 (1.44%) Veeam
8 9 (1.08%) Ubiquiti
9 7 (0.84%) Citrix
9 7 (0.84%) Sophos
10 6 (0.72%) Acronis
10 6 (0.72%) ESET
10 6 (0.72%) Facebook
10 6 (0.72%) Meraki
10 6 (0.72%) Sun
11 5 (0.60%) Datto
11 5 (0.60%) Dell
11 5 (0.60%) Draytek
11 5 (0.60%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.48%) HubSpot