Break/Fix Jobs in the UK excluding London

Break/Fix
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Break/Fix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Break/Fix over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 599 669 697
Rank change year-on-year +70 +28 -74
Permanent jobs citing Break/Fix 158 92 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.22% 0.15% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.16% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 143 60 115
10th Percentile £25,760 £23,750 £21,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £25,415 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,290 £29,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.71% +1.72% -0.85%
75th Percentile £38,750 £34,313 £34,125
90th Percentile £57,700 £47,750 £46,000
UK median annual salary £29,850 £42,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year -29.76% +34.92% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Break/Fix is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,550 57,521 66,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.98% 95.64% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 41,216 29,548 40,995
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Break/Fix
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Break/Fix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Break/Fix in the UK excluding London

Break/Fix
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Break/Fix in the UK excluding London

Break/Fix
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Break/Fix in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Break/Fix in the UK excluding London

Break/Fix
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Break/Fix within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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 +14 43 £31,500 - 13
East of England +35 31 £34,000 -20.00% 13
North of England +60 25 £28,000 +14.29% 10
Midlands +5 23 £27,750 +13.27% 4
West Midlands +27 22 £27,750 +15.63% 1
North West +20 16 £28,001 +14.29% 8
Wales - 16 £28,290 -
South West -19 14 £29,605 +0.36% 13
North East 0 7 £28,000 -6.67%
Northern Ireland - 5 £28,000 -
Yorkshire +86 2 £29,000 +26.09% 2
East Midlands -16 1 - - 3
Scotland -71 1 £25,000 -18.70% 20
Break/Fix
UK

Break/Fix
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (6.96%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (6.96%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.70%) CMS
3 4 (2.53%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (2.53%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (2.53%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 26 (16.46%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (15.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (15.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 55 (34.81%) Azure
2 54 (34.18%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (22.78%) Entra ID
4 25 (15.82%) OneDrive
5 12 (7.59%) OCI
6 7 (4.43%) Mimecast
7 3 (1.90%) IaaS
8 1 (0.63%) Dropbox
8 1 (0.63%) Google Drive
8 1 (0.63%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 25 (15.82%) Remote Desktop
2 23 (14.56%) DNS
3 21 (13.29%) DHCP
4 20 (12.66%) Firewall
5 12 (7.59%) SAN
6 11 (6.96%) VPN
7 8 (5.06%) TCP/IP
8 7 (4.43%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (3.80%) WAN
9 6 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (3.16%) LAN
11 2 (1.27%) Internet
12 1 (0.63%) Intranet
12 1 (0.63%) NAS
12 1 (0.63%) Skype
General
1 104 (65.82%) Social Skills
2 44 (27.85%) Organisational Skills
3 30 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (17.09%) Retail
5 15 (9.49%) Finance
6 14 (8.86%) Law
7 10 (6.33%) Marketing
8 8 (5.06%) Telecoms
9 6 (3.80%) Legal
10 4 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.27%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 54 (34.18%) Support Engineer
2 41 (25.95%) Senior
3 34 (21.52%) Desktop Support
4 33 (20.89%) Desktop Engineer
4 33 (20.89%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 31 (19.62%) Field Engineer
6 30 (18.99%) Field Service Engineer
7 29 (18.35%) Hardware Engineer
8 25 (15.82%) Senior Field Engineer
9 24 (15.19%) Senior Field Service Engineer
10 23 (14.56%) IT Support
11 17 (10.76%) IT Engineer
12 15 (9.49%) IT Support Engineer
13 13 (8.23%) Technical Engineer
14 12 (7.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 9 (5.70%) Field Hardware Engineer
15 9 (5.70%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
15 9 (5.70%) Project Manager
16 8 (5.06%) PowerShell Engineer
16 8 (5.06%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 47 (29.75%) Driving Licence
2 36 (22.78%) Self-Motivation
3 28 (17.72%) EPoS
4 12 (7.59%) Data Centre
5 9 (5.70%) Digital Signage
5 9 (5.70%) Smartphone
6 6 (3.80%) Onboarding
7 4 (2.53%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.90%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (1.27%) Digital Media
9 2 (1.27%) iPad
9 2 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.63%) iPhone
10 1 (0.63%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 121 (76.58%) Windows
2 32 (20.25%) Windows 10
3 22 (13.92%) Windows Server
4 16 (10.13%) Windows Server 2012
4 16 (10.13%) Windows Server 2016
5 12 (7.59%) Linux
5 12 (7.59%) Windows 7
5 12 (7.59%) Windows Server 2019
5 12 (7.59%) Windows XP
6 9 (5.70%) Android
7 5 (3.16%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (2.53%) Windows Vista
9 2 (1.27%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.63%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (43.67%) Customer Service
2 66 (41.77%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (39.87%) ITIL
4 34 (21.52%) Time Management
5 29 (18.35%) Ticket Management
6 26 (16.46%) Innovative Thinking
7 21 (13.29%) Project Management
8 16 (10.13%) Asset Management
9 15 (9.49%) Disaster Recovery
10 14 (8.86%) Server Management
11 13 (8.23%) IT Asset Management
12 12 (7.59%) Converged Infrastructure
12 12 (7.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 12 (7.59%) Performance Monitoring
12 12 (7.59%) Performance Tuning
12 12 (7.59%) Preventative Maintenance
12 12 (7.59%) Proactive Monitoring
12 12 (7.59%) Storage Management
13 11 (6.96%) Content Management
14 10 (6.33%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.59%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 43 (27.22%) Security Cleared
2 39 (24.68%) SC Cleared
3 27 (17.09%) DV Cleared
4 23 (14.56%) Degree
5 22 (13.92%) A+ Certification
6 19 (12.03%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (12.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (10.76%) CCNA
7 17 (10.76%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (10.76%) MCP
8 12 (7.59%) CCNP
9 5 (3.16%) MCSA
10 4 (2.53%) MCSE
11 3 (1.90%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (1.27%) HND
12 2 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (1.27%) NVQ Level 4
13 1 (0.63%) MCDST
13 1 (0.63%) Server+ Certification
13 1 (0.63%) VTSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (31.65%) SLA
2 9 (5.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (3.16%) GDPR
4 2 (1.27%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 91 (57.59%) Active Directory
2 17 (10.76%) Firmware
3 12 (7.59%) Hyper-V
3 12 (7.59%) VMware ESXi
3 12 (7.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 39 (24.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (20.89%) SCCM
3 12 (7.59%) EMC NetWorker
3 12 (7.59%) NetBackup
3 12 (7.59%) SCOM
3 12 (7.59%) vCenter Server
3 12 (7.59%) WSUS
4 6 (3.80%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 97 (61.39%) Microsoft
2 48 (30.38%) Dell
2 48 (30.38%) HP
3 30 (18.99%) IBM
4 17 (10.76%) NetApp
5 15 (9.49%) VMware
6 13 (8.23%) 3PAR
7 12 (7.59%) Cisco
7 12 (7.59%) EMC
7 12 (7.59%) Extreme Networks
7 12 (7.59%) Juniper
7 12 (7.59%) Oracle
7 12 (7.59%) Palo Alto
7 12 (7.59%) Symantec
7 12 (7.59%) Veeam
8 8 (5.06%) McAfee
8 8 (5.06%) MobileIron
9 3 (1.90%) Apple
9 3 (1.90%) SolarWinds
10 2 (1.27%) Bomgar