Junior IT Technician Jobs

Junior IT Technician
UK

The median Junior IT Technician salary in the UK is £23,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 872 961 1232
Rank change year-on-year +89 +271 -319
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior IT Technician 38 18 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.038% 0.017% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.019% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 34 18 4
10th Percentile £20,500 £19,836 £20,575
25th Percentile £20,688 £20,029 £20,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,000 £20,925 £21,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.92% -2.67% -2.27%
75th Percentile £25,000 £25,500 £22,938
90th Percentile £27,775 £25,860 £24,175
UK excluding London median annual salary £23,000 £20,850 £21,500
% change year-on-year +10.31% -3.02% +2.38%

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 93,479 94,643 151,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,031 59,595 85,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +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%

Junior IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior IT Technician in the UK

Junior IT Technician
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior IT Technician.

Salary trend for Junior IT Technician in the UK

Junior IT Technician
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 +124 37 £23,000 +10.31%
UK excluding London +20 37 £23,000 +10.31%
North of England +66 12 £23,000 +4.55%
South West - 9 £21,000 -
East of England - 8 £25,000 -
South East +19 6 £24,875 +21.34%
North East - 6 £23,000 -
North West +21 4 £25,500 +15.91%
Yorkshire - 2 £22,500 -
London +118 1 £25,712 +11.79%
Work from Home +74 1 £24,500 -2.00%
Midlands +15 1 £20,000 -4.76%
East Midlands -13 1 £20,000 -4.76%
Wales - 1 £24,500 -

Junior IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Junior IT 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 featuring Junior IT Technician in the job title.

1 20 (52.63%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (44.74%) Windows
3 15 (39.47%) Social Skills
4 13 (34.21%) Windows 10
4 13 (34.21%) Active Directory
5 12 (31.58%) Microsoft
6 11 (28.95%) Azure
7 9 (23.68%) Entra ID
8 7 (18.42%) Microsoft Intune
8 7 (18.42%) Onboarding
8 7 (18.42%) Microsoft Exchange
9 6 (15.79%) Cisco
9 6 (15.79%) Google
9 6 (15.79%) Inventory Management
10 5 (13.16%) Customer Service
11 4 (10.53%) Windows Server
11 4 (10.53%) Decision-Making
11 4 (10.53%) Google Workspace
11 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
11 4 (10.53%) Sage
12 3 (7.89%) Migration
13 2 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
13 2 (5.26%) Manufacturing
13 2 (5.26%) ERP
13 2 (5.26%) VPN
13 2 (5.26%) Degree
13 2 (5.26%) Apple iOS
13 2 (5.26%) Computer Science
13 2 (5.26%) Resin
13 2 (5.26%) GNVQ

Junior IT Technician 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 7 (18.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (5.26%) Resin
3 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 20 (52.63%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (28.95%) Azure
3 9 (23.68%) Entra ID
4 4 (10.53%) Google Workspace
5 2 (5.26%) WhatsApp
6 1 (2.63%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.26%) VPN
1 2 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) JIRA
General
1 15 (39.47%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.26%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (2.63%) Local Government
3 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (2.63%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.42%) Onboarding
2 2 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.63%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 17 (44.74%) Windows
2 13 (34.21%) Windows 10
3 4 (10.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (5.26%) Apple iOS
5 1 (2.63%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (15.79%) Inventory Management
2 5 (13.16%) Customer Service
3 4 (10.53%) Decision-Making
4 3 (7.89%) Migration
5 2 (5.26%) Computer Science
5 2 (5.26%) ERP
5 2 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (5.26%) User Experience
6 1 (2.63%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (2.63%) Customer-Centricity
6 1 (2.63%) Data Protection
6 1 (2.63%) Digital Strategy
6 1 (2.63%) ITIL
6 1 (2.63%) Mobile Device Management
Qualifications
1 2 (5.26%) Degree
1 2 (5.26%) GNVQ
2 1 (2.63%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.63%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (34.21%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.26%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (5.26%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 7 (18.42%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 6 (15.79%) Cisco
2 6 (15.79%) Google
3 4 (10.53%) Sage