Support Technician Job Trends in Yorkshire

Support Technician
England > Yorkshire

The median Support Technician salary in Yorkshire is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 122 135
Rank change year-on-year +18 +13 +151
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 76 17 68
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 1.70% 0.73% 1.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 0.77% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 57 14 62
10th Percentile £24,500 £27,450 £21,325
25th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £30,000 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £32,000 £31,688 £28,750
90th Percentile £35,000 £32,250 £32,500
England median annual salary £29,000 £31,500 £27,000
% change year-on-year -7.94% +16.67% -6.90%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 4,136 2,218 4,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 95.64% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,595 1,117 3,864
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,075 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £36,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £65,151
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Support Technician
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Yorkshire

Support Technician
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Technician in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 9 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Technician in Yorkshire

Support Technician
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 9 March 2026. 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
West Yorkshire -23 21 £30,000 - 4
East Yorkshire -2 19 £28,000 -6.67% 4
South Yorkshire - 11 £27,000 - 3
Humberside - 6 £24,500 - 3
North Yorkshire +10 2 £26,000 -20.61% 1
Support Technician
England

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 9 March 2026, Support Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 40 (52.63%) Microsoft
2 38 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (46.05%) Active Directory
4 34 (44.74%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (39.47%) Windows
6 27 (35.53%) ITIL
7 26 (34.21%) Customer Service
8 25 (32.89%) Azure
9 22 (28.95%) Microsoft Exchange
10 20 (26.32%) VMware
10 20 (26.32%) VMware Infrastructure
11 19 (25.00%) SharePoint
11 19 (25.00%) Windows Server
12 18 (23.68%) LAN
13 17 (22.37%) Android
14 16 (21.05%) WAN
15 14 (18.42%) Firewall
15 14 (18.42%) Hyper-V
15 14 (18.42%) Microsoft Office
15 14 (18.42%) TCP/IP
15 14 (18.42%) Time Management
16 13 (17.11%) VPN
17 12 (15.79%) Project Delivery
18 11 (14.47%) DHCP
18 11 (14.47%) DNS
18 11 (14.47%) ITIL Certification
18 11 (14.47%) Service Delivery
18 11 (14.47%) VLAN
19 10 (13.16%) Entra ID
19 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Intune

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 22 (28.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (25.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.32%) CMS
3 1 (1.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (18.42%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 34 (44.74%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (32.89%) Azure
3 10 (13.16%) Entra ID
4 6 (7.89%) SaaS
5 3 (3.95%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.32%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (23.68%) LAN
2 16 (21.05%) WAN
3 14 (18.42%) Firewall
3 14 (18.42%) TCP/IP
4 13 (17.11%) VPN
5 11 (14.47%) DHCP
5 11 (14.47%) DNS
5 11 (14.47%) VLAN
6 10 (13.16%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (9.21%) Network Security
8 6 (7.89%) SAN
9 4 (5.26%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (2.63%) WLAN
11 1 (1.32%) Peer-to-Peer Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.89%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (7.89%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.95%) MySQL
2 3 (3.95%) Power BI
3 2 (2.63%) GIS
General
1 28 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 11 (14.47%) Manufacturing
3 9 (11.84%) Advertising
4 8 (10.53%) Aerospace
4 8 (10.53%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (3.95%) Automotive
5 3 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (3.95%) Finance
5 3 (3.95%) Retail
6 2 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.32%) CSS
1 1 (1.32%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (31.58%) Driving Licence
2 14 (18.42%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (15.79%) Data Centre
4 7 (9.21%) Replication
5 4 (5.26%) Management Information System
5 4 (5.26%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 30 (39.47%) Windows
2 19 (25.00%) Windows Server
3 17 (22.37%) Android
4 3 (3.95%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (35.53%) ITIL
3 26 (34.21%) Customer Service
4 14 (18.42%) Time Management
5 12 (15.79%) Project Delivery
6 11 (14.47%) Service Delivery
7 9 (11.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (11.84%) Disaster Recovery
8 8 (10.53%) Knowledge Transfer
8 8 (10.53%) Mentoring
9 6 (7.89%) Migration
9 6 (7.89%) Patch Management
10 5 (6.58%) Cost Control
11 4 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
11 4 (5.26%) Data Security
11 4 (5.26%) Preventative Maintenance
11 4 (5.26%) Vulnerability Management
12 3 (3.95%) Business Intelligence
12 3 (3.95%) E-Commerce
12 3 (3.95%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.21%) SQL
2 3 (3.95%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (14.47%) ITIL Certification
2 8 (10.53%) A+ Certification
2 8 (10.53%) Degree
3 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (3.95%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (1.32%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.26%) SLA
2 3 (3.95%) GDPR
2 3 (3.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 35 (46.05%) Active Directory
2 20 (26.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (18.42%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 40 (52.63%) Microsoft
2 20 (26.32%) VMware
3 7 (9.21%) Veeam
4 5 (6.58%) Apple
5 4 (5.26%) Adobe
5 4 (5.26%) Cisco