IT Support Specialist Job Trends in Bedfordshire

IT Support Specialist
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median IT Support Specialist salary in Bedfordshire is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 July 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - 40
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Specialist 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.47% - 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% - 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £29,410
25th Percentile £31,250 - £30,024
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - £33,895
75th Percentile £33,750 - £36,740
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £41,250 £55,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +74.60% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 608 527 403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.41% 95.64% 97.58%
Number of salaries quoted 441 119 303
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,100
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,814 £45,000 £48,585
Median % change year-on-year +1.81% -7.38% -19.03%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £60,625
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £87,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -6.67%

IT Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

IT Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

IT Support Specialist
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Specialist job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Specialist job vacancies in Bedfordshire

IT Support Specialist
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Specialist within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 25 July 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
Bedford - 3 £32,500 - 1
IT Support Specialist
East of England

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 25 July 2026, IT Support Specialist 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 Bedfordshire region featuring IT Support Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Windows

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft