IT Support Job Trends in Berkshire

IT Support
South East > Berkshire

The median IT Support salary in Berkshire is £32,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 107 110
Rank change year-on-year +15 +3 +18
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 37 24 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 1.85% 1.38% 1.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.01% 1.65% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 34 18 31
10th Percentile £22,750 £26,150 -
25th Percentile £30,313 £28,438 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,750 £34,375 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.73% +5.77% +18.18%
75th Percentile £34,125 £35,000 £42,500
90th Percentile £34,250 £42,875 £42,710
South East median annual salary £31,000 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -1.59% +5.00% +2.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,841 1,458 1,816
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 84.03% 93.95%
Number of salaries quoted 919 762 1,312
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £30,038
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.62% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £81,250 £71,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Berkshire

IT Support
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Berkshire

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Berkshire

IT Support
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Bracknell +31 5 £32,500 -3.70% 1
Reading +30 4 £30,500 -6.15% 5
Thatcham - 3 £23,500 -
Maidenhead -46 1 £21,500 -28.33%
IT Support
South East

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, IT Support 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 Berkshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 31 (83.78%) Microsoft
2 29 (78.38%) Windows
3 27 (72.97%) Active Directory
3 27 (72.97%) Customer Service
3 27 (72.97%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (67.57%) Microsoft Office
5 24 (64.86%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (51.35%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (48.65%) Customer-Centric Approach
7 18 (48.65%) Customer-Centricity
8 7 (18.92%) LAN
8 7 (18.92%) WAN
9 6 (16.22%) Windows Server
10 4 (10.81%) Adobe
10 4 (10.81%) VoIP
11 3 (8.11%) Azure
11 3 (8.11%) DHCP
11 3 (8.11%) DNS
11 3 (8.11%) Firewall
11 3 (8.11%) Internet
11 3 (8.11%) ITIL
12 2 (5.41%) Agile
12 2 (5.41%) Collaborative Culture
12 2 (5.41%) Data Privacy
12 2 (5.41%) DBS Check
12 2 (5.41%) Degree
12 2 (5.41%) Facilities Management
12 2 (5.41%) Hyper-V
12 2 (5.41%) IIS
12 2 (5.41%) MCP

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 2 (5.41%) IIS
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 25 (67.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 24 (64.86%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (8.11%) Azure
3 1 (2.70%) AWS
3 1 (2.70%) GCP
3 1 (2.70%) Google Workspace
3 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (18.92%) LAN
1 7 (18.92%) WAN
2 4 (10.81%) VoIP
3 3 (8.11%) DHCP
3 3 (8.11%) DNS
3 3 (8.11%) Firewall
3 3 (8.11%) Internet
4 2 (5.41%) Unified Communications
4 2 (5.41%) VLAN
4 2 (5.41%) VPN
4 2 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) SQL Server
General
1 26 (70.27%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.41%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 19 (51.35%) Driving Licence
2 2 (5.41%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.70%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 29 (78.38%) Windows
2 6 (16.22%) Windows Server
3 2 (5.41%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (5.41%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (5.41%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (2.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (72.97%) Customer Service
1 27 (72.97%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (51.35%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (48.65%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 18 (48.65%) Customer-Centricity
4 3 (8.11%) ITIL
5 2 (5.41%) Agile
5 2 (5.41%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (5.41%) Data Privacy
5 2 (5.41%) Facilities Management
5 2 (5.41%) Project Delivery
5 2 (5.41%) Service Delivery
5 2 (5.41%) Ticket Management
6 1 (2.70%) Mathematics
6 1 (2.70%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 2 (5.41%) DBS Check
1 2 (5.41%) Degree
1 2 (5.41%) MCP
1 2 (5.41%) MCSA
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 27 (72.97%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.41%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (5.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 31 (83.78%) Microsoft
2 4 (10.81%) Adobe
3 2 (5.41%) VMware
4 1 (2.70%) Atlassian
4 1 (2.70%) Google