Senior IT Support Job Trends in Birmingham

Senior IT Support
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Senior IT Support salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 August 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 - 117
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Support 1 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.029% - 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% - 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £36,000
75th Percentile £47,500 - £48,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 - £35,000
% change year-on-year - - +26.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 3,255 1,199 2,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 95.08% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,546 847 1,656
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Senior IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Senior IT Support job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Senior IT Support
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Support job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Support job vacancies in Birmingham

Senior IT Support Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 20 August 2026, Senior 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 Birmingham region featuring Senior IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Senior IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware