Support Technician Job Trends in Birmingham

Support Technician
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Support Technician salary in Birmingham is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 116 106
Rank change year-on-year +30 -10 +70
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 9 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.75% 0.40% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% 0.41% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £24,350 £27,100
25th Percentile £26,250 £24,875 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £26,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% -16.13% +6.90%
75th Percentile £28,750 £26,625 £35,000
90th Percentile - £33,150 £36,500
West Midlands median annual salary £25,000 £26,000 £33,750
% change year-on-year -3.85% -22.96% +29.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,137 2,171 1,276
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.31% 95.85% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 789 1,234 1,069
10th Percentile £30,500 £33,225 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,738 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Support Technician
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Birmingham

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 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 Birmingham region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) SaaS
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
3 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Firmware
3 3 (33.33%) Windows
3 3 (33.33%) Linux
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
4 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Electronics
4 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
4 1 (11.11%) Finance
4 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
4 1 (11.11%) PDA
4 1 (11.11%) Marketing
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
4 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
4 1 (11.11%) SAP

Support Technician 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 (11.11%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) SaaS
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Electronics
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Marketing
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
1 1 (11.11%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Linux
1 3 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) SAP