IT Support Job Trends in Blackburn

IT Support
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median IT Support salary in Blackburn is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 14 8
Rank change year-on-year +11 -6 -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 12 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn 26.09% 7.81% 7.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 26.67% 8.33% 8.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10 2 2
10th Percentile - £37,650 £26,100
25th Percentile £26,250 £37,875 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £39,500 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.38% +14.49% -
75th Percentile £28,750 £40,875 £39,750
90th Percentile £30,000 £40,950 £42,900
Lancashire median annual salary £27,000 £39,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year -31.65% +19.70% +8.20%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Blackburn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Blackburn. 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 Blackburn with a recognized job title 45 60 34
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.83% 93.75% 80.95%
Number of salaries quoted 27 42 32
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £25,050
25th Percentile £27,000 £39,375 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% +5.56% -18.18%
75th Percentile £52,397 £53,000 £50,625
90th Percentile £57,999 £66,644 £64,250
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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 Blackburn.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Blackburn

IT Support
Salary Trend in Blackburn

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Blackburn.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Blackburn

IT Support Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 14 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 Blackburn region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 10 (83.33%) Windows
2 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 8 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (66.67%) SharePoint
3 6 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (33.33%) Active Directory
4 4 (33.33%) Apple
4 4 (33.33%) Apple iOS
4 4 (33.33%) Asset Management
4 4 (33.33%) Ethernet
4 4 (33.33%) IT Asset Management
4 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
4 4 (33.33%) VLAN
4 4 (33.33%) Wireless
5 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (16.67%) ITSM
5 2 (16.67%) Logistics
5 2 (16.67%) Project Delivery

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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 8 (66.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) Ethernet
1 4 (33.33%) VLAN
1 4 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 10 (83.33%) Windows
2 4 (33.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 4 (33.33%) IT Asset Management
2 4 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (16.67%) ITSM
3 2 (16.67%) Logistics
3 2 (16.67%) Project Delivery
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (33.33%) Apple
20 IT Support jobs in Lancashire