IT Technician Job Trends in Blackburn

IT Technician
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median IT Technician salary in Blackburn is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn 2.27% - 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% - 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 - £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - £28,000
75th Percentile £28,750 - £29,500
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £27,500 £52,500 £28,000
% change year-on-year -47.62% +87.50% +17.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 43 59 20
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.73% 93.65% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 25 43 17
10th Percentile £27,400 £30,000 £25,900
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £54,793 -
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,748
% change year-on-year -10.00% +0.51% +10.55%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Blackburn

IT Technician
Salary Trend in Blackburn

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Blackburn.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Blackburn

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, IT 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 Blackburn region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

IT Technician 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft