IT Technician Jobs in Cambridge

IT Technician
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median IT Technician salary in Cambridge is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 69 78
Rank change year-on-year +35 +9 +47
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 9 15 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 3.40% 1.50% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.72% 1.54% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 9
10th Percentile - £25,500 £28,200
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £32,466 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% +8.22% +16.50%
75th Percentile £34,000 £42,500 £30,750
90th Percentile - - £31,210
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £32,225 £30,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +5.66% +1.67% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 242 975 806
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 97.21% 84.84%
Number of salaries quoted 153 752 383
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,663 £31,100
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £83,000 £85,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +8.00%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in Cambridge

IT Technician
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Cambridge.

Salary trend for IT Technician in Cambridge

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, IT Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Windows
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
1 8 (88.89%) Active Directory
1 8 (88.89%) DBS Check
2 7 (77.78%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (77.78%) Organisational Skills
2 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 7 (77.78%) Mathematics
2 7 (77.78%) Line Management
3 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
4 1 (11.11%) Server Virtualisation
4 1 (11.11%) Server Management
4 1 (11.11%) Storage Management
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (11.11%) VPN
4 1 (11.11%) DNS
4 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Firewall
4 1 (11.11%) Coaching
4 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
4 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
4 1 (11.11%) Azure

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) DNS
1 1 (11.11%) Firewall
1 1 (11.11%) VPN
General
1 7 (77.78%) Organisational Skills
1 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Collaborative Working
1 7 (77.78%) Line Management
1 7 (77.78%) Mathematics
1 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (11.11%) Coaching
2 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
2 1 (11.11%) Server Management
2 1 (11.11%) Server Virtualisation
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) DBS Check
System Software
1 8 (88.89%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft