IT Support Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

IT Support
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median IT Support salary in Cambridgeshire is £30,000 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 17 54 45
Rank change year-on-year +37 -9 +63
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 52 28 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 5.94% 3.20% 3.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.62% 3.50% 4.14%
Number of salaries quoted 41 18 26
10th Percentile £26,000 £16,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £24,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £26,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -16.13% +0.81%
75th Percentile £35,250 £28,750 £40,000
90th Percentile £37,500 £31,900 -
East of England median annual salary £30,000 £27,500 £28,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% +3.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 785 801 652
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 91.54% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 549 387 451
10th Percentile £28,200 £30,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £72,750 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £88,750
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,250
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.48% -3.91%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

IT Support
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Cambridgeshire

IT Support
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge +8 23 £33,500 +28.85% 2
Peterborough +5 14 £28,000 +9.80% 4
Huntingdon +8 6 - -
IT Support
East of England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 31 (59.62%) Microsoft
2 17 (32.69%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (30.77%) Active Directory
4 15 (28.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (26.92%) Customer Service
5 14 (26.92%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (25.00%) Windows
7 9 (17.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (17.31%) Microsoft Intune
7 9 (17.31%) OneDrive
7 9 (17.31%) SharePoint
8 8 (15.38%) Entra ID
9 7 (13.46%) Azure
10 6 (11.54%) Service Delivery
11 5 (9.62%) Data Protection
11 5 (9.62%) Degree
11 5 (9.62%) GDPR
11 5 (9.62%) Windows Server
12 4 (7.69%) Android
12 4 (7.69%) Apple
12 4 (7.69%) Apple iOS
12 4 (7.69%) Asset Management
12 4 (7.69%) Cloud Security
12 4 (7.69%) Computer Science
12 4 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (7.69%) Confluence
12 4 (7.69%) Identity Access Management
12 4 (7.69%) Infrastructure Management
12 4 (7.69%) ITIL
12 4 (7.69%) JIRA

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 9 (17.31%) SharePoint
2 4 (7.69%) Confluence
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (26.92%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (17.31%) OneDrive
3 8 (15.38%) Entra ID
4 7 (13.46%) Azure
5 2 (3.85%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) Wireless
2 2 (3.85%) Firewall
2 2 (3.85%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.92%) DHCP
3 1 (1.92%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 4 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 10 (19.23%) Social Skills
2 6 (11.54%) Finance
3 3 (5.77%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.92%) Marketing
4 1 (1.92%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.77%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.85%) CCTV
3 1 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.92%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (25.00%) Windows
2 5 (9.62%) Windows Server
3 4 (7.69%) Android
3 4 (7.69%) Apple iOS
3 4 (7.69%) Mac OS
3 4 (7.69%) Windows 10
3 4 (7.69%) Windows Server 2016
3 4 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (32.69%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (26.92%) Customer Service
3 9 (17.31%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (11.54%) Service Delivery
5 5 (9.62%) Data Protection
6 4 (7.69%) Asset Management
6 4 (7.69%) Cloud Security
6 4 (7.69%) Computer Science
6 4 (7.69%) Identity Access Management
6 4 (7.69%) Infrastructure Management
6 4 (7.69%) ITIL
6 4 (7.69%) Mobile Device Management
6 4 (7.69%) Security Management
7 2 (3.85%) Case Management
7 2 (3.85%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (3.85%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (3.85%) DevOps
7 2 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (3.85%) IT Strategy
7 2 (3.85%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 15 (28.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (9.62%) Degree
3 4 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (3.85%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.92%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.62%) GDPR
2 1 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 16 (30.77%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (17.31%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 31 (59.62%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.69%) Apple
2 4 (7.69%) Samsung
3 2 (3.85%) Cisco
4 1 (1.92%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.92%) Fujitsu
4 1 (1.92%) Virgin Media
4 1 (1.92%) VMware