IT Support Jobs in Chelmsford

IT Support
Essex > Chelmsford

The median IT Support salary in Chelmsford is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 12 23
Rank change year-on-year -8 +11 0
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 5 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 3.82% 4.50% 4.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.07% 5.49% 5.22%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 6
10th Percentile - £17,275 -
25th Percentile £26,250 £22,188 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £31,250 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +13.64% +5.77%
75th Percentile £33,750 £41,188 £28,750
90th Percentile - £46,625 £31,875
Essex median annual salary £32,500 £27,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +20.37% -1.82% +1.85%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 123 91 115
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 81.98% 84.56%
Number of salaries quoted 96 77 78
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £41,875 £45,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,750 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.42% +26.32% -11.39%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £68,092
90th Percentile £79,000 £70,000 £71,498
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £48,800
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.46% +2.74%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Chelmsford

IT Support
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Chelmsford.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Chelmsford

IT Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, IT Support 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 Chelmsford region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
1 3 (60.00%) Hardware Maintenance
1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server 2019
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (60.00%) Patch Management
1 3 (60.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) VoIP
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) VoIP
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (60.00%) Hardware Maintenance
1 3 (60.00%) Patch Management
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft