IT Support Technician Job Trends in Cheshire

IT Support Technician
North West > Cheshire

The median IT Support Technician salary in Cheshire is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - +56
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Technician 2 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.21% - 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - £24,125
25th Percentile £26,750 - £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 - £26,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.92%
75th Percentile £30,250 - £38,625
90th Percentile - - £42,500
North West median annual salary £28,500 £27,500 £26,625
% change year-on-year +3.64% +3.29% +10.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 803 869 451
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.70% 93.64% 97.83%
Number of salaries quoted 408 504 335
10th Percentile £26,425 £30,000 £23,850
25th Percentile £33,031 £35,000 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,048 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -6.15% +6.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £76,450 £65,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% -9.09% +4.76%

IT Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

IT Support Technician job vacancy trend in Cheshire

IT Support Technician
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Cheshire

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, IT Support 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 Cheshire region featuring IT Support Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
1 2 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 2 (100.00%) Viva Engage

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (100.00%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) iPad
1 2 (100.00%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SolarWinds