IT Support Job Trends in Cheshire

IT Support
North West > Cheshire

The median IT Support salary in Cheshire is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 48 42
Rank change year-on-year +6 -6 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 33 13 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 2.56% 2.26% 3.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.16% 2.51% 3.97%
Number of salaries quoted 31 7 21
10th Percentile £26,500 - £22,790
25th Percentile £27,375 £31,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £38,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.88% +20.31% +45.45%
75th Percentile £34,500 £41,875 £38,750
90th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £42,500
North West median annual salary £29,000 £31,250 £30,000
% change year-on-year -7.20% +4.17% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,045 518 554
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.01% 90.24% 98.23%
Number of salaries quoted 484 291 452
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £23,850
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,875 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £46,824
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +1.44% +4.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,945 £50,985
% change year-on-year -1.85% -0.08% -3.35%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Cheshire

IT Support
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Cheshire

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Cheshire over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Cheshire

IT Support
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 9 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
Warrington +6 12 £31,000 -27.06%
Crewe - 6 £37,500 - 1
Macclesfield -6 4 £32,000 -1.54%
Chester -4 3 £35,000 +7.69% 5
Runcorn - 1 £40,000 -
IT Support
North West

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 Cheshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 17 (51.52%) Microsoft
1 17 (51.52%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (45.45%) Windows
3 12 (36.36%) Customer Service
4 11 (33.33%) Windows 10
5 10 (30.30%) MCP
5 10 (30.30%) Mobile Device Management
6 9 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (24.24%) Active Directory
7 8 (24.24%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
8 6 (18.18%) SLA
9 5 (15.15%) Azure
9 5 (15.15%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Excel
9 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Exchange
9 5 (15.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 5 (15.15%) Service Delivery
10 4 (12.12%) Windows Server
11 3 (9.09%) Data Protection
11 3 (9.09%) DHCP
11 3 (9.09%) DNS
11 3 (9.09%) ITIL
11 3 (9.09%) LAN
11 3 (9.09%) Principle of Least Privilege
11 3 (9.09%) WAN
12 2 (6.06%) Agile
12 2 (6.06%) Apple iOS
12 2 (6.06%) Collaborative Culture
12 2 (6.06%) Entra ID

IT Support 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 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (15.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.03%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 17 (51.52%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (15.15%) Azure
3 2 (6.06%) Entra ID
3 2 (6.06%) OneDrive
3 2 (6.06%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.09%) DHCP
1 3 (9.09%) DNS
1 3 (9.09%) LAN
1 3 (9.09%) WAN
2 2 (6.06%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (6.06%) Unified Communications
3 1 (3.03%) Ethernet
3 1 (3.03%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.03%) VPN
General
1 22 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 6 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (15.15%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (9.09%) Aerospace
4 3 (9.09%) Automotive
4 3 (9.09%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 10 (30.30%) Driving Licence
2 3 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.06%) iPad
3 2 (6.06%) iPhone
3 2 (6.06%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (45.45%) Windows
2 11 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 4 (12.12%) Windows Server
4 2 (6.06%) Apple iOS
4 2 (6.06%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (36.36%) Customer Service
2 10 (30.30%) Mobile Device Management
3 9 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (24.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (15.15%) Service Delivery
6 3 (9.09%) Data Protection
6 3 (9.09%) ITIL
6 3 (9.09%) Principle of Least Privilege
7 2 (6.06%) Agile
7 2 (6.06%) Collaborative Culture
7 2 (6.06%) Facilities Management
7 2 (6.06%) Ticket Management
8 1 (3.03%) Collaborative Working
8 1 (3.03%) ITSM
8 1 (3.03%) Kalman Filter
8 1 (3.03%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (30.30%) MCP
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (18.18%) SLA
2 5 (15.15%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 8 (24.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (6.06%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (51.52%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.06%) SolarWinds
3 1 (3.03%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.03%) ServiceNow