Technical Support Job Trends in the City of London

Technical Support
Central London > City of London

The median Technical Support salary in the City of London is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 164 163
Rank change year-on-year +71 -1 +87
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 38 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 1.81% 0.11% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% 0.12% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 29 3 2
10th Percentile £26,600 £29,450 £33,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £32,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £39,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.25% +8.22% -11.52%
75th Percentile £58,750 £46,625 £40,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £50,150 £41,600
Central London median annual salary £35,250 £37,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% +10.29% -17.58%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,978 2,500 2,707
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 92.22% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,496 1,655 2,429
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,600 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Technical Support job vacancy trend in the City of London

Technical Support
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in the City of London

Technical Support
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Support in the City of London

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Technical 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 City of London region featuring Technical Support in the job title.

1 27 (71.05%) Degree
2 26 (68.42%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (44.74%) Bash
3 17 (44.74%) Python
4 15 (39.47%) Customer Experience
4 15 (39.47%) Machine Learning
5 5 (13.16%) Customer Service
5 5 (13.16%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (13.16%) Energy Management
5 5 (13.16%) Mentoring
5 5 (13.16%) Modbus
5 5 (13.16%) SLA
5 5 (13.16%) Toshiba
6 4 (10.53%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 4 (10.53%) Decision-Making
6 4 (10.53%) Digital Engineering
6 4 (10.53%) Hitachi
6 4 (10.53%) Value Proposition
7 3 (7.89%) Active Directory
7 3 (7.89%) Microsoft
7 3 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (7.89%) Windows
8 2 (5.26%) AI
8 2 (5.26%) Azure
8 2 (5.26%) Computer Science
8 2 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (5.26%) DHCP
8 2 (5.26%) DNS
8 2 (5.26%) Entra ID
8 2 (5.26%) Geospatial Data

Technical Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.26%) Azure
2 2 (5.26%) Entra ID
2 2 (5.26%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 5 (13.16%) Modbus
2 2 (5.26%) DHCP
2 2 (5.26%) DNS
2 2 (5.26%) TCP/IP
2 2 (5.26%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (5.26%) GIS
1 2 (5.26%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 2 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 20 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.42%) German Language
3 5 (13.16%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (7.89%) Electronics
4 3 (7.89%) French Language
4 3 (7.89%) Italian Language
4 3 (7.89%) Spanish Language
5 1 (2.63%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) 3D Printing
2 2 (5.26%) Onboarding
2 2 (5.26%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.89%) Windows
2 2 (5.26%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.63%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (68.42%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (39.47%) Customer Experience
2 15 (39.47%) Machine Learning
3 5 (13.16%) Customer Service
3 5 (13.16%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (13.16%) Energy Management
3 5 (13.16%) Mentoring
4 4 (10.53%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 4 (10.53%) Decision-Making
4 4 (10.53%) Digital Engineering
4 4 (10.53%) Value Proposition
5 2 (5.26%) AI
5 2 (5.26%) Computer Science
5 2 (5.26%) User Experience
6 1 (2.63%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 17 (44.74%) Bash
1 17 (44.74%) Python
2 2 (5.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (71.05%) Degree
2 2 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.16%) SLA
2 2 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (7.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) Toshiba
2 4 (10.53%) Hitachi
3 3 (7.89%) Microsoft
4 2 (5.26%) Google