IT Support Engineer Job Trends in Cornwall

IT Support Engineer
South West > Cornwall

The median IT Support Engineer salary in Cornwall is £27,700 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cornwall 1.31% - 2.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% - 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £25,860 - -
25th Percentile £26,550 - £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,700 - £31,500
75th Percentile £28,850 - £32,250
90th Percentile £29,540 - -
South West median annual salary £32,750 £33,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -0.76% +1.54% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cornwall

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cornwall. 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 Cornwall with a recognized job title 138 72 38
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 90.00% 80.85%
Number of salaries quoted 92 37 33
10th Percentile £26,170 £27,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,625 £28,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £61,000 £54,200
South West median annual salary £48,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.90% -2.86% +5.00%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Cornwall

IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Cornwall

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Cornwall.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Cornwall

IT Support Engineer
Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 18 December 2025. 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
St Ives - 1 £25,400 - 1
Truro - 1 £30,000 - 3
IT Support Engineer
South West

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, IT Support Engineer 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 Cornwall region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft