Support Technician Job Trends in Derby

Support Technician
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Support Technician salary in Derby is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 23 20
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 19 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 8.80% 0.69% 4.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.96% 0.70% 4.52%
Number of salaries quoted 15 1 7
10th Percentile £26,850 - -
25th Percentile £27,750 £23,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £25,000 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% +8.70% -
75th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £28,500 £30,490 £23,000
% change year-on-year -6.53% +32.56% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 212 142 155
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.15% 97.93% 96.88%
Number of salaries quoted 143 95 110
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,822 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £37,500 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.95% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £56,048
90th Percentile £64,500 £67,500 £65,000
Derbyshire median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Derby

Support Technician
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Derby.

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Derby

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 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 Derby region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 13 (68.42%) Microsoft 365
1 13 (68.42%) Windows
2 9 (47.37%) Active Directory
3 8 (42.11%) Incident Management
3 8 (42.11%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (26.32%) 3G
4 5 (26.32%) 4G
4 5 (26.32%) ADSL
4 5 (26.32%) TCP/IP
5 4 (21.05%) Azure
5 4 (21.05%) Customer Service
5 4 (21.05%) Data Protection
5 4 (21.05%) DHCP
5 4 (21.05%) DNS
5 4 (21.05%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (21.05%) Windows 10
5 4 (21.05%) Windows Server

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (68.42%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (21.05%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (26.32%) 3G
1 5 (26.32%) 4G
1 5 (26.32%) ADSL
1 5 (26.32%) TCP/IP
2 4 (21.05%) DHCP
2 4 (21.05%) DNS
General
1 4 (21.05%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 9 (47.37%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 13 (68.42%) Windows
2 4 (21.05%) Windows 10
2 4 (21.05%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) Incident Management
1 8 (42.11%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (21.05%) Customer Service
2 4 (21.05%) Data Protection
System Software
1 9 (47.37%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (21.05%) Microsoft Intune