IT Support Job Trends in Derbyshire

IT Support
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median IT Support salary in Derbyshire is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 22 28
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 +29
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 76 18 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Derbyshire 14.64% 6.23% 4.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.27% 6.43% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 70 13 10
10th Percentile £24,750 £14,000 £22,875
25th Percentile £25,750 £23,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £30,000 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +30.43% -14.02%
75th Percentile £31,000 £33,750 £24,094
90th Percentile £34,500 £45,750 £30,925
East Midlands median annual salary £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 467 280 240
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.98% 96.89% 97.17%
Number of salaries quoted 241 169 158
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,562 £24,674
25th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £29,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £58,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,650
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -2.44%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

IT Support
Salary Trend in Derbyshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Derbyshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Derbyshire

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Derbyshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Derbyshire over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Derbyshire

IT Support
Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 27 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
Derby +14 66 £28,500 +0.52% 2
Chesterfield +4 4 £25,500 -21.54%
Belper - 2 £31,500 -
Heanor - 1 £29,500 -
IT Support
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, 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 Derbyshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 67 (88.16%) Windows
2 58 (76.32%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (57.89%) Windows Server
4 43 (56.58%) Active Directory
4 43 (56.58%) Customer Service
4 43 (56.58%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (52.63%) DHCP
5 40 (52.63%) DNS
6 35 (46.05%) Incident Management
7 22 (28.95%) Azure
8 16 (21.05%) Microsoft Intune
9 14 (18.42%) Microsoft
10 12 (15.79%) Entra ID
11 11 (14.47%) Linux
12 10 (13.16%) ITSM
12 10 (13.16%) TCP/IP
13 9 (11.84%) Firewall
13 9 (11.84%) Hyper-V
13 9 (11.84%) VMware
14 8 (10.53%) ITIL
14 8 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (9.21%) AWS
15 7 (9.21%) CCNA
15 7 (9.21%) CCNP
15 7 (9.21%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (9.21%) Cyber Essentials
15 7 (9.21%) Cybersecurity
15 7 (9.21%) Data Protection
15 7 (9.21%) Draytek
15 7 (9.21%) IP Telephony

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire 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 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (7.89%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 58 (76.32%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (28.95%) Azure
3 12 (15.79%) Entra ID
4 7 (9.21%) AWS
5 2 (2.63%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 40 (52.63%) DHCP
1 40 (52.63%) DNS
2 10 (13.16%) TCP/IP
3 9 (11.84%) Firewall
4 7 (9.21%) IP Telephony
5 5 (6.58%) 3G
5 5 (6.58%) 4G
5 5 (6.58%) ADSL
6 4 (5.26%) LAN
6 4 (5.26%) WAN
6 4 (5.26%) WLAN
7 2 (2.63%) Network Security
7 2 (2.63%) VLAN
8 1 (1.32%) VoIP
8 1 (1.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.26%) Oracle Database
General
1 18 (23.68%) Social Skills
2 7 (9.21%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.32%) Electronics
3 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 53 (69.74%) Driving Licence
2 7 (9.21%) CCTV
3 1 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 67 (88.16%) Windows
2 44 (57.89%) Windows Server
3 11 (14.47%) Linux
4 7 (9.21%) Windows 10
5 4 (5.26%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (2.63%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (1.32%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (56.58%) Customer Service
1 43 (56.58%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (46.05%) Incident Management
3 10 (13.16%) ITSM
4 8 (10.53%) ITIL
5 7 (9.21%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (9.21%) Data Protection
6 6 (7.89%) Mentoring
7 4 (5.26%) Coaching
7 4 (5.26%) Containerisation
7 4 (5.26%) DevOps
7 4 (5.26%) High Availability
7 4 (5.26%) Line Management
7 4 (5.26%) Proactive Monitoring
7 4 (5.26%) Project Delivery
7 4 (5.26%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 2 (2.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 1 (1.32%) Matrix Organization
9 1 (1.32%) Mobile Device Management
9 1 (1.32%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 8 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (9.21%) CCNA
2 7 (9.21%) CCNP
2 7 (9.21%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (9.21%) MCP
2 7 (9.21%) MCSA
2 7 (9.21%) MCSE
3 4 (5.26%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.26%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.32%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.21%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 43 (56.58%) Active Directory
2 9 (11.84%) Hyper-V
3 4 (5.26%) Docker
4 2 (2.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (21.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (5.26%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 9 (11.84%) VMware
3 7 (9.21%) Draytek
3 7 (9.21%) Mitel
3 7 (9.21%) WatchGuard
4 5 (6.58%) Apple
4 5 (6.58%) OpenText
4 5 (6.58%) Sage
5 4 (5.26%) Oracle
6 3 (3.95%) Freshdesk
6 3 (3.95%) ServiceNow
7 2 (2.63%) Cisco
7 2 (2.63%) Darktrace
7 2 (2.63%) Meraki