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 23 March 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 10 17
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 +46
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 82 35 53
As % of all permanent jobs in Derbyshire 12.69% 17.33% 8.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.78% 17.77% 8.77%
Number of salaries quoted 74 31 49
10th Percentile - - £21,650
25th Percentile £24,750 £21,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £27,500 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% +19.57% -11.11%
75th Percentile £31,000 £31,000 £26,500
90th Percentile £34,275 £33,750 £33,750
East Midlands median annual salary £30,000 £27,500 £26,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 595 197 604
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 97.52% 92.21%
Number of salaries quoted 313 171 465
10th Percentile £25,750 £23,500 £23,875
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,375 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -1.16% -4.44%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,125 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £68,000
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £44,300
% change year-on-year -5.26% +7.22% -11.40%

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 23 March 2026.

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 23 March 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
Derby +3 71 £28,500 +8.57% 3
Chesterfield +7 4 £25,500 -21.54%
Belper - 2 £31,500 -
Alfreton - 1 £30,000 -
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 23 March 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 Derbyshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 56 (68.29%) Windows
2 47 (57.32%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (51.22%) Incident Management
4 36 (43.90%) Customer Service
4 36 (43.90%) Problem-Solving
4 36 (43.90%) Windows Server
5 33 (40.24%) DHCP
5 33 (40.24%) DNS
6 32 (39.02%) Active Directory
7 26 (31.71%) ITSM
8 23 (28.05%) Azure
9 17 (20.73%) Microsoft Intune
10 15 (18.29%) Agile
10 15 (18.29%) Microsoft
10 15 (18.29%) Root Cause Analysis
10 15 (18.29%) SLA
10 15 (18.29%) SQL
11 14 (17.07%) Confluence
11 14 (17.07%) JIRA
12 13 (15.85%) Entra ID
13 11 (13.41%) Linux
14 9 (10.98%) Firewall
14 9 (10.98%) Hyper-V
14 9 (10.98%) VMware
15 8 (9.76%) Data Protection
15 8 (9.76%) ITIL
15 8 (9.76%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (9.76%) Windows 10
16 7 (8.54%) AWS
16 7 (8.54%) CCNA

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 14 (17.07%) Confluence
2 6 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (7.32%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 47 (57.32%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (28.05%) Azure
3 13 (15.85%) Entra ID
4 7 (8.54%) AWS
5 2 (2.44%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 33 (40.24%) DHCP
1 33 (40.24%) DNS
2 9 (10.98%) Firewall
3 7 (8.54%) IP Telephony
3 7 (8.54%) TCP/IP
4 4 (4.88%) LAN
4 4 (4.88%) WAN
4 4 (4.88%) WLAN
5 2 (2.44%) Network Security
5 2 (2.44%) VLAN
6 1 (1.22%) 3G
6 1 (1.22%) 4G
6 1 (1.22%) ADSL
6 1 (1.22%) VoIP
6 1 (1.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.88%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 14 (17.07%) JIRA
General
1 19 (23.17%) Social Skills
2 15 (18.29%) Law
3 7 (8.54%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.22%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.22%) Electronics
4 1 (1.22%) Multimedia
4 1 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 42 (51.22%) Driving Licence
2 7 (8.54%) CCTV
3 1 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 56 (68.29%) Windows
2 36 (43.90%) Windows Server
3 11 (13.41%) Linux
4 8 (9.76%) Windows 10
5 4 (4.88%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (2.44%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (1.22%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (51.22%) Incident Management
2 36 (43.90%) Customer Service
2 36 (43.90%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (31.71%) ITSM
4 15 (18.29%) Agile
4 15 (18.29%) Root Cause Analysis
5 8 (9.76%) Data Protection
5 8 (9.76%) ITIL
6 7 (8.54%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (8.54%) Mentoring
7 4 (4.88%) Coaching
7 4 (4.88%) Containerisation
7 4 (4.88%) DevOps
7 4 (4.88%) High Availability
7 4 (4.88%) Line Management
7 4 (4.88%) Proactive Monitoring
7 4 (4.88%) Project Delivery
7 4 (4.88%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 2 (2.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 1 (1.22%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (9.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (8.54%) CCNA
2 7 (8.54%) CCNP
2 7 (8.54%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (8.54%) MCSA
2 7 (8.54%) MCSE
2 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (4.88%) SC Cleared
3 4 (4.88%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (18.29%) SLA
2 7 (8.54%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 32 (39.02%) Active Directory
2 9 (10.98%) Hyper-V
3 4 (4.88%) Docker
4 2 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (20.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (4.88%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 15 (18.29%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.98%) VMware
3 7 (8.54%) Draytek
3 7 (8.54%) Mitel
3 7 (8.54%) WatchGuard
4 5 (6.10%) Apple
4 5 (6.10%) OpenText
4 5 (6.10%) Sage
5 4 (4.88%) Freshdesk
5 4 (4.88%) Oracle
5 4 (4.88%) ServiceNow
6 2 (2.44%) Cisco
6 2 (2.44%) Darktrace
6 2 (2.44%) Meraki
7 1 (1.22%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.22%) Fujitsu
7 1 (1.22%) Virgin Media