IT Support Job Trends in Derbyshire

IT Support
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median IT Support salary in Derbyshire is £28,000 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 15 23 27
Rank change year-on-year +8 +4 +28
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 77 19 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Derbyshire 15.10% 6.29% 3.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.81% 6.48% 3.76%
Number of salaries quoted 71 14 8
10th Percentile £24,750 £14,000 £22,625
25th Percentile £25,750 £20,875 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £29,352 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.60% +27.62% -25.20%
75th Percentile £31,000 £33,625 £24,844
90th Percentile £34,500 £44,250 £40,275
East Midlands median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -6.45% +12.73%

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 458 293 213
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.80% 97.02% 97.26%
Number of salaries quoted 235 177 148
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,422 £24,925
25th Percentile £27,750 £35,000 £29,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -2.70% +2.78%
75th Percentile £56,250 £61,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £69,000 £67,500 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

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 18 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 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
Derby +12 67 £28,250 +0.89% 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 18 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 70 (90.91%) Windows
2 61 (79.22%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (59.74%) Active Directory
3 46 (59.74%) Customer Service
3 46 (59.74%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (58.44%) Windows Server
5 41 (53.25%) DHCP
5 41 (53.25%) DNS
6 36 (46.75%) Incident Management
7 22 (28.57%) Azure
8 16 (20.78%) Microsoft
8 16 (20.78%) Microsoft Intune
9 12 (15.58%) Entra ID
10 11 (14.29%) Linux
11 10 (12.99%) ITSM
11 10 (12.99%) TCP/IP
12 9 (11.69%) Cybersecurity
12 9 (11.69%) Firewall
12 9 (11.69%) Hyper-V
12 9 (11.69%) VMware
13 8 (10.39%) ITIL
13 8 (10.39%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (9.09%) AWS
14 7 (9.09%) CCNA
14 7 (9.09%) CCNP
14 7 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
14 7 (9.09%) Data Protection
14 7 (9.09%) Draytek
14 7 (9.09%) 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 (7.79%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (7.79%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 61 (79.22%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (28.57%) Azure
3 12 (15.58%) Entra ID
4 7 (9.09%) AWS
5 2 (2.60%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 41 (53.25%) DHCP
1 41 (53.25%) DNS
2 10 (12.99%) TCP/IP
3 9 (11.69%) Firewall
4 7 (9.09%) IP Telephony
5 5 (6.49%) 3G
5 5 (6.49%) 4G
5 5 (6.49%) ADSL
6 4 (5.19%) LAN
6 4 (5.19%) WAN
6 4 (5.19%) WLAN
7 2 (2.60%) Network Security
7 2 (2.60%) VLAN
8 1 (1.30%) VoIP
8 1 (1.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.19%) Oracle Database
General
1 20 (25.97%) Social Skills
2 7 (9.09%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.30%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.30%) Electronics
3 1 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 54 (70.13%) Driving Licence
2 7 (9.09%) CCTV
3 1 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 70 (90.91%) Windows
2 45 (58.44%) Windows Server
3 11 (14.29%) Linux
4 7 (9.09%) Windows 10
5 4 (5.19%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (2.60%) Mac OS
6 2 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (1.30%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (59.74%) Customer Service
1 46 (59.74%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (46.75%) Incident Management
3 10 (12.99%) ITSM
4 9 (11.69%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (10.39%) ITIL
6 7 (9.09%) Data Protection
7 6 (7.79%) Mentoring
8 4 (5.19%) Coaching
8 4 (5.19%) Containerisation
8 4 (5.19%) DevOps
8 4 (5.19%) High Availability
8 4 (5.19%) Line Management
8 4 (5.19%) Proactive Monitoring
8 4 (5.19%) Project Delivery
8 4 (5.19%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 2 (2.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 1 (1.30%) Asset Management
10 1 (1.30%) Matrix Organization
10 1 (1.30%) Mobile Device Management
Qualifications
1 8 (10.39%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (9.09%) CCNA
2 7 (9.09%) CCNP
2 7 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (9.09%) MCP
2 7 (9.09%) MCSA
2 7 (9.09%) MCSE
3 4 (5.19%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.19%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.30%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 46 (59.74%) Active Directory
2 9 (11.69%) Hyper-V
3 4 (5.19%) Docker
4 2 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (20.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (5.19%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 9 (11.69%) VMware
3 7 (9.09%) Draytek
3 7 (9.09%) Mitel
3 7 (9.09%) WatchGuard
4 5 (6.49%) Apple
4 5 (6.49%) OpenText
4 5 (6.49%) Sage
5 4 (5.19%) Cisco
5 4 (5.19%) Oracle
6 3 (3.90%) Freshdesk
6 3 (3.90%) ServiceNow
7 2 (2.60%) Darktrace
7 2 (2.60%) Meraki