IT Support
South West > Dorset
The median IT Support salary in Dorset is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 75 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | -62 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support | 13 | 24 | 100 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 2.86% | 2.02% | 14.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.90% | 2.13% | 17.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 21 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | - | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £23,500 | £30,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £27,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -21.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,025 | £37,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £40,000 | £38,300 |
| South West median annual salary | £32,500 | £28,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -6.67% | +3.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 448 | 1,129 | 569 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.68% | 94.87% | 83.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 190 | 663 | 360 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,563 | £36,250 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,825 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
IT Support
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Dorset.
IT Support
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 12 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | +15 | 8 | £32,500 | -40.91% | |
| Bournemouth | +52 | 1 | £35,000 | +27.27% | |
| IT Support South West |
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IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, IT Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring IT Support in the job title.
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IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: