IT Technician
South West > Dorset
The median IT Technician salary in Dorset is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 87 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -16 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.19% | 0.68% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.71% | 0.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £31,775 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30,675 | £32,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £31,350 | £34,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -7.79% | +38.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £33,863 | £35,188 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £37,170 | £35,525 |
| South West median annual salary | £27,500 | £30,000 | £29,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +1.69% | +25.53% |
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 | 508 | 1,124 | 466 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.88% | 95.01% | 80.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 251 | 669 | 374 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £77,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
IT Technician
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Dorset.
IT Technician
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 Technician within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 20 July 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 |
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| Shaftesbury | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
| IT Technician South West |
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IT Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.
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IT Technician 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:
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