Technical Support
South West > Dorset
The median Technical Support salary in Dorset is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 90 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -47 | +46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.46% | 1.08% | 5.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 1.14% | 6.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,750 | - | £34,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,500 | £21,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.48% | -53.33% | +36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £30,250 | - | £51,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £31,000 | £34,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.82% | -15.00% | +33.33% |
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 | 433 | 1,142 | 557 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.63% | 94.93% | 83.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 190 | 672 | 349 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,005 | £32,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £36,938 | £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 | £58,750 | £60,000 | £60,899 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,450 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Technical Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Technical Support
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Support in Dorset.
Technical 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 Technical Support within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
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| Poole | +9 | 2 | £29,500 | - | 4 |
| Technical Support South West |
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Technical Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Support in the job title.
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Technical 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:
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