IT Support Job Trends in the East Midlands

IT Support
England > East Midlands

The median IT Support salary in the East Midlands is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2026.

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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 20 40
Rank change year-on-year -17 +20 +52
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 195 176 205
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 4.31% 10.11% 4.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.54% 10.71% 5.20%
Number of salaries quoted 162 125 179
10th Percentile £24,750 £21,250 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £28,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% -5.45%
75th Percentile £34,375 £33,250 £31,731
90th Percentile £40,000 £38,250 £35,400
England median annual salary £31,000 £31,500 £29,000
% change year-on-year -1.59% +8.62% -6.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 4,291 1,644 3,940
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 94.48% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,653 984 2,984
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

IT Support job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

IT Support
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in the East Midlands

IT Support
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in the East Midlands

IT Support
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Derbyshire -15 57 £27,500 - 1
Nottinghamshire -3 56 £29,000 -7.94% 3
Lincolnshire -6 36 £32,500 +31.25% 3
Leicestershire -46 23 £32,500 +14.04% 4
Northamptonshire +10 20 £30,000 +9.09% 7
Rutland - 1 £45,000 -
IT Support
England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 East Midlands region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 83 (42.56%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (41.03%) Windows
3 59 (30.26%) Active Directory
4 56 (28.72%) Customer Service
4 56 (28.72%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (24.10%) Microsoft
6 36 (18.46%) ITSM
6 36 (18.46%) Windows Server
7 33 (16.92%) DNS
8 30 (15.38%) DHCP
9 29 (14.87%) Incident Management
10 28 (14.36%) Azure
11 25 (12.82%) SLA
12 21 (10.77%) ITIL
12 21 (10.77%) Root Cause Analysis
13 20 (10.26%) JIRA
14 19 (9.74%) Service Delivery
15 17 (8.72%) Service Management
15 17 (8.72%) SQL
16 15 (7.69%) Agile
16 15 (7.69%) Entra ID
17 14 (7.18%) Confluence
17 14 (7.18%) ERP
17 14 (7.18%) Wireless
18 13 (6.67%) Apple
18 13 (6.67%) Asset Management
18 13 (6.67%) ServiceNow
18 13 (6.67%) VoIP
19 12 (6.15%) DBS Check
19 12 (6.15%) Degree

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 (7.18%) Confluence
2 11 (5.64%) SharePoint
3 10 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.56%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.51%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 83 (42.56%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (14.36%) Azure
3 15 (7.69%) Entra ID
4 6 (3.08%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.51%) AWS
5 1 (0.51%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 33 (16.92%) DNS
2 30 (15.38%) DHCP
3 14 (7.18%) Wireless
4 13 (6.67%) VoIP
5 11 (5.64%) TCP/IP
6 8 (4.10%) VPN
6 8 (4.10%) WAN
7 7 (3.59%) Internet
8 6 (3.08%) VLAN
9 5 (2.56%) Firewall
9 5 (2.56%) TETRA
10 4 (2.05%) LAN
10 4 (2.05%) SD-WAN
10 4 (2.05%) Value-Added Service
10 4 (2.05%) WLAN
11 2 (1.03%) IP Telephony
12 1 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.51%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (10.26%) JIRA
2 5 (2.56%) VersionOne
General
1 55 (28.21%) Social Skills
2 27 (13.85%) Law
3 10 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (5.13%) Public Sector
4 9 (4.62%) Finance
5 8 (4.10%) Telecoms
6 6 (3.08%) Advertising
7 5 (2.56%) Multimedia
8 4 (2.05%) Legal
8 4 (2.05%) Marketing
8 4 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.54%) Automotive
10 2 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.03%) Retail
11 1 (0.51%) Local Government
11 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.51%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 60 (30.77%) Driving Licence
2 11 (5.64%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.13%) CCTV
4 4 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.03%) Social Media
7 1 (0.51%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 80 (41.03%) Windows
2 36 (18.46%) Windows Server
3 8 (4.10%) Windows 10
4 7 (3.59%) Linux
5 6 (3.08%) Mac OS
6 4 (2.05%) Android
6 4 (2.05%) Apple iOS
6 4 (2.05%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (28.72%) Customer Service
1 56 (28.72%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (18.46%) ITSM
3 29 (14.87%) Incident Management
4 21 (10.77%) ITIL
4 21 (10.77%) Root Cause Analysis
5 19 (9.74%) Service Delivery
6 17 (8.72%) Service Management
7 15 (7.69%) Agile
8 14 (7.18%) ERP
9 13 (6.67%) Asset Management
10 11 (5.64%) Cybersecurity
11 10 (5.13%) Process Improvement
12 9 (4.62%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (4.62%) Mentoring
12 9 (4.62%) Task Automation
12 9 (4.62%) Time Management
13 7 (3.59%) Logistics
14 6 (3.08%) Coaching
14 6 (3.08%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 17 (8.72%) SQL
2 10 (5.13%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.51%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (6.15%) DBS Check
1 12 (6.15%) Degree
2 9 (4.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (1.54%) A+ Certification
4 3 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (0.51%) CCNA
5 1 (0.51%) CCNP
5 1 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.51%) MCSA
5 1 (0.51%) MCSE
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 1 (0.51%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.51%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (12.82%) SLA
2 4 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (2.05%) GDPR
3 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.51%) QA
System Software
1 59 (30.26%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.05%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.51%) Docker
3 1 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (5.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.56%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.51%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 47 (24.10%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.67%) Apple
2 13 (6.67%) ServiceNow
3 8 (4.10%) Cisco
3 8 (4.10%) ESET
3 8 (4.10%) Meraki
4 7 (3.59%) OpenText
4 7 (3.59%) Sage
5 6 (3.08%) Freshdesk
5 6 (3.08%) Google
6 5 (2.56%) Fortinet
6 5 (2.56%) Fujitsu
6 5 (2.56%) SAP
6 5 (2.56%) Virgin Media
7 3 (1.54%) HP
7 3 (1.54%) Logitech
7 3 (1.54%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.54%) Ubiquiti
7 3 (1.54%) Yealink
8 2 (1.03%) VMware