IT Support Job Trends in the East Midlands

IT Support
England > East Midlands

The median IT Support salary in the East Midlands is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 January 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 29 51
Rank change year-on-year +14 +22 +46
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 217 131 84
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 8.42% 6.10% 3.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.11% 6.37% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 188 46 74
10th Percentile £24,750 £13,000 £22,650
25th Percentile £26,000 £26,250 £23,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year - +15.38% -5.45%
75th Percentile £40,000 £35,438 £31,375
90th Percentile £45,750 £48,750 £35,000
England median annual salary £31,000 £32,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +3.33%

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 2,382 2,055 2,010
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.47% 95.67% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,585 936 1,627
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -6.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £69,400
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -7.39%

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 19 January 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 19 January 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 +10 77 £28,500 -7.32% 3
Lincolnshire +6 46 £37,500 -21.05% 1
Nottinghamshire +42 41 £30,000 -7.69% 11
Leicestershire -16 28 £30,000 +87.50% 9
Northamptonshire +6 24 £28,750 -0.86% 2
Rutland 0 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 19 January 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.

1 120 (55.30%) Microsoft 365
2 102 (47.00%) Windows
3 95 (43.78%) Problem-Solving
4 85 (39.17%) Active Directory
5 73 (33.64%) Customer Service
6 63 (29.03%) Azure
7 62 (28.57%) Microsoft
8 52 (23.96%) Windows Server
9 45 (20.74%) DHCP
9 45 (20.74%) DNS
10 40 (18.43%) Mentoring
11 37 (17.05%) SharePoint
12 36 (16.59%) Incident Management
13 35 (16.13%) Entra ID
14 34 (15.67%) Microsoft Intune
15 31 (14.29%) ITIL
16 24 (11.06%) ITSM
17 22 (10.14%) Network Management
18 21 (9.68%) Linux
19 20 (9.22%) Microsoft Exchange
20 19 (8.76%) Microsoft Certification
21 18 (8.29%) Firewall
22 17 (7.83%) Hyper-V
23 16 (7.37%) Data Protection
24 15 (6.91%) Cisco
24 15 (6.91%) Cybersecurity
24 15 (6.91%) Logistics
24 15 (6.91%) TCP/IP
25 14 (6.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
25 14 (6.45%) Project Delivery

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 37 (17.05%) SharePoint
2 20 (9.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.92%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.46%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 120 (55.30%) Microsoft 365
2 63 (29.03%) Azure
3 35 (16.13%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.23%) AWS
5 6 (2.76%) OneDrive
6 5 (2.30%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (2.30%) iPaaS
6 5 (2.30%) SaaS
7 2 (0.92%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.46%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 45 (20.74%) DHCP
1 45 (20.74%) DNS
2 18 (8.29%) Firewall
3 15 (6.91%) TCP/IP
4 8 (3.69%) IP Telephony
5 7 (3.23%) VLAN
6 5 (2.30%) SAN
6 5 (2.30%) TETRA
7 4 (1.84%) 3G
7 4 (1.84%) 4G
7 4 (1.84%) ADSL
7 4 (1.84%) LAN
7 4 (1.84%) WAN
7 4 (1.84%) WLAN
8 3 (1.38%) VPN
9 2 (0.92%) Network Security
10 1 (0.46%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.46%) VoIP
10 1 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.84%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.92%) JIRA
General
1 73 (33.64%) Social Skills
2 20 (9.22%) Automotive
3 14 (6.45%) Law
4 9 (4.15%) Finance
5 8 (3.69%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (3.23%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.76%) Marketing
7 6 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (2.76%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.30%) Multimedia
9 4 (1.84%) Retail
10 1 (0.46%) Electronics
10 1 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.46%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.38%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 83 (38.25%) Driving Licence
2 17 (7.83%) Onboarding
3 8 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (3.23%) CCTV
5 5 (2.30%) Clustering
5 5 (2.30%) Cyber Security Posture
5 5 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.38%) FMCG
6 3 (1.38%) Smartphone
7 2 (0.92%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.46%) NHS
8 1 (0.46%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 102 (47.00%) Windows
2 52 (23.96%) Windows Server
3 21 (9.68%) Linux
4 11 (5.07%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.30%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.84%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.92%) Android
7 2 (0.92%) Unix
7 2 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.46%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (43.78%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (33.64%) Customer Service
3 40 (18.43%) Mentoring
4 36 (16.59%) Incident Management
5 31 (14.29%) ITIL
6 24 (11.06%) ITSM
7 22 (10.14%) Network Management
8 16 (7.37%) Data Protection
9 15 (6.91%) Cybersecurity
9 15 (6.91%) Logistics
10 14 (6.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 14 (6.45%) Project Delivery
10 14 (6.45%) Service Desk Management
11 11 (5.07%) Service Management
12 10 (4.61%) Collaborative Working
12 10 (4.61%) Process Improvement
13 9 (4.15%) Coaching
13 9 (4.15%) Network Monitoring
14 7 (3.23%) Continuous Improvement
14 7 (3.23%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.15%) SQL
2 6 (2.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (8.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (5.99%) Degree
3 7 (3.23%) CCNA
3 7 (3.23%) CCNP
3 7 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (3.23%) MCP
3 7 (3.23%) MCSA
3 7 (3.23%) MCSE
4 5 (2.30%) A+ Certification
4 5 (2.30%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.30%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (1.84%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.84%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.38%) HND
7 2 (0.92%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.92%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.61%) GDPR
1 10 (4.61%) SLA
2 7 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 85 (39.17%) Active Directory
2 17 (7.83%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.30%) Firmware
3 5 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 34 (15.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.30%) Failover Clustering
3 4 (1.84%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 62 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.91%) Cisco
3 12 (5.53%) VMware
4 8 (3.69%) ServiceNow
5 7 (3.23%) Draytek
5 7 (3.23%) Freshdesk
5 7 (3.23%) Mitel
5 7 (3.23%) WatchGuard
6 5 (2.30%) Apple
6 5 (2.30%) Fortinet
6 5 (2.30%) Fujitsu
6 5 (2.30%) OpenText
6 5 (2.30%) Progress
6 5 (2.30%) Sage
6 5 (2.30%) Veeam
6 5 (2.30%) Virgin Media
7 4 (1.84%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.84%) Oracle
7 4 (1.84%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.84%) Zoho