IT Technician Job Trends in the East Midlands

IT Technician
England > East Midlands

The median IT Technician salary in the East Midlands is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 122 107
Rank change year-on-year +25 -15 +49
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 38 6 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.51% 0.27% 1.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% 0.28% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 30 4 18
10th Percentile £24,750 £20,759 £21,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £22,521 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £28,500 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% +23.91% -6.12%
75th Percentile £29,500 £33,188 £28,563
90th Percentile £30,000 £33,525 £30,100
England median annual salary £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% +5.34%

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 2,325 2,115 1,809
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 95.70% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,556 932 1,458
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +0.02% -2.46%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

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

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the East Midlands

IT Technician
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 Technician within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 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 +6 24 £28,000 -2.61%
Nottinghamshire - 6 £29,000 - 2
Northamptonshire - 4 £40,000 - 1
Lincolnshire - 3 £27,000 -
Leicestershire -2 1 - - 2
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 23 (60.53%) Windows
2 18 (47.37%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (39.47%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (28.95%) Active Directory
5 10 (26.32%) Azure
5 10 (26.32%) Customer Service
5 10 (26.32%) Microsoft
6 8 (21.05%) Incident Management
7 6 (15.79%) TCP/IP
8 5 (13.16%) 3G
8 5 (13.16%) 4G
8 5 (13.16%) ADSL
8 5 (13.16%) Apple
8 5 (13.16%) DHCP
8 5 (13.16%) DNS
8 5 (13.16%) OpenText
8 5 (13.16%) Sage
8 5 (13.16%) Windows 10
9 4 (10.53%) Data Protection
9 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (10.53%) Windows Server
10 3 (7.89%) A+ Certification
10 3 (7.89%) Data Cleansing
10 3 (7.89%) Digital Innovation
10 3 (7.89%) Freshdesk
10 3 (7.89%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (7.89%) Process Improvement
11 1 (2.63%) Android
11 1 (2.63%) Degree
11 1 (2.63%) ERP

IT Technician 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 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 18 (47.37%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (26.32%) Azure
3 1 (2.63%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.79%) TCP/IP
2 5 (13.16%) 3G
2 5 (13.16%) 4G
2 5 (13.16%) ADSL
2 5 (13.16%) DHCP
2 5 (13.16%) DNS
3 1 (2.63%) VoIP
General
1 10 (26.32%) Social Skills
2 3 (7.89%) Automotive
2 3 (7.89%) Finance
3 2 (5.26%) Retail
4 1 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 18 (47.37%) Driving Licence
2 4 (10.53%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 23 (60.53%) Windows
2 5 (13.16%) Windows 10
3 4 (10.53%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.63%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (39.47%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (26.32%) Customer Service
3 8 (21.05%) Incident Management
4 4 (10.53%) Data Protection
5 3 (7.89%) Data Cleansing
5 3 (7.89%) Digital Innovation
5 3 (7.89%) Process Improvement
6 1 (2.63%) ERP
6 1 (2.63%) Infrastructure Maintenance
6 1 (2.63%) ITIL
6 1 (2.63%) Logistics
6 1 (2.63%) Matrix Organization
6 1 (2.63%) Mobile Device Management
6 1 (2.63%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (7.89%) A+ Certification
1 3 (7.89%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (2.63%) Degree
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 11 (28.95%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.16%) Apple
2 5 (13.16%) OpenText
2 5 (13.16%) Sage
3 3 (7.89%) Freshdesk