IT Technician Jobs in the East of England

IT Technician
England > East of England

The median IT Technician salary in the East of England is £26,372 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 197 246
Rank change year-on-year +132 +49 -65
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 198 42 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 3.27% 0.76% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.48% 0.91% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 183 33 31
10th Percentile £23,500 £21,250 £19,500
25th Percentile £25,000 £25,750 £20,808
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,372 £28,750 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.27% +15.00% -13.13%
75th Percentile £29,000 £30,750 £27,500
90th Percentile £34,500 £33,750 -
England median annual salary £27,000 £27,500 £25,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +7.84% +2.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 5,694 4,635 5,995
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 84.27% 94.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4,348 2,298 2,889
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £37,000 £35,165
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £76,400
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the East of England

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in the East of England.

Salary trend for IT Technician in the East of England

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in the East of England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the East of England

IT Technician
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Hertfordshire +88 78 £25,809 +22.90% 2
Cambridgeshire +42 37 £30,500 +1.67% 4
Essex +37 34 £27,000 -1.82% 4
Norfolk 0 33 £27,500 -16.67% 6
Suffolk -2 14 £29,000 +19.59% 2
Bedfordshire +35 2 £42,000 +46.09%
IT Technician
England

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, 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 East of England region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 78 (39.39%) Windows
2 74 (37.37%) Microsoft
3 69 (34.85%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (23.23%) Customer Service
5 43 (21.72%) Active Directory
6 41 (20.71%) Problem-Solving
7 40 (20.20%) Social Skills
8 37 (18.69%) Housing Association
8 37 (18.69%) Law
8 37 (18.69%) Line Management
9 30 (15.15%) VMware
10 26 (13.13%) Windows Server
11 23 (11.62%) DNS
12 22 (11.11%) Google
12 22 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
13 20 (10.10%) Degree
13 20 (10.10%) Coaching
14 19 (9.60%) Firewall
14 19 (9.60%) Self-Motivation
15 18 (9.09%) Linux
15 18 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
15 18 (9.09%) Windows 10
16 16 (8.08%) Hyper-V
16 16 (8.08%) Azure
17 15 (7.58%) DHCP
17 15 (7.58%) TCP/IP
17 15 (7.58%) Manufacturing
18 13 (6.57%) Microsoft Exchange
18 13 (6.57%) VLAN
18 13 (6.57%) Analytical Skills

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (6.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (4.04%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.03%) Exchange Server 2007
3 6 (3.03%) Exchange Server 2010
3 6 (3.03%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 18 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.01%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 69 (34.85%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (8.08%) Azure
3 10 (5.05%) AWS
4 9 (4.55%) Google Workspace
5 3 (1.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 23 (11.62%) DNS
2 19 (9.60%) Firewall
3 15 (7.58%) DHCP
3 15 (7.58%) TCP/IP
4 13 (6.57%) VLAN
5 7 (3.54%) NAS
5 7 (3.54%) SAN
6 5 (2.53%) Internet
7 3 (1.52%) VPN
8 2 (1.01%) Network Security
9 1 (0.51%) LAN
9 1 (0.51%) VoIP
9 1 (0.51%) WAN
9 1 (0.51%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.01%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Visual Studio
General
1 40 (20.20%) Social Skills
2 37 (18.69%) Law
3 15 (7.58%) Manufacturing
4 13 (6.57%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (2.02%) Marketing
6 2 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.01%) Electronics
7 1 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.51%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.02%) HTML
2 3 (1.52%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 37 (18.69%) Housing Association
2 19 (9.60%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (4.04%) LIMS
3 8 (4.04%) NHS
4 6 (3.03%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.53%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (2.02%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.51%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 78 (39.39%) Windows
2 26 (13.13%) Windows Server
3 18 (9.09%) Linux
3 18 (9.09%) Windows 10
4 8 (4.04%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (3.54%) Windows 7
5 7 (3.54%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (3.54%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (3.03%) Apple iOS
6 6 (3.03%) Windows 8
7 5 (2.53%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.51%) Android
8 1 (0.51%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.51%) Unix
8 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (23.23%) Customer Service
2 41 (20.71%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (18.69%) Line Management
4 20 (10.10%) Coaching
5 12 (6.06%) Preventative Maintenance
6 10 (5.05%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (4.55%) Mobile Device Management
8 8 (4.04%) Collaborative Culture
8 8 (4.04%) Emotional Intelligence
8 8 (4.04%) Information Governance
9 7 (3.54%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (3.03%) Migration
11 4 (2.02%) Application Virtualisation
11 4 (2.02%) Decision-Making
11 4 (2.02%) ERP
11 4 (2.02%) IT Strategy
11 4 (2.02%) ITIL
11 4 (2.02%) Manufacturing Engineering
11 4 (2.02%) Project Management
11 4 (2.02%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.01%) Java
1 2 (1.01%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.01%) SQL
2 1 (0.51%) C#
2 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.51%) VB
Qualifications
1 20 (10.10%) Degree
2 10 (5.05%) CCNA
2 10 (5.05%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (4.04%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (3.54%) MCSE
5 6 (3.03%) A+ Certification
6 4 (2.02%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.01%) HNC
7 2 (1.01%) HND
8 1 (0.51%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.51%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (21.72%) Active Directory
2 22 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (8.08%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.52%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.01%) Firmware
5 2 (1.01%) Terminal Services
5 2 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
1 3 (1.52%) SCDPM
2 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.51%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 74 (37.37%) Microsoft
2 30 (15.15%) VMware
3 22 (11.11%) Google
4 6 (3.03%) Apple
4 6 (3.03%) Meraki
5 4 (2.02%) Sage
6 3 (1.52%) Cisco
6 3 (1.52%) Citrix
6 3 (1.52%) Veeam