IT Technician Job Trends in England

IT Technician
UK > England

The median IT Technician salary in England is £30,000 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 257 393 418
Rank change year-on-year +136 +25 +185
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 432 313 272
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.82% 0.65% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 0.70% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 388 174 243
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £22,550
25th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% +5.34%
75th Percentile £35,000 £33,938 £31,875
90th Percentile £36,500 £37,500 £42,500
UK median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% +3.77%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in England

IT Technician
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in England

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Job Locations in 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 England 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
South West +60 110 £31,000 +10.71% 17
South East +78 106 £30,000 -6.25% 32
North of England +26 78 £30,000 -4.76% 27
London +63 58 £29,000 -14.71% 29
East of England +6 41 £30,000 +13.21% 11
North West +31 40 £28,500 -2.00% 15
Midlands +36 39 £28,000 -1.75% 20
East Midlands +25 38 £28,000 -1.75% 8
Yorkshire +9 36 £30,000 -14.29% 8
North East -3 2 - - 4
West Midlands +3 1 - - 12
IT Technician
UK

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

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 England region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 186 (43.06%) Microsoft
2 185 (42.82%) Windows
3 166 (38.43%) Microsoft 365
4 131 (30.32%) Active Directory
5 126 (29.17%) Problem-Solving
6 115 (26.62%) Customer Service
7 73 (16.90%) Azure
8 65 (15.05%) DHCP
9 64 (14.81%) DNS
9 64 (14.81%) Windows 10
10 57 (13.19%) Windows Server
11 50 (11.57%) Microsoft Certification
12 47 (10.88%) ITIL
13 41 (9.49%) SharePoint
13 41 (9.49%) TCP/IP
14 38 (8.80%) Entra ID
15 37 (8.56%) Microsoft Intune
16 35 (8.10%) Microsoft Office
17 34 (7.87%) A+ Certification
17 34 (7.87%) Apple iOS
18 32 (7.41%) VMware
18 32 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
19 31 (7.18%) Apple
20 30 (6.94%) Microsoft Exchange
21 25 (5.79%) Hyper-V
21 25 (5.79%) Service Delivery
21 25 (5.79%) User Experience
21 25 (5.79%) VLAN
21 25 (5.79%) VPN
22 22 (5.09%) OneDrive

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 41 (9.49%) SharePoint
2 30 (6.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.23%) CMS
3 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (8.10%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 166 (38.43%) Microsoft 365
2 73 (16.90%) Azure
3 38 (8.80%) Entra ID
4 22 (5.09%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.39%) Google Workspace
6 5 (1.16%) SaaS
7 2 (0.46%) Viva Engage
8 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 65 (15.05%) DHCP
2 64 (14.81%) DNS
3 41 (9.49%) TCP/IP
4 25 (5.79%) VLAN
4 25 (5.79%) VPN
5 20 (4.63%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (4.17%) Firewall
7 12 (2.78%) LAN
8 11 (2.55%) WAN
9 8 (1.85%) Internet
10 7 (1.62%) Ethernet
11 6 (1.39%) 3G
11 6 (1.39%) 4G
11 6 (1.39%) ADSL
11 6 (1.39%) Network Security
11 6 (1.39%) VoIP
11 6 (1.39%) Wireless
12 5 (1.16%) SAN
13 4 (0.93%) Unified Communications
14 3 (0.69%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.39%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.46%) MySQL
2 2 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (0.69%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 133 (30.79%) Social Skills
2 22 (5.09%) Retail
3 21 (4.86%) Finance
4 16 (3.70%) Manufacturing
4 16 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (3.01%) Law
6 12 (2.78%) Advertising
7 11 (2.55%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (2.55%) Telecoms
8 7 (1.62%) Aerospace
8 7 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.16%) Local Government
10 4 (0.93%) Games
10 4 (0.93%) Legal
11 3 (0.69%) Automotive
11 3 (0.69%) Back Office
11 3 (0.69%) Esports
11 3 (0.69%) German Language
11 3 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.69%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.23%) CSS
1 1 (0.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (15.97%) Driving Licence
2 56 (12.96%) Onboarding
3 44 (10.19%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.55%) Data Centre
5 7 (1.62%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.62%) NHS
5 7 (1.62%) Replication
6 6 (1.39%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.16%) e-Learning
8 4 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.69%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.69%) Clustering
9 3 (0.69%) EPoS
9 3 (0.69%) iPhone
9 3 (0.69%) LIMS
9 3 (0.69%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.46%) Digital Signage
10 2 (0.46%) iPad
11 1 (0.23%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.23%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 185 (42.82%) Windows
2 64 (14.81%) Windows 10
3 57 (13.19%) Windows Server
4 34 (7.87%) Apple iOS
5 15 (3.47%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.55%) Android
7 9 (2.08%) Linux
8 4 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.23%) Windows 2000
9 1 (0.23%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.23%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.23%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (29.17%) Problem-Solving
2 115 (26.62%) Customer Service
3 47 (10.88%) ITIL
4 25 (5.79%) Service Delivery
4 25 (5.79%) User Experience
5 19 (4.40%) Cybersecurity
6 17 (3.94%) Mobile Device Management
7 14 (3.24%) Project Delivery
8 13 (3.01%) Incident Management
8 13 (3.01%) Mentoring
9 11 (2.55%) Collaborative Working
9 11 (2.55%) Disaster Recovery
10 10 (2.31%) Asset Management
10 10 (2.31%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (2.31%) ITSM
10 10 (2.31%) Process Improvement
11 9 (2.08%) Knowledge Transfer
11 9 (2.08%) Service Management
11 9 (2.08%) Ticket Management
12 8 (1.85%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.78%) PowerShell
2 6 (1.39%) VBScript
3 2 (0.46%) SQL
Qualifications
1 50 (11.57%) Microsoft Certification
2 34 (7.87%) A+ Certification
3 20 (4.63%) Degree
3 20 (4.63%) Network+ Certification
4 19 (4.40%) DBS Check
5 11 (2.55%) ITIL Certification
6 10 (2.31%) MCSA
7 6 (1.39%) MCP
8 4 (0.93%) MCDST
9 3 (0.69%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.69%) ECDL
10 1 (0.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.23%) MCITP
10 1 (0.23%) MCSE
10 1 (0.23%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.31%) SLA
2 8 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.46%) GDPR
5 2 (0.46%) QA
System Software
1 131 (30.32%) Active Directory
2 32 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (5.79%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (8.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.39%) SCCM
3 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 186 (43.06%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.41%) VMware
3 31 (7.18%) Apple
4 9 (2.08%) Veeam
5 7 (1.62%) Google
6 6 (1.39%) Facebook
7 5 (1.16%) Adobe
7 5 (1.16%) OpenText
7 5 (1.16%) Sage
8 4 (0.93%) Freshdesk
8 4 (0.93%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.69%) Dell
9 3 (0.69%) HP
9 3 (0.69%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.69%) Supermicro
10 2 (0.46%) Datto
10 2 (0.46%) SolarWinds
10 2 (0.46%) Ubiquiti
11 1 (0.23%) Fortinet
11 1 (0.23%) Progress