IT Technician Jobs in England

IT Technician
UK > England

The median IT Technician salary in England is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 261 543 780
Rank change year-on-year +282 +237 -20
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 837 307 435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.07% 0.43% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 0.47% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 671 238 400
10th Percentile £22,000 £21,250 £19,500
25th Percentile £24,500 £24,500 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £27,500 £25,578
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +7.52% +2.31%
75th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £30,759
90th Percentile £35,000 £40,906 £35,000
UK median annual salary £27,000 £28,000 £25,500
% change year-on-year -3.57% +9.80% +2.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 74,198 65,186 140,455
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 91.70% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 51,681 46,119 77,508
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 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
South East +149 193 £27,000 -2.70% 33
North of England +105 177 £27,000 +3.85% 35
East of England +70 147 £26,000 -1.89% 16
South West +72 134 £30,000 +1.69% 17
Midlands +64 134 £27,500 +7.84% 24
North West +37 81 £27,500 +5.77% 16
Yorkshire +106 75 £26,500 +1.92% 13
West Midlands +37 69 £28,500 +11.76% 14
East Midlands +19 60 £25,000 +4.17% 10
London +62 50 £28,497 -5.01% 8
North East +2 21 £27,500 -30.78% 6
IT Technician
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 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 England region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 351 (41.94%) Windows
2 327 (39.07%) Microsoft 365
3 302 (36.08%) Microsoft
4 244 (29.15%) Active Directory
5 243 (29.03%) Social Skills
6 226 (27.00%) Problem-Solving
7 199 (23.78%) Customer Service
8 129 (15.41%) Windows 10
9 128 (15.29%) Windows Server
10 118 (14.10%) Microsoft Office
11 98 (11.71%) Azure
12 80 (9.56%) Google
13 77 (9.20%) Driving Licence
14 73 (8.72%) Degree
15 70 (8.36%) ITIL
16 67 (8.00%) DBS Check
17 61 (7.29%) Microsoft Exchange
18 56 (6.69%) Wireless
19 55 (6.57%) Entra ID
20 54 (6.45%) DNS
21 53 (6.33%) VMware
22 52 (6.21%) Law
22 52 (6.21%) Line Management
23 51 (6.09%) Firewall
24 48 (5.73%) Housing Association
25 43 (5.14%) Apple
26 42 (5.02%) Manufacturing
27 41 (4.90%) ITSM
27 41 (4.90%) Microsoft Certification
28 40 (4.78%) A+ Certification

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 61 (7.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (4.78%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.96%) SAS
4 5 (0.60%) Confluence
4 5 (0.60%) IIS
5 3 (0.36%) Apache
6 2 (0.24%) Resin
7 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.12%) Site Server
Applications
1 118 (14.10%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 327 (39.07%) Microsoft 365
2 98 (11.71%) Azure
3 55 (6.57%) Entra ID
4 40 (4.78%) Google Workspace
5 12 (1.43%) OneDrive
6 11 (1.31%) AWS
6 11 (1.31%) WhatsApp
7 8 (0.96%) Power Platform
8 5 (0.60%) ChatGPT
9 2 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.24%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.12%) Asana
10 1 (0.12%) Miro
10 1 (0.12%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.12%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 56 (6.69%) Wireless
2 54 (6.45%) DNS
3 51 (6.09%) Firewall
4 40 (4.78%) DHCP
5 39 (4.66%) TCP/IP
6 35 (4.18%) LAN
6 35 (4.18%) Wi-Fi
7 30 (3.58%) VLAN
7 30 (3.58%) VPN
8 25 (2.99%) WAN
9 23 (2.75%) VoIP
10 18 (2.15%) Internet
11 17 (2.03%) Broadband
12 15 (1.79%) Network Security
13 12 (1.43%) ADSL
14 9 (1.08%) SAN
15 7 (0.84%) Remote Desktop
16 5 (0.60%) NAS
16 5 (0.60%) Softphone
17 4 (0.48%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.03%) SQL Server
2 7 (0.84%) Power BI
3 3 (0.36%) MySQL
4 1 (0.12%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (0.60%) JIRA
2 3 (0.36%) Eclipse
2 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 243 (29.03%) Social Skills
2 52 (6.21%) Law
3 42 (5.02%) Manufacturing
4 28 (3.35%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (2.99%) Finance
6 20 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (2.03%) Retail
8 16 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (1.79%) Legal
9 15 (1.79%) Public Sector
10 13 (1.55%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.43%) Local Government
12 11 (1.31%) Back Office
12 11 (1.31%) Marketing
13 6 (0.72%) Advertising
14 3 (0.36%) Aviation
14 3 (0.36%) Electronics
14 3 (0.36%) Social Housing
15 2 (0.24%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.24%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.84%) .NET
2 4 (0.48%) CSS
2 4 (0.48%) HTML
3 3 (0.36%) ASP.NET
3 3 (0.36%) jQuery
4 2 (0.24%) EDI
4 2 (0.24%) Razor View Engine
5 1 (0.12%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.12%) Classic ASP
5 1 (0.12%) Flash
5 1 (0.12%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 77 (9.20%) Driving Licence
2 48 (5.73%) Housing Association
3 22 (2.63%) Onboarding
4 21 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.27%) Management Information System
6 15 (1.79%) Educational Technology
7 14 (1.67%) CCTV
8 9 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.60%) Blackberry
11 4 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.48%) iPad
12 3 (0.36%) iPhone
13 2 (0.24%) Legacy Systems
13 2 (0.24%) LIMS
13 2 (0.24%) NHS
13 2 (0.24%) PKI
14 1 (0.12%) EPoS
14 1 (0.12%) Grid Computing
14 1 (0.12%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 351 (41.94%) Windows
2 129 (15.41%) Windows 10
3 128 (15.29%) Windows Server
4 27 (3.23%) Apple iOS
5 24 (2.87%) Linux
5 24 (2.87%) Mac OS
6 22 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 20 (2.39%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (1.43%) Android
9 9 (1.08%) Windows 7
10 8 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.72%) Windows 8
12 5 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.60%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.48%) Mac OS X
14 3 (0.36%) Unix
15 2 (0.24%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.12%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (27.00%) Problem-Solving
2 199 (23.78%) Customer Service
3 70 (8.36%) ITIL
4 52 (6.21%) Line Management
5 41 (4.90%) ITSM
6 40 (4.78%) Service Management
7 36 (4.30%) Cybersecurity
8 30 (3.58%) Project Management
9 28 (3.35%) Mathematics
10 26 (3.11%) Migration
11 25 (2.99%) Asset Management
12 22 (2.63%) Mobile Device Management
13 20 (2.39%) Computer Science
14 18 (2.15%) Service Delivery
15 17 (2.03%) Change Management
15 17 (2.03%) Collaborative Working
15 17 (2.03%) Information Security
15 17 (2.03%) Time Management
16 15 (1.79%) Configuration Management
16 15 (1.79%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 28 (3.35%) SQL
2 24 (2.87%) PowerShell
3 16 (1.91%) VB
4 14 (1.67%) C#
5 6 (0.72%) Java
6 5 (0.60%) Python
7 4 (0.48%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.36%) Bash
8 3 (0.36%) C++
8 3 (0.36%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 73 (8.72%) Degree
2 67 (8.00%) DBS Check
3 41 (4.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 40 (4.78%) A+ Certification
5 35 (4.18%) Security Cleared
6 34 (4.06%) SC Cleared
7 18 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (1.79%) Network+ Certification
9 11 (1.31%) CCNA
10 10 (1.19%) MCITP
10 10 (1.19%) MCP
10 10 (1.19%) MCSE
11 8 (0.96%) HND
12 7 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.60%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.60%) MCSA
14 4 (0.48%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.48%) HNC
15 3 (0.36%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.18%) SLA
2 10 (1.19%) GDPR
3 7 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (0.72%) QA
5 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.36%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 244 (29.15%) Active Directory
2 38 (4.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (3.82%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.48%) Terminal Services
5 3 (0.36%) vSphere
6 2 (0.24%) Firmware
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 35 (4.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.15%) SCCM
3 4 (0.48%) AirWatch
4 3 (0.36%) Autotask
4 3 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.36%) NetCrunch
5 1 (0.12%) PaperCut
5 1 (0.12%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 302 (36.08%) Microsoft
2 80 (9.56%) Google
3 53 (6.33%) VMware
4 43 (5.14%) Apple
5 34 (4.06%) Cisco
6 15 (1.79%) Veeam
7 10 (1.19%) Sage
8 9 (1.08%) Sophos
9 6 (0.72%) Citrix
9 6 (0.72%) ESET
9 6 (0.72%) Mitel
9 6 (0.72%) Ubiquiti
10 5 (0.60%) Datto
10 5 (0.60%) McAfee
10 5 (0.60%) Meraki
10 5 (0.60%) Red Hat
11 4 (0.48%) Aruba
11 4 (0.48%) Oracle
12 3 (0.36%) Avaya
12 3 (0.36%) Splunk