Junior IT Technician Job Trends in England

Junior IT Technician
UK > England

The median Junior IT Technician salary in England is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 April 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 648 607 776
Rank change year-on-year -41 +169 +162
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior IT Technician 16 1 35
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.022% 0.003% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.003% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 16 0 32
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24,500 - £20,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 - £23,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.20%
75th Percentile £28,500 - £25,000
90th Percentile - - £27,925
UK median annual salary £27,000 - £23,000
% change year-on-year - - +11.25%

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 66,961 32,899 74,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.32% 89.80% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 44,022 21,259 58,070
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,572
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.72%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%

Junior IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Junior IT Technician job vacancy trend in England

Junior IT Technician
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Junior IT Technician job vacancies in England

Junior 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 Junior IT Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 6 April 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
North of England - 9 £24,500 -
Yorkshire - 6 £24,500 -
Midlands - 3 £28,000 - 1
West Midlands - 3 £28,000 -
North West - 2 £27,000 -
South West - 2 £24,750 -
London +5 1 £27,000 -
East of England - 1 £27,000 -
North East - 1 £27,000 -
Junior IT Technician
UK

Junior IT Technician Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 April 2026, Junior 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 Junior IT Technician in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) Microsoft
2 8 (50.00%) A+ Certification
3 7 (43.75%) Customer Service
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (37.50%) Active Directory
4 6 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (31.25%) Android
5 5 (31.25%) Apple
5 5 (31.25%) Cost Control
5 5 (31.25%) ITIL
5 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (31.25%) Time Management
5 5 (31.25%) Windows
6 3 (18.75%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (6.25%) DHCP
8 1 (6.25%) DNS
8 1 (6.25%) LAN
8 1 (6.25%) Mathematics
8 1 (6.25%) VLAN
8 1 (6.25%) VPN

Junior 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 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (6.25%) DHCP
2 1 (6.25%) DNS
2 1 (6.25%) LAN
2 1 (6.25%) VLAN
2 1 (6.25%) VPN
General
1 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (31.25%) Android
1 5 (31.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Customer Service
1 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (31.25%) Cost Control
3 5 (31.25%) ITIL
3 5 (31.25%) Time Management
4 1 (6.25%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 6 (37.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (93.75%) Microsoft
2 5 (31.25%) Apple