IT Support Jobs in Essex

IT Support
East of England > Essex

The median IT Support salary in Essex is £27,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 46 70
Rank change year-on-year +29 +24 -8
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 71 42 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 8.14% 4.92% 3.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.65% 6.20% 3.64%
Number of salaries quoted 66 39 30
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,750 £21,650
25th Percentile £25,759 £26,250 £23,117
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,250 £31,500 £26,750
Median % change year-on-year -13.49% +17.76% -24.65%
75th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £27,500
90th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £35,250
East of England median annual salary £27,500 £29,500 £27,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -8.07%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 821 677 907
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 79.27% 92.93%
Number of salaries quoted 670 377 449
10th Percentile £25,759 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,750
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Essex

IT Support
Salary Trend in Essex

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Essex.

Salary trend for IT Support in Essex

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Essex over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Essex

IT Support
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Essex region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Basildon +5 26 £26,686 -2.96% 2
Grays - 12 £26,750 - 1
Chelmsford +4 8 £35,000 +27.27% 2
Saffron Walden - 6 £30,000 -
Witham +9 4 £30,000 -
Brentwood - 4 £26,000 -
Loughton +2 2 £32,500 +1.56% 1
Braintree +2 2 £24,000 -23.81%
Colchester -4 2 £37,500 -25.00% 3
Harwich - 1 - -
IT Support
East of England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, IT Support 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 Essex region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 53 (74.65%) Windows
2 49 (69.01%) Microsoft
3 42 (59.15%) Social Skills
4 32 (45.07%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (35.21%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (30.99%) Windows Server
6 22 (30.99%) Windows 10
7 21 (29.58%) Active Directory
8 14 (19.72%) Microsoft Office
9 12 (16.90%) VMware
10 11 (15.49%) Degree
11 10 (14.08%) Microsoft Exchange
12 9 (12.68%) Manufacturing
12 9 (12.68%) VMware Infrastructure
12 9 (12.68%) Azure
12 9 (12.68%) Information Governance
12 9 (12.68%) Cybersecurity
13 8 (11.27%) Coaching
13 8 (11.27%) Emotional Intelligence
13 8 (11.27%) Hyper-V
13 8 (11.27%) Firewall
13 8 (11.27%) NHS
13 8 (11.27%) LIMS
13 8 (11.27%) Collaborative Culture
14 7 (9.86%) ITIL
15 6 (8.45%) IT Strategy
15 6 (8.45%) Marketing
15 6 (8.45%) Customer Service
15 6 (8.45%) Educational Technology
16 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Certification

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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 10 (14.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (5.63%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.82%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (2.82%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (2.82%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (2.82%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (2.82%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 14 (19.72%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (7.04%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 32 (45.07%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (12.68%) Azure
3 5 (7.04%) Entra ID
4 4 (5.63%) Google Workspace
5 3 (4.23%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.41%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.41%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.27%) Firewall
2 4 (5.63%) DHCP
2 4 (5.63%) DNS
2 4 (5.63%) VLAN
3 2 (2.82%) MPLS
3 2 (2.82%) Network Security
3 2 (2.82%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (2.82%) SAN
3 2 (2.82%) Skype
3 2 (2.82%) TCP/IP
3 2 (2.82%) VoIP
3 2 (2.82%) VPLS
3 2 (2.82%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (2.82%) WLAN
4 1 (1.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.41%) SQL Server
General
1 42 (59.15%) Social Skills
2 9 (12.68%) Manufacturing
3 6 (8.45%) Marketing
4 2 (2.82%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.82%) Automotive
5 1 (1.41%) Finance
5 1 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.41%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.41%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.63%) Cocoa
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.27%) LIMS
1 8 (11.27%) NHS
2 6 (8.45%) Educational Technology
3 5 (7.04%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.41%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 53 (74.65%) Windows
2 22 (30.99%) Windows 10
2 22 (30.99%) Windows Server
3 4 (5.63%) Apple iOS
4 3 (4.23%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.82%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (2.82%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.41%) Linux
6 1 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (35.21%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (12.68%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (12.68%) Information Governance
3 8 (11.27%) Coaching
3 8 (11.27%) Collaborative Culture
3 8 (11.27%) Emotional Intelligence
4 7 (9.86%) ITIL
5 6 (8.45%) Customer Service
5 6 (8.45%) IT Strategy
6 4 (5.63%) Decision-Making
6 4 (5.63%) Mobile Device Management
7 3 (4.23%) Computer Science
7 3 (4.23%) Project Management
8 2 (2.82%) CAD
8 2 (2.82%) Critical Thinking
8 2 (2.82%) E-Commerce
8 2 (2.82%) Incident Management
8 2 (2.82%) Information Security
8 2 (2.82%) ISMS
8 2 (2.82%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.82%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (15.49%) Degree
2 5 (7.04%) ITIL Certification
2 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (5.63%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.41%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.41%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.41%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (29.58%) Active Directory
2 9 (12.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (11.27%) Hyper-V
4 2 (2.82%) Firmware
5 1 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (4.23%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (2.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.41%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 49 (69.01%) Microsoft
2 12 (16.90%) VMware
3 4 (5.63%) Google
3 4 (5.63%) Mitel
4 2 (2.82%) Acronis
4 2 (2.82%) Dell
4 2 (2.82%) EqualLogic
4 2 (2.82%) Symantec
4 2 (2.82%) Synology
5 1 (1.41%) Barracuda Networks
5 1 (1.41%) Citrix
5 1 (1.41%) ConnectWise
5 1 (1.41%) Meraki
5 1 (1.41%) SonicWALL