Technical Support Jobs in Essex

Technical Support
East of England > Essex

The median Technical Support salary in Essex is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 62 74
Rank change year-on-year +24 +12 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 21 13 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 3.93% 1.38% 1.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.42% 1.45% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 21 10 9
10th Percentile £28,000 - -
25th Percentile £29,250 £25,750 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,500 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.80% +43.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £37,500 £35,750 £24,500
90th Percentile £53,750 £39,375 -
East of England median annual salary £35,000 £34,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year +1.45% +4.55% +8.20%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 475 896 625
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.79% 94.92% 78.72%
Number of salaries quoted 245 729 363
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.23% -2.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £66,000
90th Percentile £76,500 £77,750 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +10.00%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Support in Essex

Technical Support
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary trend for Technical Support in Essex

Technical Support
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support in Essex over the 6 months to 8 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Support in Essex

Technical 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 Technical Support within the Essex region over the 6 months to 8 June 2025. 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
Epping - 9 £32,500 -
Chelmsford - 7 £35,000 -
Maldon +4 4 £28,000 -
Southend-on-Sea -11 1 £25,250 -4.72%
Technical Support
East of England

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 8 June 2025, Technical 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 Technical Support in the job title.

1 11 (52.38%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (42.86%) Task Automation
2 9 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 9 (42.86%) Degree
2 9 (42.86%) Computer Science
2 9 (42.86%) System Testing
2 9 (42.86%) Java
2 9 (42.86%) Python
2 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
3 5 (23.81%) Business Development
3 5 (23.81%) Manual Testing
3 5 (23.81%) Tech Ops
4 4 (19.05%) Bluetooth
4 4 (19.05%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
6 2 (9.52%) Automotive
6 2 (9.52%) AutoCAD
6 2 (9.52%) Service Delivery
7 1 (4.76%) ITSM
7 1 (4.76%) Microsoft
7 1 (4.76%) Windows
7 1 (4.76%) Time Management

Technical 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:

Applications
1 2 (9.52%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 4 (19.05%) Bluetooth
1 4 (19.05%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Automotive
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (42.86%) Computer Science
2 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
2 9 (42.86%) System Testing
2 9 (42.86%) Task Automation
3 5 (23.81%) Business Development
3 5 (23.81%) Manual Testing
3 5 (23.81%) Tech Ops
4 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 2 (9.52%) Service Delivery
6 1 (4.76%) ITSM
6 1 (4.76%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (42.86%) Java
1 9 (42.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
1 9 (42.86%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft