IT Support Job Trends in Exeter

IT Support
Devon > Exeter

The median IT Support salary in Exeter is £25,000 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 11 26 23
Rank change year-on-year +15 -3 +14
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 22 4 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 10.00% 2.12% 4.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.43% 2.21% 4.20%
Number of salaries quoted 20 1 4
10th Percentile - - £23,959
25th Percentile £24,500 £34,404 £27,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £35,015 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year -28.60% +3.75% +11.30%
75th Percentile £35,000 £35,625 £35,313
90th Percentile - - £35,875
Devon median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £28,000
% change year-on-year - +25.00% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 211 181 119
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.91% 95.77% 97.54%
Number of salaries quoted 157 116 101
10th Percentile £25,375 £28,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £32,100
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +8.17%
75th Percentile £50,000 £55,625 £53,750
90th Percentile £61,000 £71,250 £65,975
Devon median annual salary £41,108 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.65% +5.88% +8.17%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Exeter

IT Support
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Exeter

IT Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Support 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 Exeter region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 14 (63.64%) Windows
2 12 (54.55%) Active Directory
2 12 (54.55%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (36.36%) Azure
3 8 (36.36%) Customer Service
3 8 (36.36%) DHCP
3 8 (36.36%) DNS
3 8 (36.36%) Entra ID
3 8 (36.36%) ITIL
3 8 (36.36%) OneDrive
3 8 (36.36%) SharePoint
3 8 (36.36%) Windows Server
4 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (18.18%) Apple
5 4 (18.18%) Apple iOS
5 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
5 4 (18.18%) Windows 10
6 2 (9.09%) ITSM
7 1 (4.55%) A+ Certification
7 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (4.55%) Logistics
7 1 (4.55%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (4.55%) Project Delivery
7 1 (4.55%) Ticket Management

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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 8 (36.36%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (54.55%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (36.36%) Azure
2 8 (36.36%) Entra ID
2 8 (36.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 8 (36.36%) DHCP
1 8 (36.36%) DNS
General
1 8 (36.36%) Law
2 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 4 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Back Office
4 1 (4.55%) Finance
4 1 (4.55%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 10 (45.45%) Driving Licence
2 4 (18.18%) Onboarding
2 4 (18.18%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (63.64%) Windows
2 8 (36.36%) Windows Server
3 4 (18.18%) Apple iOS
3 4 (18.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Customer Service
1 8 (36.36%) ITIL
2 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.09%) ITSM
4 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (4.55%) Logistics
4 1 (4.55%) Project Delivery
4 1 (4.55%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (4.55%) A+ Certification
1 1 (4.55%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 12 (54.55%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Apple
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft