Technical Support Job Trends in Gateshead

Technical Support
Tyne and Wear > Gateshead

The median Technical Support salary in Gateshead is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gateshead 20.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 20.37% - -
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £39,000 £60,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -35.00% +100.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gateshead

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gateshead. 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 Gateshead with a recognized job title 54 37 11
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.18% 97.37% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 34 15 11
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,650 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £44,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +52.38%
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £53,250
90th Percentile £57,750 - £63,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Gateshead

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

Technical Support job vacancy trend in Gateshead

Technical Support
Salary Trend in Gateshead

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Gateshead.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Gateshead

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Technical 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 Gateshead region featuring Technical Support in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) B2B
1 11 (100.00%) B2B Sales
1 11 (100.00%) Business Development
1 11 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 11 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 11 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 11 (100.00%) Data Entry
1 11 (100.00%) HNC
1 11 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 11 (100.00%) Telesales

Technical Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead 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:

Applications
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 11 (100.00%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 11 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) B2B
1 11 (100.00%) B2B Sales
1 11 (100.00%) Business Development
1 11 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 11 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 11 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 11 (100.00%) Data Entry
1 11 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 11 (100.00%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) HNC
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft