IT Support Job Trends in Hampshire

IT Support
South East > Hampshire

The median IT Support salary in Hampshire is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 103 54
Rank change year-on-year +76 -49 +55
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 116 58 71
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 4.64% 2.12% 4.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.95% 2.20% 4.16%
Number of salaries quoted 103 42 60
10th Percentile £25,077 £26,250 £24,750
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £30,500 £29,750
Median % change year-on-year -8.20% +2.52% +2.59%
75th Percentile £35,750 £33,750 £33,750
90th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,500
South East median annual salary £31,000 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -1.59% +5.00% +2.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 2,342 2,642 1,708
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 96.42% 96.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,616 1,658 1,139
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £28,200
25th Percentile £35,094 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,313 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Hampshire

IT Support
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Hampshire

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Hampshire

IT Support
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Southampton +33 27 £27,000 -18.18% 6
Basingstoke - 15 £27,500 -
Fleet - 14 £27,500 -
Portsmouth -15 13 £28,000 -6.67% 1
Hook - 10 £34,500 -
Eastleigh +7 7 £38,000 +46.15%
Waterlooville - 6 £26,500 -
Farnborough +4 3 £26,500 - 1
Fareham +2 1 £50,000 +81.82% 3
Bordon - 1 £31,000 -
Ringwood - 1 £24,000 - 2
IT Support
South East

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 1 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 Hampshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 64 (55.17%) Microsoft
2 53 (45.69%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (34.48%) Windows
4 35 (30.17%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (25.00%) Active Directory
6 27 (23.28%) Customer Service
7 22 (18.97%) Azure
8 19 (16.38%) Microsoft Office
9 17 (14.66%) ITIL
10 14 (12.07%) Cybersecurity
10 14 (12.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 13 (11.21%) Data Analysis
11 13 (11.21%) Microsoft Excel
11 13 (11.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 13 (11.21%) Regulatory Compliance
11 13 (11.21%) Release Management
11 13 (11.21%) Spreadsheet
12 11 (9.48%) ITSM
13 10 (8.62%) Cyber Essentials
14 9 (7.76%) Fintech
14 9 (7.76%) Microsoft Intune
15 8 (6.90%) Windows Server
16 7 (6.03%) Security Cleared
16 7 (6.03%) SharePoint
17 6 (5.17%) Asset Management
17 6 (5.17%) Mathematics
17 6 (5.17%) SC Cleared
17 6 (5.17%) Wi-Fi
18 5 (4.31%) Accessibility
18 5 (4.31%) AI

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 7 (6.03%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.72%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (16.38%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (11.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (11.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 13 (11.21%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 35 (30.17%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (18.97%) Azure
3 5 (4.31%) Azure AI
3 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Copilot
3 5 (4.31%) Power Automate
3 5 (4.31%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.59%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.86%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.86%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.17%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (3.45%) DNS
2 4 (3.45%) Wireless
3 3 (2.59%) 5G
3 3 (2.59%) VLAN
3 3 (2.59%) VPN
4 1 (0.86%) DHCP
4 1 (0.86%) PBX
4 1 (0.86%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.31%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (2.59%) JIRA
General
1 51 (43.97%) Social Skills
2 22 (18.97%) Finance
3 13 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (10.34%) Telecoms
5 10 (8.62%) Law
6 8 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (6.03%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.72%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 31 (26.72%) Onboarding
2 13 (11.21%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.59%) Driving Licence
3 3 (2.59%) IoT
3 3 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.86%) Device Driver
4 1 (0.86%) IVR
4 1 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 40 (34.48%) Windows
2 8 (6.90%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.86%) Android
3 1 (0.86%) Linux
3 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (45.69%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (23.28%) Customer Service
3 17 (14.66%) ITIL
4 14 (12.07%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (11.21%) Data Analysis
5 13 (11.21%) Regulatory Compliance
5 13 (11.21%) Release Management
6 11 (9.48%) ITSM
7 9 (7.76%) Fintech
8 6 (5.17%) Asset Management
8 6 (5.17%) Mathematics
9 5 (4.31%) AI
9 5 (4.31%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (4.31%) Customer Experience
9 5 (4.31%) Digital Strategy
9 5 (4.31%) ERP
9 5 (4.31%) Logistics
9 5 (4.31%) Project Management
9 5 (4.31%) Security Monitoring
9 5 (4.31%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.72%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (6.03%) Security Cleared
2 6 (5.17%) SC Cleared
3 5 (4.31%) DBS Check
4 4 (3.45%) Degree
5 1 (0.86%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.86%) MCP
5 1 (0.86%) MCSE
5 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (12.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (8.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (4.31%) Accessibility
4 4 (3.45%) QA
4 4 (3.45%) SLA
5 1 (0.86%) NIST
System Software
1 29 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.86%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (7.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.86%) SCCM
Vendors
1 64 (55.17%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.31%) Apple
3 3 (2.59%) Ruckus Wireless
4 2 (1.72%) VMware
5 1 (0.86%) Google
5 1 (0.86%) Mitel
5 1 (0.86%) ServiceNow