IT Assistant Job Trends in Harlow

IT Assistant
Essex > Harlow

The median IT Assistant salary in Harlow is £26,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 September 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Assistant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Harlow 0.71% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 - -
75th Percentile £27,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £26,500 - £27,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Harlow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Harlow. 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 Harlow with a recognized job title 129 31 31
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.49% 81.58% 93.94%
Number of salaries quoted 73 10 18
10th Percentile £35,000 - £31,696
25th Percentile £40,000 £27,000 £33,173
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £30,250 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% -30.86% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £33,750 £55,000
90th Percentile - £37,775 £57,500
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.02%

IT Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Harlow

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

IT Assistant job vacancy trend in Harlow

IT Assistant
Salary Trend in Harlow

Salary distribution trend for IT Assistant job vacancies in Harlow.

Salary distribution trend for IT Assistant job vacancies in Harlow

IT Assistant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Harlow

For the 6 months to 7 September 2026, IT Assistant 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 Harlow region featuring IT Assistant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

IT Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Harlow 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft