IT Support Job Trends in Ipswich

IT Support
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median IT Support salary in Ipswich is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 19 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Ipswich 13.77% - 4.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.07% - 4.76%
Number of salaries quoted 19 0 3
10th Percentile - - £23,000
25th Percentile £31,250 - £23,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £49,500 - £24,125
90th Percentile £50,000 - £24,200
Suffolk median annual salary £40,000 - £24,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 135 113 63
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.83% 95.76% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 96 36 53
10th Percentile £29,000 £42,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £51,813 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £70,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -31.07% +26.26% -7.60%
75th Percentile £64,063 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,375 £85,000
Suffolk median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -14.29%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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 Ipswich.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Ipswich

IT Support
Salary Trend in Ipswich

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Ipswich.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Ipswich

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Ipswich

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Ipswich over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Ipswich

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 Ipswich region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 15 (78.95%) Microsoft
1 15 (78.95%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (57.89%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (52.63%) Azure
3 10 (52.63%) Customer Service
3 10 (52.63%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (52.63%) Windows
3 10 (52.63%) Windows Server
4 9 (47.37%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (47.37%) IT Strategy
4 9 (47.37%) Service Delivery
5 6 (31.58%) DHCP
5 6 (31.58%) Disaster Recovery
5 6 (31.58%) DNS
5 6 (31.58%) MCSA
5 6 (31.58%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (31.58%) PowerShell
5 6 (31.58%) TCP/IP
5 6 (31.58%) User Experience
5 6 (31.58%) VBScript
5 6 (31.58%) VLAN
5 6 (31.58%) Windows 10
6 5 (26.32%) Infrastructure Management
6 5 (26.32%) Performance Metrics
7 4 (21.05%) Active Directory
7 4 (21.05%) Contract Management
7 4 (21.05%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (21.05%) Entra ID
7 4 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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 (57.89%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 15 (78.95%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (52.63%) Azure
3 4 (21.05%) Entra ID
3 4 (21.05%) Power Platform
3 4 (21.05%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (31.58%) DHCP
1 6 (31.58%) DNS
1 6 (31.58%) TCP/IP
1 6 (31.58%) VLAN
General
1 6 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 5 (26.32%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (52.63%) Windows
1 10 (52.63%) Windows Server
2 6 (31.58%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Customer Service
1 10 (52.63%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (47.37%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (47.37%) IT Strategy
2 9 (47.37%) Service Delivery
3 6 (31.58%) Disaster Recovery
3 6 (31.58%) User Experience
4 5 (26.32%) Infrastructure Management
4 5 (26.32%) Performance Metrics
5 4 (21.05%) Contract Management
5 4 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (21.05%) IT Governance
5 4 (21.05%) Mentoring
5 4 (21.05%) Technology Strategy
6 1 (5.26%) Incident Management
6 1 (5.26%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (31.58%) PowerShell
1 6 (31.58%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (31.58%) MCSA
1 6 (31.58%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (21.05%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (78.95%) Microsoft