IT Support Analyst Job Trends in Kent

IT Support Analyst
South East > Kent

The median IT Support Analyst salary in Kent is £28,500 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 79 64 59
Rank change year-on-year -15 -5 +36
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Analyst 8 11 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.76% 1.54% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 1.77% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,750 £24,634 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £25,869 £22,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.17% +14.97% -25.00%
75th Percentile £30,500 £27,103 £26,438
90th Percentile £33,350 - £34,650
South East median annual salary £29,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -10.77% - +12.07%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 944 622 574
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 87.36% 89.27%
Number of salaries quoted 533 240 472
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,500 £23,108
25th Percentile £28,000 £40,938 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,750 £57,813
90th Percentile £66,250 £75,375 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

IT Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

IT Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Kent

IT Support Analyst
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in Kent

IT Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Analyst in Kent over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support Analyst in Kent

IT Support Analyst
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Analyst within the Kent region over the 6 months to 14 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
Whitstable - 4 £28,500 -
Snodland - 2 £29,000 -
Canterbury - 1 £40,000 -
Maidstone - 1 £28,000 -
IT Support Analyst
South East

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

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

1 8 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (75.00%) Windows
3 4 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 4 (50.00%) DHCP
3 4 (50.00%) DNS
4 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (37.50%) VPN
5 2 (25.00%) A+ Certification
5 2 (25.00%) Azure
5 2 (25.00%) Entra ID
5 2 (25.00%) Google
5 2 (25.00%) Google Workspace
5 2 (25.00%) Inventory Management
5 2 (25.00%) ITIL
5 2 (25.00%) ITSM
5 2 (25.00%) JIRA
5 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (25.00%) NVQ Level 3
5 2 (25.00%) Service Management
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
6 1 (12.50%) Android
6 1 (12.50%) Citrix
6 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (12.50%) Data Centre Operations
6 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
6 1 (12.50%) Desktop Virtualisation

IT Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
1 2 (25.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (25.00%) Google Workspace
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) DHCP
1 4 (50.00%) DNS
2 3 (37.50%) VPN
3 1 (12.50%) Firewall
3 1 (12.50%) LAN
3 1 (12.50%) SAN
3 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
3 1 (12.50%) VoIP
3 1 (12.50%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Legal
2 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 1 (12.50%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (12.50%) iPhone
2 1 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (12.50%) Android
3 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Inventory Management
3 2 (25.00%) ITIL
3 2 (25.00%) ITSM
3 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (25.00%) Service Management
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Data Centre Operations
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Desktop Virtualisation
4 1 (12.50%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (25.00%) NVQ Level 3
System Software
1 8 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (12.50%) Hyper-V
2 1 (12.50%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (12.50%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Google
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Citrix
2 1 (12.50%) Ivanti
2 1 (12.50%) VMware
2 1 (12.50%) WatchGuard