Technical Support Jobs in Kent

Technical Support
South East > Kent

The median Technical Support salary in Kent is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 85 96
Rank change year-on-year +43 +11 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 27 21 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 3.60% 1.41% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.02% 1.52% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 18 21 5
10th Percentile - £23,000 -
25th Percentile £25,250 £28,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £30,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -35.48% +57.63%
75th Percentile £34,500 - £50,000
90th Percentile £42,456 £40,000 £56,000
South East median annual salary £33,000 £32,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +1.54% -23.53% +30.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 538 1,384 985
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 71.73% 92.89% 85.73%
Number of salaries quoted 323 1,029 549
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,250 £26,950
25th Percentile £30,375 £31,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £42,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.59% -8.60% +3.33%
75th Percentile £59,158 £58,750 £60,899
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,000 £72,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Technical Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Support in Kent

Technical Support
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Support in Kent.

Salary trend for Technical Support in Kent

Technical Support
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support in Kent over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Support in Kent

Technical Support
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support within the Kent region over the 6 months to 4 May 2025. 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
Canterbury - 8 - - 2
Chatham - 7 £25,500 -
Maidstone +25 6 £33,000 +26.92% 3
Tunbridge Wells - 2 £42,456 - 1
Technical Support
South East

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Technical Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring Technical Support in the job title.

1 17 (62.96%) Customer Service
2 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (29.63%) Technical Analysis
3 8 (29.63%) Coaching
3 8 (29.63%) Manufacturing
3 8 (29.63%) NVQ Level 4
3 8 (29.63%) Service Delivery
3 8 (29.63%) Customer Experience
4 7 (25.93%) Wireless
4 7 (25.93%) Retail
5 6 (22.22%) Hyper-V
5 6 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (22.22%) Windows 10
5 6 (22.22%) Project Delivery
5 6 (22.22%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (22.22%) Back Office
5 6 (22.22%) Firewall
5 6 (22.22%) Windows
5 6 (22.22%) VPN
5 6 (22.22%) Server Virtualisation
5 6 (22.22%) Windows Server
6 2 (7.41%) Commercial Awareness
6 2 (7.41%) CRM
7 1 (3.70%) Smart Meter
7 1 (3.70%) Local Government
7 1 (3.70%) Driving Licence
7 1 (3.70%) Cost Control
7 1 (3.70%) Finance
7 1 (3.70%) SAP
7 1 (3.70%) Siemens

Technical Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (25.93%) Wireless
2 6 (22.22%) Firewall
2 6 (22.22%) VPN
General
1 8 (29.63%) Manufacturing
2 7 (25.93%) Retail
3 6 (22.22%) Back Office
4 1 (3.70%) Finance
4 1 (3.70%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.70%) Driving Licence
1 1 (3.70%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 6 (22.22%) Windows
1 6 (22.22%) Windows 10
1 6 (22.22%) Windows Server
1 6 (22.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (62.96%) Customer Service
2 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (29.63%) Coaching
3 8 (29.63%) Customer Experience
3 8 (29.63%) Service Delivery
3 8 (29.63%) Technical Analysis
4 6 (22.22%) Project Delivery
4 6 (22.22%) Server Virtualisation
5 2 (7.41%) Commercial Awareness
5 2 (7.41%) CRM
6 1 (3.70%) Cost Control
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) NVQ Level 4
System Software
1 6 (22.22%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 1 (3.70%) SAP
1 1 (3.70%) Siemens