IT Support Job Trends in Leeds

IT Support
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median IT Support salary in Leeds is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 August 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 58 90
Rank change year-on-year -42 +32 +22
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 22 24 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.73% 2.55% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 2.66% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 19 24 24
10th Percentile - £25,875 £14,000
25th Percentile £25,500 £26,750 £19,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -11.76%
75th Percentile £41,250 £33,750 £34,938
90th Percentile £42,500 - £37,125
West Yorkshire median annual salary £32,000 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -1.54% +8.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 2,872 902 1,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 95.96% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,234 616 1,280
10th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £42,434
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £81,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,233 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.63% +10.47% -9.09%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Leeds

IT Support
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Leeds

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Leeds over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Leeds

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

For the 6 months to 26 August 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 Leeds region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 15 (68.18%) Microsoft
2 14 (63.64%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (59.09%) Windows
3 13 (59.09%) Windows Server
4 12 (54.55%) Active Directory
5 10 (45.45%) Service Delivery
6 8 (36.36%) Customer Service
7 7 (31.82%) DHCP
7 7 (31.82%) DNS
8 6 (27.27%) A+ Certification
8 6 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (27.27%) ITIL
8 6 (27.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (27.27%) ITSM
8 6 (27.27%) Knowledge Transfer
8 6 (27.27%) LAN
8 6 (27.27%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (27.27%) WAN
9 5 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (22.73%) Meraki
9 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
10 4 (18.18%) CheckPoint
10 4 (18.18%) Cisco
10 4 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (18.18%) Email Management
10 4 (18.18%) Firewall
10 4 (18.18%) iManage
10 4 (18.18%) Incident Response
10 4 (18.18%) Information Security

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (18.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (63.64%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (18.18%) Mimecast
3 2 (9.09%) Azure
3 2 (9.09%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (31.82%) DHCP
1 7 (31.82%) DNS
2 6 (27.27%) LAN
2 6 (27.27%) WAN
3 4 (18.18%) Firewall
3 4 (18.18%) Wireless
4 2 (9.09%) TCP/IP
4 2 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Law
4 1 (4.55%) Legal
4 1 (4.55%) Marketing
4 1 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 13 (59.09%) Windows
1 13 (59.09%) Windows Server
2 4 (18.18%) Windows 10
2 4 (18.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Service Delivery
2 8 (36.36%) Customer Service
3 6 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (27.27%) ITIL
3 6 (27.27%) ITSM
3 6 (27.27%) Knowledge Transfer
3 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (18.18%) Email Management
5 4 (18.18%) Incident Response
5 4 (18.18%) Information Security
5 4 (18.18%) Mathematics
5 4 (18.18%) Multi-Factor Authentication
5 4 (18.18%) Proactive Monitoring
5 4 (18.18%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 4 (18.18%) Security Monitoring
5 4 (18.18%) User Experience
6 1 (4.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 1 (4.55%) Mentoring
6 1 (4.55%) Server Management
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) A+ Certification
1 6 (27.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 6 (27.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 12 (54.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (68.18%) Microsoft
2 5 (22.73%) Meraki
3 4 (18.18%) CheckPoint
3 4 (18.18%) Cisco
3 4 (18.18%) iManage
4 1 (4.55%) Citrix
4 1 (4.55%) HubSpot
4 1 (4.55%) Salesforce
4 1 (4.55%) VMware