IT Support Job Trends in Leeds

IT Support
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median IT Support salary in Leeds is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 March 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 43 79
Rank change year-on-year -36 +36 +64
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 39 34 44
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 2.16% 4.32% 2.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% 4.64% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 34 22 43
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,625 £23,700
25th Percentile £29,188 £26,750 £26,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £29,750 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% -5.56% +16.67%
75th Percentile £34,500 £34,000 £37,500
90th Percentile £46,375 £46,250 £49,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £30,000 £29,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +1.69% +7.27%

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 1,672 733 1,854
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.79% 93.14% 96.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,180 476 1,430
10th Percentile £29,475 £28,813 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,813 £41,175 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,614 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.86% -0.70% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,333 £98,474 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

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 13 March 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 13 March 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 37 (94.87%) Microsoft
2 33 (84.62%) Active Directory
3 30 (76.92%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (76.92%) Windows
4 20 (51.28%) Azure
4 20 (51.28%) Windows Server
5 19 (48.72%) Microsoft Office
6 18 (46.15%) Citrix
7 17 (43.59%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (43.59%) VMware
8 16 (41.03%) DHCP
8 16 (41.03%) DNS
8 16 (41.03%) TCP/IP
9 13 (33.33%) Windows 10
10 11 (28.21%) Hyper-V
10 11 (28.21%) Microsoft Exchange
11 10 (25.64%) Customer Service
12 9 (23.08%) Asset Management
12 9 (23.08%) Firewall
12 9 (23.08%) Incident Management
12 9 (23.08%) IT Asset Management
12 9 (23.08%) Mentoring
13 8 (20.51%) Data Security
13 8 (20.51%) SharePoint
14 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
14 7 (17.95%) ITIL
14 7 (17.95%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (17.95%) VMware Infrastructure
15 6 (15.38%) LAN
15 6 (15.38%) WAN

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 11 (28.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (20.51%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (48.72%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 30 (76.92%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (51.28%) Azure
3 4 (10.26%) Entra ID
4 3 (7.69%) AWS
4 3 (7.69%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 16 (41.03%) DHCP
1 16 (41.03%) DNS
1 16 (41.03%) TCP/IP
2 9 (23.08%) Firewall
3 6 (15.38%) LAN
3 6 (15.38%) WAN
3 6 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (10.26%) Network Security
4 4 (10.26%) VoIP
4 4 (10.26%) VPN
General
1 19 (48.72%) Social Skills
2 5 (12.82%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (12.82%) Legal
3 2 (5.13%) Finance
4 1 (2.56%) Law
4 1 (2.56%) Marketing
4 1 (2.56%) Multimedia
4 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 13 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 7 (17.95%) Data Centre
3 4 (10.26%) Management Information System
4 3 (7.69%) Life Science
4 3 (7.69%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 30 (76.92%) Windows
2 20 (51.28%) Windows Server
3 13 (33.33%) Windows 10
4 3 (7.69%) Android
4 3 (7.69%) Mac OS
4 3 (7.69%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (7.69%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (43.59%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (25.64%) Customer Service
3 9 (23.08%) Asset Management
3 9 (23.08%) Incident Management
3 9 (23.08%) IT Asset Management
3 9 (23.08%) Mentoring
4 8 (20.51%) Data Security
5 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (17.95%) ITIL
6 4 (10.26%) Case Management
6 4 (10.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 4 (10.26%) Project Delivery
6 4 (10.26%) Server Management
7 3 (7.69%) Database Migration
7 3 (7.69%) Knowledge Transfer
7 3 (7.69%) Service Delivery
7 3 (7.69%) Software Engineering
7 3 (7.69%) Software Testing
8 1 (2.56%) Business Development
8 1 (2.56%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.26%) VBA
2 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (17.95%) ITIL Certification
2 5 (12.82%) SC Cleared
2 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
3 4 (10.26%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 33 (84.62%) Active Directory
2 11 (28.21%) Hyper-V
3 7 (17.95%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (10.26%) SCCM
2 3 (7.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 37 (94.87%) Microsoft
2 18 (46.15%) Citrix
3 17 (43.59%) VMware
4 4 (10.26%) Adobe
4 4 (10.26%) Veeam
5 3 (7.69%) Google
6 1 (2.56%) Fortinet
6 1 (2.56%) Fujitsu
6 1 (2.56%) HubSpot
6 1 (2.56%) Salesforce
6 1 (2.56%) Virgin Media