IT Support Specialist Job Trends in London

IT Support Specialist
England > London

The median IT Support Specialist salary in London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 425 307
Rank change year-on-year +77 -118 +370
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Specialist 21 15 148
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.15% 0.096% 0.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.10% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 20 11 6
10th Percentile - £37,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £47,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +2.56% +2.63%
75th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £47,750 - -
England median annual salary £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +11.54% -13.33% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,535 14,529 16,963
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 92.78% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,299 8,435 13,708
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

IT Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IT Support Specialist job vacancy trend in London

IT Support Specialist
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Specialist job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Specialist job vacancies in London

IT Support Specialist
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Specialist in London over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support Specialist in London

IT Support Specialist
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Specialist within the London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Central London +55 18 £45,000 -10.00%
West London - 1 £32,500 -
IT Support Specialist
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, IT Support Specialist 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 London region featuring IT Support Specialist in the job title.

1 15 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 14 (66.67%) Degree
2 14 (66.67%) Windows
3 13 (61.90%) A+ Certification
3 13 (61.90%) ITIL
3 13 (61.90%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (57.14%) Data Management
4 12 (57.14%) Document Management
4 12 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (57.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (33.33%) SharePoint
6 5 (23.81%) Active Directory
6 5 (23.81%) Asset Management
6 5 (23.81%) Intranet
6 5 (23.81%) Knowledge Transfer
6 5 (23.81%) Line Management
6 5 (23.81%) Logitech
7 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (9.52%) Windows 10
8 1 (4.76%) Apple
8 1 (4.76%) Computer Science
8 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (4.76%) CRM
8 1 (4.76%) Data Privacy
8 1 (4.76%) DHCP
8 1 (4.76%) Digital Enablement
8 1 (4.76%) DNS
8 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 7 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (61.90%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (57.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (4.76%) Google Workspace
2 1 (4.76%) OneDrive
2 1 (4.76%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (23.81%) Intranet
2 1 (4.76%) DHCP
2 1 (4.76%) DNS
2 1 (4.76%) LAN
2 1 (4.76%) TCP/IP
2 1 (4.76%) VPN
2 1 (4.76%) WAN
General
1 14 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 13 (61.90%) Law
3 12 (57.14%) Legal
3 12 (57.14%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.76%) Banking
4 1 (4.76%) Finance
4 1 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (57.14%) Video Conferencing
2 6 (28.57%) Onboarding
3 5 (23.81%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (9.52%) Windows 10
3 1 (4.76%) Linux
3 1 (4.76%) Mac OS
3 1 (4.76%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (4.76%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) ITIL
2 12 (57.14%) Data Management
2 12 (57.14%) Document Management
3 5 (23.81%) Asset Management
3 5 (23.81%) Knowledge Transfer
3 5 (23.81%) Line Management
4 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.76%) Computer Science
5 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.76%) CRM
5 1 (4.76%) Data Privacy
5 1 (4.76%) Digital Enablement
5 1 (4.76%) Information Security
5 1 (4.76%) Migration
5 1 (4.76%) Service Delivery
5 1 (4.76%) Time Management
5 1 (4.76%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (4.76%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 14 (66.67%) Degree
2 13 (61.90%) A+ Certification
3 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.76%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (23.81%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 15 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 5 (23.81%) Logitech
3 1 (4.76%) Apple
3 1 (4.76%) Google
3 1 (4.76%) Meraki
3 1 (4.76%) Okta
3 1 (4.76%) Sophos