IT Technician Job Trends in London

IT Technician
England > London

The median IT Technician salary in London is £29,000 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 316 379 415
Rank change year-on-year +63 +36 +167
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 58 49 28
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.41% 0.32% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.34% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 58 11 28
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,500 £22,313
25th Percentile £26,500 £27,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £34,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% +23.64% -2.65%
75th Percentile £38,783 £38,000 £34,063
90th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £47,500
England median annual salary £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% +5.34%

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 12,862 14,378 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.68% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,531 8,295 13,928
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IT Technician job vacancy trend in London

IT Technician
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in London

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in London

IT Technician
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 Technician within the London 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
Central London +30 2 £40,000 +8.11% 2
East London -12 2 £26,000 -8.77% 8
South London +35 1 £30,000 - 1
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 47 (81.03%) Microsoft
2 44 (75.86%) Windows
3 37 (63.79%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (43.10%) Active Directory
5 20 (34.48%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (29.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (24.14%) A+ Certification
7 14 (24.14%) Windows 10
8 13 (22.41%) Apple iOS
9 12 (20.69%) ITIL
10 10 (17.24%) User Experience
11 9 (15.52%) DHCP
11 9 (15.52%) TCP/IP
12 8 (13.79%) Mac OS
12 8 (13.79%) Network+ Certification
13 7 (12.07%) Apple
13 7 (12.07%) Azure
13 7 (12.07%) DNS
13 7 (12.07%) Microsoft Intune
13 7 (12.07%) Service Delivery
14 6 (10.34%) Customer Service
14 6 (10.34%) Google
14 6 (10.34%) Google Workspace
14 6 (10.34%) MCP
14 6 (10.34%) Service Management
15 5 (8.62%) VLAN
15 5 (8.62%) VMware
15 5 (8.62%) VMware Infrastructure
15 5 (8.62%) Windows Server
16 4 (6.90%) Customer Requirements

IT Technician 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:

Cloud Services
1 37 (63.79%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (12.07%) Azure
3 6 (10.34%) Google Workspace
4 4 (6.90%) SaaS
5 3 (5.17%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 9 (15.52%) DHCP
1 9 (15.52%) TCP/IP
2 7 (12.07%) DNS
3 5 (8.62%) VLAN
4 4 (6.90%) Firewall
4 4 (6.90%) VPN
5 3 (5.17%) Ethernet
5 3 (5.17%) Internet
5 3 (5.17%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.72%) 3G
6 1 (1.72%) 4G
6 1 (1.72%) ADSL
6 1 (1.72%) VDSL
Development Applications
1 3 (5.17%) JIRA
General
1 33 (56.90%) Social Skills
2 5 (8.62%) Finance
3 3 (5.17%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (5.17%) Local Government
3 3 (5.17%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (3.45%) Law
4 2 (3.45%) Retail
4 2 (3.45%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.72%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 21 (36.21%) Onboarding
2 13 (22.41%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (13.79%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.45%) Digital Signage
4 2 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (1.72%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 44 (75.86%) Windows
2 14 (24.14%) Windows 10
3 13 (22.41%) Apple iOS
4 8 (13.79%) Mac OS
5 5 (8.62%) Windows Server
6 4 (6.90%) Linux
7 1 (1.72%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (34.48%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (20.69%) ITIL
3 10 (17.24%) User Experience
4 7 (12.07%) Service Delivery
5 6 (10.34%) Customer Service
5 6 (10.34%) Service Management
6 4 (6.90%) Customer Requirements
6 4 (6.90%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 3 (5.17%) Computer Science
7 3 (5.17%) Inventory Management
7 3 (5.17%) Mentoring
7 3 (5.17%) Software Licensing
8 2 (3.45%) Asset Management
8 2 (3.45%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (3.45%) Data Protection
8 2 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (3.45%) Preventative Maintenance
8 2 (3.45%) Server Management
9 1 (1.72%) Customer-Centricity
9 1 (1.72%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 17 (29.31%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (24.14%) A+ Certification
3 8 (13.79%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (10.34%) MCP
5 4 (6.90%) DBS Check
6 3 (5.17%) Azure Certification
6 3 (5.17%) Degree
6 3 (5.17%) MCDST
6 3 (5.17%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.45%) SLA
2 1 (1.72%) QA
System Software
1 25 (43.10%) Active Directory
2 5 (8.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (5.17%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (12.07%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 47 (81.03%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.07%) Apple
3 6 (10.34%) Google
4 5 (8.62%) VMware