IT Technician Job Trends in London

IT Technician
England > London

The median IT Technician salary in London is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 358 363 431
Rank change year-on-year +5 +68 +98
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 48 33 71
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.24% 0.26% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.29% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 41 12 54
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,450 £23,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,063 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.16% +34.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £40,250 £44,688 £33,750
90th Percentile £42,500 £48,625 £41,000
England median annual salary £29,000 £30,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +11.11% -1.82%

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 18,650 11,324 22,043
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 90.22% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 12,750 7,356 16,680
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £101,250 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -11.18%

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 12 May 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 12 May 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
East London -10 5 £26,000 -8.77% 4
South London +15 4 £34,250 -
Central London -13 1 £32,500 -13.33% 1
North London - 1 £33,000 - 1
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 25 (52.08%) Microsoft
2 21 (43.75%) Windows
3 14 (29.17%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (27.08%) A+ Certification
5 12 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 12 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (16.67%) Active Directory
6 8 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
7 7 (14.58%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (12.50%) DHCP
8 6 (12.50%) ForeScout
8 6 (12.50%) VLAN
9 5 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (10.42%) DBS Check
9 5 (10.42%) Preventative Maintenance
9 5 (10.42%) TCP/IP
10 4 (8.33%) Firewall
10 4 (8.33%) ITIL
10 4 (8.33%) Mac OS
10 4 (8.33%) Service Delivery
10 4 (8.33%) VMware
10 4 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
10 4 (8.33%) Windows Server
11 3 (6.25%) Azure
11 3 (6.25%) Customer Requirements
11 3 (6.25%) Degree
11 3 (6.25%) Entra ID
11 3 (6.25%) Linux
11 3 (6.25%) MCSA
11 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (29.17%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (6.25%) Azure
2 3 (6.25%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.08%) ChatGPT
3 1 (2.08%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (12.50%) DHCP
1 6 (12.50%) VLAN
2 5 (10.42%) TCP/IP
3 4 (8.33%) Firewall
4 3 (6.25%) VPN
5 1 (2.08%) 3G
5 1 (2.08%) 4G
5 1 (2.08%) ADSL
5 1 (2.08%) DNS
5 1 (2.08%) VDSL
General
1 20 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.42%) Finance
3 2 (4.17%) Back Office
3 2 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (4.17%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.08%) Advertising
4 1 (2.08%) Legal
4 1 (2.08%) Military
4 1 (2.08%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.42%) Digital Signage
1 5 (10.42%) Video Conferencing
2 3 (6.25%) Driving Licence
3 2 (4.17%) Educational Technology
3 2 (4.17%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 21 (43.75%) Windows
2 4 (8.33%) Mac OS
2 4 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 3 (6.25%) Linux
4 2 (4.17%) Windows 10
5 1 (2.08%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 12 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (10.42%) Preventative Maintenance
3 4 (8.33%) ITIL
3 4 (8.33%) Service Delivery
4 3 (6.25%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (6.25%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 2 (4.17%) Data Protection
5 2 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (4.17%) Server Management
5 2 (4.17%) Server Virtualisation
6 1 (2.08%) Asset Management
6 1 (2.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (2.08%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 1 (2.08%) ITSM
6 1 (2.08%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 1 (2.08%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 13 (27.08%) A+ Certification
2 8 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
3 7 (14.58%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (10.42%) DBS Check
5 3 (6.25%) Degree
5 3 (6.25%) MCSA
5 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 1 (2.08%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 8 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 4 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 2 (4.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 25 (52.08%) Microsoft
2 6 (12.50%) ForeScout
3 4 (8.33%) VMware
4 1 (2.08%) Ubiquiti