IT Technician Jobs in the Midlands

IT Technician
England > Midlands

The median IT Technician salary in the Midlands is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 180 244 289
Rank change year-on-year +64 +45 -15
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 134 43 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.15% 0.57% 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% 0.63% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 107 43 78
10th Percentile £23,000 £20,700 £22,000
25th Percentile £24,500 £23,000 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £25,500 £26,750
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% -4.67% +9.18%
75th Percentile £30,125 £30,000 £32,250
90th Percentile £33,950 £35,250 £35,325
England median annual salary £27,000 £27,500 £25,578
% change year-on-year -1.82% +7.52% +2.31%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 10,958 6,838 11,649
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 90.04% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 7,238 4,339 7,425
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,125 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,004 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the Midlands

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in the Midlands.

Salary trend for IT Technician in the Midlands

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the Midlands

IT Technician
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
West Midlands +37 69 £28,500 +11.76% 14
East Midlands +19 60 £25,000 +4.17% 10
IT Technician
England

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, IT Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 57 (42.54%) Microsoft
2 55 (41.04%) Windows
3 54 (40.30%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (38.81%) Active Directory
5 45 (33.58%) Social Skills
6 32 (23.88%) Windows Server
6 32 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (20.15%) Customer Service
8 22 (16.42%) Azure
9 21 (15.67%) Microsoft Office
10 18 (13.43%) DNS
10 18 (13.43%) DHCP
11 17 (12.69%) Entra ID
12 16 (11.94%) Firewall
13 15 (11.19%) ITSM
13 15 (11.19%) VLAN
14 14 (10.45%) Driving Licence
14 14 (10.45%) Microsoft Exchange
15 12 (8.96%) SharePoint
15 12 (8.96%) Manufacturing
15 12 (8.96%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (7.46%) VMware
16 10 (7.46%) Windows 10
16 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Intune
17 9 (6.72%) Google
17 9 (6.72%) Wi-Fi
17 9 (6.72%) A+ Certification
17 9 (6.72%) Service Management
17 9 (6.72%) LAN
17 9 (6.72%) WAN

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (10.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (8.96%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.73%) Confluence
4 1 (0.75%) Apache
Applications
1 21 (15.67%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 54 (40.30%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (16.42%) Azure
3 17 (12.69%) Entra ID
4 8 (5.97%) Google Workspace
5 5 (3.73%) ChatGPT
5 5 (3.73%) OneDrive
6 2 (1.49%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.75%) Miro
7 1 (0.75%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.75%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 18 (13.43%) DHCP
1 18 (13.43%) DNS
2 16 (11.94%) Firewall
3 15 (11.19%) VLAN
4 9 (6.72%) LAN
4 9 (6.72%) WAN
4 9 (6.72%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (5.97%) TCP/IP
5 8 (5.97%) VPN
6 6 (4.48%) Internet
7 5 (3.73%) Softphone
8 3 (2.24%) Network Security
8 3 (2.24%) VoIP
9 2 (1.49%) Ethernet
9 2 (1.49%) SMTP
10 1 (0.75%) Broadband
10 1 (0.75%) Intranet
10 1 (0.75%) SSH
10 1 (0.75%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.75%) MySQL
1 1 (0.75%) Power BI
1 1 (0.75%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.73%) JIRA
General
1 45 (33.58%) Social Skills
2 12 (8.96%) Manufacturing
3 7 (5.22%) Retail
4 5 (3.73%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (3.73%) Legal
4 5 (3.73%) Local Government
5 4 (2.99%) Finance
5 4 (2.99%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (2.99%) Telecoms
6 3 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.24%) Marketing
7 2 (1.49%) Advertising
7 2 (1.49%) Law
8 1 (0.75%) Electronics
8 1 (0.75%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.75%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.45%) Driving Licence
2 5 (3.73%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.49%) iPad
4 1 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.75%) iPhone
4 1 (0.75%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.75%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 55 (41.04%) Windows
2 32 (23.88%) Windows Server
3 10 (7.46%) Windows 10
4 7 (5.22%) Linux
4 7 (5.22%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (3.73%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.49%) Android
7 1 (0.75%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.75%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.75%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (20.15%) Customer Service
3 15 (11.19%) ITSM
4 9 (6.72%) Service Management
5 8 (5.97%) Mathematics
6 7 (5.22%) ITIL
7 6 (4.48%) Asset Management
7 6 (4.48%) Data Security
7 6 (4.48%) Migration
8 5 (3.73%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (3.73%) Service Delivery
8 5 (3.73%) User Experience
9 4 (2.99%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (2.99%) Computer Science
9 4 (2.99%) Mobile Device Management
9 4 (2.99%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 3 (2.24%) Data Protection
10 3 (2.24%) IT Strategy
10 3 (2.24%) Roadmaps
10 3 (2.24%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.48%) SQL
2 1 (0.75%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (8.96%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (6.72%) A+ Certification
3 8 (5.97%) DBS Check
4 7 (5.22%) Degree
5 5 (3.73%) MCITP
6 4 (2.99%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.49%) MCP
8 1 (0.75%) CCNA
8 1 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.75%) HNC
8 1 (0.75%) HND
8 1 (0.75%) MCSA
8 1 (0.75%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.73%) SLA
System Software
1 52 (38.81%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.48%) Hyper-V
3 5 (3.73%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.99%) AirWatch
3 3 (2.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 57 (42.54%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.46%) VMware
3 9 (6.72%) Google
4 6 (4.48%) ESET
4 6 (4.48%) Ubiquiti
5 3 (2.24%) Citrix
5 3 (2.24%) Veeam
6 2 (1.49%) Cisco
6 2 (1.49%) Datto
6 2 (1.49%) Draytek
6 2 (1.49%) Remedy
6 2 (1.49%) Sage
6 2 (1.49%) Sophos
6 2 (1.49%) Webroot
7 1 (0.75%) Freshdesk
7 1 (0.75%) Mitel
7 1 (0.75%) Oracle
7 1 (0.75%) Sun
7 1 (0.75%) WatchGuard