IT Support Job Trends in the North of England

IT Support
England > North of England

The median IT Support salary in the North of England is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 April 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 43 69
Rank change year-on-year -13 +26 +51
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 536 325 536
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.40% 5.11% 3.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.73% 5.56% 3.56%
Number of salaries quoted 454 207 484
10th Percentile £25,500 £21,250 £21,250
25th Percentile £27,000 £24,500 £24,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +5.36% +3.70%
75th Percentile £35,000 £34,000 £33,750
90th Percentile £44,625 £41,750 £38,750
England median annual salary £31,000 £32,000 £29,500
% change year-on-year -3.13% +8.47% -4.84%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 14,375 5,842 15,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.17% 91.91% 95.18%
Number of salaries quoted 9,290 3,759 12,128
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £79,075
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

IT Support job vacancy trend in the North of England

IT Support
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in the North of England

IT Support
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in the North of England over the 6 months to 4 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in the North of England

IT Support
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the North of England region over the 6 months to 4 April 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
North West +36 258 £30,000 - 35
Yorkshire -11 256 £30,500 +4.27% 20
North East -22 22 £31,500 +26.00% 6
IT Support
England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 4 April 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 North of England region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 294 (54.85%) Microsoft
2 269 (50.19%) Windows
3 257 (47.95%) Microsoft 365
4 187 (34.89%) Active Directory
5 183 (34.14%) Problem-Solving
6 139 (25.93%) Customer Service
7 126 (23.51%) Windows Server
8 122 (22.76%) Azure
9 90 (16.79%) DNS
9 90 (16.79%) ITIL
10 86 (16.04%) DHCP
11 78 (14.55%) Firewall
12 74 (13.81%) Windows 10
13 73 (13.62%) Microsoft Office
14 72 (13.43%) VMware
15 69 (12.87%) Microsoft Exchange
16 60 (11.19%) Microsoft Intune
17 59 (11.01%) Continuous Improvement
18 55 (10.26%) SharePoint
19 52 (9.70%) Entra ID
20 50 (9.33%) TCP/IP
20 50 (9.33%) VPN
21 44 (8.21%) Hyper-V
21 44 (8.21%) Mentoring
21 44 (8.21%) VMware Infrastructure
21 44 (8.21%) WAN
22 41 (7.65%) Cybersecurity
22 41 (7.65%) Degree
23 40 (7.46%) Remote Monitoring and Management
24 38 (7.09%) Process Improvement

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 69 (12.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (10.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 73 (13.62%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 257 (47.95%) Microsoft 365
2 122 (22.76%) Azure
3 52 (9.70%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.17%) Google Workspace
5 14 (2.61%) SaaS
6 10 (1.87%) OneDrive
7 8 (1.49%) AWS
7 8 (1.49%) Azure Sentinel
8 7 (1.31%) IaaS
8 7 (1.31%) Power Platform
9 5 (0.93%) Intacct
10 4 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.75%) PaaS
11 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 90 (16.79%) DNS
2 86 (16.04%) DHCP
3 78 (14.55%) Firewall
4 50 (9.33%) TCP/IP
4 50 (9.33%) VPN
5 44 (8.21%) WAN
6 35 (6.53%) LAN
7 34 (6.34%) VLAN
8 30 (5.60%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (2.80%) Network Security
9 15 (2.80%) Wireless
10 14 (2.61%) SD-WAN
11 13 (2.43%) VoIP
12 6 (1.12%) Ethernet
12 6 (1.12%) IP Telephony
12 6 (1.12%) SAN
13 4 (0.75%) Asterisk PBX
13 4 (0.75%) Software-Defined Networking
13 4 (0.75%) Structured Cabling
13 4 (0.75%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.80%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.31%) Power BI
4 3 (0.56%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (1.12%) JIRA
2 4 (0.75%) GitLab
General
1 214 (39.93%) Social Skills
2 75 (13.99%) Organisational Skills
3 47 (8.77%) Manufacturing
4 25 (4.66%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (3.92%) Retail
6 18 (3.36%) Law
7 15 (2.80%) Finance
8 14 (2.61%) Advertising
9 13 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (2.05%) Aerospace
10 11 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.49%) Marketing
11 8 (1.49%) Multimedia
12 6 (1.12%) Electronics
12 6 (1.12%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.93%) Agriculture
13 5 (0.93%) Public Sector
13 5 (0.93%) Social Housing
14 4 (0.75%) Legal
15 3 (0.56%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.75%) OpenTelemetry
2 1 (0.19%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 114 (21.27%) Driving Licence
2 33 (6.16%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (3.17%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.61%) Renewable Energy
6 10 (1.87%) Data Centre
7 9 (1.68%) CCTV
8 7 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.12%) NHS
10 5 (0.93%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.93%) Replication
10 5 (0.93%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.75%) Life Science
11 4 (0.75%) PKI
12 3 (0.56%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.56%) iPad
13 2 (0.37%) Client/Server
13 2 (0.37%) iPhone
13 2 (0.37%) Video Conferencing
14 1 (0.19%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 269 (50.19%) Windows
2 126 (23.51%) Windows Server
3 74 (13.81%) Windows 10
4 28 (5.22%) Android
5 20 (3.73%) Mac OS
6 17 (3.17%) Apple iOS
7 12 (2.24%) Linux
8 11 (2.05%) Windows 7
8 11 (2.05%) Windows 8
9 7 (1.31%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (0.93%) Unix
12 4 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.37%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.19%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (34.14%) Problem-Solving
2 139 (25.93%) Customer Service
3 90 (16.79%) ITIL
4 59 (11.01%) Continuous Improvement
5 44 (8.21%) Mentoring
6 41 (7.65%) Cybersecurity
7 40 (7.46%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 38 (7.09%) Process Improvement
9 34 (6.34%) Service Delivery
10 24 (4.48%) Mobile Device Management
10 24 (4.48%) Service Management
11 23 (4.29%) Asset Management
11 23 (4.29%) ERP
12 22 (4.10%) Disaster Recovery
12 22 (4.10%) Incident Management
12 22 (4.10%) ITSM
12 22 (4.10%) Time Management
13 21 (3.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 21 (3.92%) Proactive Maintenance
14 19 (3.54%) IT Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (3.17%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.05%) SQL
3 4 (0.75%) PL/SQL
3 4 (0.75%) VBScript
4 3 (0.56%) VBA
5 1 (0.19%) Bash
5 1 (0.19%) Python
Qualifications
1 41 (7.65%) Degree
2 29 (5.41%) Security Cleared
3 25 (4.66%) A+ Certification
4 18 (3.36%) Network+ Certification
4 18 (3.36%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (1.87%) DBS Check
6 10 (1.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 9 (1.68%) DV Cleared
7 9 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.75%) CCNA
10 4 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.75%) HNC
11 3 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.19%) ACSP
12 1 (0.19%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (2.43%) SLA
3 6 (1.12%) GDPR
4 5 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (0.75%) QA
6 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 187 (34.89%) Active Directory
2 44 (8.21%) Hyper-V
2 44 (8.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.05%) VMware Workstation
4 5 (0.93%) vSphere
5 4 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.75%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.56%) Firmware
7 1 (0.19%) Docker
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.19%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 60 (11.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (4.66%) SCCM
3 19 (3.54%) Autotask
4 7 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.12%) WSUS
6 5 (0.93%) Ansible
7 4 (0.75%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.19%) Podman
9 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 294 (54.85%) Microsoft
2 72 (13.43%) VMware
3 28 (5.22%) Citrix
4 23 (4.29%) Apple
5 17 (3.17%) Google
6 11 (2.05%) ESET
6 11 (2.05%) Veeam
7 10 (1.87%) Fortinet
8 9 (1.68%) Cisco
8 9 (1.68%) Meraki
9 8 (1.49%) Adobe
9 8 (1.49%) Fujitsu
9 8 (1.49%) Virgin Media
10 6 (1.12%) Facebook
10 6 (1.12%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.12%) Sage
11 5 (0.93%) Ubiquiti
11 5 (0.93%) Zoho
12 4 (0.75%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.75%) Sophos