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 £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 76 110
Rank change year-on-year +15 +34 +108
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 357 332 194
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.78% 2.74% 2.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.29% 2.90% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 326 210 175
10th Percentile £23,125 £14,000 £22,790
25th Percentile £26,250 £18,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £28,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% -6.67% +13.21%
75th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £35,250
90th Percentile £43,250 £40,550 £42,100
England median annual salary £31,000 £30,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -7.69% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 8,316 11,455 7,060
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.06% 94.47% 96.73%
Number of salaries quoted 5,060 5,996 5,376
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,906
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -

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 28 November 2025.

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 28 November 2025. 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 +43 177 £29,000 -1.69% 56
Yorkshire +8 159 £31,000 +10.71% 43
North East -6 21 £31,500 +43.18% 7
IT Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, 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.

1 208 (58.26%) Windows
2 171 (47.90%) Microsoft
2 171 (47.90%) Microsoft 365
3 121 (33.89%) Active Directory
4 112 (31.37%) Problem-Solving
5 94 (26.33%) Customer Service
6 81 (22.69%) Windows Server
7 76 (21.29%) ITIL
8 68 (19.05%) Azure
9 61 (17.09%) Windows 10
10 58 (16.25%) Microsoft Exchange
11 56 (15.69%) Firewall
12 50 (14.01%) VMware
13 49 (13.73%) Microsoft Office
14 41 (11.48%) Microsoft Intune
15 40 (11.20%) Hyper-V
15 40 (11.20%) VMware Infrastructure
16 38 (10.64%) Continuous Improvement
16 38 (10.64%) DNS
17 36 (10.08%) Entra ID
18 34 (9.52%) DHCP
19 31 (8.68%) ITSM
19 31 (8.68%) VPN
20 29 (8.12%) SharePoint
21 28 (7.84%) Android
22 27 (7.56%) Cisco
22 27 (7.56%) VLAN
23 25 (7.00%) WAN
24 24 (6.72%) Service Management
25 23 (6.44%) Cybersecurity

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 58 (16.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (8.12%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.68%) WordPress
4 1 (0.28%) CMS
4 1 (0.28%) IIS
4 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 49 (13.73%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.56%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 171 (47.90%) Microsoft 365
2 68 (19.05%) Azure
3 36 (10.08%) Entra ID
4 10 (2.80%) OneDrive
4 10 (2.80%) SaaS
5 8 (2.24%) Google Workspace
6 6 (1.68%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.40%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.40%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.84%) AWS
9 2 (0.56%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 56 (15.69%) Firewall
2 38 (10.64%) DNS
3 34 (9.52%) DHCP
4 31 (8.68%) VPN
5 27 (7.56%) VLAN
6 25 (7.00%) WAN
7 23 (6.44%) LAN
7 23 (6.44%) Wi-Fi
8 22 (6.16%) TCP/IP
9 13 (3.64%) SAN
10 12 (3.36%) Wireless
11 10 (2.80%) Cisco IOS
11 10 (2.80%) VoIP
12 9 (2.52%) Remote Desktop
13 8 (2.24%) Network Security
14 6 (1.68%) WPA
15 3 (0.84%) SD-WAN
16 2 (0.56%) IPv4
16 2 (0.56%) IPv6
16 2 (0.56%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.80%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.68%) Power BI
General
1 185 (51.82%) Social Skills
2 52 (14.57%) Manufacturing
3 51 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (6.72%) Pharmaceutical
5 17 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (4.48%) Law
6 16 (4.48%) Retail
7 14 (3.92%) Legal
8 11 (3.08%) Finance
9 8 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.24%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.40%) Automotive
10 5 (1.40%) German Language
11 3 (0.84%) Advertising
11 3 (0.84%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.56%) Marketing
13 1 (0.28%) Electronics
13 1 (0.28%) Games
13 1 (0.28%) Police
13 1 (0.28%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.68%) .NET
1 6 (1.68%) HTML
2 1 (0.28%) CSS
2 1 (0.28%) JSON
2 1 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 52 (14.57%) Driving Licence
2 33 (9.24%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.60%) EPoS
4 12 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.24%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.24%) NHS
6 7 (1.96%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.68%) Client/Server
7 6 (1.68%) Clustering
7 6 (1.68%) FMCG
7 6 (1.68%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.40%) CCTV
8 5 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.40%) Life Science
8 5 (1.40%) LIMS
8 5 (1.40%) SCADA
9 4 (1.12%) Replication
10 3 (0.84%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (0.84%) iPad
10 3 (0.84%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 208 (58.26%) Windows
2 81 (22.69%) Windows Server
3 61 (17.09%) Windows 10
4 28 (7.84%) Android
5 14 (3.92%) Mac OS
6 13 (3.64%) Apple iOS
7 11 (3.08%) Linux
8 7 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.68%) Mac OS X
10 5 (1.40%) Unix
11 4 (1.12%) Windows 7
11 4 (1.12%) Windows 8
11 4 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.28%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (31.37%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (26.33%) Customer Service
3 76 (21.29%) ITIL
4 38 (10.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 31 (8.68%) ITSM
6 24 (6.72%) Service Management
7 23 (6.44%) Cybersecurity
7 23 (6.44%) Mentoring
7 23 (6.44%) User Experience
8 20 (5.60%) Process Improvement
8 20 (5.60%) Service Delivery
9 19 (5.32%) Project Delivery
10 17 (4.76%) ERP
11 15 (4.20%) Asset Management
12 13 (3.64%) CRM
12 13 (3.64%) Disaster Recovery
13 11 (3.08%) IT Asset Management
13 11 (3.08%) Patch Management
14 10 (2.80%) Mathematics
14 10 (2.80%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.16%) SQL
2 7 (1.96%) PL/SQL
2 7 (1.96%) VBScript
3 6 (1.68%) C#
3 6 (1.68%) JavaScript
3 6 (1.68%) PowerShell
3 6 (1.68%) VB.NET
3 6 (1.68%) VBA
4 2 (0.56%) VB
5 1 (0.28%) Bash
5 1 (0.28%) Java
5 1 (0.28%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (5.04%) A+ Certification
2 17 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
3 13 (3.64%) Degree
3 13 (3.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 12 (3.36%) DBS Check
5 10 (2.80%) MCP
6 8 (2.24%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.68%) CCNA
7 6 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.68%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (1.40%) MCSA
9 4 (1.12%) Security Cleared
10 3 (0.84%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.20%) SLA
2 11 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.40%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 5 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (1.40%) GxP
4 4 (1.12%) GDPR
4 4 (1.12%) QA
5 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 121 (33.89%) Active Directory
2 40 (11.20%) Hyper-V
2 40 (11.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.12%) VMware Workstation
4 3 (0.84%) Firmware
5 2 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.56%) vSphere
5 2 (0.56%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.28%) Docker
6 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 41 (11.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (3.92%) SCCM
3 4 (1.12%) Autotask
4 1 (0.28%) Ansible
4 1 (0.28%) Podman
4 1 (0.28%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 171 (47.90%) Microsoft
2 50 (14.01%) VMware
3 27 (7.56%) Cisco
4 23 (6.44%) Veeam
5 9 (2.52%) Adobe
5 9 (2.52%) Citrix
5 9 (2.52%) Sophos
6 8 (2.24%) Dell
6 8 (2.24%) Google
7 7 (1.96%) Apple
7 7 (1.96%) ESET
7 7 (1.96%) HP
8 6 (1.68%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.68%) SonicWALL
8 6 (1.68%) Supermicro
9 5 (1.40%) Datto
9 5 (1.40%) Facebook
9 5 (1.40%) Ubiquiti
10 3 (0.84%) ConnectWise
10 3 (0.84%) Zoho