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 1 July 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 86 56
Rank change year-on-year +41 -30 +76
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 637 345 661
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.10% 3.90% 3.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.28% 4.44% 3.62%
Number of salaries quoted 547 318 586
10th Percentile £25,500 £21,250 £18,000
25th Percentile £27,250 £24,125 £23,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -
75th Percentile £36,000 £35,000 £33,750
90th Percentile £43,750 £41,000 £38,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £31,500 £28,577
% change year-on-year +3.17% +10.23% -9.28%

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 19,394 7,777 18,253
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 87.83% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 14,145 4,082 13,935
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - -8.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 +66 309 £30,000 - 34
Yorkshire +4 284 £30,000 - 27
North East -30 44 £30,000 -7.69% 11
IT Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 1 July 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.

1 347 (54.47%) Microsoft
2 319 (50.08%) Microsoft 365
3 279 (43.80%) Windows
4 222 (34.85%) Active Directory
5 197 (30.93%) Problem-Solving
6 163 (25.59%) Customer Service
7 139 (21.82%) Windows Server
8 132 (20.72%) Azure
9 115 (18.05%) DNS
10 109 (17.11%) DHCP
11 90 (14.13%) SharePoint
12 86 (13.50%) Firewall
13 83 (13.03%) Windows 10
14 78 (12.24%) Microsoft Exchange
15 76 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
16 74 (11.62%) Microsoft Intune
17 71 (11.15%) ITIL
18 67 (10.52%) Cybersecurity
19 61 (9.58%) VMware
20 60 (9.42%) Entra ID
21 59 (9.26%) Microsoft Office
22 54 (8.48%) TCP/IP
23 51 (8.01%) Degree
24 45 (7.06%) Disaster Recovery
25 42 (6.59%) ERP
25 42 (6.59%) Remote Monitoring and Management
25 42 (6.59%) Service Delivery
25 42 (6.59%) VPN
26 40 (6.28%) LAN
26 40 (6.28%) Mentoring

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 90 (14.13%) SharePoint
2 78 (12.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.16%) Apache
3 1 (0.16%) IIS
Applications
1 59 (9.26%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 4 (0.63%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 319 (50.08%) Microsoft 365
2 132 (20.72%) Azure
3 60 (9.42%) Entra ID
4 22 (3.45%) OneDrive
5 17 (2.67%) AWS
6 15 (2.35%) Google Workspace
7 14 (2.20%) Power Platform
8 12 (1.88%) SaaS
9 8 (1.26%) IaaS
10 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (0.78%) Intacct
11 5 (0.78%) PaaS
11 5 (0.78%) Viva Engage
12 4 (0.63%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.63%) Mimecast
13 1 (0.16%) ChatGPT
13 1 (0.16%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 115 (18.05%) DNS
2 109 (17.11%) DHCP
3 86 (13.50%) Firewall
4 54 (8.48%) TCP/IP
5 42 (6.59%) VPN
6 40 (6.28%) LAN
7 39 (6.12%) VLAN
7 39 (6.12%) VoIP
8 37 (5.81%) WAN
8 37 (5.81%) Wi-Fi
9 26 (4.08%) Wireless
10 12 (1.88%) Network Security
11 11 (1.73%) Cisco IOS
11 11 (1.73%) SD-WAN
12 9 (1.41%) Structured Cabling
12 9 (1.41%) WLAN
13 6 (0.94%) IP Telephony
13 6 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (0.63%) Software-Defined Networking
14 4 (0.63%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.20%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (1.41%) Power BI
4 4 (0.63%) MySQL
5 3 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (1.10%) JIRA
2 4 (0.63%) GitLab
General
1 209 (32.81%) Social Skills
2 67 (10.52%) Organisational Skills
3 54 (8.48%) Manufacturing
4 26 (4.08%) Retail
5 24 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (3.14%) Advertising
7 15 (2.35%) Law
8 14 (2.20%) Finance
9 13 (2.04%) Aerospace
9 13 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (1.88%) Automotive
10 12 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.26%) Multimedia
12 5 (0.78%) Agriculture
12 5 (0.78%) Legal
12 5 (0.78%) Social Housing
12 5 (0.78%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.63%) Electronics
13 4 (0.63%) Marketing
13 4 (0.63%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.63%) HTML
1 4 (0.63%) JSON
1 4 (0.63%) OpenTelemetry
2 1 (0.16%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 121 (19.00%) Driving Licence
2 46 (7.22%) Onboarding
3 32 (5.02%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (2.67%) CCTV
5 8 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
6 7 (1.10%) Management Information System
7 6 (0.94%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 6 (0.94%) Operational Technology
8 5 (0.78%) iPad
8 5 (0.78%) iPhone
8 5 (0.78%) Security Posture
8 5 (0.78%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.63%) Housing Association
9 4 (0.63%) PKI
10 3 (0.47%) CMDB
10 3 (0.47%) FMCG
10 3 (0.47%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 279 (43.80%) Windows
2 139 (21.82%) Windows Server
3 83 (13.03%) Windows 10
4 21 (3.30%) Mac OS
4 21 (3.30%) Windows Server 2019
5 13 (2.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (1.88%) Android
6 12 (1.88%) Linux
7 7 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.10%) Windows 7
7 7 (1.10%) Windows 8
8 4 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.31%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (30.93%) Problem-Solving
2 163 (25.59%) Customer Service
3 76 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
4 71 (11.15%) ITIL
5 67 (10.52%) Cybersecurity
6 45 (7.06%) Disaster Recovery
7 42 (6.59%) ERP
7 42 (6.59%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 42 (6.59%) Service Delivery
8 40 (6.28%) Mentoring
9 31 (4.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 31 (4.87%) ITSM
9 31 (4.87%) Process Improvement
10 27 (4.24%) Incident Management
10 27 (4.24%) Service Management
11 26 (4.08%) Mobile Device Management
11 26 (4.08%) Time Management
12 19 (2.98%) Proactive Maintenance
13 17 (2.67%) User Experience
14 16 (2.51%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (4.71%) PowerShell
2 4 (0.63%) VBScript
3 1 (0.16%) SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (8.01%) Degree
2 29 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (3.92%) A+ Certification
4 24 (3.77%) Security Cleared
5 20 (3.14%) Network+ Certification
6 15 (2.35%) SC Cleared
7 10 (1.57%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.41%) CCNA
8 9 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.41%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 6 (0.94%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.63%) HNC
12 2 (0.31%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.16%) ACSP
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 1 (0.16%) CCA
13 1 (0.16%) CompTIA Security+
13 1 (0.16%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.02%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (2.04%) SLA
3 8 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.78%) GDPR
5 3 (0.47%) QA
6 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 222 (34.85%) Active Directory
2 38 (5.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (5.34%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.10%) Firmware
4 7 (1.10%) VMware Workstation
5 5 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.63%) BitLocker
6 4 (0.63%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.63%) vSphere
7 2 (0.31%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 74 (11.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (3.77%) SCCM
3 19 (2.98%) Autotask
4 9 (1.41%) FortiGate
5 7 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (1.10%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (1.10%) WSUS
6 4 (0.63%) Ansible
7 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 347 (54.47%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.58%) VMware
3 39 (6.12%) Cisco
4 25 (3.92%) Meraki
5 18 (2.83%) Apple
6 16 (2.51%) Citrix
7 15 (2.35%) Google
8 11 (1.73%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.57%) Freshdesk
9 10 (1.57%) SonicWALL
10 9 (1.41%) Sophos
11 8 (1.26%) CheckPoint
11 8 (1.26%) Fortinet
11 8 (1.26%) Fujitsu
11 8 (1.26%) Virgin Media
12 7 (1.10%) ESET
12 7 (1.10%) Veeam
13 6 (0.94%) Draytek
13 6 (0.94%) HP
13 6 (0.94%) Sage