IT Support Jobs 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 23 August 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 66 196
Rank change year-on-year -35 +130 -6
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring an IT Support 390 444 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.91% 2.78% 1.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.39% 2.93% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 367 366 132
10th Percentile £22,425 £14,000 £22,754
25th Percentile £24,500 £21,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £34,750 £33,750 £35,000
90th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £41,350
England median annual salary £31,500 £29,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +6.78% -9.23% +8.33%

All DemandTrendPermanent 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 11,510 15,167 10,070
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.97% 95.08% 89.06%
Number of salaries quoted 6,033 9,784 6,795
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,000 £30,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £54,590
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -8.41% +7.08%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £75,900 £77,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support 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 23 August 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 23 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire -1 200 £30,750 +14.95% 31
North West -42 164 £28,500 +3.64% 46
North East -8 26 £31,000 +26.53% 11
IT Support
England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, IT Support 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 North of England region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 213 (54.62%) Windows
2 195 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 180 (46.15%) Microsoft
4 173 (44.36%) Microsoft 365
5 120 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
6 101 (25.90%) Active Directory
7 89 (22.82%) Customer Service
8 83 (21.28%) Windows Server
9 66 (16.92%) Organisational Skills
10 64 (16.41%) ITIL
11 62 (15.90%) Microsoft Intune
12 58 (14.87%) Azure
13 55 (14.10%) Windows 10
14 53 (13.59%) Android
14 53 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
14 53 (13.59%) Cisco
15 44 (11.28%) Self-Motivation
16 43 (11.03%) SQL
17 42 (10.77%) Firewall
18 41 (10.51%) Law
19 39 (10.00%) ITSM
19 39 (10.00%) CRM
19 39 (10.00%) SharePoint
20 36 (9.23%) Microsoft Exchange
20 36 (9.23%) Manufacturing
20 36 (9.23%) Onboarding
21 35 (8.97%) Cisco IOS
22 34 (8.72%) Microsoft Certification
22 34 (8.72%) EPoS
23 33 (8.46%) Pharmaceutical

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 39 (10.00%) SharePoint
2 36 (9.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.85%) Confluence
4 6 (1.54%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 53 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.03%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.77%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 173 (44.36%) Microsoft 365
2 58 (14.87%) Azure
3 24 (6.15%) SaaS
4 21 (5.38%) AWS
5 14 (3.59%) Entra ID
6 9 (2.31%) OneDrive
7 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (0.77%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.26%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.26%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.26%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.26%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 42 (10.77%) Firewall
2 35 (8.97%) Cisco IOS
3 33 (8.46%) DNS
4 30 (7.69%) DHCP
5 26 (6.67%) Wireless
6 24 (6.15%) VLAN
7 23 (5.90%) VoIP
8 18 (4.62%) LAN
8 18 (4.62%) VPN
9 14 (3.59%) WAN
10 12 (3.08%) TCP/IP
10 12 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (2.56%) SAN
12 7 (1.79%) Remote Desktop
13 6 (1.54%) WPA
14 3 (0.77%) HTTP
14 3 (0.77%) SSH
15 2 (0.51%) IPv4
15 2 (0.51%) IPv6
16 1 (0.26%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.18%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.54%) MySQL
3 1 (0.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (4.62%) JIRA
2 3 (0.77%) Git
General
1 195 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 66 (16.92%) Organisational Skills
3 41 (10.51%) Law
4 36 (9.23%) Manufacturing
5 33 (8.46%) Pharmaceutical
6 32 (8.21%) Retail
7 31 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (2.56%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.05%) Automotive
9 8 (2.05%) Finance
10 5 (1.28%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.03%) Multimedia
12 3 (0.77%) Banking
12 3 (0.77%) Legal
13 1 (0.26%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.54%) .NET
2 3 (0.77%) LDAP
3 1 (0.26%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (11.28%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (9.23%) Onboarding
3 34 (8.72%) EPoS
4 23 (5.90%) Driving Licence
5 18 (4.62%) Mobile App
6 13 (3.33%) FMCG
7 10 (2.56%) CCTV
8 6 (1.54%) Clustering
8 6 (1.54%) Life Science
9 5 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.28%) LIMS
9 5 (1.28%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.28%) SCADA
10 4 (1.03%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.77%) Anti-Spyware
11 3 (0.77%) Blackberry
12 2 (0.51%) Enterprise Storage
12 2 (0.51%) NHS
12 2 (0.51%) PACS
13 1 (0.26%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 213 (54.62%) Windows
2 83 (21.28%) Windows Server
3 55 (14.10%) Windows 10
4 53 (13.59%) Android
5 21 (5.38%) Linux
6 14 (3.59%) Mac OS X
7 12 (3.08%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (1.79%) Mac OS
8 7 (1.79%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.51%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (22.82%) Customer Service
3 64 (16.41%) ITIL
4 39 (10.00%) CRM
4 39 (10.00%) ITSM
5 29 (7.44%) Incident Management
5 29 (7.44%) Mathematics
5 29 (7.44%) Service Delivery
6 27 (6.92%) Cybersecurity
6 27 (6.92%) Process Improvement
7 26 (6.67%) User Experience
8 24 (6.15%) Migration
8 24 (6.15%) Time Management
9 23 (5.90%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (5.38%) Data Privacy
11 19 (4.87%) ERP
12 18 (4.62%) Analytical Thinking
12 18 (4.62%) Customer-Centricity
12 18 (4.62%) Exploratory Testing
12 18 (4.62%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.03%) SQL
2 12 (3.08%) JavaScript
3 10 (2.56%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.31%) Python
5 6 (1.54%) C#
5 6 (1.54%) PHP
5 6 (1.54%) VB.NET
6 5 (1.28%) VB
6 5 (1.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (8.72%) Microsoft Certification
2 25 (6.41%) Degree
3 15 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (3.08%) MCSA
5 11 (2.82%) A+ Certification
5 11 (2.82%) Network+ Certification
6 8 (2.05%) CCNA
7 7 (1.79%) CCNP
7 7 (1.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (1.28%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.03%) SC Cleared
9 4 (1.03%) Security Cleared
10 3 (0.77%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.41%) SLA
2 8 (2.05%) GDPR
3 5 (1.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 5 (1.28%) GxP
4 3 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 101 (25.90%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.85%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.54%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 62 (15.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.54%) SCCM
3 5 (1.28%) AirWatch
4 3 (0.77%) Ansible
4 3 (0.77%) Autotask
4 3 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 180 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 53 (13.59%) Cisco
3 32 (8.21%) VMware
4 19 (4.87%) Veeam
5 18 (4.62%) Zoho
6 11 (2.82%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.56%) Apple
8 9 (2.31%) ServiceNow
8 9 (2.31%) SonicWALL
8 9 (2.31%) Sophos
9 6 (1.54%) Dell
9 6 (1.54%) Google
9 6 (1.54%) HP
9 6 (1.54%) Sage
9 6 (1.54%) Supermicro
10 5 (1.28%) Datto
10 5 (1.28%) Logitech
10 5 (1.28%) MobileIron
10 5 (1.28%) Ubiquiti
11 4 (1.03%) ESET