IT Technician Job Trends in the North of England

IT Technician
England > North of England

The median IT Technician salary in the North of England is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 248 167
Rank change year-on-year +138 -81 +150
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 270 38 254
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.46% 0.50% 1.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.58% 0.56% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 131 35 237
10th Percentile £24,500 £24,829 £22,300
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £24,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £30,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +9.09% +1.85%
75th Percentile £30,750 £37,500 £31,750
90th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £38,750
England median annual salary £29,000 £30,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +11.11% -1.82%

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 17,103 6,830 16,026
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.79% 90.12% 94.94%
Number of salaries quoted 11,521 3,813 12,798
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £27,175
25th Percentile £38,772 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% +5.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -11.18%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the North of England

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the North of England

IT Technician
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 Technician within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 May 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 +101 130 £29,000 -3.33% 16
Yorkshire +37 118 £28,000 -6.67% 20
North East -19 22 £25,500 -25.00% 9
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 107 (39.63%) A+ Certification
2 92 (34.07%) Microsoft
2 92 (34.07%) Windows
3 90 (33.33%) ForeScout
4 74 (27.41%) Microsoft 365
5 63 (23.33%) Customer Service
6 57 (21.11%) Windows Server
7 51 (18.89%) Problem-Solving
8 50 (18.52%) Active Directory
9 35 (12.96%) Service Delivery
10 34 (12.59%) VMware
10 34 (12.59%) VMware Infrastructure
11 32 (11.85%) SharePoint
12 31 (11.48%) Wireless
13 29 (10.74%) DHCP
13 29 (10.74%) DNS
14 28 (10.37%) Microsoft Exchange
15 26 (9.63%) DBS Check
16 24 (8.89%) ITIL
17 21 (7.78%) LAN
18 18 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
18 18 (6.67%) TCP/IP
19 17 (6.30%) Azure
19 17 (6.30%) WAN
20 14 (5.19%) Asset Management
20 14 (5.19%) Continuous Improvement
20 14 (5.19%) Firewall
20 14 (5.19%) Mobile Device Management
20 14 (5.19%) VLAN
21 13 (4.81%) Cybersecurity

IT Technician 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 32 (11.85%) SharePoint
2 28 (10.37%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 74 (27.41%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (6.30%) Azure
3 13 (4.81%) IaaS
4 10 (3.70%) PaaS
4 10 (3.70%) SaaS
5 8 (2.96%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.59%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (1.85%) OneDrive
8 4 (1.48%) Viva Engage
9 3 (1.11%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (11.48%) Wireless
2 29 (10.74%) DHCP
2 29 (10.74%) DNS
3 21 (7.78%) LAN
4 18 (6.67%) TCP/IP
5 17 (6.30%) WAN
6 14 (5.19%) Firewall
6 14 (5.19%) VLAN
7 11 (4.07%) VPN
8 10 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (2.96%) VoIP
10 7 (2.59%) Network Security
10 7 (2.59%) WLAN
11 4 (1.48%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (1.48%) Ethernet
11 4 (1.48%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.48%) Structured Cabling
12 3 (1.11%) IP Telephony
13 2 (0.74%) Unified Communications
14 1 (0.37%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.07%) PostgreSQL
1 11 (4.07%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.96%) Power BI
3 3 (1.11%) MySQL
General
1 149 (55.19%) Social Skills
2 19 (7.04%) Organisational Skills
3 12 (4.44%) Retail
4 8 (2.96%) Advertising
4 8 (2.96%) Aerospace
4 8 (2.96%) Manufacturing
5 6 (2.22%) Finance
5 6 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (1.85%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.37%) Legal
8 1 (0.37%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.74%) Data Centre
1 29 (10.74%) Driving Licence
2 8 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (1.48%) CCTV
3 4 (1.48%) iPad
3 4 (1.48%) iPhone
4 3 (1.11%) Replication
4 3 (1.11%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.37%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 92 (34.07%) Windows
2 57 (21.11%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.33%) Android
4 7 (2.59%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.48%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.48%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (23.33%) Customer Service
2 51 (18.89%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (12.96%) Service Delivery
4 24 (8.89%) ITIL
5 14 (5.19%) Asset Management
5 14 (5.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (5.19%) Mobile Device Management
6 13 (4.81%) Cybersecurity
6 13 (4.81%) ERP
6 13 (4.81%) ITSM
6 13 (4.81%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 12 (4.44%) Time Management
8 11 (4.07%) Knowledge Transfer
8 11 (4.07%) Patch Management
9 10 (3.70%) IT Asset Management
10 9 (3.33%) Information Security
11 8 (2.96%) Analytics
11 8 (2.96%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (2.96%) Data Analytics
11 8 (2.96%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.48%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 107 (39.63%) A+ Certification
2 26 (9.63%) DBS Check
3 13 (4.81%) Network+ Certification
4 9 (3.33%) Degree
5 8 (2.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.11%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.11%) GDPR
1 3 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (1.11%) SLA
System Software
1 50 (18.52%) Active Directory
2 34 (12.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.33%) Autotask
3 4 (1.48%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.74%) SCCM
Vendors
1 92 (34.07%) Microsoft
2 90 (33.33%) ForeScout
3 34 (12.59%) VMware
4 12 (4.44%) Apple
5 6 (2.22%) Cisco
6 4 (1.48%) HP
6 4 (1.48%) Meraki
6 4 (1.48%) ProCurve
6 4 (1.48%) SonicWALL
6 4 (1.48%) Sophos
7 3 (1.11%) Veeam
8 2 (0.74%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.37%) Facebook
9 1 (0.37%) Fortinet