IT Technician Job Trends in the North West

IT Technician
England > North West

The median IT Technician salary in the North West is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 177 150
Rank change year-on-year +31 -27 +112
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 35 30 32
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.57% 0.58% 0.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.62% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 30 17 30
10th Percentile £24,930 £25,336 £23,515
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £30,000 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.19% +15.31%
75th Percentile £32,250 £38,750 £33,063
90th Percentile £33,750 - £42,750
England median annual salary £29,250 £28,333 £27,925
% change year-on-year +3.24% +1.46% +7.40%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 5,294 4,833 3,694
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.89% 92.94% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,846 2,565 2,869
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -
75th Percentile £66,162 £66,067 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,260 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 West.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the North West

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the North West

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in the North West over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the North West

IT Technician
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Manchester +25 13 £25,575 -25.87% 14
Lancashire +22 9 £27,500 -47.62% 12
Merseyside 0 6 £32,500 - 3
Cheshire -12 5 £28,500 +1.79% 3
Cumbria +2 2 £40,000 +45.45% 1
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 West region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 16 (45.71%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 13 (37.14%) Customer Service
3 13 (37.14%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (37.14%) Windows
4 8 (22.86%) Active Directory
4 8 (22.86%) Apple
4 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (22.86%) SharePoint
5 6 (17.14%) Apple iOS
5 6 (17.14%) Azure
5 6 (17.14%) Facebook
6 4 (11.43%) Asset Management
6 4 (11.43%) Ethernet
6 4 (11.43%) IT Asset Management
6 4 (11.43%) VLAN
6 4 (11.43%) Wireless
7 3 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (8.57%) ITSM
7 3 (8.57%) Mac OS
7 3 (8.57%) Mobile Device Management
7 3 (8.57%) OneDrive
7 3 (8.57%) Project Delivery
8 2 (5.71%) Agile
8 2 (5.71%) Collaborative Culture
8 2 (5.71%) Data Security
8 2 (5.71%) Entra ID
8 2 (5.71%) Facilities Management
8 2 (5.71%) Hardware Maintenance
8 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Exchange

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 8 (22.86%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 16 (45.71%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (17.14%) Azure
3 3 (8.57%) OneDrive
4 2 (5.71%) Entra ID
4 2 (5.71%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.43%) Ethernet
1 4 (11.43%) VLAN
1 4 (11.43%) Wireless
2 2 (5.71%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (5.71%) Unified Communications
3 1 (2.86%) Internet
3 1 (2.86%) VPN
3 1 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
General
1 17 (48.57%) Social Skills
2 5 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 2 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.86%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.57%) iPhone
2 2 (5.71%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (5.71%) Driving Licence
2 2 (5.71%) iPad
2 2 (5.71%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.86%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.86%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 13 (37.14%) Windows
2 6 (17.14%) Apple iOS
3 3 (8.57%) Mac OS
4 2 (5.71%) Windows Server
5 1 (2.86%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (37.14%) Customer Service
1 13 (37.14%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (11.43%) Asset Management
2 4 (11.43%) IT Asset Management
3 3 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (8.57%) ITSM
3 3 (8.57%) Mobile Device Management
3 3 (8.57%) Project Delivery
4 2 (5.71%) Agile
4 2 (5.71%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (5.71%) Data Security
4 2 (5.71%) Facilities Management
4 2 (5.71%) Hardware Maintenance
4 2 (5.71%) Ticket Management
5 1 (2.86%) Break/Fix
5 1 (2.86%) Cloud Security
5 1 (2.86%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (2.86%) Inventory Management
5 1 (2.86%) ITIL
5 1 (2.86%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.71%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (2.86%) A+ Certification
1 1 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (2.86%) Degree
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (2.86%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 8 (22.86%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.86%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (5.71%) SCCM
Vendors
1 14 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (22.86%) Apple
3 6 (17.14%) Facebook
4 2 (5.71%) SolarWinds
5 1 (2.86%) Fortinet
5 1 (2.86%) VMware