IT Support Jobs in Northern Ireland

IT Support
UK > Northern Ireland

The median IT Support salary in Northern Ireland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 84 81
Rank change year-on-year +22 -3 -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 9 7 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 1.30% 0.91% 2.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 0.96% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 13
10th Percentile £27,250 - -
25th Percentile £29,313 £31,250 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £31,750 £33,750 £32,500
90th Percentile £32,350 - -
UK median annual salary £29,000 £32,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -9.38% +6.67% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 665 729 808
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.10% 94.68% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 338 361 384
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,188 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +6.74%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,750 £76,250 £67,425
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Northern Ireland

IT Support
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for IT Support in Northern Ireland

IT Support
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
County Antrim +22 6 £30,000 -7.69% 5
County Tyrone - 3 £30,000 -
IT Support
UK

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 Northern Ireland region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
3 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
3 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) ITSM
3 3 (33.33%) Service Management
3 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (33.33%) Network Security
4 2 (22.22%) Azure
4 2 (22.22%) AWS
4 2 (22.22%) SaaS
4 2 (22.22%) ITIL
4 2 (22.22%) Windows
4 2 (22.22%) Salesforce
4 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
5 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
5 1 (11.11%) DHCP
5 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (11.11%) Firewall
5 1 (11.11%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
5 1 (11.11%) Firmware
5 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
5 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (22.22%) AWS
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (11.11%) DHCP
2 1 (11.11%) Firewall
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 3 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
2 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 3 (33.33%) ITSM
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) Service Management
3 2 (22.22%) ITIL
4 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
1 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (11.11%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Salesforce