IT Support Job Trends in Oxford

IT Support
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median IT Support salary in Oxford is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 31
Rank change year-on-year +2 +8 +8
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 9 18 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 3.75% 7.03% 1.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.07% 7.41% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 9 9 3
10th Percentile £34,100 - £30,600
25th Percentile - £31,250 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +25.00%
75th Percentile £36,050 £43,750 -
90th Percentile £45,000 - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £33,500 £29,250 £31,500
% change year-on-year +14.53% -7.14% -3.08%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 221 243 258
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 94.92% 94.51%
Number of salaries quoted 157 119 217
10th Percentile £33,800 £39,350 £37,200
25th Percentile £39,375 £46,250 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,000 £85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.81%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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 Oxford.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Oxford

IT Support
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Oxford

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Oxford

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Oxford over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Oxford

IT Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 8 January 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 Oxford region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 7 (77.78%) Active Directory
2 7 (77.78%) Entra ID
2 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (66.67%) Azure
3 6 (66.67%) ITIL
3 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (66.67%) SCCM
4 3 (33.33%) Windows
5 2 (22.22%) Windows Server
6 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
6 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (11.11%) DHCP
6 1 (11.11%) DNS
6 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (11.11%) ITSM
6 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (11.11%) Windows 10
6 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2019

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) Entra ID
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (66.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) DHCP
1 1 (11.11%) DNS
General
1 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Windows
2 2 (22.22%) Windows Server
3 1 (11.11%) Windows 10
3 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) ITIL
2 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
2 1 (11.11%) ITSM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (77.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (66.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft