Support Technician Job Trends in Peterborough

Support Technician
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median Support Technician salary in Peterborough is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 April 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 3 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 1.21% - 7.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.24% - 8.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 15
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 - £14,000
75th Percentile £29,250 - £30,750
90th Percentile - - £37,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £32,250 £40,000 £20,000
% change year-on-year -19.38% +100.00% -33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 242 81 181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.58% 94.19% 85.78%
Number of salaries quoted 162 53 154
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £24,150
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £89,875 £78,300 £66,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% -2.78%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Support Technician
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Peterborough.

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Peterborough

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 2 April 2026, Support 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 Peterborough region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Acronis
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Broadband
1 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
1 2 (66.67%) Hyper-V
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
1 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (66.67%) OneDrive
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
1 2 (66.67%) Veeam
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows Server
1 2 (66.67%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Broadband
General
1 1 (33.33%) Front Office
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) EPoS
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
1 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows Server
1 2 (66.67%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Time Management
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Acronis
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Veeam