IT Technician Job Trends in Portsmouth

IT Technician
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median IT Technician salary in Portsmouth is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 29 42
Rank change year-on-year -9 +13 -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 2 3 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.51% 1.82% 2.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 1.91% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 10
10th Percentile - £27,275 £17,250
25th Percentile - £27,688 £19,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £29,750 £27,925
Median % change year-on-year +51.26% +6.54% -
75th Percentile - £32,188 £28,375
90th Percentile - £32,825 £28,851
Hampshire median annual salary £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +29.19%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 377 157 437
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.17% 95.15% 96.90%
Number of salaries quoted 272 103 373
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +26.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £81,125 - £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

IT Technician
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Portsmouth

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 16 March 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 Portsmouth region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server