IT Support Job Trends in Rochdale

IT Support
Manchester > Rochdale

The median IT Support salary in Rochdale is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochdale 42.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 42.86% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £29,000 £29,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -1.69% -1.67% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Rochdale

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Rochdale. 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 Rochdale with a recognized job title 21 43 12
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 16 8 11
10th Percentile - - £20,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £29,500 £28,412
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,309 £34,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.01% -27.89% +35.71%
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £55,625
90th Percentile - £48,700 £65,000
Manchester median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year -5.45% -7.17% +7.73%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochdale

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 Rochdale.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Rochdale

IT Support
Salary Trend in Rochdale

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Rochdale.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Rochdale

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Rochdale

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Rochdale over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Rochdale

IT Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochdale

For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, 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 Rochdale region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 5 (55.56%) ITIL
2 5 (55.56%) Mentoring
2 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 5 (55.56%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (55.56%) VPN
3 4 (44.44%) CAD
3 4 (44.44%) ERP

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochdale 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 5 (55.56%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) VPN
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
1 5 (55.56%) ITIL
1 5 (55.56%) Mentoring
2 4 (44.44%) CAD
2 4 (44.44%) ERP
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft