IT Support Analyst Job Trends in the South East

IT Support Analyst
England > South East

The median IT Support Analyst salary in the South East is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 265 228
Rank change year-on-year +86 -37 +129
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Analyst 91 41 67
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.88% 0.46% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 0.50% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 76 22 66
10th Percentile - £24,721 £24,375
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% - +12.07%
75th Percentile £34,125 £33,750 £41,875
90th Percentile £35,750 £40,000 £50,000
England median annual salary £31,500 £35,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +4.48% +9.84%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 9,545 8,181 8,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.12% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,303 6,010
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

IT Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

IT Support Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the South East

IT Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support Analyst in the South East

IT Support Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Hampshire +73 52 £27,500 -8.33% 1
Thames Valley +25 26 £32,750 +0.77% 1
Berkshire +3 16 £32,750 +18.02%
Oxfordshire +26 10 £34,500 +6.15% 1
Kent -15 8 £28,500 +10.17%
Surrey +1 5 - - 2
IT Support Analyst
England

IT Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Support Analyst 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 South East region featuring IT Support Analyst in the job title.

1 73 (80.22%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (72.53%) Microsoft
3 52 (57.14%) Windows
4 48 (52.75%) Customer Service
5 46 (50.55%) Microsoft Office
6 44 (48.35%) Active Directory
7 37 (40.66%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (18.68%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (17.58%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 16 (17.58%) Customer-Centricity
10 15 (16.48%) ITSM
11 14 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
12 13 (14.29%) Data Analysis
12 13 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
12 13 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 13 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
12 13 (14.29%) Release Management
12 13 (14.29%) Spreadsheet
13 11 (12.09%) Asset Management
14 10 (10.99%) DHCP
14 10 (10.99%) DNS
15 8 (8.79%) Mathematics
16 7 (7.69%) Azure
16 7 (7.69%) Entra ID
16 7 (7.69%) SC Cleared
16 7 (7.69%) Security Cleared
16 7 (7.69%) TCP/IP
17 5 (5.49%) ERP
17 5 (5.49%) Windows 10
18 4 (4.40%) JIRA

IT Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 46 (50.55%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 13 (14.29%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 37 (40.66%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (7.69%) Azure
2 7 (7.69%) Entra ID
3 3 (3.30%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.10%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 10 (10.99%) DHCP
1 10 (10.99%) DNS
2 7 (7.69%) TCP/IP
3 3 (3.30%) VPN
4 1 (1.10%) Firewall
4 1 (1.10%) LAN
4 1 (1.10%) SAN
4 1 (1.10%) VoIP
4 1 (1.10%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.10%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (4.40%) JIRA
General
1 64 (70.33%) Social Skills
2 18 (19.78%) Finance
3 13 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (13.19%) Law
5 11 (12.09%) Telecoms
6 8 (8.79%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.20%) Legal
7 2 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.10%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 26 (28.57%) Onboarding
2 16 (17.58%) Driving Licence
3 13 (14.29%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.20%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.10%) iPhone
5 1 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 52 (57.14%) Windows
2 5 (5.49%) Windows 10
3 3 (3.30%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.10%) Android
4 1 (1.10%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (80.22%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (52.75%) Customer Service
3 17 (18.68%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (17.58%) Customer-Centric Approach
4 16 (17.58%) Customer-Centricity
5 15 (16.48%) ITSM
6 13 (14.29%) Data Analysis
6 13 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
6 13 (14.29%) Release Management
7 11 (12.09%) Asset Management
8 8 (8.79%) Mathematics
9 5 (5.49%) ERP
10 2 (2.20%) Inventory Management
10 2 (2.20%) ITIL
10 2 (2.20%) Process Improvement
10 2 (2.20%) Service Management
11 1 (1.10%) Data Centre Operations
11 1 (1.10%) Decision-Making
11 1 (1.10%) Desktop Virtualisation
11 1 (1.10%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.10%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (7.69%) SC Cleared
1 7 (7.69%) Security Cleared
2 2 (2.20%) A+ Certification
2 2 (2.20%) NVQ Level 3
3 1 (1.10%) DBS Check
System Software
1 44 (48.35%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.10%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.10%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 14 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 66 (72.53%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.20%) Google
2 2 (2.20%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.10%) Citrix
3 1 (1.10%) Ivanti
3 1 (1.10%) VMware
3 1 (1.10%) WatchGuard