IT Support Job Trends in the South East

IT Support
England > South East

The median IT Support salary in the South East is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 76 53
Rank change year-on-year +42 -23 +73
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 569 273 677
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.97% 3.54% 4.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.18% 4.19% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 521 205 621
10th Percentile £26,099 £23,260 £21,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £25,633 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £36,750 £36,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £47,500 £39,500 £43,750
England median annual salary £31,000 £31,500 £29,000
% change year-on-year -1.59% +8.62% -7.57%

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 13,625 6,519 15,435
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.97% 84.48% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 9,316 3,659 11,291
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -11.18%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

IT Support job vacancy trend in the South East

IT Support
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

IT Support
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in the South East over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in the South East

IT Support
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Thames Valley +71 176 £34,000 +17.24% 25
Hampshire +33 170 £30,000 +9.09% 12
Kent -14 83 £31,000 +5.08% 2
Oxfordshire +39 70 £34,000 +19.30% 8
Berkshire +28 57 £35,000 +20.69% 9
Surrey -14 55 £30,000 -14.29% 9
Buckinghamshire +18 49 £34,000 +4.62% 8
West Sussex +7 46 £30,000 +9.09% 2
East Sussex +3 34 £30,000 +11.11% 1
Sussex -11 4 £30,000 -7.69%
Middlesex - 1 £37,500 - 2
IT Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 South East region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 227 (39.89%) Microsoft
2 199 (34.97%) Windows
3 166 (29.17%) Microsoft 365
4 164 (28.82%) Customer Service
5 138 (24.25%) Active Directory
6 132 (23.20%) Problem-Solving
7 116 (20.39%) Azure
8 87 (15.29%) Windows Server
9 59 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
10 57 (10.02%) Microsoft Office
11 55 (9.67%) Entra ID
12 50 (8.79%) LAN
13 46 (8.08%) Firewall
13 46 (8.08%) Microsoft Exchange
14 45 (7.91%) VPN
15 44 (7.73%) DBS Check
15 44 (7.73%) Degree
15 44 (7.73%) ITIL
16 40 (7.03%) Continuous Improvement
16 40 (7.03%) WAN
17 38 (6.68%) Microsoft Intune
17 38 (6.68%) Project Management
18 36 (6.33%) VMware
19 34 (5.98%) Service Delivery
20 33 (5.80%) Hyper-V
20 33 (5.80%) Mac OS
20 33 (5.80%) Project Delivery
21 31 (5.45%) Microsoft Certification
21 31 (5.45%) Windows 10
22 29 (5.10%) Wi-Fi

IT Support 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 46 (8.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (4.57%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.70%) OpenEdge
4 3 (0.53%) IIS
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
5 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 57 (10.02%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.11%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (1.05%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.18%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 166 (29.17%) Microsoft 365
2 116 (20.39%) Azure
3 55 (9.67%) Entra ID
4 23 (4.04%) Power Platform
5 20 (3.51%) Power Automate
6 14 (2.46%) AWS
6 14 (2.46%) Google Workspace
6 14 (2.46%) SaaS
7 9 (1.58%) Mimecast
8 5 (0.88%) OneDrive
9 4 (0.70%) GCP
10 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 50 (8.79%) LAN
2 46 (8.08%) Firewall
3 45 (7.91%) VPN
4 40 (7.03%) WAN
5 29 (5.10%) Wi-Fi
6 26 (4.57%) DNS
7 21 (3.69%) TCP/IP
8 20 (3.51%) DHCP
9 18 (3.16%) VLAN
10 16 (2.81%) VoIP
11 13 (2.28%) Wireless
12 11 (1.93%) NAS
13 9 (1.58%) WLAN
14 8 (1.41%) Network Security
15 7 (1.23%) Remote Desktop
16 4 (0.70%) BGP
16 4 (0.70%) Broadband
16 4 (0.70%) IPsec
16 4 (0.70%) SAN
17 3 (0.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.04%) Power BI
2 11 (1.93%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.18%) MySQL
4 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (2.11%) JIRA
General
1 153 (26.89%) Social Skills
2 27 (4.75%) Legal
3 25 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (2.99%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (2.99%) Finance
5 15 (2.64%) Manufacturing
6 14 (2.46%) Telecoms
7 11 (1.93%) Retail
8 9 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.41%) Advertising
9 8 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.05%) Back Office
10 6 (1.05%) Law
11 5 (0.88%) Local Government
12 4 (0.70%) Multimedia
13 3 (0.53%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.35%) Automotive
14 2 (0.35%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.35%) Web Services
2 1 (0.18%) CSS
2 1 (0.18%) EDI
2 1 (0.18%) HTML
2 1 (0.18%) JSON
2 1 (0.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.02%) Driving Licence
2 25 (4.39%) Onboarding
3 24 (4.22%) Management Information System
4 7 (1.23%) EPoS
5 6 (1.05%) iPhone
5 6 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (0.70%) Replication
8 3 (0.53%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.53%) Client/Server
8 3 (0.53%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (0.53%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.35%) CCTV
9 2 (0.35%) SCADA
10 1 (0.18%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.18%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.18%) Hackathon
10 1 (0.18%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.18%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 199 (34.97%) Windows
2 87 (15.29%) Windows Server
3 33 (5.80%) Mac OS
4 31 (5.45%) Windows 10
5 14 (2.46%) Android
6 12 (2.11%) Linux
7 7 (1.23%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.70%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (28.82%) Customer Service
2 132 (23.20%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (7.73%) ITIL
5 40 (7.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 38 (6.68%) Project Management
7 34 (5.98%) Service Delivery
8 33 (5.80%) Project Delivery
9 27 (4.75%) Mentoring
10 23 (4.04%) Disaster Recovery
10 23 (4.04%) ERP
11 21 (3.69%) Service Management
12 20 (3.51%) Business Continuity
13 18 (3.16%) Logistics
13 18 (3.16%) Process Improvement
14 17 (2.99%) Time Management
14 17 (2.99%) Workflow
15 16 (2.81%) Data Protection
16 15 (2.64%) Collaborative Working
16 15 (2.64%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 17 (2.99%) SQL
2 6 (1.05%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.70%) R
4 2 (0.35%) Python
5 1 (0.18%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.18%) PHP
5 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (7.73%) DBS Check
1 44 (7.73%) Degree
2 31 (5.45%) Microsoft Certification
3 21 (3.69%) A+ Certification
4 20 (3.51%) Security Cleared
5 14 (2.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 5 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (0.88%) SC Cleared
7 4 (0.70%) CCNA
7 4 (0.70%) DV Cleared
7 4 (0.70%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (0.53%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.35%) NVQ Level 3
10 1 (0.18%) CISM
10 1 (0.18%) CISSP
10 1 (0.18%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.51%) SLA
2 15 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (2.46%) GDPR
4 10 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.41%) QA
6 4 (0.70%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 4 (0.70%) GxP
7 3 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.18%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.18%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 138 (24.25%) Active Directory
2 33 (5.80%) Hyper-V
3 26 (4.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.76%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.05%) vSphere
6 3 (0.53%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.53%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 38 (6.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.46%) SCCM
3 9 (1.58%) Backup Exec
4 6 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.05%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.70%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.18%) Autotask
6 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 227 (39.89%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.33%) VMware
3 21 (3.69%) Cisco
4 20 (3.51%) Meraki
5 19 (3.34%) Apple
6 18 (3.16%) Veeam
7 17 (2.99%) Google
8 12 (2.11%) Citrix
9 8 (1.41%) Sophos
10 7 (1.23%) Fortinet
11 5 (0.88%) ConnectWise
12 4 (0.70%) Epicor
12 4 (0.70%) Facebook
12 4 (0.70%) Fujitsu
12 4 (0.70%) Instagram
12 4 (0.70%) QNAP
12 4 (0.70%) SAP
12 4 (0.70%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.70%) Synology
12 4 (0.70%) Virgin Media