IT Technician Job Trends in the South East

IT Technician
England > South East

The median IT Technician salary in the South East is £30,000 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 165 243 225
Rank change year-on-year +78 -18 +108
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 106 63 70
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.02% 0.70% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% 0.77% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 92 32 63
10th Percentile £24,783 £25,774 £22,100
25th Percentile £26,613 £27,750 £23,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,000 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +18.52% +0.93%
75th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £31,625
90th Percentile £40,000 £36,989 £43,750
England median annual salary £30,000 £28,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% +5.34%

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 Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the South East

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the South East

IT Technician
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 Technician 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 +56 36 £30,000 +7.14% 10
Thames Valley +11 27 £35,000 - 7
Kent +6 23 £28,000 -11.11% 3
Berkshire -9 12 £28,700 -18.00% 3
Surrey +8 11 £32,500 -10.05% 2
Buckinghamshire +14 9 £35,000 +17.65% 3
Oxfordshire +16 6 £38,000 +8.57% 1
West Sussex +8 6 £31,000 +1.64% 2
East Sussex +7 3 £26,000 - 1
IT Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 South East region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 41 (38.68%) Microsoft
2 34 (32.08%) Windows
3 30 (28.30%) Active Directory
3 30 (28.30%) Customer Service
4 28 (26.42%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (23.58%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (15.09%) Windows Server
7 14 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (11.32%) DBS Check
9 11 (10.38%) DNS
10 10 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
10 10 (9.43%) VMware
10 10 (9.43%) VMware Infrastructure
11 9 (8.49%) DHCP
11 9 (8.49%) VPN
11 9 (8.49%) Windows 10
12 8 (7.55%) Azure
12 8 (7.55%) Degree
12 8 (7.55%) SharePoint
13 7 (6.60%) Apple
13 7 (6.60%) ITIL
13 7 (6.60%) Logistics
13 7 (6.60%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (6.60%) Microsoft Exchange
13 7 (6.60%) Project Delivery
13 7 (6.60%) Project Management
13 7 (6.60%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (5.66%) Entra ID
14 6 (5.66%) Microsoft Intune
15 5 (4.72%) Business Continuity

IT Technician 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 8 (7.55%) SharePoint
2 7 (6.60%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.94%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 25 (23.58%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (7.55%) Azure
3 6 (5.66%) Entra ID
4 5 (4.72%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (0.94%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (10.38%) DNS
2 9 (8.49%) DHCP
2 9 (8.49%) VPN
3 7 (6.60%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (2.83%) LAN
4 3 (2.83%) VLAN
5 2 (1.89%) SAN
5 2 (1.89%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.89%) Unified Communications
5 2 (1.89%) WAN
6 1 (0.94%) Firewall
6 1 (0.94%) Internet
6 1 (0.94%) Wireless
6 1 (0.94%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.77%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (16.98%) Social Skills
2 11 (10.38%) Retail
3 9 (8.49%) Telecoms
4 4 (3.77%) Advertising
5 3 (2.83%) German Language
5 3 (2.83%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.89%) Back Office
6 2 (1.89%) Finance
6 2 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.94%) Games
7 1 (0.94%) Legal
7 1 (0.94%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 15 (14.15%) Driving Licence
2 9 (8.49%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (2.83%) Client/Server
3 3 (2.83%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.83%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.89%) EPoS
4 2 (1.89%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (0.94%) AS400
5 1 (0.94%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 34 (32.08%) Windows
2 16 (15.09%) Windows Server
3 9 (8.49%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.94%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.94%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (28.30%) Customer Service
2 28 (26.42%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (6.60%) ITIL
4 7 (6.60%) Logistics
4 7 (6.60%) Project Delivery
4 7 (6.60%) Project Management
5 5 (4.72%) Business Continuity
5 5 (4.72%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (4.72%) ITSM
5 5 (4.72%) Mobile Device Management
6 4 (3.77%) Ticket Management
7 3 (2.83%) Change Control
7 3 (2.83%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (2.83%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (2.83%) Digital Innovation
7 3 (2.83%) E-Commerce
7 3 (2.83%) Service Delivery
8 2 (1.89%) CAD
8 2 (1.89%) Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
1 12 (11.32%) DBS Check
2 8 (7.55%) Degree
3 7 (6.60%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (2.83%) SLA
3 2 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.94%) QA
System Software
1 30 (28.30%) Active Directory
2 10 (9.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.89%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.94%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (5.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (3.77%) SCCM
3 1 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.94%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 41 (38.68%) Microsoft
2 10 (9.43%) VMware
3 7 (6.60%) Apple
4 4 (3.77%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.94%) Adobe
5 1 (0.94%) Google
5 1 (0.94%) Progress
5 1 (0.94%) Ubiquiti