Support Technician Jobs in the South East

Support Technician
England > South East

The median Support Technician salary in the South East is £27,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 186 325 413
Rank change year-on-year +139 +88 -70
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 234 87 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.41% 0.57% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 0.63% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 199 66 63
10th Percentile £20,000 £21,500 £20,050
25th Percentile £23,000 £22,813 £22,140
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £30,750 £32,250 £30,000
90th Percentile £33,250 £33,000 £32,800
England median annual salary £27,000 £28,375 £25,500
% change year-on-year -4.85% +11.27% +2.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 15,598 13,777 18,958
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 90.63% 96.39%
Number of salaries quoted 11,310 8,629 12,627
10th Percentile £27,475 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £39,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Support Technician in the South East

Support Technician
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Technician in the South East.

Salary trend for Support Technician in the South East

Support Technician
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Technician in the South East over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Technician in the South East

Support 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 Support Technician within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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 +86 114 £27,000 -14.29% 12
Hampshire +7 51 £26,000 +4.00% 11
Buckinghamshire +23 43 £30,000 +9.09% 5
Oxfordshire +19 36 £27,500 -12.70% 4
Berkshire +54 35 £27,000 -1.82% 3
Kent +20 27 £30,000 +43.88% 3
West Sussex +40 14 £25,000 +21.95% 1
Surrey +19 14 £29,500 +25.53%
Isle of Wight - 5 £25,000 - 1
East Sussex - 5 £24,000 -
Sussex - 4 £22,000 -
Support Technician
England

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Support Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 98 (41.88%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (40.17%) Customer Service
3 77 (32.91%) Windows
4 65 (27.78%) Microsoft
5 46 (19.66%) Social Skills
6 44 (18.80%) Active Directory
7 42 (17.95%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (17.09%) Windows Server
9 29 (12.39%) Microsoft Office
10 24 (10.26%) TCP/IP
11 21 (8.97%) Windows 10
12 19 (8.12%) Degree
13 18 (7.69%) Azure
14 17 (7.26%) ITIL
15 15 (6.41%) SLA
16 14 (5.98%) Service Management
16 14 (5.98%) Google
16 14 (5.98%) GDPR
17 13 (5.56%) Onboarding
17 13 (5.56%) Retail
18 12 (5.13%) Asset Management
18 12 (5.13%) PowerShell
19 11 (4.70%) Mac OS
19 11 (4.70%) Mathematics
19 11 (4.70%) Time Management
19 11 (4.70%) ITSM
19 11 (4.70%) Wireless
19 11 (4.70%) Entra ID
20 10 (4.27%) Analytical Skills
20 10 (4.27%) Linux

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (12.39%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 98 (41.88%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (7.69%) Azure
3 11 (4.70%) Entra ID
4 5 (2.14%) AWS
4 5 (2.14%) WhatsApp
5 4 (1.71%) IaaS
6 3 (1.28%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.85%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (10.26%) TCP/IP
2 11 (4.70%) Wireless
3 9 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (3.42%) DNS
4 8 (3.42%) FTP
4 8 (3.42%) LAN
4 8 (3.42%) VoIP
5 5 (2.14%) DHCP
6 4 (1.71%) Fibre Channel
6 4 (1.71%) SAN
7 3 (1.28%) Firewall
7 3 (1.28%) WAN
8 1 (0.43%) Intranet
8 1 (0.43%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.43%) VLAN
8 1 (0.43%) WLAN
General
1 46 (19.66%) Social Skills
2 13 (5.56%) Retail
3 10 (4.27%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (4.27%) Multimedia
4 9 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (2.99%) Law
6 6 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (1.71%) Finance
7 4 (1.71%) Public Sector
8 3 (1.28%) Aviation
9 2 (0.85%) Automotive
10 1 (0.43%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.43%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.85%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.56%) Onboarding
2 7 (2.99%) CCTV
2 7 (2.99%) Handset
2 7 (2.99%) Interactive Media
3 5 (2.14%) EPoS
4 4 (1.71%) Clustering
4 4 (1.71%) Replication
5 3 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.28%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 3 (1.28%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (0.85%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.85%) Grid Computing
6 2 (0.85%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.85%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.43%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.43%) BYOD
7 1 (0.43%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.43%) Distributed Computing
7 1 (0.43%) Mobile Computing
7 1 (0.43%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 77 (32.91%) Windows
2 40 (17.09%) Windows Server
3 21 (8.97%) Windows 10
4 11 (4.70%) Mac OS
5 10 (4.27%) Linux
6 7 (2.99%) Apple iOS
7 5 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.85%) Android
8 2 (0.85%) Unix
9 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (40.17%) Customer Service
2 42 (17.95%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (7.26%) ITIL
4 14 (5.98%) Service Management
5 12 (5.13%) Asset Management
6 11 (4.70%) ITSM
6 11 (4.70%) Mathematics
6 11 (4.70%) Time Management
7 9 (3.85%) Service Delivery
8 8 (3.42%) Change Control
8 8 (3.42%) Collaborative Working
8 8 (3.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (3.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 7 (2.99%) Requirements Gathering
10 6 (2.56%) Computer Science
10 6 (2.56%) Preventative Maintenance
10 6 (2.56%) Scorecard
11 5 (2.14%) Logistics
11 5 (2.14%) Problem Management
11 5 (2.14%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.13%) PowerShell
2 4 (1.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (8.12%) Degree
2 9 (3.85%) CCNA
2 9 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (3.42%) DBS Check
4 7 (2.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 6 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (2.14%) A+ Certification
6 5 (2.14%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.71%) MCSA
7 4 (1.71%) MCSE
8 2 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.85%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.85%) HNC
8 2 (0.85%) NVQ Level 3
8 2 (0.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.41%) SLA
2 14 (5.98%) GDPR
3 2 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.43%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.43%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 44 (18.80%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.71%) Hyper-V
2 4 (1.71%) Terminal Services
3 3 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (2.99%) SCCM
2 4 (1.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Clustering
2 4 (1.71%) SCOM
3 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 65 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.98%) Google
3 8 (3.42%) Cisco
4 5 (2.14%) Red Hat
5 4 (1.71%) Apple
5 4 (1.71%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.28%) Dell
6 3 (1.28%) VMware
7 2 (0.85%) Sun
8 1 (0.43%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.43%) Citrix
8 1 (0.43%) ConnectWise
8 1 (0.43%) Draytek
8 1 (0.43%) HP
8 1 (0.43%) McAfee
8 1 (0.43%) Sage
8 1 (0.43%) Sophos
8 1 (0.43%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.43%) Veeam