IT Technician Job Trends in the South West

IT Technician
England > South West

The median IT Technician salary in the South West is £31,000 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 73 133 195
Rank change year-on-year +60 +62 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 110 56 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.16% 1.35% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.32% 1.44% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 107 38 14
10th Percentile £24,590 £23,690 £23,650
25th Percentile £27,000 £25,125 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £28,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% +12.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £28,000
90th Percentile - £33,750 £28,750
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 West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 4,745 3,881 4,549
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.59% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,292 2,088 3,513
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £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 West

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 West.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the South West

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the South West

IT Technician
Job Locations in the South West

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 West 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
Devon +40 54 £35,000 +27.27% 2
Gloucestershire +26 15 £34,000 +27.10% 1
Somerset -5 15 £28,543 +1.94% 4
Dorset +11 10 £35,000 - 2
Wiltshire +12 9 £35,000 +16.67% 6
Bristol -4 7 £29,000 +9.43% 2
IT Technician
England

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

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 West region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 40 (36.36%) Microsoft 365
2 37 (33.64%) Active Directory
2 37 (33.64%) Windows
3 32 (29.09%) Customer Service
4 28 (25.45%) Microsoft
5 24 (21.82%) DHCP
5 24 (21.82%) DNS
6 21 (19.09%) Windows 10
7 15 (13.64%) Azure
7 15 (13.64%) Entra ID
8 14 (12.73%) Apple iOS
9 13 (11.82%) SharePoint
10 12 (10.91%) OneDrive
11 9 (8.18%) ITIL
11 9 (8.18%) Microsoft Exchange
11 9 (8.18%) User Experience
11 9 (8.18%) Windows Server
12 8 (7.27%) Problem-Solving
13 7 (6.36%) Microsoft Office
14 5 (4.55%) Information Security
14 5 (4.55%) Process Improvement
15 4 (3.64%) Apple
15 4 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
15 4 (3.64%) TCP/IP
16 3 (2.73%) Analytics
16 3 (2.73%) Collaborative Working
16 3 (2.73%) Cybersecurity
16 3 (2.73%) ECDL
16 3 (2.73%) Information Management
16 3 (2.73%) Mac OS

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 13 (11.82%) SharePoint
2 9 (8.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (6.36%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 40 (36.36%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (13.64%) Azure
2 15 (13.64%) Entra ID
3 12 (10.91%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (21.82%) DHCP
1 24 (21.82%) DNS
2 4 (3.64%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.82%) Broadband
3 2 (1.82%) Internet
3 2 (1.82%) NAS
3 2 (1.82%) VoIP
4 1 (0.91%) Firewall
4 1 (0.91%) VPN
4 1 (0.91%) Wireless
General
1 32 (29.09%) Social Skills
2 11 (10.00%) Law
3 8 (7.27%) Advertising
3 8 (7.27%) Manufacturing
4 7 (6.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (2.73%) Esports
5 3 (2.73%) Games
5 3 (2.73%) Legal
5 3 (2.73%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (1.82%) Retail
7 1 (0.91%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.91%) Back Office
7 1 (0.91%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 22 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 17 (15.45%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (8.18%) Driving Licence
4 5 (4.55%) e-Learning
5 3 (2.73%) LIMS
5 3 (2.73%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.73%) NHS
6 1 (0.91%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 37 (33.64%) Windows
2 21 (19.09%) Windows 10
3 14 (12.73%) Apple iOS
4 9 (8.18%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.73%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.91%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (29.09%) Customer Service
2 9 (8.18%) ITIL
2 9 (8.18%) User Experience
3 8 (7.27%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (4.55%) Information Security
4 5 (4.55%) Process Improvement
5 3 (2.73%) Analytics
5 3 (2.73%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (2.73%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (2.73%) Information Management
5 3 (2.73%) Mathematics
6 2 (1.82%) Asset Management
6 2 (1.82%) ITSM
6 2 (1.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 2 (1.82%) Virtual Environments
7 1 (0.91%) Analytical Thinking
7 1 (0.91%) E-Commerce
7 1 (0.91%) Project Management
7 1 (0.91%) Service Delivery
7 1 (0.91%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (2.73%) ECDL
2 2 (1.82%) DBS Check
2 2 (1.82%) Degree
3 1 (0.91%) A+ Certification
3 1 (0.91%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (0.91%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (2.73%) SLA
3 2 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 37 (33.64%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.82%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (2.73%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 28 (25.45%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.64%) Apple
3 2 (1.82%) Datto
3 2 (1.82%) Veeam
3 2 (1.82%) VMware
4 1 (0.91%) Ubiquiti