Support Technician Jobs in the South West

Support Technician
England > South West

The median Support Technician salary in the South West is £30,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 255 216
Rank change year-on-year +142 -39 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 63 44 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.79% 0.48% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% 0.49% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 28 26 42
10th Percentile - £20,375 £22,550
25th Percentile £30,000 £23,750 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,750 £27,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.82% - +17.02%
75th Percentile £33,750 £30,188 £36,000
90th Percentile £40,000 £32,025 -
England median annual salary £30,500 £27,000 £28,750
% change year-on-year +12.96% -6.09% +12.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 3,288 8,902 6,153
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.65% 96.22% 89.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,999 6,496 3,824
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,813 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £79,925
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Technician in the South West

Support Technician
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Support Technician in the South West

Support Technician
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Technician in the South West over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Support Technician in the South West

Support 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 Support Technician within the South West region over the 6 months to 8 May 2025. 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 +51 38 £32,500 +35.42%
Bristol +70 14 £31,500 +10.53% 2
Dorset +46 10 £30,000 -4.31% 1
Gloucestershire +64 1 £24,500 -10.91% 1
Support Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, 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 West region featuring Support Technician in the job title.

1 48 (76.19%) Customer Service
2 29 (46.03%) Social Skills
3 28 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (44.44%) Microsoft
4 26 (41.27%) Manufacturing
5 25 (39.68%) Active Directory
6 24 (38.10%) Service Delivery
6 24 (38.10%) NVQ Level 4
6 24 (38.10%) Customer Experience
6 24 (38.10%) Technical Analysis
6 24 (38.10%) Coaching
7 22 (34.92%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (31.75%) Windows
9 18 (28.57%) Retail
10 16 (25.40%) Azure
11 13 (20.63%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (20.63%) A+ Certification
11 13 (20.63%) Microsoft Exchange
12 11 (17.46%) OneDrive
13 10 (15.87%) Windows Server
13 10 (15.87%) Mac OS
13 10 (15.87%) Microsoft Intune
13 10 (15.87%) VMware Infrastructure
13 10 (15.87%) Finance
13 10 (15.87%) Legal
13 10 (15.87%) VMware
14 7 (11.11%) SC Cleared
14 7 (11.11%) Security Cleared
15 5 (7.94%) SCCM
15 5 (7.94%) Azure Certification

Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 13 (20.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (34.92%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (25.40%) Azure
3 11 (17.46%) OneDrive
4 2 (3.17%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.59%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.76%) DHCP
1 3 (4.76%) DNS
1 3 (4.76%) Firewall
2 2 (3.17%) TCP/IP
2 2 (3.17%) VPN
2 2 (3.17%) Wi-Fi
General
1 29 (46.03%) Social Skills
2 26 (41.27%) Manufacturing
3 18 (28.57%) Retail
4 10 (15.87%) Finance
4 10 (15.87%) Legal
5 2 (3.17%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.17%) Driving Licence
1 2 (3.17%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 20 (31.75%) Windows
2 10 (15.87%) Mac OS
2 10 (15.87%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.59%) Android
3 1 (1.59%) Windows Mobile
3 1 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (76.19%) Customer Service
2 28 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (38.10%) Coaching
3 24 (38.10%) Customer Experience
3 24 (38.10%) Service Delivery
3 24 (38.10%) Technical Analysis
4 2 (3.17%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (3.17%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (3.17%) Digital Strategy
4 2 (3.17%) Inventory Management
4 2 (3.17%) Time Management
5 1 (1.59%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 24 (38.10%) NVQ Level 4
2 13 (20.63%) A+ Certification
2 13 (20.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 7 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 5 (7.94%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 25 (39.68%) Active Directory
2 10 (15.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.76%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (15.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (7.94%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 10 (15.87%) VMware
3 2 (3.17%) Google