IT Support Job Trends in Southampton

IT Support
Hampshire > Southampton

The median IT Support salary in Southampton is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 54 35
Rank change year-on-year +35 -19 +17
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 29 11 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 5.38% 2.01% 5.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.64% 2.06% 5.97%
Number of salaries quoted 15 9 27
10th Percentile £25,650 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £33,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +1.54% +18.18%
75th Percentile £28,750 £40,000 £40,500
90th Percentile £35,000 - £41,000
Hampshire median annual salary £28,000 £30,000 £29,750
% change year-on-year -6.67% +0.84% +2.59%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 514 533 452
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.36% 97.62% 97.20%
Number of salaries quoted 369 382 381
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -9.52%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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 Southampton.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Southampton

IT Support
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Southampton

IT Support Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 Southampton region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 16 (55.17%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (48.28%) Windows
3 5 (17.24%) Customer Service
3 5 (17.24%) ERP
4 3 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (6.90%) Confluence
5 2 (6.90%) Customer Experience
5 2 (6.90%) ITIL
5 2 (6.90%) JIRA
5 2 (6.90%) Microsoft
5 2 (6.90%) SharePoint
5 2 (6.90%) SQL
5 2 (6.90%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
6 1 (3.45%) Android
6 1 (3.45%) Apple
6 1 (3.45%) Azure
6 1 (3.45%) Degree
6 1 (3.45%) DNS
6 1 (3.45%) MCP
6 1 (3.45%) MCSE
6 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (3.45%) Mitel
6 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
6 1 (3.45%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
6 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2012

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 2 (6.90%) Confluence
1 2 (6.90%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.45%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) DNS
Development Applications
1 2 (6.90%) JIRA
General
1 16 (55.17%) Social Skills
2 11 (37.93%) Telecoms
3 2 (6.90%) Retail
Operating Systems
1 14 (48.28%) Windows
2 1 (3.45%) Android
2 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
2 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (55.17%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (17.24%) Customer Service
2 5 (17.24%) ERP
3 2 (6.90%) Customer Experience
3 2 (6.90%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) SQL
2 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (3.45%) Degree
1 1 (3.45%) MCP
1 1 (3.45%) MCSE
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (6.90%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.45%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.45%) Apple
2 1 (3.45%) Mitel
IT Support jobs