IT Technician Job Trends in Southend-on-Sea

IT Technician
Essex > Southend-on-Sea

The median IT Technician salary in Southend-on-Sea is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 12 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 11 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southend-on-Sea 18.33% 3.23% -
As % of the Job Titles category 18.97% 3.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £27,125 - -
Essex median annual salary £28,000 £35,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +29.63% -1.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southend-on-Sea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southend-on-Sea. 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 Southend-on-Sea with a recognized job title 58 30 33
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.67% 96.77% 86.84%
Number of salaries quoted 46 17 22
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,496 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,625 £27,500 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £32,500 £30,363
Median % change year-on-year +53.85% +7.04% -32.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £33,750 £40,375
90th Percentile £65,000 £34,250 £49,500
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.26%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Southend-on-Sea

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 Southend-on-Sea.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Southend-on-Sea

IT Technician
Salary Trend in Southend-on-Sea

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Southend-on-Sea.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Southend-on-Sea

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southend-on-Sea

For the 6 months to 16 July 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 Southend-on-Sea region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
1 2 (18.18%) Google
1 2 (18.18%) Google Workspace
1 2 (18.18%) LAN
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (18.18%) WAN
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
1 2 (18.18%) Windows Server

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southend-on-Sea 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Google Workspace
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) LAN
1 2 (18.18%) WAN
General
1 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
1 2 (18.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
1 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Google
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
IT Technician jobs