Support Technician Job Trends in Southend-on-Sea

Support Technician
Essex > Southend-on-Sea

The median Support Technician salary in Southend-on-Sea is £26,375 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 April 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 9 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 4 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southend-on-Sea 11.76% 5.88% -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.76% 5.88% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,375 - -
75th Percentile £27,125 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £28,000 £25,000 £26,372
% change year-on-year +12.00% -5.20% -2.33%

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 34 17 25
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 86.21%
Number of salaries quoted 32 3 15
10th Percentile £26,375 £26,242 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,875 £28,120 £27,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £32,500 £30,363
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +7.04% -35.40%
75th Percentile £60,000 £33,750 £39,375
90th Percentile £65,000 - £43,200
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.70% +2.78% -5.26%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Southend-on-Sea

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southend-on-Sea.

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Southend-on-Sea

Support Technician
Salary Trend in Southend-on-Sea

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 24 April 2026, Support 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 Support Technician in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (50.00%) Google
1 2 (50.00%) Google Workspace
1 2 (50.00%) LAN
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) WAN
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows Server

Support 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 (50.00%) Google Workspace
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) LAN
1 2 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Google
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft