Technical Support Job Trends in Surrey

Technical Support
South East > Surrey

The median Technical Support salary in Surrey is £32,000 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 39 96 75
Rank change year-on-year +57 -21 +90
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support 67 8 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 4.10% 0.67% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.62% 0.75% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59 2 16
10th Percentile £26,500 - £22,750
25th Percentile £28,250 - £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £45,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +38.46% -18.75%
75th Percentile £40,000 - £57,500
90th Percentile £48,000 - £66,250
South East median annual salary £32,500 £33,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year -2.99% +6.35% -21.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,449 1,066 1,018
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.73% 88.98% 92.63%
Number of salaries quoted 908 536 717
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Technical Support job vacancy trend in Surrey

Technical Support
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Surrey

Technical Support
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support in Surrey over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Support in Surrey

Technical Support
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 13 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
Redhill - 24 £31,000 -
Shepperton - 6 £50,000 - 1
Guildford - 5 £40,000 -
Staines - 1 - -
Technical Support
South East

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Technical 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 Surrey region featuring Technical Support in the job title.

1 42 (62.69%) Customer Service
2 24 (35.82%) CCNA
2 24 (35.82%) Cisco Certification
2 24 (35.82%) JNCIA
2 24 (35.82%) VSAT
3 23 (34.33%) Commercial Awareness
4 21 (31.34%) Mentoring
5 20 (29.85%) Security Cleared
6 19 (28.36%) SC Cleared
7 16 (23.88%) Firewall
8 13 (19.40%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (19.40%) Statistics
9 12 (17.91%) Regulatory Change
10 9 (13.43%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (11.94%) Kalman Filter
11 8 (11.94%) Microsoft
11 8 (11.94%) VLAN
11 8 (11.94%) Web Filtering
12 7 (10.45%) Microsoft Office
12 7 (10.45%) Proactive Management
12 7 (10.45%) Starlink
12 7 (10.45%) Time Management
13 6 (8.96%) Customer Experience
14 5 (7.46%) Freshdesk
14 5 (7.46%) LTE
14 5 (7.46%) Proactive Monitoring
14 5 (7.46%) Service Delivery
15 4 (5.97%) 802.11
15 4 (5.97%) 802.1X
15 4 (5.97%) Azure

Technical Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 4 (5.97%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (10.45%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.97%) Azure
1 4 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.48%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (1.49%) SaaS
3 1 (1.49%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 24 (35.82%) VSAT
2 16 (23.88%) Firewall
3 9 (13.43%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (11.94%) VLAN
5 5 (7.46%) LTE
6 4 (5.97%) 802.11
6 4 (5.97%) Wireless
7 1 (1.49%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.49%) MySQL
1 1 (1.49%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Android Studio
1 1 (1.49%) Browser DevTools
1 1 (1.49%) Eclipse
1 1 (1.49%) Xcode
General
1 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
2 9 (13.43%) Telecoms
3 6 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (7.46%) German Language
5 4 (5.97%) Aerospace
5 4 (5.97%) Automotive
5 4 (5.97%) Billing
5 4 (5.97%) Electronics
5 4 (5.97%) Manufacturing
5 4 (5.97%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.97%) 802.1X
2 3 (4.48%) HTML
3 1 (1.49%) Ajax
3 1 (1.49%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.49%) CSS
3 1 (1.49%) GraphQL
3 1 (1.49%) ModSecurity
3 1 (1.49%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.94%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (5.97%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (4.48%) Digital Media
3 3 (4.48%) Digital Signage
4 2 (2.99%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.49%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.97%) Windows
2 1 (1.49%) Android
2 1 (1.49%) Linux
2 1 (1.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (62.69%) Customer Service
2 23 (34.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 21 (31.34%) Mentoring
4 13 (19.40%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (19.40%) Statistics
5 12 (17.91%) Regulatory Change
6 8 (11.94%) Kalman Filter
6 8 (11.94%) Web Filtering
7 7 (10.45%) Proactive Management
7 7 (10.45%) Time Management
8 6 (8.96%) Customer Experience
9 5 (7.46%) Proactive Monitoring
9 5 (7.46%) Service Delivery
10 4 (5.97%) Fault Management
10 4 (5.97%) Workflow
11 3 (4.48%) Content Management
12 1 (1.49%) Backlog Management
12 1 (1.49%) OO
12 1 (1.49%) Process Improvement
12 1 (1.49%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.97%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.49%) Java
2 1 (1.49%) Perl
2 1 (1.49%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (35.82%) CCNA
1 24 (35.82%) Cisco Certification
1 24 (35.82%) JNCIA
2 20 (29.85%) Security Cleared
3 19 (28.36%) SC Cleared
4 4 (5.97%) GCSC
5 3 (4.48%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.97%) GDPR
Vendors
1 8 (11.94%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.45%) Starlink
3 5 (7.46%) Freshdesk
4 4 (5.97%) HubSpot
4 4 (5.97%) Sage
5 3 (4.48%) Adobe
6 1 (1.49%) Oracle
6 1 (1.49%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.49%) Splunk