Graduate IT Support Engineer Job Trends

Graduate IT Support Engineer
UK

The median Graduate IT Support Engineer salary in the UK is £28,542 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 769 - 826
Rank change year-on-year - - +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate IT Support Engineer 3 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% - 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 6
10th Percentile £25,558 - £24,125
25th Percentile £26,394 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,542 - £27,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £29,398 - £28,750
90th Percentile £29,459 - £30,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,542 - £26,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 95,392 44,432 84,355
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.35% 90.12% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 65,258 26,408 58,586
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%

Graduate IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Graduate IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Graduate IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Graduate IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Graduate IT Support Engineer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate IT Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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
England - 3 £28,542 - 1
Work from Home - 3 £28,542 - 1
UK excluding London - 3 £28,542 - 1
South East - 2 £28,771 -
East of England - 1 £25,000 - 1

Graduate IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 July 2026, Graduate IT Support Engineer 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 featuring Graduate IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) DBS Check
2 1 (33.33%) DHCP
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Maintenance
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) SLA
2 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

Graduate IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Maintenance
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (33.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft