ICT Support Job Trends

ICT Support
UK

The median ICT Support salary in the UK is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 630 728 718
Rank change year-on-year +98 -10 +378
Permanent jobs requiring an ICT Support 29 18 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.058% 0.027% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.028% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 25 3 7
10th Percentile - £31,500 £24,986
25th Percentile £24,000 £33,750 £30,696
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £40,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.50% +11.11% +44.00%
75th Percentile £33,750 £44,262 £48,625
90th Percentile - £45,319 £55,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £37,584 £34,643
% change year-on-year -28.16% +8.49% +38.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 45,284 64,368 51,114
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 95.05% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 27,539 36,397 39,710
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,588
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,005 £42,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

ICT Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

ICT Support job vacancy trend in the UK

ICT Support
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for ICT Support job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for ICT Support job vacancies in the UK

ICT Support
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ICT Support over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Salary histogram for ICT Support in the UK

ICT Support
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ICT Support within the UK over the 6 months to 3 November 2025. 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
UK excluding London +84 25 £27,000 -28.16% 6
England +107 23 £26,750 -37.18% 7
Yorkshire - 11 £24,000 -
North of England - 11 £24,000 - 1
Midlands +58 9 £32,500 -28.05% 1
West Midlands +47 8 £32,500 -28.05% 1
Work from Home - 8 £32,500 -
Scotland - 3 £27,000 - 1
South East +38 2 £29,500 - 1
London +64 1 - - 2
East Midlands - 1 £35,000 -

ICT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, ICT 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 featuring ICT Support in the job title.

1 17 (58.62%) Microsoft
1 17 (58.62%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (41.38%) Wireless
3 11 (37.93%) Customer Service
4 10 (34.48%) Asset Management
4 10 (34.48%) LAN
4 10 (34.48%) WAN
5 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (31.03%) PowerShell
6 8 (27.59%) DHCP
6 8 (27.59%) Hyper-V
6 8 (27.59%) TCP/IP
6 8 (27.59%) VMware
6 8 (27.59%) VMware Infrastructure
7 6 (20.69%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (20.69%) HNC
7 6 (20.69%) HND
7 6 (20.69%) Line Management
7 6 (20.69%) Network Security
7 6 (20.69%) SharePoint
8 3 (10.34%) Active Directory
9 2 (6.90%) A+ Certification
9 2 (6.90%) Apple
9 2 (6.90%) Google
9 2 (6.90%) Google Workspace
9 2 (6.90%) ITIL
9 2 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (6.90%) SCCM
9 2 (6.90%) ServiceNow

ICT Support 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 6 (20.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (58.62%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.90%) Google Workspace
3 1 (3.45%) Azure
3 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.45%) Power Automate
3 1 (3.45%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (41.38%) Wireless
2 10 (34.48%) LAN
2 10 (34.48%) WAN
3 8 (27.59%) DHCP
3 8 (27.59%) TCP/IP
4 6 (20.69%) Network Security
General
1 11 (37.93%) Social Skills
2 10 (34.48%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (3.45%) Finance
3 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 12 (41.38%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (34.48%) Digital Signage
2 10 (34.48%) EPoS
3 7 (24.14%) Onboarding
4 2 (6.90%) Virtual Team
5 1 (3.45%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Windows
1 2 (6.90%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (37.93%) Customer Service
2 10 (34.48%) Asset Management
3 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (20.69%) Line Management
4 2 (6.90%) ITIL
4 2 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (3.45%) Data Protection
5 1 (3.45%) Site Reliability Engineering
5 1 (3.45%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (31.03%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (20.69%) HNC
1 6 (20.69%) HND
2 2 (6.90%) A+ Certification
3 1 (3.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 8 (27.59%) Hyper-V
1 8 (27.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (10.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (58.62%) Microsoft
2 8 (27.59%) VMware
3 2 (6.90%) Apple
3 2 (6.90%) Google
3 2 (6.90%) ServiceNow