IT Support
UK
The median IT Support salary in the UK is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 105 | 88 | 151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +63 | +160 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support | 1,589 | 3,109 | 2,346 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.87% | 3.01% | 2.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.17% | 3.17% | 2.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,225 | 2,694 | 1,310 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,425 | £21,250 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,000 | £25,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £29,000 | £31,125 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.62% | -6.83% | +7.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £48,750 | £42,500 | £46,825 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £28,000 | £29,060 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.65% | +5.67% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Support.
IT Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
IT Support
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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| England | -20 | 1,519 | £31,500 | +8.62% | 504 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 1,286 | £30,000 | +7.14% | 483 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 403 | £32,000 | +4.99% | 107 |
| Midlands | +15 | 393 | £28,500 | +5.56% | 77 |
| North of England | -44 | 362 | £29,500 | +5.36% | 108 |
| South East | -39 | 278 | £30,000 | +1.69% | 144 |
| London | +25 | 266 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 102 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 241 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 217 | £29,500 | +7.27% | 41 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 152 | £27,500 | +4.76% | 34 |
| North West | -89 | 126 | £28,500 | +1.79% | 53 |
| East of England | -47 | 125 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 43 |
| South West | -19 | 94 | £32,500 | +16.07% | 84 |
| Scotland | +42 | 24 | £27,000 | -1.82% | 33 |
| North East | -4 | 19 | £32,500 | - | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | +44 | 7 | - | - | 5 |
| Wales | -20 | 2 | £25,853 | -5.99% | 19 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £34,000 | - | 2 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, IT Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring IT Support in the job title.
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IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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