IT Technical Specialist
UK
The median IT Technical Specialist salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 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 25 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 710 | 907 | 956 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +197 | +49 | +297 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technical Specialist | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £46,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £47,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | - | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
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 | 49,632 | 96,004 | 89,734 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.77% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,825 | 68,588 | 56,653 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,500 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
IT Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Technical Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technical Specialist.
IT Technical Specialist
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technical Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 | +149 | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| UK excluding London | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
IT Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 May 2025, IT Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in the job title.
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IT Technical Specialist 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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