IT Technician Jobs

IT Technician
UK

The median IT Technician salary in the UK is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 243 568
Rank change year-on-year -321 +325 +284
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 174 1,165 352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.29% 1.16% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 1.22% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 138 956 266
10th Percentile £24,500 £22,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £25,750 £24,500 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 £27,000 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.26% -3.57% +12.00%
75th Percentile £33,750 £30,750 £33,750
90th Percentile £39,575 £35,000 £40,080
UK excluding London median annual salary £29,000 £27,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +7.41% -1.82% +10.00%

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 53,874 95,222 77,637
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.56% 94.83% 91.63%
Number of salaries quoted 29,775 66,170 53,203
10th Percentile £27,250 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,439 £44,192
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -5.66% +3.67%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.

Salary trend for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 17 July 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
England -315 163 £29,500 +9.26% 144
UK excluding London -267 152 £29,000 +7.41% 165
South East -79 59 £32,500 +20.37% 35
North of England -122 34 £29,500 +7.27% 40
Work from Home -97 30 £30,000 +11.11% 24
East of England -107 23 £26,000 -0.71% 12
London +53 20 £38,750 +37.18% 20
Yorkshire -31 18 £30,000 +11.11% 10
Midlands -70 15 £25,000 -7.41% 23
South West -31 12 £27,750 -7.50% 23
North East +10 10 £25,300 -8.00% 4
West Midlands -17 10 £25,000 -13.04% 9
Scotland +69 6 £40,000 +66.67% 18
North West -91 6 £25,150 -8.55% 26
East Midlands -32 5 £27,500 +5.77% 14
Wales -14 3 £29,000 +11.54% 15

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, IT Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 129 (74.14%) Windows
2 108 (62.07%) Microsoft 365
3 94 (54.02%) Microsoft
4 85 (48.85%) Social Skills
5 61 (35.06%) Active Directory
6 54 (31.03%) Problem-Solving
7 50 (28.74%) Windows 10
8 49 (28.16%) Customer Service
9 42 (24.14%) Windows Server
10 40 (22.99%) Azure
11 33 (18.97%) Driving Licence
12 31 (17.82%) Cybersecurity
13 27 (15.52%) SharePoint
14 26 (14.94%) Microsoft Office
15 25 (14.37%) Microsoft Exchange
16 24 (13.79%) TCP/IP
16 24 (13.79%) Apple
17 21 (12.07%) LAN
18 20 (11.49%) VoIP
19 18 (10.34%) DNS
19 18 (10.34%) Microsoft Intune
20 17 (9.77%) Degree
20 17 (9.77%) ITIL
20 17 (9.77%) Entra ID
21 16 (9.20%) VMware
22 15 (8.62%) VMware Infrastructure
22 15 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
22 15 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
23 14 (8.05%) Escalation Management
23 14 (8.05%) VLAN

IT Technician 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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (15.52%) SharePoint
2 25 (14.37%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (14.94%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.30%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 108 (62.07%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (22.99%) Azure
3 17 (9.77%) Entra ID
4 10 (5.75%) OneDrive
5 4 (2.30%) Power Platform
5 4 (2.30%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.15%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.15%) Mimecast
6 2 (1.15%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (13.79%) TCP/IP
2 21 (12.07%) LAN
3 20 (11.49%) VoIP
4 18 (10.34%) DNS
5 14 (8.05%) VLAN
5 14 (8.05%) Wireless
6 13 (7.47%) DHCP
6 13 (7.47%) VPN
7 11 (6.32%) Firewall
7 11 (6.32%) WAN
8 7 (4.02%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (2.30%) 3G
9 4 (2.30%) 4G
9 4 (2.30%) ADSL
9 4 (2.30%) IPsec
9 4 (2.30%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (2.30%) SAN
9 4 (2.30%) SSL
10 3 (1.72%) Internet
11 2 (1.15%) IPv4
Development Applications
1 1 (0.57%) JIRA
General
1 85 (48.85%) Social Skills
2 15 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (4.02%) Manufacturing
4 5 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (2.87%) Telecoms
5 4 (2.30%) Multimedia
6 3 (1.72%) Finance
6 3 (1.72%) Legal
6 3 (1.72%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.15%) Advertising
7 2 (1.15%) Retail
8 1 (0.57%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.87%) CSS
1 5 (2.87%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (18.97%) Driving Licence
2 9 (5.17%) iPad
3 4 (2.30%) Clustering
3 4 (2.30%) Management Information System
3 4 (2.30%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.30%) Replication
4 3 (1.72%) AS400
5 2 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.57%) Apple TV
6 1 (0.57%) FMCG
6 1 (0.57%) NHS
6 1 (0.57%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.57%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 129 (74.14%) Windows
2 50 (28.74%) Windows 10
3 42 (24.14%) Windows Server
4 10 (5.75%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (4.60%) Linux
6 7 (4.02%) Android
6 7 (4.02%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (2.87%) Windows 7
7 5 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (2.30%) Mac OS X
9 3 (1.72%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.57%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (31.03%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (28.16%) Customer Service
3 31 (17.82%) Cybersecurity
4 17 (9.77%) ITIL
5 14 (8.05%) Escalation Management
5 14 (8.05%) Workflow
6 10 (5.75%) Mobile Device Management
7 7 (4.02%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (4.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (4.02%) Time Management
8 6 (3.45%) Collaborative Culture
8 6 (3.45%) Data Protection
8 6 (3.45%) Server Management
9 5 (2.87%) Asset Management
9 5 (2.87%) Migration
9 5 (2.87%) Project Management
10 4 (2.30%) Inventory Management
10 4 (2.30%) Service Delivery
11 3 (1.72%) Decision-Making
11 3 (1.72%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (9.77%) Degree
2 12 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (5.17%) DBS Check
4 8 (4.60%) A+ Certification
5 6 (3.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 6 (3.45%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (2.30%) NVQ Level 3
7 3 (1.72%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.15%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.57%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.57%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.90%) SLA
2 7 (4.02%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (2.30%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 61 (35.06%) Active Directory
2 15 (8.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (4.60%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.57%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 18 (10.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (5.75%) SCCM
3 5 (2.87%) AirWatch
4 4 (2.30%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 94 (54.02%) Microsoft
2 24 (13.79%) Apple
3 16 (9.20%) VMware
4 13 (7.47%) Progress
5 6 (3.45%) Cisco
5 6 (3.45%) Veeam
6 5 (2.87%) HP
7 4 (2.30%) Dell
7 4 (2.30%) Oracle
7 4 (2.30%) SonicWALL
7 4 (2.30%) Supermicro
8 3 (1.72%) Citrix
9 2 (1.15%) Google
9 2 (1.15%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.57%) Aruba
10 1 (0.57%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.57%) Juniper
10 1 (0.57%) Meraki
10 1 (0.57%) N-able
10 1 (0.57%) Ruckus Wireless