IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 501 | 245 | 598 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -256 | +353 | -192 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician | 193 | 1,160 | 426 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 1.18% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 1.24% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 141 | 1,011 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £22,000 | £21,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,750 | £24,250 | £23,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £27,000 | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -1.82% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,000 | £31,000 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £38,750 | £36,415 | £41,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £27,000 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Technician
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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 1 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 | -240 | 182 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 121 |
| UK excluding London | -214 | 157 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 118 |
| Work from Home | +22 | 44 | £30,500 | +12.96% | 20 |
| South East | -54 | 43 | £27,500 | +3.77% | 38 |
| East of England | -65 | 38 | £26,250 | -0.46% | 12 |
| North of England | -99 | 37 | £30,250 | +10.00% | 21 |
| London | +74 | 35 | £37,500 | +36.36% | 20 |
| South West | +12 | 17 | £27,500 | -1.79% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 17 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 7 |
| North West | -70 | 15 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 9 |
| Midlands | -81 | 12 | £28,000 | +5.66% | 21 |
| Scotland | +112 | 9 | £40,000 | +66.67% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 7 | £28,500 | - | 8 |
| North East | +14 | 5 | £34,000 | +23.64% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 5 | £27,500 | +7.84% | 13 |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | £32,500 | +25.00% | 4 |
IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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.
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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:
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