IT Technician
UK

The median IT Technician salary in the UK is £29,144 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 511 230
Rank change year-on-year +346 -281 +313
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 1,216 172 1,213
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.23% 0.35% 1.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 0.39% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 732 135 1,000
10th Percentile £25,077 £24,500 £22,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,144 £29,500 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.21% +9.26% -2.70%
75th Percentile £33,875 £33,750 £30,750
90th Percentile £35,000 £40,400 £35,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £29,083 £29,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year +0.29% +7.41% -1.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 92,998 44,238 95,769
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 89.85% 94.73%
Number of salaries quoted 63,730 26,125 68,419
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Technician
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK

IT Technician
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
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 Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. 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 +313 1,155 £29,083 +0.29% 183
England +330 1,075 £29,000 -1.69% 169
North of England +176 316 £29,000 -2.52% 53
Midlands +120 210 £29,500 +18.00% 29
South East +95 195 £28,250 -13.08% 39
South West +77 186 £30,000 +9.09% 26
North West +115 143 £30,000 +19.28% 33
Yorkshire +69 137 £28,000 -6.67% 13
East Midlands +77 134 £30,000 +9.09% 15
East of England +73 127 £28,000 +7.69% 18
Work from Home +76 115 £28,000 -6.67% 13
West Midlands +45 76 £29,205 +16.82% 14
Wales +12 67 £30,000 +3.45% 8
Scotland +55 53 £35,000 -12.50% 9
London -1 47 £29,750 -23.23% 21
North East -25 36 £24,000 -5.14% 7
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 5
Channel Islands - 1 - -

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, IT Technician 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 IT Technician in the job title.

1 366 (30.10%) A+ Certification
2 357 (29.36%) Microsoft
3 330 (27.14%) ForeScout
4 309 (25.41%) Windows
5 291 (23.93%) Microsoft 365
6 225 (18.50%) Problem-Solving
7 204 (16.78%) Active Directory
8 179 (14.72%) Customer Service
9 162 (13.32%) Windows Server
10 103 (8.47%) Azure
11 98 (8.06%) DNS
12 96 (7.89%) DHCP
13 92 (7.57%) SharePoint
14 78 (6.41%) Entra ID
15 74 (6.09%) Firewall
16 72 (5.92%) DBS Check
17 71 (5.84%) Microsoft Exchange
18 70 (5.76%) Cybersecurity
19 66 (5.43%) Service Delivery
19 66 (5.43%) VMware
20 64 (5.26%) Continuous Improvement
21 63 (5.18%) VMware Infrastructure
22 57 (4.69%) ITIL
22 57 (4.69%) Windows 10
23 55 (4.52%) TCP/IP
24 54 (4.44%) ERP
25 50 (4.11%) VLAN
26 48 (3.95%) Wireless
27 47 (3.87%) ITSM
28 46 (3.78%) Microsoft Intune

IT Technician 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 92 (7.57%) SharePoint
2 71 (5.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 30 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 9 (0.74%) SAP Business One
2 4 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.33%) Line 50
3 3 (0.25%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.082%) Magento
4 1 (0.082%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 291 (23.93%) Microsoft 365
2 103 (8.47%) Azure
3 78 (6.41%) Entra ID
4 37 (3.04%) OneDrive
5 22 (1.81%) SaaS
6 19 (1.56%) Power Platform
7 15 (1.23%) Cloud Computing
7 15 (1.23%) IaaS
8 12 (0.99%) PaaS
9 8 (0.66%) AWS
9 8 (0.66%) Google Workspace
10 7 (0.58%) Viva Engage
11 5 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.33%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Purview
14 1 (0.082%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 1 (0.082%) Canva
14 1 (0.082%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 98 (8.06%) DNS
2 96 (7.89%) DHCP
3 74 (6.09%) Firewall
4 55 (4.52%) TCP/IP
5 50 (4.11%) VLAN
6 48 (3.95%) Wireless
7 45 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
8 39 (3.21%) LAN
9 38 (3.13%) VoIP
10 32 (2.63%) VPN
11 30 (2.47%) WAN
12 23 (1.89%) Network Security
13 13 (1.07%) WLAN
14 11 (0.90%) Structured Cabling
15 10 (0.82%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.66%) Broadband
17 7 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
18 4 (0.33%) SD-WAN
19 3 (0.25%) Internet
19 3 (0.25%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (1.23%) Power BI
2 10 (0.82%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.33%) FileMaker
5 3 (0.25%) Tableau
6 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.082%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (0.41%) VersionOne
2 1 (0.082%) Carbide.c++
2 1 (0.082%) Git
General
1 582 (47.86%) Social Skills
2 45 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
3 38 (3.13%) Retail
4 31 (2.55%) Manufacturing
5 25 (2.06%) Finance
6 20 (1.64%) Telecoms
7 18 (1.48%) Advertising
7 18 (1.48%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (0.99%) Public Sector
10 10 (0.82%) Legal
11 9 (0.74%) Law
12 7 (0.58%) Local Government
13 6 (0.49%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.41%) Back Office
15 3 (0.25%) Aviation
15 3 (0.25%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.16%) Games
17 1 (0.082%) Esports
17 1 (0.082%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.41%) CSS
1 5 (0.41%) HTML
2 1 (0.082%) EDI
2 1 (0.082%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 149 (12.25%) Driving Licence
2 49 (4.03%) Onboarding
3 27 (2.22%) Data Centre
3 27 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (1.07%) EPoS
5 10 (0.82%) Management Information System
6 9 (0.74%) CCTV
6 9 (0.74%) NHS
7 8 (0.66%) Digital Signage
8 7 (0.58%) iPad
8 7 (0.58%) iPhone
8 7 (0.58%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (0.49%) Educational Technology
10 4 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.33%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.33%) PACS
11 2 (0.16%) IoT
11 2 (0.16%) Smartphone
12 1 (0.082%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 309 (25.41%) Windows
2 162 (13.32%) Windows Server
3 57 (4.69%) Windows 10
4 35 (2.88%) Mac OS
5 22 (1.81%) Linux
6 20 (1.64%) Android
7 17 (1.40%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (0.99%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.33%) Unix
10 4 (0.33%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.33%) Windows 8
10 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (18.50%) Problem-Solving
2 179 (14.72%) Customer Service
3 70 (5.76%) Cybersecurity
4 66 (5.43%) Service Delivery
5 64 (5.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 57 (4.69%) ITIL
7 54 (4.44%) ERP
8 47 (3.87%) ITSM
9 41 (3.37%) Asset Management
10 40 (3.29%) Logistics
10 40 (3.29%) Service Management
11 39 (3.21%) Project Delivery
12 34 (2.80%) Disaster Recovery
13 28 (2.30%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 24 (1.97%) Time Management
15 23 (1.89%) Business Continuity
16 22 (1.81%) Project Management
17 21 (1.73%) Collaborative Working
17 21 (1.73%) CRM
18 19 (1.56%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (1.73%) SQL
2 11 (0.90%) VBA
3 6 (0.49%) PowerShell
4 4 (0.33%) PHP
4 4 (0.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 366 (30.10%) A+ Certification
2 72 (5.92%) DBS Check
3 41 (3.37%) Degree
4 34 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (2.30%) Network+ Certification
6 12 (0.99%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 10 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 7 (0.58%) Security Cleared
9 6 (0.49%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.41%) Postgraduate
11 3 (0.25%) CCNA
11 3 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.25%) MCSA
12 2 (0.16%) SC Cleared
13 1 (0.082%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (2.88%) SLA
2 16 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (0.99%) GDPR
4 9 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (0.41%) NIST
5 5 (0.41%) QA
6 4 (0.33%) DICOM
6 4 (0.33%) HL7
6 4 (0.33%) ISO 14001
6 4 (0.33%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.25%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.082%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 204 (16.78%) Active Directory
2 63 (5.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (2.55%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.49%) vSphere
5 5 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.082%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 46 (3.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (0.99%) Autotask
3 9 (0.74%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.41%) vCenter Server
6 4 (0.33%) SCCM
7 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.16%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.082%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.082%) WSUS
Vendors
1 357 (29.36%) Microsoft
2 330 (27.14%) ForeScout
3 66 (5.43%) VMware
4 40 (3.29%) Apple
5 20 (1.64%) Cisco
6 17 (1.40%) Freshdesk
7 12 (0.99%) Adobe
8 11 (0.90%) SAP
9 10 (0.82%) Google
9 10 (0.82%) Sage
10 9 (0.74%) HP
10 9 (0.74%) SonicWALL
10 9 (0.74%) Sophos
11 8 (0.66%) ESET
11 8 (0.66%) Veeam
12 7 (0.58%) Meraki
12 7 (0.58%) ProCurve
13 6 (0.49%) OpenText
14 5 (0.41%) Ubiquiti
15 4 (0.33%) Zoho