IT Support
UK
The median IT Support salary in the UK is £29,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 87 | 151 | 295 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +144 | -55 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support | 3,042 | 2,422 | 2,207 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.07% | 2.38% | 1.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.24% | 2.61% | 1.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,632 | 1,388 | 1,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,000 | £22,750 | £20,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £26,000 | £23,705 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,000 | £30,750 | £29,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.69% | +6.03% | +1.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,250 | £35,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £43,000 | £46,250 | £47,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,000 | £28,875 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +5.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 8 May 2024.
IT Support
Top 17 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 8 May 2024. 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 | +66 | 2,809 | £29,000 | -6.45% | 510 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 2,559 | £28,000 | -3.03% | 427 |
| South East | +73 | 676 | £30,000 | - | 102 |
| Work from Home | +74 | 569 | £30,303 | -6.76% | 93 |
| North of England | +45 | 559 | £28,000 | +1.82% | 113 |
| Midlands | +83 | 477 | £27,000 | -1.82% | 92 |
| London | +42 | 428 | £35,000 | - | 89 |
| East of England | +46 | 365 | £27,500 | -6.78% | 54 |
| South West | -23 | 303 | £28,000 | -6.67% | 56 |
| West Midlands | +75 | 256 | £27,500 | +1.85% | 44 |
| North West | +2 | 252 | £28,000 | +9.80% | 55 |
| Yorkshire | +101 | 246 | £28,000 | +1.82% | 44 |
| East Midlands | +56 | 210 | £26,250 | -4.55% | 48 |
| Scotland | -95 | 104 | £27,500 | -1.79% | 12 |
| Wales | +46 | 70 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 10 |
| North East | +24 | 61 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 6 | £30,000 | -11.11% | 1 |
IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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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