Support Technician
UK
The median Support Technician salary in the UK is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 434 | 320 | 569 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -114 | +249 | +299 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician | 299 | 919 | 441 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.90% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.95% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 164 | 788 | 272 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £21,250 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,500 | £24,000 | £24,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £27,000 | £29,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -6.90% | +13.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £36,563 | £30,000 | £33,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £34,500 | £37,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,500 | £27,000 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.96% | -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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Technician
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Technician.
Support Technician
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Technician over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Support Technician
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 | -129 | 288 | £31,500 | +16.67% | 371 |
| UK excluding London | -87 | 274 | £30,500 | +12.96% | 379 |
| South East | -31 | 97 | £32,500 | +20.37% | 85 |
| South West | +139 | 70 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 46 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 55 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 177 |
| North of England | -90 | 41 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 107 |
| East of England | -66 | 36 | £35,000 | +32.08% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 35 | £30,000 | +13.21% | 45 |
| London | +100 | 23 | £42,500 | +41.67% | 36 |
| Midlands | -70 | 21 | £28,000 | +7.69% | 75 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 15 | £27,500 | +5.77% | 29 |
| Scotland | +97 | 6 | £40,000 | +66.67% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 6 | £28,500 | +9.62% | 41 |
| North West | -72 | 6 | £26,500 | -5.36% | 51 |
| Wales | +31 | 3 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 10 |
Support Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Support 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 Support Technician in the job title.
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Support 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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