Technical Support
UK
The median Technical Support salary in the UK is £33,178 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 271 | 257 | 501 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +244 | +92 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support | 648 | 1,096 | 570 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.16% | 1.10% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.28% | 1.16% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 411 | 902 | 276 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £24,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,178 | £33,500 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.96% | -10.67% | +15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £43,750 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,000 | £57,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £33,000 | £32,500 | £37,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.54% | -12.16% | +23.33% |
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 | 50,627 | 94,635 | 91,055 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.71% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,942 | 67,569 | 57,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,444 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £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 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Support.
Technical Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Support over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
Technical 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 Technical Support within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 | -3 | 609 | £34,500 | +2.99% | 318 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 552 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 258 |
| South East | +37 | 190 | £34,750 | +6.92% | 80 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 120 | £34,500 | +6.15% | 116 |
| North of England | -61 | 106 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 54 |
| South West | +89 | 95 | £31,000 | -8.82% | 33 |
| London | +92 | 76 | £34,500 | -13.75% | 84 |
| Midlands | -35 | 72 | £33,178 | +10.59% | 55 |
| East of England | +26 | 69 | £34,500 | +0.73% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 48 | £29,500 | -9.23% | 14 |
| North West | -80 | 48 | £37,500 | +10.29% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 40 | £31,335 | -10.47% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 32 | £37,500 | +33.93% | 33 |
| Scotland | +97 | 11 | £30,000 | - | 6 |
| North East | +33 | 10 | £50,000 | +66.67% | 8 |
| Wales | +34 | 8 | £26,438 | -18.65% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Support in the job title.
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Technical 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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