Technical Support
UK
The median Technical Support salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 271 | 271 | 504 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +233 | +73 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support | 593 | 1,076 | 570 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.09% | 1.09% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.21% | 1.15% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 369 | 887 | 273 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £24,000 | £26,234 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,000 | £29,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,500 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | -10.67% | +15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | £43,750 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,500 | £56,800 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,500 | £32,500 | £36,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.72% | +22.03% |
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 | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -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 9 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 9 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 | -18 | 557 | £33,000 | -1.49% | 288 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 508 | £32,500 | - | 234 |
| South East | +39 | 171 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 82 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 101 | £34,500 | +3.76% | 107 |
| North of England | -54 | 96 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 49 |
| South West | +80 | 94 | £31,000 | -8.82% | 25 |
| London | +72 | 67 | £34,500 | -16.36% | 82 |
| East of England | +20 | 65 | £32,500 | -5.11% | 24 |
| Midlands | -50 | 63 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 42 |
| North West | -65 | 44 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 43 | £29,500 | -9.23% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 37 | £31,335 | -10.47% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 26 | £37,500 | +33.93% | 19 |
| Scotland | +100 | 10 | £30,000 | - | 4 |
| North East | +44 | 9 | £60,000 | +100.00% | 7 |
| Wales | +29 | 7 | £27,000 | -16.92% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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