IT Support Job Trends in Yorkshire

IT Support
England > Yorkshire

The median IT Support salary in Yorkshire is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.

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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 18 43
Rank change year-on-year -22 +25 +95
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 248 233 245
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 4.05% 9.60% 4.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.33% 10.26% 4.62%
Number of salaries quoted 204 128 217
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,850 £21,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £25,750 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,750 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% +6.25% +1.82%
75th Percentile £35,000 £33,500 £32,500
90th Percentile £43,750 £37,150 £38,750
England median annual salary £31,000 £31,500 £29,000
% change year-on-year -1.59% +8.62% -6.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 5,728 2,272 5,304
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 93.65% 95.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,671 1,282 4,231
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% -10.72%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

IT Support
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Yorkshire

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 7 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Yorkshire

IT Support
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 7 May 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
West Yorkshire -65 59 £32,500 +9.24% 10
East Yorkshire -13 51 £29,500 -7.81% 6
South Yorkshire -20 37 £30,000 +25.00% 6
North Yorkshire +6 17 £30,000 -11.76% 8
Humberside - 5 £24,500 - 3
IT Support
England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 7 May 2026, IT Support 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 across the Yorkshire region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 130 (52.42%) Microsoft
2 119 (47.98%) Windows
3 114 (45.97%) Microsoft 365
4 100 (40.32%) Active Directory
5 80 (32.26%) Problem-Solving
6 58 (23.39%) Windows Server
7 55 (22.18%) Azure
8 52 (20.97%) DHCP
8 52 (20.97%) DNS
9 46 (18.55%) Customer Service
10 43 (17.34%) Microsoft Office
11 41 (16.53%) VMware
12 36 (14.52%) Microsoft Exchange
13 33 (13.31%) ITIL
14 30 (12.10%) Continuous Improvement
14 30 (12.10%) LAN
14 30 (12.10%) WAN
15 29 (11.69%) SharePoint
15 29 (11.69%) TCP/IP
16 25 (10.08%) Degree
17 24 (9.68%) Citrix
17 24 (9.68%) Security Cleared
17 24 (9.68%) Windows 10
18 22 (8.87%) Firewall
19 21 (8.47%) Android
20 19 (7.66%) Process Improvement
21 18 (7.26%) ERP
21 18 (7.26%) Incident Management
21 18 (7.26%) VMware Infrastructure
21 18 (7.26%) Wi-Fi

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 36 (14.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (11.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 43 (17.34%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.40%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.40%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 114 (45.97%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (22.18%) Azure
3 9 (3.63%) AWS
3 9 (3.63%) Power Platform
4 5 (2.02%) Entra ID
5 4 (1.61%) SaaS
6 3 (1.21%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.81%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 52 (20.97%) DHCP
1 52 (20.97%) DNS
2 30 (12.10%) LAN
2 30 (12.10%) WAN
3 29 (11.69%) TCP/IP
4 22 (8.87%) Firewall
5 18 (7.26%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (5.65%) VLAN
6 14 (5.65%) VPN
7 8 (3.23%) VoIP
8 4 (1.61%) Asterisk PBX
8 4 (1.61%) BGP
8 4 (1.61%) MPLS
8 4 (1.61%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.61%) Software-Defined Networking
8 4 (1.61%) VPLS
8 4 (1.61%) Wireless
8 4 (1.61%) WLAN
9 3 (1.21%) IP Telephony
9 3 (1.21%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.45%) SQL Server
2 11 (4.44%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (3.23%) Power BI
4 3 (1.21%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (2.42%) JIRA
2 4 (1.61%) GitLab
General
1 79 (31.85%) Social Skills
2 44 (17.74%) Organisational Skills
3 33 (13.31%) Manufacturing
4 18 (7.26%) Advertising
5 13 (5.24%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (4.03%) Law
7 8 (3.23%) Aerospace
7 8 (3.23%) Retail
8 5 (2.02%) Agriculture
8 5 (2.02%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.02%) Finance
8 5 (2.02%) Social Housing
9 4 (1.61%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.21%) Multimedia
11 1 (0.40%) Games
11 1 (0.40%) Legal
11 1 (0.40%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.61%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 47 (18.95%) Driving Licence
2 17 (6.85%) Onboarding
3 16 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (4.84%) Renewable Energy
5 11 (4.44%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.02%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.61%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.61%) PKI
8 3 (1.21%) NHS
8 3 (1.21%) Replication
9 2 (0.81%) Life Science
10 1 (0.40%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 119 (47.98%) Windows
2 58 (23.39%) Windows Server
3 24 (9.68%) Windows 10
4 21 (8.47%) Android
5 10 (4.03%) Linux
6 5 (2.02%) Mac OS
6 5 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (1.61%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.21%) Unix
9 2 (0.81%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (32.26%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (18.55%) Customer Service
3 33 (13.31%) ITIL
4 30 (12.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (7.66%) Process Improvement
6 18 (7.26%) ERP
6 18 (7.26%) Incident Management
7 16 (6.45%) Service Delivery
8 15 (6.05%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (5.65%) ITSM
10 13 (5.24%) Mentoring
11 12 (4.84%) Disaster Recovery
11 12 (4.84%) Patch Management
11 12 (4.84%) Root Cause Analysis
11 12 (4.84%) Systems Analysis
12 11 (4.44%) Knowledge Transfer
12 11 (4.44%) Service Management
12 11 (4.44%) Time Management
13 9 (3.63%) Asset Management
13 9 (3.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.45%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.42%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (10.08%) Degree
2 24 (9.68%) Security Cleared
3 17 (6.85%) A+ Certification
4 15 (6.05%) SC Cleared
5 11 (4.44%) Network+ Certification
6 9 (3.63%) DV Cleared
7 8 (3.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (2.02%) CCNA
8 5 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.40%) ACSP
10 1 (0.40%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.40%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.40%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.21%) GDPR
4 3 (1.21%) QA
4 3 (1.21%) SLA
5 1 (0.40%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 100 (40.32%) Active Directory
2 18 (7.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (6.85%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.02%) vSphere
5 4 (1.61%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.61%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.81%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.40%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 8 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (2.02%) SCCM
4 4 (1.61%) Ansible
4 4 (1.61%) WSUS
5 2 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 130 (52.42%) Microsoft
2 41 (16.53%) VMware
3 24 (9.68%) Citrix
4 11 (4.44%) Apple
5 9 (3.63%) Cisco
5 9 (3.63%) Meraki
6 6 (2.42%) HubSpot
6 6 (2.42%) Veeam
7 4 (1.61%) Splunk
7 4 (1.61%) Zoho
8 3 (1.21%) Fortinet
8 3 (1.21%) Fujitsu
8 3 (1.21%) Google
8 3 (1.21%) Mitel
8 3 (1.21%) Virgin Media
9 1 (0.40%) Adobe
9 1 (0.40%) Dell
9 1 (0.40%) Sage
9 1 (0.40%) SAP
9 1 (0.40%) WatchGuard