IT Support Job Trends in Yorkshire

IT Support
England > Yorkshire

The median IT Support salary in Yorkshire is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 41 53
Rank change year-on-year -1 +12 +43
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 221 161 139
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 2.94% 4.81% 3.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.17% 5.57% 3.27%
Number of salaries quoted 196 154 80
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,825 £14,000
25th Percentile £26,438 £26,000 £18,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £32,000 £26,750
Median % change year-on-year -9.38% +19.63% -10.83%
75th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90th Percentile £39,250 £45,350 £43,300
England median annual salary £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +3.17% +5.00% -7.69%

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 6,977 2,892 4,252
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 86.46% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 5,018 1,543 2,142
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £64,938 £65,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% -1.79% -6.67%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -20 67 £32,000 -3.03% 7
North Yorkshire +33 49 £29,000 +3.57% 5
South Yorkshire -31 32 £27,050 +0.19% 5
East Yorkshire -10 21 £30,000 -3.23% 3
IT Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 October 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.

1 122 (55.20%) Microsoft
2 121 (54.75%) Microsoft 365
3 115 (52.04%) Windows
4 87 (39.37%) Problem-Solving
5 70 (31.67%) Active Directory
6 66 (29.86%) Azure
7 63 (28.51%) Customer Service
8 51 (23.08%) Windows Server
9 42 (19.00%) Microsoft Intune
9 42 (19.00%) SharePoint
10 36 (16.29%) Entra ID
11 33 (14.93%) Firewall
12 32 (14.48%) Cybersecurity
13 30 (13.57%) Hyper-V
14 29 (13.12%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (13.12%) Microsoft Exchange
15 26 (11.76%) ITSM
16 25 (11.31%) Wi-Fi
17 23 (10.41%) Degree
18 22 (9.95%) Wireless
19 21 (9.50%) DHCP
19 21 (9.50%) DNS
20 19 (8.60%) Service Management
21 18 (8.14%) Cyber Essentials
22 17 (7.69%) Disaster Recovery
23 16 (7.24%) TCP/IP
24 15 (6.79%) ERP
24 15 (6.79%) Microsoft Certification
24 15 (6.79%) OneDrive
24 15 (6.79%) VPN

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 42 (19.00%) SharePoint
2 29 (13.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.36%) NetSuite
1 3 (1.36%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 121 (54.75%) Microsoft 365
2 66 (29.86%) Azure
3 36 (16.29%) Entra ID
4 15 (6.79%) OneDrive
5 9 (4.07%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.81%) AWS
6 4 (1.81%) Mimecast
7 3 (1.36%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (1.36%) NetDocuments
8 2 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.45%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.45%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 33 (14.93%) Firewall
2 25 (11.31%) Wi-Fi
3 22 (9.95%) Wireless
4 21 (9.50%) DHCP
4 21 (9.50%) DNS
5 16 (7.24%) TCP/IP
6 15 (6.79%) VPN
7 13 (5.88%) LAN
8 12 (5.43%) WAN
9 8 (3.62%) VoIP
10 6 (2.71%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (2.26%) VLAN
12 4 (1.81%) WLAN
13 3 (1.36%) Peer-to-Peer Networking
14 2 (0.90%) Broadband
15 1 (0.45%) ADSL
15 1 (0.45%) DSL
15 1 (0.45%) ISDN
15 1 (0.45%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.81%) Power BI
1 4 (1.81%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
General
1 79 (35.75%) Social Skills
2 19 (8.60%) Manufacturing
3 17 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
4 15 (6.79%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (3.17%) Finance
6 6 (2.71%) Advertising
6 6 (2.71%) Legal
7 4 (1.81%) Law
8 3 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.36%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.90%) Marketing
10 1 (0.45%) Local Government
10 1 (0.45%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.45%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.45%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.81%) HTML
1 4 (1.81%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 36 (16.29%) Driving Licence
2 20 (9.05%) Onboarding
3 16 (7.24%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (4.98%) CCTV
5 9 (4.07%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.71%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.71%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 4 (1.81%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.36%) CMDB
8 3 (1.36%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.90%) Smartphone
10 1 (0.45%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.45%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 115 (52.04%) Windows
2 51 (23.08%) Windows Server
3 15 (6.79%) Windows 10
4 13 (5.88%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (4.52%) Linux
6 8 (3.62%) Android
7 7 (3.17%) macOS
8 6 (2.71%) Unix
9 5 (2.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (39.37%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (28.51%) Customer Service
3 32 (14.48%) Cybersecurity
4 29 (13.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 26 (11.76%) ITSM
6 19 (8.60%) Service Management
7 17 (7.69%) Disaster Recovery
8 15 (6.79%) ERP
9 13 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (4.98%) Asset Management
10 11 (4.98%) Collaborative Working
11 10 (4.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 10 (4.52%) IT Asset Management
11 10 (4.52%) ITIL
11 10 (4.52%) Mathematics
11 10 (4.52%) Project Delivery
11 10 (4.52%) Service Delivery
12 8 (3.62%) Identity Management
12 8 (3.62%) Infrastructure Maintenance
12 8 (3.62%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.07%) PowerShell
2 3 (1.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (10.41%) Degree
2 15 (6.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (2.26%) Azure Certification
3 5 (2.26%) CCNA
3 5 (2.26%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (1.81%) A+ Certification
4 4 (1.81%) Network+ Certification
5 3 (1.36%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.36%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 1 (0.45%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (8.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (5.43%) QA
3 9 (4.07%) SLA
4 6 (2.71%) GDPR
5 5 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.36%) PMO
7 1 (0.45%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 70 (31.67%) Active Directory
2 30 (13.57%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.71%) Firmware
4 2 (0.90%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 42 (19.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.90%) SCCM
Vendors
1 122 (55.20%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.43%) Cisco
3 11 (4.98%) SonicWALL
4 8 (3.62%) Freshdesk
4 8 (3.62%) Meraki
5 5 (2.26%) HubSpot
5 5 (2.26%) Veeam
6 4 (1.81%) CheckPoint
6 4 (1.81%) iManage
6 4 (1.81%) VMware
7 2 (0.90%) Apple
7 2 (0.90%) Draytek
7 2 (0.90%) McAfee
8 1 (0.45%) Google
8 1 (0.45%) Zoho