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 8 June 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 23 40
Rank change year-on-year -7 +17 +88
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 284 225 264
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 4.26% 8.05% 4.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.52% 8.88% 4.48%
Number of salaries quoted 242 150 220
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,500 £19,800
25th Percentile £27,250 £25,750 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £29,250 £27,250
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +7.34% -6.03%
75th Percentile £37,500 £34,125 £32,500
90th Percentile £44,875 £37,875 £38,750
England median annual salary £32,000 £31,500 £29,000
% change year-on-year +1.59% +8.62% -7.94%

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 6,285 2,533 5,888
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 90.66% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4,285 1,279 4,580
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £31,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +1.55% -8.10%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,000 £79,025
England median annual salary £56,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.61% +9.52% -12.86%

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 8 June 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 8 June 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 -34 73 £32,500 -1.52% 7
East Yorkshire -8 55 £29,500 -7.81% 3
South Yorkshire -24 41 £30,000 +12.15% 7
North Yorkshire +11 25 £34,000 - 5
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 8 June 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.

1 142 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 133 (46.83%) Microsoft 365
3 126 (44.37%) Windows
4 101 (35.56%) Active Directory
5 95 (33.45%) Problem-Solving
6 68 (23.94%) Azure
7 58 (20.42%) Windows Server
8 53 (18.66%) DHCP
8 53 (18.66%) DNS
9 50 (17.61%) Customer Service
10 39 (13.73%) Microsoft Office
11 38 (13.38%) Continuous Improvement
12 36 (12.68%) VMware
13 35 (12.32%) SharePoint
14 33 (11.62%) Microsoft Exchange
15 32 (11.27%) ITIL
15 32 (11.27%) LAN
15 32 (11.27%) WAN
16 29 (10.21%) TCP/IP
17 28 (9.86%) Degree
18 27 (9.51%) ERP
19 26 (9.15%) Cybersecurity
20 24 (8.45%) PowerShell
21 23 (8.10%) Firewall
21 23 (8.10%) Security Cleared
22 21 (7.39%) Cyber Essentials
22 21 (7.39%) Wi-Fi
23 20 (7.04%) Disaster Recovery
23 20 (7.04%) Incident Management
24 19 (6.69%) Windows 10

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 35 (12.32%) SharePoint
2 33 (11.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 39 (13.73%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.35%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 133 (46.83%) Microsoft 365
2 68 (23.94%) Azure
3 15 (5.28%) Entra ID
4 13 (4.58%) Power Platform
5 9 (3.17%) AWS
6 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (1.06%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.06%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.70%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.70%) SaaS
9 1 (0.35%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 53 (18.66%) DHCP
1 53 (18.66%) DNS
2 32 (11.27%) LAN
2 32 (11.27%) WAN
3 29 (10.21%) TCP/IP
4 23 (8.10%) Firewall
5 21 (7.39%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (4.23%) VPN
7 11 (3.87%) VLAN
8 9 (3.17%) VoIP
9 6 (2.11%) Wireless
10 4 (1.41%) Asterisk PBX
10 4 (1.41%) BGP
10 4 (1.41%) MPLS
10 4 (1.41%) SD-WAN
10 4 (1.41%) Software-Defined Networking
10 4 (1.41%) VPLS
10 4 (1.41%) WLAN
11 3 (1.06%) IP Telephony
11 3 (1.06%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.93%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.87%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (2.82%) Power BI
4 3 (1.06%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (2.11%) JIRA
2 4 (1.41%) GitLab
General
1 86 (30.28%) Social Skills
2 43 (15.14%) Organisational Skills
3 25 (8.80%) Manufacturing
4 18 (6.34%) Advertising
5 12 (4.23%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (3.17%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (2.82%) Aerospace
8 7 (2.46%) Finance
9 6 (2.11%) Law
10 5 (1.76%) Agriculture
10 5 (1.76%) Retail
10 5 (1.76%) Social Housing
11 4 (1.41%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.06%) Legal
12 3 (1.06%) Multimedia
13 1 (0.35%) Marketing
13 1 (0.35%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.41%) HTML
1 4 (1.41%) JSON
1 4 (1.41%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 49 (17.25%) Driving Licence
2 18 (6.34%) Onboarding
2 18 (6.34%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (3.87%) Renewable Energy
4 10 (3.52%) Management Information System
5 5 (1.76%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 5 (1.76%) Operational Technology
6 4 (1.41%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.41%) PKI
7 3 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.70%) CMDB
8 2 (0.70%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.70%) Replication
9 1 (0.35%) Fibre Optics
9 1 (0.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 126 (44.37%) Windows
2 58 (20.42%) Windows Server
3 19 (6.69%) Windows 10
4 16 (5.63%) Android
5 14 (4.93%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (3.87%) Linux
7 9 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.76%) Mac OS
9 4 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.70%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (33.45%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (17.61%) Customer Service
3 38 (13.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (11.27%) ITIL
5 27 (9.51%) ERP
6 26 (9.15%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (7.04%) Disaster Recovery
7 20 (7.04%) Incident Management
8 18 (6.34%) Process Improvement
9 17 (5.99%) ITSM
9 17 (5.99%) Service Delivery
10 16 (5.63%) Service Management
11 12 (4.23%) Mentoring
11 12 (4.23%) Patch Management
11 12 (4.23%) Root Cause Analysis
12 11 (3.87%) Systems Analysis
13 10 (3.52%) Knowledge Transfer
14 8 (2.82%) Analytics
14 8 (2.82%) Data Analytics
14 8 (2.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.45%) PowerShell
2 5 (1.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (9.86%) Degree
2 23 (8.10%) Security Cleared
3 18 (6.34%) A+ Certification
4 14 (4.93%) SC Cleared
5 13 (4.58%) Network+ Certification
6 9 (3.17%) CCNA
6 9 (3.17%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (3.17%) DV Cleared
6 9 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (1.76%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.35%) ACSP
10 1 (0.35%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.35%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.39%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 6 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.76%) GDPR
4 5 (1.76%) SLA
5 3 (1.06%) QA
6 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 101 (35.56%) Active Directory
2 18 (6.34%) Hyper-V
3 14 (4.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.41%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (1.41%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.41%) vSphere
5 3 (1.06%) Firmware
6 2 (0.70%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 17 (5.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (1.76%) SCCM
4 4 (1.41%) Ansible
4 4 (1.41%) WSUS
5 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 142 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 36 (12.68%) VMware
3 18 (6.34%) Citrix
4 16 (5.63%) Cisco
5 14 (4.93%) Meraki
6 11 (3.87%) Apple
7 9 (3.17%) Veeam
8 6 (2.11%) HubSpot
9 5 (1.76%) Freshdesk
10 4 (1.41%) Splunk
11 3 (1.06%) Fortinet
11 3 (1.06%) Fujitsu
11 3 (1.06%) Google
11 3 (1.06%) Mitel
11 3 (1.06%) Virgin Media
12 2 (0.70%) CheckPoint
12 2 (0.70%) Draytek
12 2 (0.70%) iManage
12 2 (0.70%) Zoho
13 1 (0.35%) Infor