Support Technician Job Trends in Yorkshire

Support Technician
England > Yorkshire

The median Support Technician salary in Yorkshire is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 129 138
Rank change year-on-year +23 +9 +153
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 76 14 63
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 1.71% 0.57% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% 0.60% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 56 10 56
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,925 £22,625
25th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £25,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £30,000 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £32,000 £31,688 £29,063
90th Percentile £35,000 £32,900 £32,500
England median annual salary £29,500 £31,500 £27,000
% change year-on-year -6.35% +16.67% -6.90%

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 4,115 2,339 4,645
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 95.51% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,571 1,108 3,741
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £66,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £89,650 £81,786
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Support Technician
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Yorkshire

Support Technician
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

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

Salary histogram for Support Technician in Yorkshire

Support Technician
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 7 March 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 -12 21 £30,000 - 4
East Yorkshire +2 18 £30,250 +5.22% 4
South Yorkshire -11 11 £27,000 - 3
Humberside - 7 £24,500 - 3
North Yorkshire +9 2 £26,000 -20.61% 1
Support Technician
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 March 2026, Support Technician 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 Support Technician in the job title.

1 41 (53.95%) Microsoft
2 37 (48.68%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (46.05%) Active Directory
4 34 (44.74%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (39.47%) Windows
6 28 (36.84%) ITIL
7 27 (35.53%) Customer Service
8 26 (34.21%) Azure
9 21 (27.63%) Microsoft Exchange
9 21 (27.63%) VMware
9 21 (27.63%) VMware Infrastructure
10 19 (25.00%) Windows Server
11 18 (23.68%) LAN
11 18 (23.68%) SharePoint
12 17 (22.37%) Android
13 16 (21.05%) WAN
14 14 (18.42%) Firewall
14 14 (18.42%) Hyper-V
14 14 (18.42%) Microsoft Office
14 14 (18.42%) TCP/IP
14 14 (18.42%) Time Management
15 13 (17.11%) Project Delivery
15 13 (17.11%) VPN
16 11 (14.47%) ITIL Certification
16 11 (14.47%) Service Delivery
16 11 (14.47%) VLAN
17 10 (13.16%) DHCP
17 10 (13.16%) DNS
17 10 (13.16%) Entra ID
17 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Intune

Support Technician 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 21 (27.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (23.68%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.32%) CMS
3 1 (1.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (18.42%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 34 (44.74%) Microsoft 365
2 26 (34.21%) Azure
3 10 (13.16%) Entra ID
4 7 (9.21%) SaaS
5 2 (2.63%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.32%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (23.68%) LAN
2 16 (21.05%) WAN
3 14 (18.42%) Firewall
3 14 (18.42%) TCP/IP
4 13 (17.11%) VPN
5 11 (14.47%) VLAN
6 10 (13.16%) DHCP
6 10 (13.16%) DNS
6 10 (13.16%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (9.21%) Network Security
7 7 (9.21%) SAN
8 4 (5.26%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (2.63%) WLAN
10 1 (1.32%) Peer-to-Peer Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.58%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (6.58%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.95%) MySQL
3 2 (2.63%) GIS
3 2 (2.63%) Power BI
General
1 28 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 12 (15.79%) Manufacturing
3 9 (11.84%) Advertising
4 8 (10.53%) Aerospace
5 7 (9.21%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (3.95%) Automotive
6 3 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (3.95%) Finance
6 3 (3.95%) Retail
7 2 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.32%) CSS
1 1 (1.32%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (31.58%) Driving Licence
2 15 (19.74%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (15.79%) Data Centre
4 7 (9.21%) Replication
5 4 (5.26%) Management Information System
5 4 (5.26%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 30 (39.47%) Windows
2 19 (25.00%) Windows Server
3 17 (22.37%) Android
4 3 (3.95%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (48.68%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (36.84%) ITIL
3 27 (35.53%) Customer Service
4 14 (18.42%) Time Management
5 13 (17.11%) Project Delivery
6 11 (14.47%) Service Delivery
7 9 (11.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (11.84%) Disaster Recovery
8 8 (10.53%) Knowledge Transfer
8 8 (10.53%) Mentoring
9 7 (9.21%) Migration
10 5 (6.58%) Cost Control
10 5 (6.58%) Patch Management
11 4 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
11 4 (5.26%) Data Security
11 4 (5.26%) Preventative Maintenance
11 4 (5.26%) Vulnerability Management
12 3 (3.95%) Decision-Making
13 2 (2.63%) Break/Fix
13 2 (2.63%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.53%) SQL
2 3 (3.95%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (14.47%) ITIL Certification
2 8 (10.53%) A+ Certification
2 8 (10.53%) Degree
3 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (3.95%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (1.32%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.58%) SLA
2 3 (3.95%) GDPR
2 3 (3.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 35 (46.05%) Active Directory
2 21 (27.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (18.42%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 41 (53.95%) Microsoft
2 21 (27.63%) VMware
3 7 (9.21%) Veeam
4 5 (6.58%) Apple
5 4 (5.26%) Adobe
5 4 (5.26%) Cisco