IT Technician Jobs in England

IT Technician
UK > England

The median IT Technician salary in England is £27,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 228 560 464
Rank change year-on-year +332 -96 +217
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 1,106 386 1,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.24% 0.45% 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 0.49% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 962 232 407
10th Percentile £22,000 £21,250 £17,143
25th Percentile £24,500 £23,500 £21,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £30,750 £33,750 £29,250
90th Percentile £37,125 £40,987 £34,100
UK median annual salary £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 84,097 79,150 134,411
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.43% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 62,393 50,588 75,337
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in England.

Salary trend for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in England

IT Technician
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the England region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
North of England +164 269 £27,500 +1.85% 60
South East +178 237 £27,000 +5.88% 44
East of England +110 211 £26,372 -4.10% 15
Midlands +135 193 £26,750 +7.00% 43
North West +52 123 £27,500 +0.98% 29
South West +29 121 £28,000 -1.75% 38
Yorkshire +158 104 £27,000 +3.85% 21
West Midlands +80 95 £28,000 +9.80% 20
East Midlands +62 92 £26,000 +13.04% 23
London +122 73 £27,500 -8.33% 31
North East +28 42 £27,500 -32.71% 10
IT Technician
UK

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, IT Technician 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 across the England region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 510 (46.11%) Windows
2 491 (44.39%) Microsoft 365
3 415 (37.52%) Microsoft
4 337 (30.47%) Active Directory
5 334 (30.20%) Social Skills
6 293 (26.49%) Customer Service
7 281 (25.41%) Problem-Solving
8 211 (19.08%) Windows Server
9 162 (14.65%) Windows 10
10 148 (13.38%) Microsoft Office
11 141 (12.75%) Azure
12 106 (9.58%) Google
13 98 (8.86%) Driving Licence
14 83 (7.50%) Degree
15 82 (7.41%) DNS
16 81 (7.32%) ITIL
17 80 (7.23%) Firewall
18 79 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
19 78 (7.05%) Wireless
20 74 (6.69%) VMware
21 73 (6.60%) Entra ID
22 72 (6.51%) DBS Check
23 62 (5.61%) DHCP
24 61 (5.52%) TCP/IP
24 61 (5.52%) Manufacturing
25 57 (5.15%) SharePoint
26 56 (5.06%) Law
27 54 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
27 54 (4.88%) Line Management
28 53 (4.79%) Analytical Skills

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 79 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (5.15%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.72%) SAS
4 6 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (0.54%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (0.45%) Confluence
5 5 (0.45%) IIS
6 3 (0.27%) Apache
7 2 (0.18%) Resin
8 1 (0.090%) Site Server
Applications
1 148 (13.38%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.090%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.090%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.090%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 491 (44.39%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (12.75%) Azure
3 73 (6.60%) Entra ID
4 45 (4.07%) Google Workspace
5 23 (2.08%) AWS
6 17 (1.54%) OneDrive
7 12 (1.08%) SaaS
8 10 (0.90%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.90%) WhatsApp
9 5 (0.45%) ChatGPT
10 4 (0.36%) IaaS
11 3 (0.27%) Dropbox
11 3 (0.27%) PaaS
12 2 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.090%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.090%) Asana
13 1 (0.090%) Google Drive
13 1 (0.090%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 82 (7.41%) DNS
2 80 (7.23%) Firewall
3 78 (7.05%) Wireless
4 62 (5.61%) DHCP
5 61 (5.52%) TCP/IP
6 54 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
7 50 (4.52%) LAN
8 43 (3.89%) VLAN
9 32 (2.89%) VoIP
9 32 (2.89%) WAN
10 30 (2.71%) VPN
11 24 (2.17%) Broadband
12 21 (1.90%) Internet
13 20 (1.81%) Network Security
14 12 (1.08%) NAS
14 12 (1.08%) SAN
15 10 (0.90%) FTP
16 8 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
17 6 (0.54%) MPLS
17 6 (0.54%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (1.99%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.90%) Power BI
3 6 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.18%) MySQL
5 1 (0.090%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.090%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (0.72%) JIRA
2 6 (0.54%) Eclipse
3 3 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 334 (30.20%) Social Skills
2 61 (5.52%) Manufacturing
3 56 (5.06%) Law
4 53 (4.79%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (3.98%) Finance
6 28 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (2.35%) Local Government
8 25 (2.26%) Retail
9 20 (1.81%) Legal
10 19 (1.72%) Telecoms
11 18 (1.63%) Public Sector
12 15 (1.36%) Marketing
13 5 (0.45%) Automotive
13 5 (0.45%) Electronics
14 4 (0.36%) Military
15 3 (0.27%) Aviation
15 3 (0.27%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.27%) Social Housing
16 2 (0.18%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.63%) .NET
1 7 (0.63%) X-Windows
2 6 (0.54%) CSS
2 6 (0.54%) HTML
3 3 (0.27%) ASP.NET
3 3 (0.27%) EDI
3 3 (0.27%) jQuery
4 2 (0.18%) Razor View Engine
5 1 (0.090%) Classic ASP
Miscellaneous
1 98 (8.86%) Driving Licence
2 48 (4.34%) Housing Association
3 39 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (2.98%) Onboarding
5 24 (2.17%) Educational Technology
5 24 (2.17%) Management Information System
6 23 (2.08%) CCTV
7 10 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (0.72%) Data Centre
8 8 (0.72%) iPad
8 8 (0.72%) LIMS
8 8 (0.72%) NHS
9 7 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.36%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.27%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.27%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.27%) Renewable Energy
13 2 (0.18%) iPhone
13 2 (0.18%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 510 (46.11%) Windows
2 211 (19.08%) Windows Server
3 162 (14.65%) Windows 10
4 38 (3.44%) Apple iOS
5 37 (3.35%) Linux
6 36 (3.25%) Mac OS
7 33 (2.98%) Windows Server 2016
8 25 (2.26%) Windows Server 2012
9 23 (2.08%) Windows 7
10 19 (1.72%) Android
10 19 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
11 18 (1.63%) Windows 8
11 18 (1.63%) Windows Server 2008
12 9 (0.81%) Mac OS X
13 5 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.36%) Unix
15 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.090%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (26.49%) Customer Service
2 281 (25.41%) Problem-Solving
3 81 (7.32%) ITIL
4 54 (4.88%) Line Management
5 53 (4.79%) ITSM
6 41 (3.71%) Cybersecurity
7 36 (3.25%) Service Management
8 34 (3.07%) Migration
9 33 (2.98%) Project Management
10 32 (2.89%) Time Management
11 31 (2.80%) Mathematics
12 24 (2.17%) Coaching
12 24 (2.17%) Service Delivery
13 22 (1.99%) Asset Management
13 22 (1.99%) Collaborative Working
13 22 (1.99%) Mobile Device Management
14 18 (1.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 18 (1.63%) Preventative Maintenance
15 17 (1.54%) Mentoring
15 17 (1.54%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 46 (4.16%) SQL
2 30 (2.71%) PowerShell
3 13 (1.18%) VB
4 11 (0.99%) C#
5 6 (0.54%) Java
5 6 (0.54%) Python
6 3 (0.27%) C++
6 3 (0.27%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.27%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.090%) Bash
Qualifications
1 83 (7.50%) Degree
2 72 (6.51%) DBS Check
3 46 (4.16%) A+ Certification
4 41 (3.71%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (2.35%) Security Cleared
7 24 (2.17%) SC Cleared
8 20 (1.81%) CCNA
9 16 (1.45%) MCSE
10 12 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
11 10 (0.90%) MCITP
12 9 (0.81%) MCP
13 7 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (0.45%) MCSA
15 4 (0.36%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (0.36%) HNC
16 3 (0.27%) CCNP
17 2 (0.18%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (4.61%) SLA
2 11 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (0.81%) GDPR
5 8 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (0.72%) QA
6 4 (0.36%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.18%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.090%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 337 (30.47%) Active Directory
2 52 (4.70%) Hyper-V
2 52 (4.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.72%) Terminal Services
5 5 (0.45%) vSphere
6 4 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.18%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.18%) Firmware
8 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 53 (4.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.26%) SCCM
3 6 (0.54%) PaperCut
4 4 (0.36%) AirWatch
4 4 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.27%) Autotask
5 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 3 (0.27%) NetCrunch
5 3 (0.27%) SCDPM
6 2 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.18%) SmoothWall
7 1 (0.090%) Graylog
7 1 (0.090%) WSUS
Vendors
1 415 (37.52%) Microsoft
2 106 (9.58%) Google
3 74 (6.69%) VMware
4 51 (4.61%) Apple
4 51 (4.61%) Cisco
5 14 (1.27%) Veeam
6 13 (1.18%) Meraki
7 11 (0.99%) Citrix
7 11 (0.99%) Sage
8 8 (0.72%) Sophos
8 8 (0.72%) Ubiquiti
9 6 (0.54%) Avaya
9 6 (0.54%) ESET
10 5 (0.45%) Datto
10 5 (0.45%) Dell
10 5 (0.45%) Red Hat
11 4 (0.36%) Adobe
11 4 (0.36%) WatchGuard
12 3 (0.27%) Draytek
12 3 (0.27%) Fortinet