IT Support Jobs in Essex

IT Support
East of England > Essex

The median IT Support salary in Essex is £27,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 40 74
Rank change year-on-year +20 +34 -16
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 76 44 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 7.94% 5.57% 2.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.40% 7.10% 3.18%
Number of salaries quoted 66 41 30
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,750 £21,200
25th Percentile £25,759 £26,250 £22,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,250 £27,500 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% +1.85% -23.94%
75th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £28,063
90th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £35,250
East of England median annual salary £27,500 £29,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +7.41% -9.60%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 905 620 1,070
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 78.48% 92.40%
Number of salaries quoted 738 371 488
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,500 £25,425
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -1.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,188 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Essex

IT Support
Salary Trend in Essex

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Essex.

Salary trend for IT Support in Essex

IT Support
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Essex over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Support in Essex

IT Support
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Essex region over the 6 months to 11 June 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
Basildon +2 26 £26,686 -2.96%
Grays - 12 £26,750 - 1
Chelmsford +5 9 £35,000 +27.27% 1
Saffron Walden - 6 £30,000 -
Witham +5 4 £30,000 -
Brentwood - 4 £26,000 -
Maldon -4 3 - -
Loughton +2 2 £32,500 +1.56%
Braintree +2 2 £24,000 -19.33% 1
Colchester -4 2 £37,500 -25.00% 3
Harwich - 1 - -
Hockley - 1 - -
IT Support
East of England

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, IT Support 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 Essex region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 55 (72.37%) Windows
2 51 (67.11%) Microsoft
3 43 (56.58%) Social Skills
4 33 (43.42%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
6 23 (30.26%) Windows 10
6 23 (30.26%) Windows Server
7 22 (28.95%) Active Directory
8 15 (19.74%) Microsoft Office
9 12 (15.79%) VMware
9 12 (15.79%) Degree
10 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Exchange
11 9 (11.84%) ITIL
11 9 (11.84%) Manufacturing
11 9 (11.84%) Azure
11 9 (11.84%) VMware Infrastructure
11 9 (11.84%) Information Governance
11 9 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
12 8 (10.53%) Coaching
12 8 (10.53%) Hyper-V
12 8 (10.53%) Firewall
12 8 (10.53%) LIMS
12 8 (10.53%) NHS
12 8 (10.53%) Emotional Intelligence
12 8 (10.53%) Collaborative Culture
13 6 (7.89%) Marketing
13 6 (7.89%) Driving Licence
13 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (7.89%) IT Strategy
13 6 (7.89%) Educational Technology

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (5.26%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (2.63%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 15 (19.74%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (6.58%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 33 (43.42%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (11.84%) Azure
3 5 (6.58%) Entra ID
4 4 (5.26%) Google Workspace
5 3 (3.95%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.32%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.32%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.53%) Firewall
2 4 (5.26%) DHCP
2 4 (5.26%) DNS
2 4 (5.26%) VLAN
3 3 (3.95%) Network Security
3 3 (3.95%) WLAN
4 2 (2.63%) MPLS
4 2 (2.63%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (2.63%) SAN
4 2 (2.63%) Skype
4 2 (2.63%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.63%) VoIP
4 2 (2.63%) VPLS
4 2 (2.63%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.32%) Internet
5 1 (1.32%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.32%) SQL Server
General
1 43 (56.58%) Social Skills
2 9 (11.84%) Manufacturing
3 6 (7.89%) Marketing
4 2 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.63%) Automotive
5 1 (1.32%) Finance
5 1 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.32%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.32%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.26%) Cocoa
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.53%) LIMS
1 8 (10.53%) NHS
2 6 (7.89%) Driving Licence
2 6 (7.89%) Educational Technology
3 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 55 (72.37%) Windows
2 23 (30.26%) Windows 10
2 23 (30.26%) Windows Server
3 4 (5.26%) Apple iOS
4 3 (3.95%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.63%) Linux
5 2 (2.63%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (2.63%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (11.84%) Information Governance
2 9 (11.84%) ITIL
3 8 (10.53%) Coaching
3 8 (10.53%) Collaborative Culture
3 8 (10.53%) Emotional Intelligence
4 6 (7.89%) Customer Service
4 6 (7.89%) IT Strategy
5 4 (5.26%) Computer Science
5 4 (5.26%) Decision-Making
5 4 (5.26%) Mobile Device Management
5 4 (5.26%) Project Management
6 2 (2.63%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (2.63%) E-Commerce
6 2 (2.63%) Incident Management
6 2 (2.63%) Information Security
6 2 (2.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 2 (2.63%) ISMS
6 2 (2.63%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (15.79%) Degree
2 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (6.58%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (5.26%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.32%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.32%) CCNA
5 1 (1.32%) CCNP
5 1 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.32%) LPIC
5 1 (1.32%) MCP
5 1 (1.32%) MCSE
5 1 (1.32%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.32%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (28.95%) Active Directory
2 9 (11.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (10.53%) Hyper-V
4 2 (2.63%) Firmware
5 1 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (3.95%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (2.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 51 (67.11%) Microsoft
2 12 (15.79%) VMware
3 4 (5.26%) Google
3 4 (5.26%) Mitel
4 2 (2.63%) Acronis
4 2 (2.63%) Citrix
4 2 (2.63%) Dell
4 2 (2.63%) EqualLogic
4 2 (2.63%) Symantec
4 2 (2.63%) Synology
5 1 (1.32%) Barracuda Networks
5 1 (1.32%) Cisco
5 1 (1.32%) ConnectWise
5 1 (1.32%) Meraki
5 1 (1.32%) SonicWALL