IT Technician Jobs in the South East

IT Technician
England > South East

The median IT Technician salary in the South East 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 188 366 341
Rank change year-on-year +178 -25 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 237 36 156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.36% 0.26% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 0.28% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 206 20 62
10th Percentile £20,000 £21,212 £18,675
25th Percentile £23,000 £22,688 £24,466
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £25,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -7.27% +12.24%
75th Percentile £31,313 £29,438 £30,875
90th Percentile £37,375 £35,100 £33,750
England median annual salary £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 16,379 12,711 19,790
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 90.19% 96.36%
Number of salaries quoted 11,667 8,030 12,417
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the South East

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in the South East.

Salary trend for IT Technician in the South East

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the South East

IT Technician
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the South East 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
Thames Valley +106 104 £26,500 +3.92% 16
Hampshire +23 72 £25,000 +8.02% 11
Oxfordshire +44 46 £25,000 -1.96% 4
Berkshire +47 33 £27,000 +5.88% 6
Buckinghamshire - 25 £26,500 - 6
Surrey +8 22 £29,500 +18.00% 3
Kent +7 17 £38,000 +5.56% 5
West Sussex - 10 £27,500 - 5
Sussex - 5 £22,000 - 1
East Sussex - 4 £24,000 - 2
IT Technician
England

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

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 South East region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 126 (53.16%) Microsoft 365
2 104 (43.88%) Customer Service
3 98 (41.35%) Windows
4 84 (35.44%) Microsoft
5 72 (30.38%) Active Directory
6 68 (28.69%) Social Skills
7 61 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
8 42 (17.72%) Windows Server
9 41 (17.30%) Microsoft Office
10 29 (12.24%) Google
11 28 (11.81%) TCP/IP
12 27 (11.39%) Azure
13 26 (10.97%) Mac OS
13 26 (10.97%) Windows 10
14 24 (10.13%) Wireless
15 21 (8.86%) Degree
15 21 (8.86%) Onboarding
16 20 (8.44%) Mathematics
16 20 (8.44%) ITIL
17 18 (7.59%) SLA
18 17 (7.17%) VoIP
18 17 (7.17%) Wi-Fi
19 16 (6.75%) Apple iOS
19 16 (6.75%) Entra ID
20 15 (6.33%) Hyper-V
20 15 (6.33%) Asset Management
20 15 (6.33%) Cisco
21 14 (5.91%) SQL
21 14 (5.91%) Time Management
22 13 (5.49%) SCCM

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (2.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.69%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.84%) SAS
4 1 (0.42%) Site Server
Applications
1 41 (17.30%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 126 (53.16%) Microsoft 365
2 27 (11.39%) Azure
3 16 (6.75%) Entra ID
4 9 (3.80%) Google Workspace
5 8 (3.38%) WhatsApp
6 5 (2.11%) AWS
7 3 (1.27%) OneDrive
7 3 (1.27%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 28 (11.81%) TCP/IP
2 24 (10.13%) Wireless
3 17 (7.17%) VoIP
3 17 (7.17%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (5.06%) DNS
5 11 (4.64%) LAN
6 10 (4.22%) FTP
7 7 (2.95%) Broadband
8 6 (2.53%) Firewall
8 6 (2.53%) VLAN
9 5 (2.11%) SAN
10 4 (1.69%) VPN
10 4 (1.69%) WAN
11 3 (1.27%) Internet
11 3 (1.27%) NAS
12 2 (0.84%) DHCP
12 2 (0.84%) IP Telephony
12 2 (0.84%) iSCSI
13 1 (0.42%) Intranet
13 1 (0.42%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.27%) Power BI
1 3 (1.27%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 68 (28.69%) Social Skills
2 10 (4.22%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (3.80%) Manufacturing
4 8 (3.38%) Finance
5 5 (2.11%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (1.69%) Local Government
6 4 (1.69%) Public Sector
7 3 (1.27%) Aviation
7 3 (1.27%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.42%) Advertising
8 1 (0.42%) Law
8 1 (0.42%) Marketing
8 1 (0.42%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.69%) .NET
2 3 (1.27%) ASP.NET
2 3 (1.27%) CSS
2 3 (1.27%) HTML
2 3 (1.27%) jQuery
3 2 (0.84%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.86%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.64%) CCTV
3 7 (2.95%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.53%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.11%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (0.84%) Grid Computing
7 2 (0.84%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.42%) BYOD
8 1 (0.42%) Digital Signage
8 1 (0.42%) Distributed Computing
8 1 (0.42%) FMCG
8 1 (0.42%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 98 (41.35%) Windows
2 42 (17.72%) Windows Server
3 26 (10.97%) Mac OS
3 26 (10.97%) Windows 10
4 16 (6.75%) Apple iOS
5 12 (5.06%) Linux
6 5 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.84%) Android
7 2 (0.84%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.84%) Unix
7 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (43.88%) Customer Service
2 61 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (8.44%) ITIL
3 20 (8.44%) Mathematics
4 15 (6.33%) Asset Management
5 14 (5.91%) Time Management
6 12 (5.06%) ITSM
7 10 (4.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 10 (4.22%) Migration
8 9 (3.80%) Mobile Device Management
8 9 (3.80%) Service Delivery
9 8 (3.38%) Change Control
9 8 (3.38%) Service Management
10 7 (2.95%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (2.95%) Inventory Management
10 7 (2.95%) Logistics
10 7 (2.95%) Project Delivery
10 7 (2.95%) Project Management
11 6 (2.53%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (2.53%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 14 (5.91%) SQL
2 12 (5.06%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.69%) C#
4 3 (1.27%) C++
4 3 (1.27%) Java
4 3 (1.27%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.27%) Python
4 3 (1.27%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 21 (8.86%) Degree
2 13 (5.49%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (5.49%) DBS Check
3 9 (3.80%) CCNA
4 7 (2.95%) A+ Certification
4 7 (2.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 7 (2.95%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (1.69%) MCSA
6 4 (1.69%) MCSE
7 2 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.84%) GNVQ
7 2 (0.84%) HNC
7 2 (0.84%) MCITP
8 1 (0.42%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.42%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.42%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.59%) SLA
2 5 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (2.11%) QA
3 4 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (1.69%) GDPR
4 1 (0.42%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.42%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 72 (30.38%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.33%) Hyper-V
3 8 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (5.49%) SCCM
2 4 (1.69%) PaperCut
3 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.27%) NetCrunch
Vendors
1 84 (35.44%) Microsoft
2 29 (12.24%) Google
3 15 (6.33%) Cisco
4 13 (5.49%) VMware
5 6 (2.53%) Veeam
6 5 (2.11%) Red Hat
7 4 (1.69%) Apple
8 3 (1.27%) Oracle
8 3 (1.27%) Splunk
9 2 (0.84%) Dell
9 2 (0.84%) Sun
10 1 (0.42%) Meraki
10 1 (0.42%) Sage