IT Technician Jobs in the UK excluding London

IT Technician
UK > UK excluding London

The median IT Technician salary in the UK excluding London is £27,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 185 457 216
Rank change year-on-year +272 -241 +272
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 1,089 326 1,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.52% 0.55% 1.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% 0.62% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 956 210 364
10th Percentile £22,000 £21,000 £17,143
25th Percentile £24,250 £23,103 £21,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £30,750 £33,250 £28,750
90th Percentile £36,770 £37,000 £33,250
UK median annual salary £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,946 52,777 68,977
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 89.21% 95.73%
Number of salaries quoted 47,984 30,164 42,468
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,183 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +6.37% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the UK excluding London

IT Technician
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for IT Technician in the UK excluding London

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the UK excluding London

IT Technician
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 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 +157 256 £27,500 - 61
South East +163 234 £27,000 +5.88% 37
East of England +113 210 £26,372 -4.10% 20
Midlands +145 189 £26,500 +6.00% 36
North West +45 120 £27,500 -6.78% 25
South West +36 116 £28,000 -0.88% 33
West Midlands +86 95 £28,000 +9.80% 16
Yorkshire +153 94 £27,000 - 27
East Midlands +63 88 £26,000 +13.04% 20
Wales +46 47 £26,000 -10.34% 5
North East +32 42 £27,500 -32.71% 11
Scotland -57 31 £24,000 -20.00% 5
Northern Ireland +28 6 £29,500 -
IT Technician
UK

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 19 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 UK excluding London region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 488 (44.81%) Windows
2 486 (44.63%) Microsoft 365
3 423 (38.84%) Microsoft
4 325 (29.84%) Active Directory
5 318 (29.20%) Social Skills
6 283 (25.99%) Customer Service
7 274 (25.16%) Problem-Solving
8 206 (18.92%) Windows Server
9 148 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
10 144 (13.22%) Windows 10
11 141 (12.95%) Azure
12 100 (9.18%) Driving Licence
13 88 (8.08%) Google
14 87 (7.99%) DNS
15 84 (7.71%) Microsoft Exchange
16 80 (7.35%) ITIL
17 79 (7.25%) Firewall
18 77 (7.07%) Manufacturing
19 75 (6.89%) Entra ID
20 73 (6.70%) Degree
21 69 (6.34%) TCP/IP
22 68 (6.24%) DHCP
22 68 (6.24%) VMware
23 67 (6.15%) Wireless
24 58 (5.33%) SharePoint
25 57 (5.23%) SLA
26 55 (5.05%) Law
26 55 (5.05%) Microsoft Intune
26 55 (5.05%) Line Management
27 53 (4.87%) Apple

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 84 (7.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (5.33%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.10%) Confluence
4 6 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.28%) IIS
6 2 (0.18%) Resin
6 2 (0.18%) SAS
7 1 (0.092%) Apache
7 1 (0.092%) Site Server
Applications
1 148 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.092%) Blender
4 1 (0.092%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.092%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.092%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 486 (44.63%) Microsoft 365
2 141 (12.95%) Azure
3 75 (6.89%) Entra ID
4 38 (3.49%) Google Workspace
5 29 (2.66%) AWS
6 19 (1.74%) OneDrive
7 14 (1.29%) SaaS
8 10 (0.92%) WhatsApp
9 9 (0.83%) Power Platform
10 5 (0.46%) ChatGPT
11 4 (0.37%) IaaS
12 3 (0.28%) Dropbox
12 3 (0.28%) PaaS
13 2 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
14 1 (0.092%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 1 (0.092%) Google Drive
14 1 (0.092%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 87 (7.99%) DNS
2 79 (7.25%) Firewall
3 69 (6.34%) TCP/IP
4 68 (6.24%) DHCP
5 67 (6.15%) Wireless
6 51 (4.68%) Wi-Fi
7 46 (4.22%) LAN
8 42 (3.86%) VLAN
9 35 (3.21%) VPN
10 34 (3.12%) VoIP
11 28 (2.57%) WAN
12 22 (2.02%) Network Security
13 20 (1.84%) Internet
14 17 (1.56%) Broadband
15 12 (1.10%) NAS
15 12 (1.10%) SAN
16 11 (1.01%) FTP
17 10 (0.92%) MPLS
18 6 (0.55%) IMAP
18 6 (0.55%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.93%) SQL Server
2 9 (0.83%) Power BI
3 6 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.092%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 18 (1.65%) JIRA
2 6 (0.55%) Eclipse
3 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
General
1 318 (29.20%) Social Skills
2 77 (7.07%) Manufacturing
3 55 (5.05%) Law
4 52 (4.78%) Finance
5 48 (4.41%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (2.39%) Local Government
8 24 (2.20%) Retail
9 23 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (2.11%) Telecoms
10 16 (1.47%) Public Sector
11 13 (1.19%) Legal
11 13 (1.19%) Marketing
12 5 (0.46%) Automotive
12 5 (0.46%) Electronics
13 4 (0.37%) Military
14 3 (0.28%) Advertising
14 3 (0.28%) Aviation
14 3 (0.28%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.28%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.55%) CSS
1 6 (0.55%) HTML
2 5 (0.46%) .NET
3 3 (0.28%) ASP.NET
3 3 (0.28%) EDI
3 3 (0.28%) jQuery
4 2 (0.18%) Web Services
5 1 (0.092%) Classic ASP
Miscellaneous
1 100 (9.18%) Driving Licence
2 48 (4.41%) Housing Association
3 42 (3.86%) Onboarding
4 34 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.30%) Management Information System
6 23 (2.11%) CCTV
6 23 (2.11%) Educational Technology
7 8 (0.73%) Data Centre
7 8 (0.73%) LIMS
7 8 (0.73%) NHS
8 7 (0.64%) EPoS
9 6 (0.55%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.37%) iPad
11 4 (0.37%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.37%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (0.28%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.28%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.28%) Renewable Energy
13 2 (0.18%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 488 (44.81%) Windows
2 206 (18.92%) Windows Server
3 144 (13.22%) Windows 10
4 41 (3.76%) Linux
5 40 (3.67%) Mac OS
6 38 (3.49%) Apple iOS
7 33 (3.03%) Windows Server 2012
8 30 (2.75%) Windows Server 2016
9 21 (1.93%) Android
10 19 (1.74%) Windows Server 2019
11 18 (1.65%) Windows 8
11 18 (1.65%) Windows Server 2008
12 16 (1.47%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.37%) Unix
15 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.18%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.092%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (25.99%) Customer Service
2 274 (25.16%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (7.35%) ITIL
4 55 (5.05%) Line Management
5 50 (4.59%) ITSM
6 49 (4.50%) Cybersecurity
7 40 (3.67%) Time Management
8 34 (3.12%) Project Management
9 33 (3.03%) Mathematics
9 33 (3.03%) Service Management
10 30 (2.75%) Service Delivery
11 26 (2.39%) Collaborative Working
12 25 (2.30%) Mobile Device Management
13 24 (2.20%) Asset Management
13 24 (2.20%) Disaster Recovery
14 23 (2.11%) Coaching
15 22 (2.02%) Migration
16 19 (1.74%) Preventative Maintenance
17 17 (1.56%) ERP
17 17 (1.56%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 46 (4.22%) SQL
2 27 (2.48%) PowerShell
3 13 (1.19%) VB
4 11 (1.01%) C#
5 6 (0.55%) Java
5 6 (0.55%) Python
6 3 (0.28%) C++
6 3 (0.28%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.28%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.092%) Swift
Qualifications
1 73 (6.70%) Degree
2 45 (4.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 43 (3.95%) DBS Check
4 41 (3.76%) A+ Certification
5 24 (2.20%) Cisco Certification
5 24 (2.20%) Security Cleared
6 23 (2.11%) SC Cleared
7 20 (1.84%) CCNA
8 17 (1.56%) MCSE
9 10 (0.92%) MCP
10 9 (0.83%) MCITP
10 9 (0.83%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (0.55%) MCSA
14 4 (0.37%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.37%) HNC
15 3 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
16 2 (0.18%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (5.23%) SLA
2 15 (1.38%) GDPR
3 12 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (1.10%) QA
4 10 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.37%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.18%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.18%) DICOM
8 1 (0.092%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 325 (29.84%) Active Directory
2 48 (4.41%) Hyper-V
2 48 (4.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.73%) Terminal Services
5 5 (0.46%) vSphere
6 4 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.18%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.18%) Firmware
8 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 55 (5.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (2.02%) SCCM
3 6 (0.55%) PaperCut
4 4 (0.37%) AirWatch
5 3 (0.28%) Autotask
5 3 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 3 (0.28%) NetCrunch
5 3 (0.28%) SCDPM
6 2 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.18%) SmoothWall
7 1 (0.092%) Graylog
7 1 (0.092%) WSUS
Vendors
1 423 (38.84%) Microsoft
2 88 (8.08%) Google
3 68 (6.24%) VMware
4 53 (4.87%) Apple
5 42 (3.86%) Cisco
6 14 (1.29%) Veeam
7 10 (0.92%) Meraki
8 9 (0.83%) Citrix
8 9 (0.83%) Dell
8 9 (0.83%) Sage
9 8 (0.73%) Ubiquiti
10 7 (0.64%) Atlassian
10 7 (0.64%) Sophos
11 6 (0.55%) Avaya
11 6 (0.55%) ESET
12 5 (0.46%) Datto
12 5 (0.46%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.37%) WatchGuard
14 3 (0.28%) Draytek
14 3 (0.28%) Fortinet