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 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 175 454 222
Rank change year-on-year +279 -232 +278
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 1,147 307 1,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.51% 0.54% 1.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 0.61% 1.81%
Number of salaries quoted 989 197 366
10th Percentile £22,000 £21,250 £17,143
25th Percentile £24,250 £23,750 £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 £33,750 £28,750
90th Percentile £36,415 £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 72,166 50,263 70,760
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.99% 88.90% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 50,782 29,433 42,686
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,000
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 1 June 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 1 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
North of England +169 275 £27,500 +1.85% 50
South East +170 242 £27,000 +5.88% 31
East of England +111 215 £26,372 -4.10% 10
Midlands +124 198 £26,750 +7.00% 35
North West +48 127 £27,500 +0.98% 23
South West +39 127 £28,000 -3.45% 28
Yorkshire +144 106 £27,000 +3.85% 19
West Midlands +58 97 £28,000 +9.80% 15
East Midlands +63 95 £26,000 +13.04% 20
Wales +52 50 £26,000 -10.34% 7
North East +24 42 £27,500 -32.71% 8
Scotland -49 34 £24,000 -20.00% 5
Northern Ireland +25 6 £29,500 - 2
IT Technician
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 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.

1 509 (44.38%) Windows
2 499 (43.50%) Microsoft 365
3 434 (37.84%) Microsoft
4 334 (29.12%) Active Directory
5 329 (28.68%) Social Skills
6 291 (25.37%) Customer Service
7 287 (25.02%) Problem-Solving
8 214 (18.66%) Windows Server
9 152 (13.25%) Microsoft Office
10 151 (13.16%) Windows 10
11 147 (12.82%) Azure
12 103 (8.98%) Driving Licence
13 90 (7.85%) Google
13 90 (7.85%) DNS
14 86 (7.50%) Microsoft Exchange
15 85 (7.41%) ITIL
16 81 (7.06%) Firewall
17 79 (6.89%) Manufacturing
17 79 (6.89%) Degree
17 79 (6.89%) Entra ID
18 72 (6.28%) TCP/IP
19 71 (6.19%) DHCP
19 71 (6.19%) VMware
20 70 (6.10%) Wireless
21 62 (5.41%) SharePoint
22 59 (5.14%) SLA
23 56 (4.88%) Law
23 56 (4.88%) Line Management
23 56 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
24 55 (4.80%) Finance

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 86 (7.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 62 (5.41%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.05%) Confluence
4 6 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.26%) IIS
6 2 (0.17%) Resin
6 2 (0.17%) SAS
7 1 (0.087%) Apache
7 1 (0.087%) Site Server
Applications
1 152 (13.25%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.087%) Blender
4 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.087%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.087%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 499 (43.50%) Microsoft 365
2 147 (12.82%) Azure
3 79 (6.89%) Entra ID
4 40 (3.49%) Google Workspace
5 29 (2.53%) AWS
6 20 (1.74%) OneDrive
7 14 (1.22%) SaaS
8 10 (0.87%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.87%) WhatsApp
9 5 (0.44%) ChatGPT
10 4 (0.35%) IaaS
11 3 (0.26%) Dropbox
11 3 (0.26%) PaaS
12 2 (0.17%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.087%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.087%) Google Drive
13 1 (0.087%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 90 (7.85%) DNS
2 81 (7.06%) Firewall
3 72 (6.28%) TCP/IP
4 71 (6.19%) DHCP
5 70 (6.10%) Wireless
6 51 (4.45%) Wi-Fi
7 47 (4.10%) LAN
8 43 (3.75%) VLAN
9 36 (3.14%) VPN
10 35 (3.05%) VoIP
11 29 (2.53%) WAN
12 22 (1.92%) Internet
12 22 (1.92%) Network Security
13 16 (1.39%) Broadband
14 12 (1.05%) NAS
14 12 (1.05%) SAN
15 10 (0.87%) FTP
15 10 (0.87%) MPLS
16 6 (0.52%) IMAP
16 6 (0.52%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (1.83%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.87%) Power BI
3 6 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.087%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.087%) MySQL
4 1 (0.087%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (1.57%) JIRA
2 6 (0.52%) Eclipse
3 3 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 329 (28.68%) Social Skills
2 79 (6.89%) Manufacturing
3 56 (4.88%) Law
4 55 (4.80%) Finance
5 48 (4.18%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (3.49%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (2.27%) Local Government
7 26 (2.27%) Telecoms
8 25 (2.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (2.18%) Retail
9 16 (1.39%) Public Sector
10 14 (1.22%) Legal
11 13 (1.13%) Marketing
12 5 (0.44%) Advertising
12 5 (0.44%) Automotive
12 5 (0.44%) Electronics
13 4 (0.35%) Military
13 4 (0.35%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.26%) Aviation
14 3 (0.26%) Back Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.52%) CSS
1 6 (0.52%) HTML
2 5 (0.44%) .NET
3 3 (0.26%) ASP.NET
3 3 (0.26%) EDI
3 3 (0.26%) jQuery
4 2 (0.17%) Web Services
5 1 (0.087%) Classic ASP
Miscellaneous
1 103 (8.98%) Driving Licence
2 48 (4.18%) Housing Association
3 41 (3.57%) Onboarding
4 38 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.27%) Management Information System
6 24 (2.09%) Educational Technology
7 23 (2.01%) CCTV
8 8 (0.70%) Data Centre
8 8 (0.70%) LIMS
8 8 (0.70%) NHS
9 7 (0.61%) EPoS
10 6 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.35%) iPad
12 4 (0.35%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.35%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (0.26%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.26%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.26%) Renewable Energy
14 2 (0.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 509 (44.38%) Windows
2 214 (18.66%) Windows Server
3 151 (13.16%) Windows 10
4 43 (3.75%) Linux
5 41 (3.57%) Mac OS
6 40 (3.49%) Apple iOS
7 33 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 30 (2.62%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (1.92%) Android
10 19 (1.66%) Windows Server 2019
11 18 (1.57%) Windows 8
11 18 (1.57%) Windows Server 2008
12 17 (1.48%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.35%) Unix
15 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.17%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.087%) Windows Phone
16 1 (0.087%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 291 (25.37%) Customer Service
2 287 (25.02%) Problem-Solving
3 85 (7.41%) ITIL
4 56 (4.88%) Line Management
5 51 (4.45%) Cybersecurity
6 50 (4.36%) ITSM
7 40 (3.49%) Time Management
8 35 (3.05%) Mathematics
8 35 (3.05%) Project Management
8 35 (3.05%) Service Management
9 31 (2.70%) Service Delivery
10 30 (2.62%) Collaborative Working
11 27 (2.35%) Asset Management
12 26 (2.27%) Coaching
13 25 (2.18%) Disaster Recovery
13 25 (2.18%) Mobile Device Management
14 22 (1.92%) Migration
15 19 (1.66%) Preventative Maintenance
16 18 (1.57%) Computer Science
17 17 (1.48%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 47 (4.10%) SQL
2 28 (2.44%) PowerShell
3 13 (1.13%) VB
4 11 (0.96%) C#
5 7 (0.61%) Java
6 6 (0.52%) Python
7 3 (0.26%) C++
7 3 (0.26%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.26%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.087%) Bash
8 1 (0.087%) Swift
Qualifications
1 79 (6.89%) Degree
2 52 (4.53%) DBS Check
3 46 (4.01%) Microsoft Certification
4 42 (3.66%) A+ Certification
5 26 (2.27%) Security Cleared
6 25 (2.18%) SC Cleared
7 24 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
8 20 (1.74%) CCNA
9 17 (1.48%) MCSE
10 12 (1.05%) MCP
11 10 (0.87%) MCITP
12 9 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
12 9 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
13 8 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.52%) MCSA
16 5 (0.44%) HNC
17 4 (0.35%) Azure Certification
18 3 (0.26%) HND
19 2 (0.17%) GNVQ
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (5.14%) SLA
2 15 (1.31%) GDPR
3 12 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (1.05%) QA
4 10 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.35%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.17%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.17%) DICOM
8 1 (0.087%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 334 (29.12%) Active Directory
2 52 (4.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 50 (4.36%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.70%) Terminal Services
6 5 (0.44%) vSphere
7 4 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.17%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.17%) Firmware
9 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 56 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (1.92%) SCCM
3 6 (0.52%) PaperCut
4 4 (0.35%) AirWatch
4 4 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.26%) Autotask
5 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 3 (0.26%) NetCrunch
5 3 (0.26%) SCDPM
5 3 (0.26%) SmoothWall
6 2 (0.17%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.087%) Graylog
7 1 (0.087%) WSUS
Vendors
1 434 (37.84%) Microsoft
2 90 (7.85%) Google
3 71 (6.19%) VMware
4 55 (4.80%) Apple
5 42 (3.66%) Cisco
6 14 (1.22%) Veeam
7 10 (0.87%) Meraki
8 9 (0.78%) Citrix
8 9 (0.78%) Dell
8 9 (0.78%) Sage
9 8 (0.70%) Ubiquiti
10 7 (0.61%) Atlassian
10 7 (0.61%) Sophos
11 6 (0.52%) Avaya
11 6 (0.52%) ESET
12 5 (0.44%) Datto
12 5 (0.44%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.35%) Oracle
13 4 (0.35%) WatchGuard
14 3 (0.26%) Draytek