IT Technician Jobs

IT Technician
UK

The median IT Technician salary in the UK 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 237 569 453
Rank change year-on-year +332 -116 +252
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 1,244 419 1,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.19% 0.44% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.25% 0.49% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,062 258 423
10th Percentile £22,000 £22,075 £16,229
25th Percentile £24,250 £24,500 £21,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £31,000 £33,750 £29,125
90th Percentile £37,125 £40,260 £33,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Top 17 Job Locations

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 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
UK excluding London +279 1,147 £27,000 -1.82% 160
England +319 1,134 £27,000 -1.82% 169
North of England +169 275 £27,500 +1.85% 50
Work from Home +212 243 £27,000 -1.82% 33
South East +170 242 £27,000 +5.88% 30
East of England +111 215 £26,372 -4.10% 10
Midlands +124 198 £26,750 +7.00% 34
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% 19
London +89 75 £27,500 -8.33% 14
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 Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

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 featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 560 (45.02%) Windows
2 548 (44.05%) Microsoft 365
3 477 (38.34%) Microsoft
4 374 (30.06%) Active Directory
5 370 (29.74%) Social Skills
6 320 (25.72%) Customer Service
7 310 (24.92%) Problem-Solving
8 233 (18.73%) Windows Server
9 174 (13.99%) Windows 10
10 170 (13.67%) Microsoft Office
11 156 (12.54%) Azure
12 110 (8.84%) Driving Licence
13 106 (8.52%) Google
14 97 (7.80%) Microsoft Exchange
15 95 (7.64%) DNS
15 95 (7.64%) ITIL
15 95 (7.64%) Degree
16 87 (6.99%) Firewall
17 84 (6.75%) Entra ID
18 82 (6.59%) Wireless
19 79 (6.35%) Manufacturing
20 78 (6.27%) DBS Check
21 77 (6.19%) VMware
22 74 (5.95%) DHCP
23 73 (5.87%) TCP/IP
23 73 (5.87%) SharePoint
24 69 (5.55%) SLA
25 66 (5.31%) Wi-Fi
26 61 (4.90%) Apple
26 61 (4.90%) Line Management

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 97 (7.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 73 (5.87%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.96%) Confluence
4 8 (0.64%) SAS
5 6 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.40%) IIS
7 3 (0.24%) Apache
8 2 (0.16%) Resin
9 1 (0.080%) Site Server
Applications
1 170 (13.67%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.16%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.080%) Blender
5 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.080%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.080%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 548 (44.05%) Microsoft 365
2 156 (12.54%) Azure
3 84 (6.75%) Entra ID
4 45 (3.62%) Google Workspace
5 32 (2.57%) AWS
6 22 (1.77%) OneDrive
7 14 (1.13%) SaaS
8 10 (0.80%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.80%) WhatsApp
9 5 (0.40%) ChatGPT
10 4 (0.32%) IaaS
11 3 (0.24%) Dropbox
11 3 (0.24%) PaaS
12 2 (0.16%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.16%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.080%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.080%) Asana
13 1 (0.080%) Google Drive
13 1 (0.080%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 95 (7.64%) DNS
2 87 (6.99%) Firewall
3 82 (6.59%) Wireless
4 74 (5.95%) DHCP
5 73 (5.87%) TCP/IP
6 66 (5.31%) Wi-Fi
7 51 (4.10%) LAN
8 43 (3.46%) VLAN
9 38 (3.05%) VoIP
10 36 (2.89%) VPN
11 33 (2.65%) WAN
12 27 (2.17%) Broadband
13 26 (2.09%) Network Security
14 24 (1.93%) Internet
15 12 (0.96%) NAS
15 12 (0.96%) SAN
16 10 (0.80%) FTP
16 10 (0.80%) MPLS
17 8 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
18 6 (0.48%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.85%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.80%) Power BI
3 6 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.24%) MySQL
5 1 (0.080%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.080%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (1.45%) JIRA
2 6 (0.48%) Eclipse
3 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 370 (29.74%) Social Skills
2 79 (6.35%) Manufacturing
3 58 (4.66%) Finance
4 56 (4.50%) Law
5 55 (4.42%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (3.30%) Organisational Skills
7 30 (2.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (2.41%) Retail
8 28 (2.25%) Local Government
9 26 (2.09%) Telecoms
10 20 (1.61%) Public Sector
11 19 (1.53%) Legal
12 16 (1.29%) Marketing
13 5 (0.40%) Advertising
13 5 (0.40%) Automotive
13 5 (0.40%) Electronics
14 4 (0.32%) Military
14 4 (0.32%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.24%) Back Office
15 3 (0.24%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.56%) .NET
1 7 (0.56%) X-Windows
2 6 (0.48%) CSS
2 6 (0.48%) HTML
3 3 (0.24%) ASP.NET
3 3 (0.24%) EDI
3 3 (0.24%) jQuery
4 2 (0.16%) Razor View Engine
4 2 (0.16%) Web Services
5 1 (0.080%) Classic ASP
5 1 (0.080%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 110 (8.84%) Driving Licence
2 48 (3.86%) Housing Association
3 41 (3.30%) Onboarding
3 41 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (2.33%) Management Information System
5 28 (2.25%) CCTV
6 27 (2.17%) Educational Technology
7 12 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (0.72%) NHS
9 8 (0.64%) Data Centre
9 8 (0.64%) iPad
9 8 (0.64%) LIMS
10 7 (0.56%) EPoS
10 7 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (0.48%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.32%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.24%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.24%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.24%) Renewable Energy
14 2 (0.16%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 560 (45.02%) Windows
2 233 (18.73%) Windows Server
3 174 (13.99%) Windows 10
4 45 (3.62%) Mac OS
5 44 (3.54%) Apple iOS
6 43 (3.46%) Linux
7 35 (2.81%) Windows Server 2016
8 33 (2.65%) Windows Server 2012
9 25 (2.01%) Windows 7
10 24 (1.93%) Android
11 23 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
12 18 (1.45%) Windows 8
12 18 (1.45%) Windows Server 2008
13 9 (0.72%) Mac OS X
14 5 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 5 (0.40%) Unix
15 2 (0.16%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.080%) Windows Phone
16 1 (0.080%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (25.72%) Customer Service
2 310 (24.92%) Problem-Solving
3 95 (7.64%) ITIL
4 61 (4.90%) Line Management
5 56 (4.50%) ITSM
6 54 (4.34%) Cybersecurity
7 40 (3.22%) Time Management
8 39 (3.14%) Service Management
9 37 (2.97%) Project Management
10 35 (2.81%) Mathematics
11 34 (2.73%) Migration
12 33 (2.65%) Collaborative Working
13 31 (2.49%) Service Delivery
14 28 (2.25%) Disaster Recovery
15 27 (2.17%) Asset Management
15 27 (2.17%) Coaching
16 25 (2.01%) Mobile Device Management
17 20 (1.61%) Computer Science
18 19 (1.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 19 (1.53%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 47 (3.78%) SQL
2 30 (2.41%) PowerShell
3 13 (1.05%) VB
4 11 (0.88%) C#
5 7 (0.56%) Java
6 6 (0.48%) Python
7 3 (0.24%) C++
7 3 (0.24%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.24%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.080%) Bash
8 1 (0.080%) Swift
Qualifications
1 95 (7.64%) Degree
2 78 (6.27%) DBS Check
3 51 (4.10%) A+ Certification
4 48 (3.86%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
6 28 (2.25%) Security Cleared
7 26 (2.09%) SC Cleared
8 22 (1.77%) CCNA
9 18 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
10 17 (1.37%) MCSE
11 12 (0.96%) MCITP
11 12 (0.96%) MCP
12 10 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.48%) MCSA
16 5 (0.40%) HNC
17 4 (0.32%) Azure Certification
18 3 (0.24%) CCNP
18 3 (0.24%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (5.55%) SLA
2 18 (1.45%) GDPR
3 14 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (1.05%) QA
5 12 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.32%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.16%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.16%) DICOM
9 1 (0.080%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 374 (30.06%) Active Directory
2 55 (4.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 53 (4.26%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.64%) Terminal Services
6 5 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
6 5 (0.40%) vSphere
7 3 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.16%) Firmware
8 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 61 (4.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.01%) SCCM
3 6 (0.48%) PaperCut
4 4 (0.32%) AirWatch
4 4 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.24%) Autotask
5 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 3 (0.24%) NetCrunch
5 3 (0.24%) SCDPM
5 3 (0.24%) SmoothWall
6 2 (0.16%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.080%) Graylog
7 1 (0.080%) WSUS
Vendors
1 477 (38.34%) Microsoft
2 106 (8.52%) Google
3 77 (6.19%) VMware
4 61 (4.90%) Apple
5 53 (4.26%) Cisco
6 14 (1.13%) Veeam
7 13 (1.05%) Meraki
8 11 (0.88%) Citrix
8 11 (0.88%) Sage
9 9 (0.72%) Dell
10 8 (0.64%) Sophos
10 8 (0.64%) Ubiquiti
11 7 (0.56%) Atlassian
12 6 (0.48%) Avaya
12 6 (0.48%) ESET
12 6 (0.48%) Fortinet
13 5 (0.40%) Datto
13 5 (0.40%) Red Hat
14 4 (0.32%) Adobe
14 4 (0.32%) Oracle