IT Support Job Trends in Kent

IT Support
South East > Kent

The median IT Support salary in Kent is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 13 61
Rank change year-on-year -25 +48 -11
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 60 88 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 3.47% 11.34% 2.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.80% 14.45% 2.24%
Number of salaries quoted 49 88 9
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,250 £23,200
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,750 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.21%
75th Percentile £32,800 £38,750 £32,500
90th Percentile £35,000 £42,456 £79,600
South East median annual salary £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year +3.17% +5.00% +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,580 609 982
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.38% 78.48% 96.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,102 393 503
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £74,750 £72,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Kent

IT Support
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Kent

IT Support
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Kent region over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. 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
Maidstone -10 11 £30,000 +1.69%
Sittingbourne -8 6 £31,000 +3.33%
Aylesford - 6 £35,000 -
Stansted - 5 £35,000 -
Whitstable -2 3 £30,000 +5.26%
Snodland - 2 £29,064 -
Canterbury -11 1 £26,000 -35.00%
Folkestone - 1 - - 1
Ramsgate - 1 - -
Sevenoaks - 1 £27,500 - 1
Tonbridge - 1 - -
IT Support
South East

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 10 October 2026, IT Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 40 (66.67%) Windows
2 38 (63.33%) Microsoft
3 31 (51.67%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (38.33%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (33.33%) Active Directory
6 15 (25.00%) VMware
7 13 (21.67%) Firewall
7 13 (21.67%) Server Management
7 13 (21.67%) VMware Infrastructure
8 12 (20.00%) .NET
8 12 (20.00%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 12 (20.00%) C#
8 12 (20.00%) SQL Server
8 12 (20.00%) VLAN
8 12 (20.00%) WinForms
8 12 (20.00%) Wireless
9 10 (16.67%) Degree
9 10 (16.67%) Windows Server
10 9 (15.00%) GDPR
10 9 (15.00%) Microsoft Office
11 8 (13.33%) Customer Service
12 7 (11.67%) SQL
12 7 (11.67%) Windows 10
13 6 (10.00%) A+ Certification
13 6 (10.00%) ITIL
13 6 (10.00%) VPN
13 6 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (10.00%) Workflow
14 5 (8.33%) Cisco
14 5 (8.33%) Entra ID

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (3.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.67%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (15.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 31 (51.67%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (8.33%) Entra ID
3 3 (5.00%) Azure
4 2 (3.33%) AWS
4 2 (3.33%) Google Workspace
4 2 (3.33%) OneDrive
4 2 (3.33%) SaaS
5 1 (1.67%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (21.67%) Firewall
2 12 (20.00%) VLAN
2 12 (20.00%) Wireless
3 6 (10.00%) VPN
3 6 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (6.67%) DHCP
4 4 (6.67%) DNS
5 3 (5.00%) LAN
5 3 (5.00%) TCP/IP
5 3 (5.00%) Unified Communications
5 3 (5.00%) VoIP
6 2 (3.33%) NAS
6 2 (3.33%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 22 (36.67%) Social Skills
2 13 (21.67%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (13.33%) Legal
4 5 (8.33%) Games
5 4 (6.67%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (5.00%) Law
7 1 (1.67%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.67%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (20.00%) .NET
1 12 (20.00%) ASP.NET Web Forms
1 12 (20.00%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (15.00%) Driving Licence
3 8 (13.33%) Onboarding
4 5 (8.33%) Management Information System
5 3 (5.00%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (5.00%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 40 (66.67%) Windows
2 10 (16.67%) Windows Server
3 7 (11.67%) Windows 10
4 3 (5.00%) Linux
4 3 (5.00%) Mac OS
5 2 (3.33%) Android
5 2 (3.33%) Apple iOS
5 2 (3.33%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (38.33%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (21.67%) Server Management
3 8 (13.33%) Customer Service
4 6 (10.00%) ITIL
4 6 (10.00%) Workflow
5 5 (8.33%) Game Development
5 5 (8.33%) Network Management
5 5 (8.33%) Ticket Management
6 4 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (6.67%) Service Management
7 3 (5.00%) Case Management
7 3 (5.00%) Data Protection
7 3 (5.00%) ITSM
7 3 (5.00%) Logistics
7 3 (5.00%) Supplier Management
8 2 (3.33%) Customer Requirements
8 2 (3.33%) Customer-Centricity
8 2 (3.33%) Infrastructure Management
8 2 (3.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 12 (20.00%) C#
2 7 (11.67%) SQL
3 2 (3.33%) Google Apps Script
3 2 (3.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (16.67%) Degree
2 6 (10.00%) A+ Certification
3 5 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 3 (5.00%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.67%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.67%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 20 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 13 (21.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (3.33%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (1.67%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (3.33%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 38 (63.33%) Microsoft
2 15 (25.00%) VMware
3 5 (8.33%) Cisco
3 5 (8.33%) Meraki
4 3 (5.00%) Facebook
4 3 (5.00%) Instagram
5 2 (3.33%) Google
5 2 (3.33%) HP
5 2 (3.33%) ServiceNow