IT Support
South East > Kent
The median IT Support salary in Kent is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 51 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -11 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support | 80 | 22 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kent | 7.46% | 2.96% | 4.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.25% | 3.50% | 4.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 7 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,750 | £16,000 | £18,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £19,750 | £21,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,500 | £25,000 | £24,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.00% | +2.04% | -18.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £27,176 | £33,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £43,000 | £27,250 | £34,550 |
| South East median annual salary | £31,000 | £31,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.59% | +5.00% | +1.69% |
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 | 970 | 629 | 710 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.40% | 84.66% | 90.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 555 | 249 | 581 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,100 | £30,000 | £23,108 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £40,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £54,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +20.00% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £67,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,000 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +15.00% | -9.09% |
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
Salary Trend in Kent
Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Kent.
IT Support
Salary Histogram in Kent
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Kent over the 6 months to 22 January 2026.
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 22 January 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 |
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| Ramsgate | +2 | 10 | £26,250 | +6.49% | 1 |
| Sittingbourne | - | 10 | £33,000 | - | |
| Rochester | +14 | 6 | £24,000 | - | |
| Dartford | +10 | 5 | £25,500 | +59.38% | 1 |
| Chatham | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| Tonbridge | - | 5 | £29,500 | - | |
| Maidstone | +2 | 3 | £34,000 | +28.30% | 2 |
| Whitstable | - | 3 | £28,500 | - | |
| Sevenoaks | -7 | 2 | £34,000 | - | 1 |
| Snodland | - | 2 | £29,000 | - | |
| Tunbridge Wells | +2 | 1 | £55,000 | +120.00% | |
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IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 22 January 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.
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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:
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