IT technician: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: IT operations technicians (SOC 3131)
About £31,016 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +8.2% on last year
£3,182 a month About £2,585 a month after tax 62 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £29,888 in 2021 to £38,189 in 2026 (+28%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £19,428 | £23,080 | £29,888 | £37,960 | x |
| 2022 | £20,267 | £22,844 | £30,344 | £38,028 | x |
| 2023 | £22,307 | £25,403 | £32,025 | x | x |
| 2024 | £24,301 | £27,973 | £35,359 | £43,284 | x |
| 2025 | £25,638 | £29,268 | £35,293 | £44,313 | x |
| 2026 | £26,980 | £30,762 | £38,189 | £48,947 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £38,189 a year and half earn more. That is 7% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £30,762 and £48,947; one in ten earns less than £26,980.
Ranked by median, it is number 172 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,585 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,581 in Scotland.
The median for men is £38,435 and for women £37,227, a gap of 3% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £26,980 | £2,248 |
| 20th | £29,488 | £2,457 |
| 25th (P25) | £30,762 | £2,564 |
| 30th | £32,391 | £2,699 |
| 40th | £35,171 | £2,931 |
| Median (50th) | £38,189 | £3,182 |
| 60th | £41,916 | £3,493 |
| 70th | £45,361 | £3,780 |
| 75th (P75) | £48,947 | £4,079 |
| 80th | £52,269 | £4,356 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £38,435 | £44,196 | 47 |
| Women | £37,227 | £39,154 | 16 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £31,016 | £2,585 |
| Scotland | £30,969 | £2,581 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £38,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 63 job titles to SOC 3131 IT operations technicians. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Computer administrator
- Computer auditor
- Computer controller
- Computer coordinator
- Computer games tester
- Computer operations controller
- Computer operations team leader
- Computer project coordinator
- Computer technician
- Computing technician
- Configuration manager
- Controller
- Data centre administrator
- Data centre coordinator
- Data centre engineer
- Data centre operator
- Data centre technician
- Data networking specialist
- Digital administrator
- Esports technician
- Games tester
- ICT technician
- Information system officer
- Information systems coordinator
- Information systems officer
- Information systems technician
- Information technology coordinator
- Information technology specialist
- Is technician
- IT administrator
- IT assistant
- IT controller
- IT coordinator
- IT project coordinator
- IT specialist
- IT systems administrator
- IT technical officer
- IT technician
- Leader
- Maintenance analyst
- Network administrator
- Network controller
- Network officer
- Network operations team leader
- Network technician
- Networker
- Project coordinator
- Qa tester
- Quality assurance tester
- Software project coordinator
- Software technician
- System administrator
- System officer
- Systems administrator
- Systems controller
- Systems coordinator
- Systems executive
- Systems officer
- Systems technician
- Team leader
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.