IT support technician: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: IT user support technicians (SOC 3132)
About £29,670 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.5% on last year
£3,027 a month About £2,473 a month after tax 125 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 £29,574 in 2021 to £36,320 in 2026 (+23%); 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 | £19,800 | £24,074 | £29,574 | £36,998 | £45,475 |
| 2022 | £20,747 | £25,108 | £30,236 | £38,719 | x |
| 2023 | x | £26,299 | £32,615 | £41,410 | x |
| 2024 | £23,418 | £27,687 | £32,981 | £42,403 | x |
| 2025 | £25,082 | £29,079 | £35,096 | £44,856 | £57,224 |
| 2026 | £26,081 | £29,908 | £36,320 | £45,063 | £56,405 |
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 £36,320 a year and half earn more. That is 11% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £29,908 and £45,063; the middle 80% between £26,081 and £56,405.
Ranked by median, it is number 194 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,473 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,470 in Scotland.
The median for men is £36,999 and for women £33,837, a gap of 9% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £26,081 | £2,173 |
| 20th | £28,598 | £2,383 |
| 25th (P25) | £29,908 | £2,492 |
| 30th | £30,720 | £2,560 |
| 40th | £33,552 | £2,796 |
| Median (50th) | £36,320 | £3,027 |
| 60th | £39,366 | £3,280 |
| 70th | £42,451 | £3,538 |
| 75th (P75) | £45,063 | £3,755 |
| 80th | £47,994 | £4,000 |
| 90th (P90) | £56,405 | £4,700 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £36,999 | £40,306 | 92 |
| Women | £33,837 | £36,858 | 33 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,670 | £2,473 |
| Scotland | £29,642 | £2,470 |
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 £36,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 76 job titles to SOC 3132 IT user support technicians. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Analyst
- App reviewer
- Application support analyst
- Application support engineer
- Application support specialist
- Applications support analyst
- Business support analyst
- Client services associate
- Computer help desk worker
- Computer officer
- Computer support assistant
- Computer support technician
- Computing officer
- Counter intelligence agent
- Customer support analyst
- Data services controller
- Desktop engineer
- Desktop support analyst
- Desktop support engineer
- Digital support officer
- Genius
- Guru
- Help desk administrator
- Help desk operator
- Help desk supervisor
- Help desk team leader
- Helpdesk administrator
- Helpdesk analyst
- Helpdesk assistant
- Helpdesk operator
- Helpline operator
- Information technology supervisor
- Information technology team leader
- IT associate
- IT helpdesk assistant
- IT helpdesk supervisor
- IT helpline support officer
- IT officer
- IT service desk analyst
- IT service desk engineer
- IT supervisor
- IT support analyst
- IT support assistant
- IT support engineer
- IT support officer
- IT support operator
- IT support specialist
- IT support technician
- IT team leader
- Learning technologist
- Network supervisor
- Pc support analyst
- Service delivery agent
- Service desk analyst
- Service desk technician
- Software support analyst
- Support analyst
- Support consultant
- Support engineer
- Support executive
Show all 76 titles
- Support officer
- Support specialist
- Support technician
- System support officer
- System support specialist
- Systems support analyst
- Systems support officer
- Technical adviser
- Technical analyst
- Technical assistant
- Technical engineer
- Technical support analyst
- Technical support engineer
- Technical support officer
- Technical support specialist
- Technical support supervisor
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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.